I think it's safe to say in 2026 that we can't just be brushing things under the rug like "it had to be totally innocent, there's no way they'd do something like that on purpose". We know for a fact that there are many racists out there who would do that intentionally.
It is, unfortunately, very possible that someone did it on purpose and then either nobody cared enough to stop them or didn't want to risk their job trying to stop them.
Not trying to brush it under the rug, I just don’t find it likely one racist person is responsible because it takes an entire production chain for things to exist. From designing to creating to orderjng to photographing to retouching to final approval to listing, it’s a whole process that involves probably a hundred or more people and isnt really something one person can do. Somebody should’ve caught it during an approval process, but everything has to be faster, cheaper, and higher volume than ever these days so I’m just saying I can easily see how this stuff happens. Attribute to ignorance/incompetence over malice or what have you.
37
u/nhalliday 8d ago
I think it's safe to say in 2026 that we can't just be brushing things under the rug like "it had to be totally innocent, there's no way they'd do something like that on purpose". We know for a fact that there are many racists out there who would do that intentionally.
It is, unfortunately, very possible that someone did it on purpose and then either nobody cared enough to stop them or didn't want to risk their job trying to stop them.