Woman calls Hobby Lobby decor 'racist' in Facebook post
The store has not yet responded to the woman's claims
Updated: 5:13 PM CDT Sep 18, 2017
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Woman calls Hobby Lobby decor 'racist' in Facebook post
The store has not yet responded to the woman's claims
Updated: 5:13 PM CDT Sep 18, 2017
A major crafts store is under fire over a store display that one woman called "racist' in a Facebook post.Last week, Daniell Rider posted a photo of a vase of cotton flowers on display in a Hobby Lobby in Texas, saying the decor was "wrong on so many levels." Rider added, "There is nothing decorative about raw cotton...A commodity which was gained at the expense of African-American slaves." Rider also asked the store to remove the decor.Rider's post, which she posted on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page has been shared over 16,000 times and commented on over 177,000 times.So far, Hobby Lobby has yet to respond to Rider's claims.
A major crafts store is under fire over a store display that one woman called "racist' in a Facebook post.
Last week, Daniell Rider posted a photo of a vase of cotton flowers on display in a Hobby Lobby in Texas, saying the decor was "wrong on so many levels."
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Rider added, "There is nothing decorative about raw cotton...A commodity which was gained at the expense of African-American slaves." Rider also asked the store to remove the decor.
Rider's post, which she posted on Hobby Lobby's Facebook page has been shared over 16,000 times and commented on over 177,000 times.
So far, Hobby Lobby has yet to respond to Rider's claims.