Halsey Slams Hotels That Only Offer 'White People Shampoo'
Halsey is speaking out to call out hotels that don’t offer shampoo for people of color to use.
The 23-year-old singer, who is biracial, said that it’s frustrating to stay at a hotel that doesn’t provide shampoo she is able to use.
“I’ve been traveling for years now and it’s been so frustrating that the hotel toiletry industry entirely alienates people of color. I can’t use this perfumed watered down white people shampoo. Neither can 50% of ur customers. Annoying,” Halsey wrote on Twitter.
Halsey had to respond to trolls who called her “one of the white people” and explain how she is biracial.
After responding to a bunch of tweets, Halsey explained that, “It’s about being made to feel unincluded. Which is, obviously, a far greater problem than shampoo. I never wanna talk about soap ever again lol.”
Read all of the tweets below.
I’ve been traveling for years now and it’s been so frustrating that the hotel toiletry industry entirely alienates people of color. I can’t use this perfumed watered down white people shampoo. Neither can 50% of ur customers. Annoying.
— h (@halsey) April 27, 2018
No. I am Not. https://t.co/fSW1fMKfwW
— h (@halsey) April 27, 2018
Click inside to read the rest of the tweets…
How can u have lived ur entire life without knowing that people of color and white people require different hair care products. https://t.co/PGDtdReHTV
— h (@halsey) April 27, 2018
I’m fortunate enough to be financially in a position to do so, but POC traveling frequently for work/medical reasons might not be. Just making a point is all! https://t.co/6u7PWqc1yY
— h (@halsey) April 27, 2018
Who knew me acknowledging that white hair care products are the national standard (while POC are confined to a tiny aisle) would piss so many people off 🤷🏻♀️ not sorry.
— h (@halsey) April 27, 2018
The point is that mass production of those products as the standard is part of a greater problem of disenfranchisement. If white ppl can enjoy the luxury/convenience, there should be an option for everyone to. Its an “insignificant” example of a bigger problem. That’s all! https://t.co/gWxHoboXCm
— h (@halsey) April 27, 2018
👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 https://t.co/iDm7tkGy9x
— h (@halsey) April 27, 2018
I’ve been to hotels with fucking Hermès toiletries. The point is, people think “oh they just use normal cheap shampoo” but that’s because u associate “normal” with “white.” That’s not everyone’s standard. End of story. I’m good on the shampoo debate now lol. https://t.co/aZjz8opLTN
— h (@halsey) April 28, 2018
ur “normal” does not = everyone else’s. When u make white products the standard, it makes white the “normal”. I was only trying to provoke some thought about the way these things impact our perception. That’s all. 🤷🏻♀️ & yea, I agree, hotel shampoo just sucks in general!
— h (@halsey) April 28, 2018
I’m bothered by the idea white people are cool to participate in a luxury / convenience but POC cannot. It’s not about the shampoo. It’s a vehicle. Ur an idiot. https://t.co/5RdqZEjqFy
— h (@halsey) April 28, 2018
It’s not just hotels. I stayed in a psychiatric hospital as a teenager and they didn’t have hair products for any patients who were POC. It’s hard enough being in there as it is, but then ur gonna too feel ugly and dry n frizzy too? Nah. Anyways. Y’all still missing the point lol
— h (@halsey) April 28, 2018
It’s about being made to feel unincluded. Which is, obviously, a far greater problem than shampoo. I never wanna talk about soap ever again lol. 🖕🏽💦
— h (@halsey) April 28, 2018
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