Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.

[Vorastra]

Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.

For Black riders with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible. Some are trying to raise awareness of the problem, but manufacturers say it’s not a simple fix.

www.nytimes.com

Chanel Robbins 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.

Galloping through the fields on her pony, Star, offered an escape from thoughts that weighed on her — that she didn’t have a relationship with her biological parents, for instance, or that she was the only Black girl in the neighborhood, aside from her sister.

About eight years ago, she reconnected with her father, a native of Jamaica. As the two grew closer, Ms. Robbins decided to style her hair in dreadlocks, like her dad. But there was a problem: Her riding helmet no longer fit, and she couldn’t find one that did.

EDIT: Archive of article for okes who can't read it.

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[Vorastra]

The victim.

 

[Kieppie]

The victim.

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Reminds me of people like these at construction sites. Being in charge of OSHA to protect people from themselves was almost a full time job

 

[wbot]

“Sports were only developed for white people and they continue to keep white people protected,” Ms. Robbins said.

Wow ok then

 

[porchrat]

The victim.

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Is this black nowadays?

 

[Kieppie]

Is this black nowadays?

Blacker than Meghan...

 

[Flanders]

The victim.

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Reckon she may get knocked down a peg or two in the victim olympics if she went on Who Do You Think You Are.

 

[Vorastra]

Behold. The solution.

 

[ponder]

Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.

For Black riders with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible. Some are trying to raise awareness of the problem, but manufacturers say it’s not a simple fix.

www.nytimes.com

What a stupid idiot. If only she had an idea of how helmets worked in order to provide optimal protection...


Anecdotal story, many moons ago I was looking for an Aria off-road helmet. Being Aria (like Shoei) they are renowned for quality and protecting your melon but very expensive. So I found one for a very good price on a Japanese online retailer. I exchanged email with the owner and he replied asking my 'race', upon telling him Caucasian he firmly and politely refused to sell me the helmet I wanted. He explained that they only catered to the Asian market as Asian and Caucasian heads were shaped differently and Arai manufactures different helmets for different markets and he could not sell me a helmet in good conscience for my own safety for which I thanked him.

But no racism... no helmet will ever be safe for a person with so much hair.

 

[Dave]

Headline should be

Big Haired Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.​

 

[Pegging]

The victim.

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[Vorastra]

Headline should be

Big Haired Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.​

Only the best race-baiting from the most trusted news source, The New York Times.

 

[Bliksis]

Black Equestrians Want to Be Safe. But They Can’t Find Helmets.

For Black riders with natural hair, finding a helmet that fits can be virtually impossible. Some are trying to raise awareness of the problem, but manufacturers say it’s not a simple fix.

www.nytimes.com

NYT wants me to register to continue reading I'll just base my opinion on the headline then. LMAO

 

[Dave]

Only the best race-baiting from the most trusted news source, The New York Times.

Why you reading the NYT, Vorrie?

 

[Galactica]

What a stupid idiot. If only she had an idea of how helmets worked in order to provide optimal protection...


Anecdotal story, many moons ago I was looking for an Aria off-road helmet. Being Aria (like Shoei) they are renowned for quality and protecting your melon but very expensive. So I found one for a very good price on a Japanese online retailer. I exchanged email with the owner and he replied asking my 'race', upon telling him Caucasian he firmly and politely refused to sell me the helmet I wanted. He explained that they only catered to the Asian market as Asian and Caucasian heads were shaped differently and Arai manufactures different helmets for different markets and he could not sell me a helmet in good conscience for my own safety for which I thanked him.

But no racism... no helmet will ever be safe for a person with so much hair.

Triggered snowflake.

 

[Kieppie]

Triggered snowflake.

She is indeed. A dime a dozen these days, but they still write nonsense articles like this
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

[ponder]

Triggered snowflake.

Really?

 

[Captain Beer]

Triggered snowflake.

Yes, you certainly are.

 

[porchrat]

Blacker than Meghan...

That chick that married Prince Harry?

People don't really think she's black surely?

I've got Scottish ancestry and that woman is paler than I am. That's bloody ridiculous.

 

[Kieppie]

That chick that married Prince Harry?

People don't really think she's black surely?

I've got Scottish ancestry and that woman is paler than I am. That's bloody ridiculous.

You underestimate the stupidity of people out there...
She's technically mixed, as is her mother, but she gains more "victim cred" for leaning into her mothers Black side.