stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 9 months agoHobbycraft refused to sell paint to black man as ‘he may use it for graffiti’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1624arrow-down120file-text
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Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet
minus-squarethecrotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·9 months agoI’ve never been in a spray paint section at a store where people hadn’t opened the cans and painted all over everything. Perhaps that has something to do with it.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20·9 months agoHardware store near me taped contractor paper to the floor so give people a place to test out. They replace it once it gets too many layers.
minus-squarethecrotch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down1·9 months agoThat’s a great idea
I’ve never been in a spray paint section at a store where people hadn’t opened the cans and painted all over everything. Perhaps that has something to do with it.
Hardware store near me taped contractor paper to the floor so give people a place to test out. They replace it once it gets too many layers.
That’s a great idea