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UPDATE TO THE UPDATE, TO THE UPDATE!
The QVC host Sandra Bennett responded. Please see the screen shots below.
This was from her Facebook page and was shown to me by a reader.
Dear Readers,
If you don’t think you have a voice you do. All the calling, writing on social media and your concern over this matter paid off. This is what we can accomplish when we channel all of energy to take a stand against any bias from a large corporation. I just want to say thank you.
BBG
UPDATE TO THE UPDATE!
***One of our readers contacted us and apparently QVC took the original video down and replaced it with a new one using the same model. She appears at the 5:54 mark. Here is a screen shot.
Check out the new version here.***
So the video below appeared in a natural hair group. Apparently the White women hosts on QVC felt like it was OK to insult a Black woman who has natural hair. If you don’t know what QVC is, they are the folks who sell products on live TV. Check out the models reaction. It says it all. I am heartbroken for her. In 2015, I am not surprised that it is still happening. What surprised me was how their hosts felt entitled to judge and humiliate a Black woman on TV.
UPDATE!!! Here is another video that provides the full context.
Watch the entire video here. <- You can’t because QVC took the original one down.
Do you agree with this QVC? Do these women represent the views of your network? Y’all need diversity QVC, and you must take immediate action against your hosts. Your silence and inaction equates to complicity. With over $1.1 trillion Black buying power, I look forward to your sincere apology to this young lady who was humiliated by your hosts and everyone else. Contact QVC and let them know how you feel since their hosts felt the need to tell the world how they felt about a Black woman’s natural hair here.
Transcript
QVC Host: You might look back and think, why did I wear my hair like that? But you like your bag still.
QVC Host 2: That’s right.
Laughter
QVC Host 2: You won’t look at your hair in the picture. You’ll look at your handbag.
QVC Host: Exactly!
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I just wonder if the same comments would have been made if it were a non-black model. The point is focus on the bag, but to make disparaging remarks about her hair. Bet if she were wearing a weave, no such comment would have made.
The same comment would have been made no matter what. They were not thinking about the model at the time - they were thinking about what their own hair may have looked like back in the 80’s/90’s. many white women look back at those hairstyles and think “what was I thinking” - but the purse is supposed to stand the tear of time so you would never question it like your hairstyle.
EXACTLY!
It’s obvious they were talking about their own past hair styles. This is just one of those bad timing cut to model clips.
They’re on 24/7. It’s bound to happen.
Stop being so damn paranoid about people directing things at you. You’ll lead a much happier life!
i do not believe that sandra was talking about the model with her comment. sandra would be the last host that would do that. i think she was doing the comentary they always do on the products
I believe it is crystal clear that she was talking about the models hair….Why are folks in denial? It is clear when it is mentioned that you may look back and wonder why you wore your hair like that but still like the bag. The comment was totally disrespectful and ignorant. I will think twice before ordering anything they have to offer!
I just sent off and e-mail to QVC. I am a customer and provided my customer number so that they knew that fact.
This was the bag that was being advertised: Dooney-&-Bourke-Sutton-Sydney-Satchel
Here is the name of the host running her mouth Jill Bauer
This is a hard one to call. They were already talking about the product not being something you’d look back on and think, “Why did I buy that?” They may have just been keeping with that train of thought, or whichever host said it, might have thought of it after looking at the model, but since I can’t see where they are looking, their facial expressions, etc., I just can’t call it with the information given. This could just go either way :/
The color of either party doesn’t matter! It was just a couple of mean women making fun of another woman’s hair. Yes it was rude and uncalled for (imo i like the natural look), but it’s nothing to do with color.
As a Black Woman, I still say that some people do not know what to say out of their mouths. Sandra Bennett and the other woman should have just commented on the bag.
Sisters-It really doesn’t matter if it were mean girls or if there was another reason. I, for one, as an African American woman am tired of us being the butt of jokes. This was done because there is no large amount of respect for us. If this involved a Jewish woman, Bnai Brith and The Anti Defamation League would have been on the case.,
The order # is A2606502
Why don’t people just not say ANYTHING. HELL, THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW EVERYONE LOOKS BACK AT OLD PICS AND HATES THE WAY “WE” WERE WEARING OUR HAIR AND CLOTHES “BACK IN THE DAY”. IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE RACIST AND QVC DOESN’T NEED TO REPRIMAND THEM OR FIRE THEM OR “RETRAIN” THEM. SHUT THE HELL UP.
Sounds like much ado about nothing really, they were speaking about regret, like looking back at old fashions, hair, etc, and wondering what you may have been thinking. I don’t even think they were focused on the model. Stop reaching. And I’m a black woman with natural hair.
