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

ponder said:
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.
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Caucasian isn't a race, only the US seems to think so. The Caucas area has many races
 
porchrat said:
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.
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Americans do, remember they made up Latino as well
 
Can somebody please donate this girl a hat. Storm in a teacup of note.

Although not fashionable a motor bike helmet will do for safety.
 
Vorastra said:
www.nytimes.com

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 www.nytimes.com
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But....
 
Crazy idea but maybe the people with the problem should solve it. Like the girl who created a swimming cap for afros since she couldn’t find any.
 
Lupus said:
Caucasian isn't a race, only the US seems to think so. The Caucas area has many races
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Skin colour does not denote race. There are three main races and several subdivisions:

Negroid - H. Sapien DNA only
Caucasoid - H. Sapien and Neanderthal DNA
Mongoloid - H. Sapien, Neanderthal and Devsonian DNA.
 
Cosmik Debris said:
Skin colour does not denote race. There are three main races and several subdivisions:

Negroid - H. Sapien DNA only
Caucasoid - H. Sapien and Neanderthal DNA
Mongoloid - H. Sapien, Neanderthal and Devsonian DNA.
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I thought we were all the same.
 
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