A Facebook complaint left on Hobby Lobby’s page by an apparent customer is making waves on social media, as that complaint alleged that selling “raw cotton decor” was racially insensitive.
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Daniell Rider of Killeen, Texas, posted a photo on Facebook three days ago that has been shared more than 9,000 times and reacted to more than 47,000 times.
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“This decor is WRONG on SO many levels. There is nothing decorative about raw cotton,” Rider wrote on Facebook. “A commodity which was gained at the expense of African-American slaves.”
“A little sensitivity goes a long way,” she continued. “PLEASE REMOVE THIS ‘decor.'”
The overwhelming majority of reactions to the post were laughing emojis, and many commenters called the complaint “ridiculous,” while others asked “Really?!”