Racist do waht racist do. They were trying to say black hair does not look good as white streaight weak, the sun hates hair, that is why every time they try to make fun of Godly black people, especially about our hair the sun loves, the sun will sppew a little bit more rays to burn their asses uuuuup
They are going to lose some business over there at QVC.
Why do people say things and then act like it was mistake, it is just what they are really thinking in the first place.
Sisters stick with your natural hair-no apologies for our natural hair-look up your history-we should be proud of our natural hair and stop trying to imitate Caucasians.
There’s already debate about whether the comments were meant to be harmless or inoffensive. I can really and truly see that these hosts might just be ignorant. Here is the exact wording of the short email I sent to QVC: “I really do not want a response justifying the comments of your hosts. Whether harm was meant or not, it was done. I think the model in the clip in this link deserves a Public apology. http://bougieblackgirl.com/two-white-qvc-hosts-mock-black-womans-natural-hair-humiliates-tv-video/
I for one will most certainly never buy anything from QVC ever again otherwise.”
This reminds me of people making cruel comments at about my hair. It really doesn’t matter what your hair looks like, or what you wear to be honest.
the comment was not geared towards the model. the two woman were simply saying that the bag is a classic look and while you may have the bag in the future you any be rethinking that style of hair you wore with the bag. (Keep in mind the 80s) Now I’m not defending the women as what they said did clearly hurt the young model’s feelings. You can see how she broke character and the sadness on her face by the remark. The quickest way those two hosts could have EASILY fix that seemingly racist remark was to say something like “but not our beautiful model today she looks classically stylish. ” I think the hosts forgot that they were not talking amongst just each but to a whole audience and production staff. And the model did look classically stylish. She was rocking that hair, wig or not.
I watched the full video all 7min and really those two women are just rude and insensitive. They didn’t even give a sincere apology about the straps. They were too busy being cute and young, despite they’re ages *cough cough* 37 -45 yo. *cough cough*.
Once again I say the girl was a boss. If it were me I would have walked off or if it were some people QVC would a lawsuit for hostile work environment.
Whether intentional or not, you can clearly see it made the model uncomfortable. She kept her composure and remained professional but the comments made were disrespectful and uncalled for. At this moment, this woman is wearing her hair this way so for them to attack it was a form of bullying. Those trying to come up with an excuse for the comments would most likely have been upset if they were the model in this moment.
They were simply stating the handbag is “timeless” unlike many “fad” fashions (including hairstyles!) which come and go. I don’t believe the comment had ANYTHING to do with the beautiful woman modeling the handbag. Don’t be so quick to look for something to be offended by.
I do agree with you on the comment being geared towards harmless fashion but it was the fact that you could clearly see the young model took offense. Her face dropped right away. And if the two woman were not really talking about her (assuming they were not) then continuing the sale of the merchandise by saying something like “and let’s look at our beautiful model. Can you see how classic and timeless she looks “, would taken away from the change in emotion the model had. What the host said wasn’t racist just rude and insensitive. They quickly forgot that the models are representing the product too so if someone says the bag looks timeless then the whole model would be part of the classic clean look.
It is good to hear the QVC took down the video. An apology would be nice and appropriate but QVC will most likely keep it quiet until this all blows over.
I totally agree, however I think it just supports the reality that the camera shot was on her just at the moment they said those words & I think they were clueless about that fact. It was really bad timing but I think in her mind she’s thinking if those god awful 80’s hairdos you look at in pictures!! If she realized at that moment how it appeared it would have been just and appropriate to say how beautiful she is…but I think they were just clueless…not racist though
What some of you fail to realize is that intent is not relevant in this case. The issue is not with the women in the video (if their comments were independent of the woman in the video). The issue is with QVC not correcting or clearing up the “ambiguities.”
It is pretty obvious that these women are talking about the woman, by the way. QVC has since changed the video on there website. They clearly have concluded, one way or another, that this was offensive. However, they have not made a statement of apology or clarification to ease the conscious or hurt feelings of their community affected by this.
Their lackadaisical attitude towards repairing what has been rifted is due to our community making excuses for them and not demanding an apology.
An error (intended or not) will always remain an error (and potentially cause more errors) if never correct.
Was it them making fun of her hair? Or was it the cameraman who decided to put the camera on the model as they were speaking? See if the camera was never on the model, I wouldn’t know what they were talking about.
Looks like Jacque, Albina or Stacy; http://www.qvc.com/AboutUsHosts.content.html
I don’t appreciate the fact that in the new clip, the model has been “shamed” into straightening her hair. Words have far-reaching consequences and their effects cannot just be retracted.
