Boots accused of racism after only using security tags on ‘black haircare’ products
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Boots has been accused of racist double standards. [Photo: Getty] A make-up artist has criticised Boots over an apparent racist double standard used when adding security tags to products. The high street retailer sells a broad range of different health and beauty offerings. Make-up artist Natasha Wright discovered low-cost products manufactured for black haircare at her local store, on Wembley High Road, were fitted with a security tag aimed at preventing theft. Yet higher-priced items more tailored towards caucasian hair were left untagged. “Absolutely Disappointed in Boots, like Seriously YOU REALLY BUGGING OUT BOOTS!!!,” Wright wrote in a post on Facebook . “As a person of colour it’s a wonderful thing when we can do a beauty shop all in one place, it makes you feel included,” she added. “Now to all of you out there that don’t know the UK black hair industry is worth an estimated £88 million, with black women on average spending three times more than white women on hair care, so to be made to feel like second class citizens is an absolute travesty.” Wright shared a video showing the disparity between the different products. At the beginning of the video, she shows rows […]
