VulcanRaven
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obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9743825 said:
White people get paid from everything. Let me ask you a question. Who owns the store you buy your products from? Who get the tax money from those products?
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obnoxiouslyfresh
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VulcanRaven;c-9743878 said:
Well of course I end up lining white peoples pockets somehow but I still try to make an effort to buy hair products that are FOR US. Not companies that are rebranding to exclude us. Shea moisture will not get even a whiff of the coppery scent of a penny from me. And they're fools because black women comprise a considerable share of the hair market and they have utterly alienated that demographic.
playmaker88
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Cantu shea butter >>>
i hate the term black twitter
i hate the term black twitter
ineedpussy
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do black people even own shea moisture is the question. if no then all you black women who are using it are sell outs.
atribecalledgabi
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obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9743825 said:
I heard some Indian (dot) nigga started it. I didn't do my research on it tho cuz I never used their products anyway so I didn't care if they weren't or not. But the girl that told me be in the know so I didn't question it....
Elzo69Renaissance
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all bout coconut oil anyway
obnoxiouslyfresh
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atribecalledgabi;c-9743979 said:
(Dot)
I used to buy the black and shea butter soaps from them incense niggaz in the Harlem skreets
Thats about the most black owned u can be sure of and even then a chink or cac might be getting a cut
Was surprised to c some of those shits in stores but shit caught on, cacs became aware and now u have those commercials
Oh well
Thats about the most black owned u can be sure of and even then a chink or cac might be getting a cut
Was surprised to c some of those shits in stores but shit caught on, cacs became aware and now u have those commercials
Oh well
VulcanRaven
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obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9743914 said:
Are you sure?
The Lonious Monk
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I still haven't seen a clear answer as to whether this is even a black owned business or not. If it's not, this contention is silly.
Assuming it is black owned though, my question is, do these black women have a problem with a black business trying to get some of that white people money? I mean every other race can profit off of us, but if we try to appeal to some of them to get money out of their pockets, it's treachery. How exactly is a company alienating its target demographic by releasing one commercial appealing to others? lol If that's the case we shouldn't see black people in any commercial because aside from fried chicken restaurants and McDonald's none of these businesses believe hey have to appeal to us in a major way to be successful.
Assuming it is black owned though, my question is, do these black women have a problem with a black business trying to get some of that white people money? I mean every other race can profit off of us, but if we try to appeal to some of them to get money out of their pockets, it's treachery. How exactly is a company alienating its target demographic by releasing one commercial appealing to others? lol If that's the case we shouldn't see black people in any commercial because aside from fried chicken restaurants and McDonald's none of these businesses believe hey have to appeal to us in a major way to be successful.
obnoxiouslyfresh;c-9743726 said:
Well, it makes sense that they're expanding to make up for that demographic thats been leaving.
And since they're pulling away from black consumers, that leaves a void that local black merchants can get in. Im sure theyre are black hair gels from black people out there. Maybe someone can buy it wholesale and sell it to locals.
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whatevathehell
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It was chicks protesting misshas here in Charlotte hair full of weave....sistas enjoy emulating white women feature too much for me to take any outrage over thus nonsense serious. Who gives a fuck if they use that Shit anyway. They still gon look the same.pasty ass white women.
peeny_wally2
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Shea Moisture was started by a black family hence a lot of initial support from black women because a) black owned b) ingredients were good.
Sold a large minority share (may be as large as 49%) to Bain Capital aka Mitt Romney aka "binder full of women" a couple of years ago.
Shit has gone down hill since then.
The "outrage" is justified because the company branded itself as providing a product for women who are normally ignored by mainstream competitors (literally check their earlier ads on YouTube). This was their selling point, and how the fuck can you get mad at consumers for calling a company out on deviating from their selling/branding point? They also promised not to change their formula which they have. They grew solely because of black consumers.
You can expand WITHOUT alienating your bread and butter customers. The customers who keep your company competitive and profitable. You really think white women are running out to drop Dove for Shea Moisture? Foh.
Anyway they know they fucked up because they pulled the ad and wrote a dissertation on Facebook apologising.
Sidenote: for the love of god, please stop making such asinine arguments suggesting that it's somehow not enough if you 'buy black' in one instance and yet a number of other purchases you make are from non-black establishments/companies. At the end of the day, people have to start somewhere, and it's also just unrealistic to expect black people to be able to do that when they live in the West.
Sold a large minority share (may be as large as 49%) to Bain Capital aka Mitt Romney aka "binder full of women" a couple of years ago.
Shit has gone down hill since then.
The "outrage" is justified because the company branded itself as providing a product for women who are normally ignored by mainstream competitors (literally check their earlier ads on YouTube). This was their selling point, and how the fuck can you get mad at consumers for calling a company out on deviating from their selling/branding point? They also promised not to change their formula which they have. They grew solely because of black consumers.
You can expand WITHOUT alienating your bread and butter customers. The customers who keep your company competitive and profitable. You really think white women are running out to drop Dove for Shea Moisture? Foh.
Anyway they know they fucked up because they pulled the ad and wrote a dissertation on Facebook apologising.
Sidenote: for the love of god, please stop making such asinine arguments suggesting that it's somehow not enough if you 'buy black' in one instance and yet a number of other purchases you make are from non-black establishments/companies. At the end of the day, people have to start somewhere, and it's also just unrealistic to expect black people to be able to do that when they live in the West.
peeny_wally2
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http://www.mintel.com/press-centre/...-styling-products-in-us-black-haircare-marketVulcanRaven;c-9744018 said:
VulcanRaven
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peeny_wally2;c-9744053 said:
Do they still not do that though? Why be mad at a black business for doing business and getting bigger? As long as they still deliver products for ethnic hair what is the problem?
A business cannot succeed by limiting their consumers when they have expanded globally to larger retailers. Ifvthey didn't expand people where you live wouldn't have access to their products. It's goofy to be upset about this. If they did change their formula then that is what people should complain about. Why get angry because they made this ad if they already changed the formula? It's selective outrage and nothing more.
It's not asiinine at all since it's hypocritical to badh a company for marketing to whites when you buy white products. See how ridiculous that is?
Of course their is no possible way to not buy white products, which is the point and it is equally impossible to expand your business by marketing only to blacks who are a minority. This why people branch out because black (women) are fickle consumers and I don't blame them.
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VulcanRaven
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LUClEN;c-9744058 said:
Almost as nice as @peeny_wally2. I'd smash and make pretty light bright babies.