They didn’t mean anything by it… but the new video STRAIGHTHENED her hair… WHY replace the video, change her hair if it didn’t mean anything and if it was nothing wrong with what they said…?
please with the excuses and backpeddling
Those comments from the QVC hosts were rude as hell!
They believe that they can make rude comments and nobody will say a word. I am so glad you checked them!
The same stupid comments are made when QVC is advertising WEN hair products. They always describe Afro hair as coarse and dry. Some of us (like myself) have fine, medium strands etc. All I can do is shake my head at the ignorance.
Interesting though, they shot another segment and her hair is straightened??? I don’t believe the host …I think she’s just trying to keep her job. I’m not sure why that comment was even said when they were supposed to be talking about a bag. Whether she liked her hair or not….the comment should not have come from either one of them and the look on the models face doesn’t look like she didn’t think that SANDRA from QVC was not talking about her.
I actually watched this airing and purchased this bag. I in no way shape or form found anything negative or offensive in what the host said. They were talking about how you look back on things and question why did I buy that, why did I wear that, why did I wear my hair like that!! But that you would not do that with this bag. They were saying that before the camera shot of the lovely model. I haven’t read all of the comments so I may have missed something, but did anyone on here actually talk to the model to see if she took offense. I didn’t really notice any expression on her face that showed she was embarrassed or uncomfortable. Personally speaking, I get more complements from white women, both young and old, when I wear my hair like the models than I do from black women.
I don’t care what color she is! That was rude and not funny at all!! And then to lie and say you didn’t even see her and change her hair on another video, I have purchased one luggage set from QVC, never again. My hard earned money will go to companies who know how to choose their words wisely and accept diversity!
Hey, initially I wanted to be angry when I saw a snipet of this vid. ButI went back and watched the entire clip for myself which makes me think that A LOT of angry people didn’t. How it actually goes is:
The hosts were saying the bag is timeless. You may look back at your own pics and say idk why I wore my hair like that (not referring to the model) but you will still like your bag. Context found with a little research. Someone really wanted to pit us against them and they were pretty successful http://youtu.be/Rb6ra5aCpQ4
No one wanted to pit someone against anyone else. What it does highlight is cultural sensitivity and the pain WOC deal with regarding our hair.
Yet, the comment was in response to the visual of the hair. Be it subconscious and not intended. Shoes weren’t chosen, Or, other things that have a dated quality if that was the line of reasoning. Remember, there was snickering, as well. Psychologically, it was under the surface as the visual appeared. If not, just real bad timing. At least she apologized.
I can really care less if this was intentional or bad timing. What I find needs to stop ASAP is our defending White people. Let’s stop giving them the benefit of the doubt they would not afford us. Someone shamed this beautiful model to straighten her hair following the poorly chosen words of the hosts. THAT is the real injustice here and what we need to unlearn.
It’s interesting how in the transcript they started the conversation right at the point were they are talking about the hair, why you guys didn’t put the whole conversation? Of course taking things out of context make it sounds racist! If you listen to the whole video you will noticed they are not talking about the model!!!! The video it’s here watch it from the beginning!!! Btw the model didn’t looked offended at all.
The young woman is a professional model but the hurt on her face was extremely obvious. As a mother I felt horrible. You need to google white people and lack of empathy for people of color.
Is there a link to a better video? I really want to see the expression on the model’s face but the video posted is grainy in that frame. I personally have a hard time believing that this was an unfortunate coincidence.
Also, having participated in other forums frequented by Black women, I question the ethnicities of some of the posters. I’ve seen threads like this before. If people believe something isn’t racist the response is generally, “meh… ish happens. doesn’t look racist to me.” Some of the comments here caping for the hosts and suggesting that the intention was to pit us against QVC leads me to think the posters aren’t part of the offended group. Everyone is entitled to an opinion though…
I just googled “qvc video making fun of hair”.
This site won’t allow pastes for some reason but the youtube video shows the whole 48 second clip.
I would call it racism if it even hinted toward it but this is seriously just a bad timing non-event.
People are falling for this hyped up todo about nothing.
The one who commented after my first comment told us “TO SHUT THE HELL UP.” I don’t think that everyone commenting is African American. Further, I believe that those caping and excuse making for the host are not part of the offended group. Some of my relatives wore naturals in the early sixties so one can not even say that it is a “dated” style. Morever, the hurt on the model’s face was obvious to anyone who had the eyes and empathy to see
Is it a problem that people of other colors may be commenting? Is this a restricted site?
