Shopping While Black
Imagine an employee followed you around their store because they think you are going to steal not because of your behavior, but it’s because of your skin color. Well this happened to my friend Ben Johnson when he went shopping at Macy’s. An employee followed him around the store. He felt like she was watching him so he wouldn’t steal, but he had money to pay for what he needed. Was this because of his skin color, yes? She thought the stereotype all black people steal was true. This is not the first time something like this has happened, it has been mentioned on the news and they like to call it “Shopping while black.’’
Q. Have you ever been a victim of a stereotype?
A. Yes I have.
Q. What type of Stereotype?
A. I was a
Imagine an employee followed you around their store because they think you are going to steal not because of your behavior, but it’s because of your skin color. Well this happened to my friend Ben Johnson when he went shopping at Macy’s. An employee followed him around the store. He felt like she was watching him so he wouldn’t steal, but he had money to pay for what he needed. Was this because of his skin color, yes? She thought the stereotype all black people steal was true. This is not the first time something like this has happened, it has been mentioned on the news and they like to call it “Shopping while black.’’
Q. Have you ever been a victim of a stereotype?
A. Yes I have.
Q. What type of Stereotype?
A. I was a