5/24/2023 0 Comments Misfits michaela coel reviewThe company addressed these claims, saying it was “deeply saddened and disturbed by reports of racial profiling in our stores” and apologised “profusely and unequivocally, to any customer who was made to feel unwelcome”.Ĭoel is not the only high-profile black celebrity to have spoken about her experiences of racial profiling. It was alleged that staff at the shopping chain Anthropologie used a codename, “Nick”, to identify black customers. Last spring, fashion, retail and beauty brands faced a backlash for their alleged hypocrisy for making public statements in support of the Black Lives Matter movement while casual racism remained common on the shop floor. In January, a study from French beauty company Sephora found that shoppers from minority groups would rather shop online than go into a physical shop, in order to avoid racial profiling.Ī separate report in May found that 90% of black shoppers in the US had experienced racial profiling of some sort, including being closely monitored by security staff and being treated differently to shoppers of other races. “Shopping while black” continues to be an issue for the fashion and retail industry. Michaela Coel on the cover of October’s issue of Elle UK magazine.
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