My point is there is absolutely no reason anyone (of any color) should be offended by this. Her comment was in no way directed toward the model. It’s obvious!
I can see the immediate confusion due to the inadvertent timing the model was shown. That’s why the model had that WTH look.
Has anyone seen any posts or comments from the model? I’m sure she figured it out quickly after watching it again.
The model does not wan to lose her job. African American women can strongly identify with that. Not my site and I do not think that it is restricted. If you have never been othered or had people talk about your hair as if it were the most bizarre thing I do not think that you should comment. The tone of your comment is highly entitled so I don’t think I need to communicate with you further.
So they straightened the model’s hair in the #2 video to eliminate controversy and to shield her from inappropriate speech. Guess it made her more acceptable. Chiiild, our natural hair is powerful!!!
Hi Sisters,
Please don’t let fashion desire cloud what is clear. That woman’s statement was clearly referring to the model. A statement like that otherwise has no context in that situation. No relevance to having or carrying a handbag. Speaking to many Sisters I hear that some white women are known to make condescending /derogatory remarks to and around Sisters from time to time. This is obviously one of those times. We are living in one of those times. Our 1st lady gets grief from some so this can be expected. Please stay proud of your natural beauty for it is unparalleled and the reason you sometimes get this jealously.
I have always been taught if you don’t have anything good to say ,,then shut up ,,these two women made disparging remarks,to a beautiful you g ladi they are the ones looking routine washed out ,,tired she show beauty with and without all the makeup and hair fuss,,can they do that???? Nooooo the hags can’t even compete,, its al about the product not about your pious~ness ladies
If OVC felt there was no harm intended toward the model, then why did they change the add and make the model straighten her hair? Big mouth, bad mouth host!!! Get rid of them because all of the host are not like those two idiots!!!!
They changed it because they were told that the comment made it appear as if they were insulting black hair.
But if they weren’t…why change it???? For me, that makes them look guilty.
Whether or not it was an intentional offense against the model by the saleslady is not the big picture. The big picture is that it was QVC’s responsibility to identify with the offense taken by the community and retract the video, not add to the issue by replacing the video with a model with straight hair. I, also, do not believe it was an accidental coincidence that the camera person cut to the model during the negative comments about hair.
I personally find this purposely misleading headline/video title disgusting.
As a black woman, who wears natural hair, I KNOW how difficult it is to walk through the world and have people accept my choice of an afro or kinky twists, or a twist out, or bantu knots, or braids… so on and so forth. It is not always an easy task to have to explain my hair, or to have to decide if I want to let an inquisitive, strange individual paw my skull or politely decline their request. (And, might I add, I get more black people questioning my choice to go natural than white people, simply because surroundings are generally/mostly black.) I get that people are used to black women confirming to European standards of beauty in any way possible. Embracing and loving what is natural about my and my heritage should not be a chore or a task, but it can be.
So, when I saw this headline, my heart sunk and I prepped myself for the worst… My first reaction was anger, and I was ready to go in on these white women who dared to humiliate a black woman who has embraced her natural hair… But, instead, what did I get? An entirely innocuous comment that most people would not, in a million years, think to make on the fly to insult this model’s/black women’s hair. There was no snark, there was no malice. It was two women, trying to peddle handbags, doing what they can to relate to their audience and compel them to purchase their wares. It was not shocking. It was not humiliating.
What turned out to be shocking and humiliating was the black woman who decided to blow this up into “a thing.” How unfortunate.
It is already so difficult for black people to get attention for things that actually matter, actual instances of of racism and discrimination, from walking down the street to the workplace… The WORKPLACE, where people still expect black woman to spend thousands of dollars a year on weaves or burn out our hair with relaxers or a ton of heat, by way of flat irons and blow dryers, to get our hair straight enough to “look professional,” but, we are going to use THIS to as an example of that discrimination?
Please look up, study, and comprehend the phrase “pick your battles.” Things like this does more to set us back then it does to propel us forward and it is a shame that this is the conversation that we are having - whether or not these women were trying to insult black hair - instead of conversation about how black women have the right to walk the earth with the texture and look of the hair that naturally grows out of our scalp.
It is truly a shame…
If it was all a mistake, why did the remake show the same model with her hair straight? Why did she have to loose the Natural hairstyle? This is all a big mistake alright. The mistake started with the beginning of the display. The host bring up hair style which had nothing to do with selling a handbag. I don’t think I will purchase through QVC again.
I watched this and wondered if the women were insulting the model, or was it the producer. Someone made the decision to put the camera on the model as the women were talking about how crappy their hair looked when they were younger. I don’t think the hosts are the ones who decide where the camera points.
