It has come to the attention that a club in London known as DSTRKT has almost 'altered racist' views against women who are darker or of a larger size, on the weekend before the 1st of October a woman alleged two of her friends were denied entry to the club because of their size and race. Lin Mei, who was invited to the club by a promoter, claims that on arrival two of her friends (Reisha and Tasha) were asked to stand on the other side of the road so that the manager could see them. At this point the manager described the girls as "too dark" and "overweight" before refusing them entry. Protesters gathered outside of the club after hearing what happened and the club has been held under a lot of scrutiny by celebrities such as the artist Omarion who refused to attend the club when visiting London and Tameka Empson the BBC Soap Star who was invited to the club after winning an award but tweeted that she wouldn't go because she 'probably wouldn't be allowed in'.
In my opinion I think that this is a way of people finally understanding the hardships that darker skinned black females face, and even the larger females too, it is bad enough that society has already categorized black females but to put them into another bracket is quite shocking, although it has been going on for quite a while in different places so for the sudden uproar in it now just because of one nightclub is worth questioning.
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ReplyDeletethis piece is good as you have highlighted key points and struggles that women in general, and especially black women face in society today. i like how you highlighted that celebrities have joined in protesting as this will help raise awareness of the point
ReplyDeleteI like how you not only included but went into detail on your own opinion. Next time list your source and could include a link to the article.
ReplyDeleteI like that you've included your view in your article. you have given good context so that the audience will able to paint a picture inside their head of the incident.
ReplyDeletethis is very insightful, as it includes context and your view is shown through this article in a good way
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