She further asked Clicks if the company thought its big blunder would be ignored, and if it thought people would allow Clicks to continue to feed them “absent-minded vitriol about our image as African people”.
“Black women’s hair is a political issue ... I Basetsana Kumalo have joined the narrative about black hair long ago and won't be silenced when I see the continued portrayal of white hair as not just the norm but the standard,” said Bassie.
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