There was a lot of caping for the hosts, blaming the cameraman, gaslighting us and attempting to tell us that we did not see what we saw in the comments section. There was even and attempt to blame Bougie Black Girl for attempting to turn her blogging family against QVC.
It is true that battles should be picked but our life is a battle-much of it unnecessary. Everyday in supposedly responsible mainstream media there is a blatant attack on some aspect of Black women. I am not suggesting picketing or calling the networks. All we have to do is utilize our buying power and articulate in writing what is unacceptable these attackss will cease
I looked at the video, and what I saw was when the cameraman went to the model Michelle, the host was laughing as she was talking about bad hair. If this was just a misunderstanding, why show a still shot of the model with her hair straight?
Either those women aren’t living in 2015 or they were trying to be funny and I will go with both. What they must understand is that they world isn’t about them,it’s about everybody.Do those women think they’re hot because they have straight hair? I don’t think so.
I love looking at various hairstyles. It would be boring where everybody looked alike. As a Black woman, I love the various styles we wear. I especially love natural hair like the model’s. There is nothing wrong with being different. It would be a very boring world if we all looked the same.
The longer I read the comments and article, and look at the entire video this once again seems to be an exaggeration of an issue that wasn’t even there in the first place! I mean come on black women and men! Have we stooped so low as to go searching for validation of our troubled and dark past in America as to make every comment and motion from white people a snide remark? They clearly weren’t referring to the model and in context, which a lot of people have not seemed to have read their comments in, they were discussing the bag. Hands down. From a black woman with natural hair, I was not offended, this is stupid and you are reaching for something that wasn’t there in the first place.
I have no doubt that the host was not referring to the model. That is so ridiculous I can’t even believe it. I can’t imagine Sandra Bennett insulting anyone, she is the sweetest host on QVC and I watch it alot.
It is funny the host says that she didn’t know that the camera was on the model, I have been a model on “popular shopping channels” in recent times and there are tons of cameras and camera directors on stage that show/tell and point to who is “live” on camera and who isn’t - she knew - she definitely knew the model was on live camera!
This video clearly shows that the host (Sandra Bennett) was referring to dated hairstyles in general and not referring to the model’s (Michelle) hairstyle. The host had no reason to apologize to anyone for her comment because the comment was not offensive. Smh. Stop reaching people.
I have been a QVC customer for at least a decade. Sandra Benett alway makes snide remarks and she knows she does!
She knew exactly in what context she intended those comments and so did the model! She should be fired.
I see the retake, was WHITEwashed. I didn’t even recognize Michelle. Her hair was as straight as a flat ass. That brought even more attention to their racist BS. No harm no foul my ass.
Thank you , same thing am saying ..
I have bought stuff from qvc it’s sad that’s how the world is very negative comment she made about the model hair I understand that the host had since said sorry about the comment but think before speaking because nobody will know how foolish you are until you open your mouth and that you did.
#NOBUYZONE #BOYCOTT #JUSTSAYNOTORACISM
I found the comments offensive and I am a 61 year old white woman. I also contacted QVC, and posted comments to Sandra Bennett’s Facebook page. My Facebook comment was deleted, and I cannot add any comments. Anyone in the public eye should know what she is saying. I think she needs to lose her job over this one.
Really if the comment wasn’t about the hair , why did they change it? Why did they put up another picture of the same model with sleek hair..?
Why did the new picture show the model with straight hair, her natural hair was not good enough for QVC to sell their product?
Was thinking the “same” thing… If “no pun intended” then “live & let live”. Why “change” the hair?
Is this The Onion? Did you all actually watch the video. The hosts were NOT talking about the model in any way, shape or form. We people of color need to check ourselves from blaming people for being racist when, as a matter of fact, they are NOT. It’s crying wolf when, in fact, we’re in front of a kitten. Dangerous, unwise, and unfair.
Why the change to her hair style after the public reaction to the comments? If it was an accident, it was just that! The change that was made after the public outcry is what leaves me to believe, there is some truth to the claim!
This comes off as a Freudian slip on the part of that specific host. I am a QVC customer and I have seen more than one model wearing a natural hair style. And this is usually during their designer shows; Isaac Mizrahi’s and Susan Graver’s shows (among others) come to mind. I am sure the host “got a phone call” because such comments are atypical for this network.
I just think if the hostess didnt think that she offended the model why was another pic used instead of the .original. It is said that we have racism steal in 2015
That model is beautiful, and the style in question suits her well, in my opinion.
