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My Marushin helmet fit okay.
But I found that I no longer needed it after selling the bike.
Posted on 03/04/2023 9:54:35 AM PST by Rummyfan
The New York Times, that intrepid warrior for anything and everything that the Left is hysterical about, on Friday published a lengthy piece about a source of systemic racism that no one has ever noticed before: It seems that equestrian helmets are racist because they don’t accommodate the dreadlocks that some black horse riders wear. One black rider’s mother lamented: “Mostly everything in this sport isn’t designed for us.” Well, that’s got to change, and these Jackie Robinsons of the Coiffure, with the Times’ generous help, are leading the way to the Equestrian Helmet Justice that our society so desperately needs.
Chanel Robbins, the Times tells us solemnly, “has been riding horses most of her life, ever since her grandmother traded a cow from their family’s farm in Ontario for a pony when she was 7.” Horse riding “offered an escape from thoughts that weighed on her,” which included the fact that “she was the only Black girl in the neighborhood.” But when she grew dreadlocks, her helmet didn’t fit anymore, and that, as you must know by now, is racist.
Fighting back tears (really, the Times actually said she was), Robbins said: “I finally freaking feel like myself, and now society is asking me to change. I just want to be able to ride.” How dare Whitey do this! Is there nothing to which he will not stoop? Poor Chanel Robbins can only find relief on the back of a horse from the systemic racism that confronts her every hour in Amerikkka, but now Whitey has taken even that away!
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Stop crying and build a business off the short comings.
Every “New Source of Racism” they come up with proves just one thing- THEY are the racists who hate white people and who convict white folks based on false accusations
“Mostly everything in this sport isn’t designed for us”
In case he hasn’t noticed, mostly everything in this country is designed for him. Affirmative action. Reparations. No-exam college admissions. A whole month of worship. Freedom to assault Whitey without punishment.
The spoiled, entitled jerk should shut up.
Thank you.
I DuckDuckGo’d it, clicked on “images” and voila, there they were, complete with captions.
You guys are too fast!
“Mostly everything in this sport isn’t designed for us.”
Yes, the world is supposed to revolve around you, always.
Just when you think we have reached maximum insanity, this s*it comes along.
Fat chance!
Bttt
Not allowed. That would be cultural appropriation.
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My Marushin helmet fit okay.
But I found that I no longer needed it after selling the bike.
This is insane.
The article mentions dreads-wearing people tearing out some of the lining of their helmets, or buying bigger helmets and stuffing them to fit. Wouldn’t that be taking a chance with the helmet’s effectiveness, as “crash-tested” by the manufacturers? Just another excuse for lawsuits.
Ballet dancers have to restrain their hair for performances into a tight bun. Why? Because that’s what is required in their sport. Can’t whirl and leap with long “beachy waves” tangled across your face or the face of your male partner, who must lift you and not drop you. What magazine should they whine to?
Well they aren’t designed for bouffant hairdos either, are they?
It’s not like these people are BORN with dreadlocks. It’s a choice of hairstyle. Not like skin color.
“her grandmother traded a cow” -— should have traded it for magic beans instead. Much more worthwhile and enjoyable.
I prefer golden - does that make me racist?!
This isn’t a real story article. It’s the Babylon Bee.
Either that or they are just trolling everyone. I suggest “Fvck off, assholes” on general principles.
So don’t have deadlocks then. Problem solved.
I suppose the horse isn't designed for them either! FFS.
This begs the question, what did honkie horsewomen do in the fifties when beehive hairdos were all the rage?
No helmet needed since there’s apparently nothing up there to protect.
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