This is amazing. I got a reply from true protein. Yes my original message was not well worded but come on
Disappointing that they're trying to dodge the situation by saying you mentioned Sarah without Kurt. Clearly their brands are intertwined. Shocking.
I emailed Tropeaka, no response yet. I detest that brand. They'll partner with anybody and everybody to boost their profile, no matter what their behaviour is like, so long as they have followers.
Anyone else exhausted? I feel so bloody run down watching all this unfold on TV and reading all the ignorant “love and light” comments. And I’m a privileged white chick. Like, I can’t even comprehend how POC feel right now and have felt forever. Sarah making pity comments about herself are so bleeping tone deaf.
So exhausted. I'm of mixed race. Watching this unfold cuts so close to the bone. The world is just choatic these days and Sarah's vile behaviour is shocking.
I was furious when she released the teasers and censored everyone who said it was cultural appropriation. That's why I stepped away from the threads and missed her crocodile tears. Now I'm just sad. Someone this ignorant and hateful is using a very serious issue to make herself the centre of attention. The change of tune is to gain external validation that her lip service and token gestures make her a wonderful human being. She refuses to understand just how wrong her choices and actions were, she's focused only on her own self image and how she is perceived.
If she manages to sweep this scandal under the rug just like all the others....
I can't.
Another response from luxury wall finishes. I have edited it as they use identification. Pretty sure we'd get the gist anyway. Toxic.
This reminds me of when the owner of D.bowls went on a rant supporting Sarah and attacking someone who commented that she wasn't following social distancing rules. I recall him calling the person who left the comment a stupid kid and saying he knows Sarah and Kurt personally and they are awesome, blah blah. Anyone from GG remember this?
Somehow, they partner with people who will fight for them and their brand as hard as her stans will. It's bizarre that any business- in 2020, no less- will put profit over core values, particularly when this generation has been fighting to align their consumption habits with their morals (i.e. sustainability, boycotting brands that don't treat workers fairly, etc.). This generation has a voice thanks to social media
and is using their spending power to make their voices heard.
Aligning with a homophobic/racist/entitled/ignorant/just plain rude (take your pick) ambassador is a terrible business decision, as well as an unconscionable moral decision.