I am a regular shopper and customer of QVC, I am quite disgusted with the comments made. They were very hurtful and humiliating for the model or would absolutely appear to be, who would be???!!!! I will not be watching either of these 2 hosts again, if I miss out on a great Dooney and Burke bag, so be it. These 2 hosts are unprofessional as far as this job and obviously can’t sell or describe a handbag without insulting a beautiful minority model, Not something I would care to see again. Their comments made me angry and I’d just rather not watch these hosts. I will shop for other beautiful bags elsewhere. I am not interested in watching either of these 2 hosts again. I would not even enjoy shopping for a bag while watching these 2 hosts. To the model… You are beautiful and professional. Keep up the great work.
Dooney and Burke should be sure to have the hosts removed from representing there wonderful products. Hosts like this made me a regular not want to watch QVC EVER again. This model is beautiful in ever way. The hosts are well lets say need to be taken off the air. No one can afford to make a “mistake” like this on air. It was neither funny or excusable. No company can afford to be represented by such in apt hosts.
Really, there is another model on QVC that wears her hair straight and then in a natural style. She is gorgeous. I don’t think the host meant anything by what was said. Black women don’t even speak to each other and are very judgmental of each other. How can we take others to task when we don’t support each other. I have natural hair and alway get looks from older black women.
As a longtime viewer of QVC I can state without any doubt…Sandra Bennett did not joke about the model’s hair. I’m willing to wager that the vast majority of people ripping Sandra have never watched QVC. If you ever spent more than 30 seconds watching that channel you would know that they say a lot of stupid stuff to sell products. (I happen to find it captivating… don’t ask me why.) Sandra was midway thru her point about how a person may look back at an old hair style and say, “what was I thinking?!” As she was finishing, they switched to the model. I admit…it may have looked awkward to the viewer that evening. It definitely looked awkward and worse to the countless people on facebook who watched a slice of the sell that was cut to the bare minimum to make a point that was not based on the actual facts. The laugh was over the self effacing joke not some deep seeded racism. SHE WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT THE MODEL!
Do women with natural hair face a ton of crap in our Eurocentric society? Yes! I can’t believe I haven’t seen one post that mentions the fantastic documentary from Chris rock called “good hair.” I suggest that all of my Caucasian sisters watch this if they think there isn’t a difference between a white person’s bad hair day and the crap that women of color go thru everyday. Empathy will flow. Did the host poke fun at the model? Absolutely not! Many angry people are basing their frustration on information provided to them by blogs that are more interested in clicks than facts. Five minutes of research would have produced that conclusion but that’s the kind of thing that actual journalists do. (Remember journalism?!) We are now getting our information from people that don’t give a whoot about the truth or the lives they destroy while chasing $. Every headline for this non story is race bating garbage. “White QVC host….”
They are saying that Sandra was being racially insensitive. (SHE WASNT TALKING ABOUT THE MODEL.) They should tell that to her Chinese daughter who she adopted before she got married. You know…the one that she posts about on facebook when they are celebrating her native culture and the diversity within her family that includes a Jewish husband. I’m willing to go out on a limb and say that she’s not only sensitive to cultural diversity but she also lives it. I know about this stuff because I’m a QVC customer. Do I personally know her? No but I can smell a rat from a mile away and she is not a rat.
It has been a horrible year for race relations. Michael Brown…Eric Garner…George Zimmerman is still beating up women…. I have seen horrible comments on facebook from people of every flavor that will haunt me for a long long time. Ugly ugly ugly. But my goodness people…this is not the fight! This was an unfortunate coincidence at best. I know there are some people who may read this and scoff because their life experience is forcing them to scream GUILTY! I feel sorrow for them because that type of judgement rush is just as unfortunate as the white business man who feels uncomfortable when a couple African American teens walk past him on the street. Hey…I used to think that everyone who watches Fox News was racist but now I know that only half are! I’m kidding! Sandra had the courage to apologize right away. Not because she did anything wrong but because the unfortunate result of a camera switch may have caused to pain to people who were watching the show she was hosting. That is empathy. If there were more people with empathy we would be a much happier society. But as I always try to teach my young daughter…her life experience is one of countless others and each one is special and different. Celebrate all and life will be a celebration. I was getting really tired of this horrible witch-hunt so I had to write something. Time to get off my soap box. God bless.
PS: i did a little research and found the model’s Instagram account. She seems to usually wear her hair straight. Gasp!
Jenn,
What an excellent post.
Taking the time to research things beyond the race baiting headlines should be common sense.
You’re spot on with these sites looking for that $$$ for every click they get. Calling this non-event racist diminishes actual racist incidents that should be exposed.
