Halsey sparks debate over ‘white people shampoo’ tweet.
An American singer-songwriter has sparked an impassioned debate online after criticising the hotel toiletry industry for its focus on “white people shampoo”.
Halsey, an electropop artist from New Jersey, called the mass production of toiletries ill-suited to people-of-colour’s hair types “part of a greater problem of disenfranchisement”.
She said: “I’ve been travelling for years now and it’s been so frustrating that the hotel toiletry industry entirely alienates people of colour.
“I can’t use this perfumed watered down white people shampoo. Neither can 50 per cent of your customers. Annoying.
https://twitter.com/halsey/status/989680930926166016
“I’m fortunate enough to be financially in a position to do so, but POC (people of colour) travelling frequently for work/medical reasons might not be. Just making a point is all!
“The point is that mass production of those products as the standard is part of a greater problem of disenfranchisement.
https://twitter.com/halsey/status/989684220971765760
“If white [people] can enjoy the luxury/convenience, there should be an option for everyone to. It’s an ‘insignificant’ example of a bigger problem. That’s all!”
Halsey – real name Ashley Nicolette Frangipane – suffered some backlash online, with Megan Harris responding: “They cannot provide shampoo and conditioner to every single hair and texture…purchase your own.”
Rose Laoutaris added: “Orrrrrr the shampoo just isn’t great quality because it’s hotel shampoo, and the thicker your hair is, the worse the shampoo is.
“I have thick, curly hair also, and I’m white. This isn’t a race issue. I’m sure you can afford to buy some better shampoo. Annoying.”
https://twitter.com/RoseLaoutaris/status/989686631715299328
But many agreed with the star’s point of view, with Twitter user @0p_ro highlighting the issue of racially adaptable shampoo as an example of a “microaggression”.
She said: “In some hotels they’re actually really nice and can work for people. For me personally there is 0 way at all.
“It may seem insignificant to you, but for us it’s one of the many things you see daily that illustrates you’re an odd one out…
“You need to remember this is one of the many small things that POC go through that makes them feel like we don’t matter enough to be catered to. It’s a microaggression.”
What a,load of bollocks.Any shampoo cleans hair and they can’t cater to every individual. I’m white with curly hair. Take your own shampoo!
Speak your mind sister..I’m loving it.
Shows people are waking up to the reality of the world we live in.
#We continue to be focus and vigilant.
People that have achieved some success at something, who now think they have a right to speak out about anything that upsets them, should take a minute or two to think and then keep their fucking mouth shut. Racially inappropriate shampoo, for fucks sake, get a grip.
Uh, what? I’m 52 years old and have never LOOKED at the shampoo I’ve used. If my wife bought it, or the hotel bought it, I didn’t care. I just used it. Have I EVER used black people shampoo? If I did, I don’t care. But is supposed to make my hair fall out or something? What is the DIFFERENCE between white people and black people shampoo. Why can’t they just make shampoo for HUMANS. Does Every race, sex and religion has to have their own PERSONAL shampoo? Is there Chinese shampoo, Russian shampoo, Iran shampoo, and Brazilian shampoo too? I’ve been to many other countries. Was I using THEIR shampoo? Should I be WORRIED?