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It’s always a sad day when someone is degraded because of their skin colour. Recently a Lowe employee was asked to change his Black Panther shirt while at work as a customer found it offensive and racist.
Here’s what happened that day, 18-years-old Kyle Sales had recently started working at the Lowe’s in Bonney Lake, Washington. As he wasn’t there for long, Sales was not yet given the official work vest by the company. On that specific day, Kyle wore a Black Panther T-shirt to work with the movie’s title along with the slogan, ‘Wakanda Forever.’
While on shift, Kyle Sales was informed by a supervisor about a complaint from a customer had with his Black Panther shirt. The said customer insisted that the clothing was ‘offensive and racist.’ Speaking with KIRO7, Sales was utterly baffled, noting: “This is from a movie. How is this racist?” The teen was asked to change his shirt and did so after going home during his lunch break. Sales returned with a sports jersey.
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A teen who works at the Bonney Lake @Lowes said he was told by a supervisor that he either had to go buy a new shirt or go home and change after a customer complained this “Black Panther Wakanda Forever” shirt was racist. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/yOZN07i17m
— Michael Spears (@MichaelKIRO7) July 16, 2020