Get off your soap box and have a seat. Sandra Bennett joked about the model’s hair. The expression on the model’s face showed hurt and humiliation. You also placing blame on the cameraman, which is absurd.
Sandra Bennett apologized immediately because she wanted to retain her job. How many insincere apologies to we have to tolerate(a la Paula Deen)?Maybe she has a Chinese daughter because of the extreme difficulty in obtaining healthy white infants. Maybe her husband is Jewish because it was a step up for her.
Jenn, you have no experience in this, despite watching “Good Hair.” You sound like 1950’s white people saying that their colored people were stirred up by “outside agitators.” We have enough sense to know when something is offensive. Thank you for the lecture on empathy. I daresay that this whole incident would have blown over but for people like you telling us what is real and how to feel about it. Please spare me/us your feelings of sorrow. You have no empathy-you want to lecture. I am too through with this whole thing but you would do well to listen and learn. You sound arrogant. The site is unrestricted and anyone can comment but people that are not in our position should stop telling us what to think and feel, what is real and what to do about it. I have already told DT how entitled she sounds it is not a surprise that she agrees with you.
PS: She usually wears her hair straight. Maybe she has been insulted before. Why can’t she wear it natural without anyone commenting?
Thanks for doing the research for us-we could not do it on our own.
The only thing I’m entitled to is my opinion. Just like everyone else. Your judgemental attitude is very sad.
Don’t get angry when people roll their eyes and sigh when racist claims are made when you’re creating racist issues out of things that are so obviously not.
I bid you farewell now. This dead horse has been beaten enough.
DT-I am trying to help you. This is what is usually done. When an incident is called out the offending parties become hurt and refuse to listen because it was not done nicely or in a manner that they deem suitable. Then they threaten to withhold their support Please read an old blog called Stuff White People Do-it was written by a white guy. Also read studies on white people and lack of empathy for people of color.
I am fascinated that nonAfrican American women spent so much time on this site trying to convince us that we are overreacting, did not see what we saw, are paranoid or are incapable of doing research on this topic. Bougie Black Girl I am not trying to derail the discussion. Maybe you could do a future post on this. I see this constantly on line and in real live.
The fact that QVC took down the video and put up another one with the model having straight hair is very puzzling to me. FIX IT! ISSUE AN APOLOGY TO MICHELLE AND ALL OF US WHO WEAR OUR HAIR NATURAL!!!!!
THIS IS 2015! WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP!
I seriously question the intelligence of anyone who could possibly make this into a racist issue. If you actually watched the whole thing and heard the context in which these words were spoken you could only come to the conclusion that she was not talking about the model. who would be dumb enough to make a comment like that about a beautiful model on national television
Questioning intelligence-you people just make it worse. I do not think the host did this to make an incident-that does not make sense and it only caused grief for the host. However to talk negatively about another’s hair in is its natural state is offensive and insensitive. She might not have been talking about the model, she was talking about the model’s hair. Please stop chastising us.
THIS KIND OF THING WILL CONTINUE UNTIL CHRIST RETURNS BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE WILL NOT LET GO OF THEIR RACIST ATTITUDES AND FOR ALL OUR SAKES PLEASE DON’T CALL BLACK PEOPLE RACIST BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER SUPRESSED AN ENTIRE RACE OF PEOPLE BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT RACIST DO WE ARE NOT RACIST WE ARE SOMETIMES PREJUDICE AND THAT’S BECAUSE OF HOW WE HAVE BEEN TREATED AND CONTINUE TO BE TREATED YOU WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE NOT HAD TO LIVE THIS FOR. FOR YOU WHITES THAT CONTINUE TO BE RACIST YOU NEED TO EDUCATE YOURSELF ON OUR HISTORY YOU WOULD BE SHOCKED AND IN SOME INSTANCES YU MIGHT BECOME ILL WHEN YOU SEE THE HORROR OF WHAT BLACK PEOPLE HAS HAD TO GO THROUGH EVEN UNTO THIS DAY 2015.
Oh my freaking GOD!!! that host wasn’t even looking up so how could she have known that that particular model was there…Give me a freaking break…everyone is so race conscious that it’s beyond silly…no one should lose their job over this silliness…and by the way…I am a 60 year old black woman…get a grip…
Well said, thank you
I don’t think she was even talking about that model at all…I think it was a comment as to if you were looking at a picture of yourself and said …damn..my hair looks whack…but my Dooney is the bomd…
Sad no more shopping at QVC
I saw the original vid and the model DID here what she said about the hair comment because her facial expression TOTALLY changed!! the host was wrong for the statement point blank! QVC added insult to injury by straightening the models hair as if to say that is better!! shame on it all they failed twice!
