Anyone feel judged if they shop at a white owned business instead of black owned right now?

[Anonymous]

I would like to support more black-owner businesses, but sadly the compilation I found for our area showed that there aren’t a lot. There is a coffee shop and ice cream shop we already knew about and like. But most of the black-owned restaurants are Ethiopian, which is one of the few cuisines DH absolutely does not like. We frequent plenty of Asian, Hispanic, and Jewish owned restaurants.

[Anonymous]

I'll shop where I please. Don't care who judges.

So sick of this race war.

[Anonymous]

Other than my Jamaican locksmith who I have used for years, I don’t know if any black owned businesses. Let me know some in VA, and I will use them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would like to support more black-owner businesses, but sadly the compilation I found for our area showed that there aren’t a lot. There is a coffee shop and ice cream shop we already knew about and like. But most of the black-owned restaurants are Ethiopian, which is one of the few cuisines DH absolutely does not like. We frequent plenty of Asian, Hispanic, and Jewish owned restaurants.

Oh no. God forbid you go to restaurants owned by other minorities.

[Anonymous]

I think this is a concern troll post.

[Anonymous]

I mostly shop at Asian owned businesses. Supporting a black owned business is not fake. Why do you feel it's fake?

[Anonymous]

This has to be a troll post. I do not know the owners of many of the businesses I frequent. I see the workers, but not necessarily the owners unless I’m walking into a 7-Eleven or something. Also it’s just a weird conversation to have. Where did you buy such and such, is the owner of Black?

[Anonymous]

Someone in our neighborhood organized a food pick up for anyone interested, from a black owned restaurant in DC. I ordered dinner for my family. The food was supposed to be ready at 5:30 - it wasn’t ready until 7:30, one of my items was missing, and the food we got wasn’t very good. So no, I will not be choosing based upon the race of the owner. Didn’t really go well for us.

[Anonymous]

The black owned small business owners that I know who are all quite successful, and have been around for decades, learn the hard way not to advertise themselves as being black owned.

It usually isn't a good thing for a business. The product delivered isn't up to standard, competence and quality are questioned, and they end up losing contracts, money etc.,

When asked by customers, depending upon circumstances, they will self identify as a technician, a supervisor, sales, contract manager, project manager, superintendent, etc, but never the owner, etc. It helps to have a white guy for sales, meetings etc., etc who will accompany you, since it is assumed that he/she is the "big boss", makes for much smoother transactions/interactions all around.

You do what you have to do I suppose.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would like to support more black-owner businesses, but sadly the compilation I found for our area showed that there aren’t a lot. There is a coffee shop and ice cream shop we already knew about and like. But most of the black-owned restaurants are Ethiopian, which is one of the few cuisines DH absolutely does not like. We frequent plenty of Asian, Hispanic, and Jewish owned restaurants.

Oh no. God forbid you go to restaurants owned by other minorities.

How on earth do you conflate wNying yo support black owned businesses with not supporting other minorities?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What seems fake to you about supporting black-owned businesses?

I wouldn't say it is fake, but it's likely racist.You just discriminated against a business owner due to the color of their skin.

That is not discrimination.

By the very literal definition of the word, it is discrimination. But it’s discrimination that we as a society (or at least part of our society) have decided is okay, or even necessary,, to support minorities. At this moment we’re choosing one minority group over a host of others, which some may see fault with.

No it isn't. Refusing to support a certain group due to their race is discrimination. Being aware that there are many types of people with businesses and making sure you equally support all of them is not discrimination. nobody has said, don't support Asian businesses. What they are saying is be aware of black owned businesses in your area and support them equally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll shop where I please. Don't care who judges.

So sick of this race war.

So weird. If I said can you please support black owned businesses you say it is a race war.

If I say can you please support breast cancer do you get angry and say "ill support prostate cancer" with such ire?

you are making this a war.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone in our neighborhood organized a food pick up for anyone interested, from a black owned restaurant in DC. I ordered dinner for my family. The food was supposed to be ready at 5:30 - it wasn’t ready until 7:30, one of my items was missing, and the food we got wasn’t very good. So no, I will not be choosing based upon the race of the owner. Didn’t really go well for us.

In the middle of the pandemic I ordered food from the Cheesecake Factory (not a fan, but the kid wanted it), food showed up 2 hours late, was cold, 2 of the items were missing, french fries and the cheese cake.

I called to complain, was told buy the white girl who answered the phone and the white manager, that it wasn't their fault, blamed it on the delivery driver, said they probably ate the food. When I suggested that perhaps, due to the unusual circumstances that they made a mistake, they replied no, not us. Blamed, their incompetence on the delivery guy who just so happened to be black, and apparently a thief.

You would think that the big corporate guys, with the resources to hire/retain competent staff, would have been able to figure out how to get it right, but no. Just a bunch of incompetent idiots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll shop where I please. Don't care who judges.

So sick of this race war.

So weird. If I said can you please support black owned businesses you say it is a race war.

If I say can you please support breast cancer do you get angry and say "ill support prostate cancer" with such ire?

you are making this a war.

DP. I wouldn't call it a race war. However, your analogy is not really correct. If the breast cancer people are judging and shaming you for supporting prostate cancer, then you have an analogy.

That's what PP was talking about. You can suggest how/where people shop, but the moment you start judging/shaming people for living their lives, you're bound to get ire.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone in our neighborhood organized a food pick up for anyone interested, from a black owned restaurant in DC. I ordered dinner for my family. The food was supposed to be ready at 5:30 - it wasn’t ready until 7:30, one of my items was missing, and the food we got wasn’t very good. So no, I will not be choosing based upon the race of the owner. Didn’t really go well for us.

In the middle of the pandemic I ordered food from the Cheesecake Factory (not a fan, but the kid wanted it), food showed up 2 hours late, was cold, 2 of the items were missing, french fries and the cheese cake.

I called to complain, was told buy the white girl who answered the phone and the white manager, that it wasn't their fault, blamed it on the delivery driver, said they probably ate the food. When I suggested that perhaps, due to the unusual circumstances that they made a mistake, they replied no, not us. Blamed, their incompetence on the delivery guy who just so happened to be black, and apparently a thief.

You would think that the big corporate guys, with the resources to hire/retain competent staff, would have been able to figure out how to get it right, but no. Just a bunch of incompetent idiots.

How do you know the people you were talking to are white? Racist.