Two years ago the website I wrote for silenced me and it was devastating. I wrote an article about racism in the beauty industry and they declined to publish it. Now I see black squares from the brand and the editor that didn’t think my voice was worth hearing. The constant silencing of Black women and minority voices in this industry is not a new thing, which is why to suddenly see so many brands and people who have engaged in racism post about blacklivesmatter has felt like a slap in the face. I have now shared four posts on my blog (link in bio). One is the original @victoriahealth article, another is about @oskiaskincare and an incident that @esteelaundry posted about in 2018 and then two I wrote this week. This is really, really hard for me. I am devastated by police brutality, anti-blackness and racism and exhausted by this lifelong fight. Things need to change. We cannot keep telling the world that Black people are worthless and then act shocked when these murders happen. There are so many good people in this industry and community but if we can’t talk about how we got here, how can we truly change? I am not advocating for any bullying or abuse towards anyone, I want there to be accountability and action, and we can’t have that if we don’t talk.