As Sandra Bennett herself said, “Perception is reality.” There isn’t much that people can get away with these days what with the Internet and other social media. I give her points for at least responding to the matter. Those QVC and SB fans who rushed here to tell us we are not intelligent bleeblahblue need to be asking Dooney & Bourke why it is making cheap-looking Louis Vuitton knockoffs instead of the quality leather bags it once made. In addition to being surprised by the comments about the model’s hair, I was shocked that anyone could call that ugly bag timeless.
I agree. That bag was hideous. The irony of this whole debate… Comparing the “timeless” bag to bad hairstyles when the bag itself is ugly.
I really don’t believe the women of QVC were trying to be malicious. The apology has been noted. What really offends me is the change of the models hair from natural to straight, that was unnecessary. I know a lot of folks who buy from QVC and will definitely make them aware of this situation. I am a naturalista and very, very proud of it!
When Whites Folks see Afro-Americans wearing their hair in the natural state they don’t know what to say-Just say something positive nor nothing at all, and I’ve been a member of qvc for over 20 years.
No wonder Lisa Robertson quit!!!!!! 🙂
I don’t think Sandra meant to comment on the model’s hair, but some people are just looking for anything so they can call it racist. Does this person have not anything better to do than stir up trouble? That is why we are so split up in this country. There are many different kinds of people working in QVC, some white,
some black, some brown ,and also different shapes and sizes, they all seem to get along fine and with a good sense of humor. What is wrong with some people? And by the way I am not white.
They can “fix” it by saying that we didn’t see what we saw, or that we didn’t hear what we heard….the look on that beautiful model’s face said it all! She instantly looked hurt. I saw the entire video, and was instantly angry..they were making fun of her hair! And laughing! But the second video…they straightened the model’s hair, as if that made it better? The arrogance, ignorance and elitist entitled lack of empathy from these people….so over it…I feel violated, and it didn’t even happen to me! And straigthening her hair just dug the knife in deeper…and their total blindness concerning this is so incredible.
Tracie,
That was a marvelous post. Spot on in naming all the salient points and very perceptive.
Shut QVC down. All people of color stop shopping from QVC. . Stop begging white men and white women to respect you. Black folks the only group people always begging white folks to accept them. The only way to hurt the white man is stop spending your money. They don’t care about your feelings. . Shut them down.
The comment made by Ms. Bennett was typical of someone used to making flip remarks in private. She just forgot that she was on air! I sounded like the D&B rep realized the sting of the remark because she followed it up with a comment about not liking your hair “in the picture”, as if to “clean it up”. Too late. The damage was done and now we have been privy to the unfiltered thoughts of yet another woman who must feel insulated by white privilege.
Just read about this incident. I played the video clip and I could see the instant change in the models demeanor when The comment was made. Just google QVC and you will see them being sued by other minorities for injustices done to them while employed by their company. Andrew Lessman left QVC because of injustices by their company. He is now on HSN. He sells his vitamins on HSN. QVC has been accuse of putting all the minority hosts on the midnight shifts and not promoting them to higher positions. They were also accused of asking an minority host to “lighten up her completion.” Just saying!
you are all way more racist than this host. They clearly were not talking about the model. You all obviously have self esteem issues. Why else do you have to proclaim that you are proud of you’re blackness. hahaha fuck you racist Pigs.
This post and the commments must be having some sort of affect. We finally attracted a white male troll. All the other comments that defended QVC and the host were white female concern trolling and telling us what to do and think. I would highly suggest ignoring this guy. Don’t feed the troll.
Why is it that all white people are trolls?
I come from a by racially mixed family. Ive been subjected to racism from both sides white and black,
Way more from angry black people who let us know how they are disgusted by our family. About QVC, statements totally taken out of context. And yes her hair looked unkept in my opinion. But they weren’t being racist. Its this authors intent to stir the pot that disturbed me the most. Creating drama where there wasn’t any to begin with. Just adding fuel to the flame for the sake of attention. Not impressed.
OMG.. she wasnt even talking about her… people love drama… this is so stupid… GET A LIFE PEOPLE. this is 10 minutes i will never get back. i can not believe the race baters in todays world… we are doomed
lol so funny black people always trying to make something out of nothing!
Black women will get UP IN ARMS over some perceived judgment about their hair but NOT A PEEP comes from them when we Indian women ask black women to stop buying into the South Asian hair trade. It’s become such a problem in India that we cannot even sustain it anymore and the self esteem of Indian girls has gone down. But anything to uplift black women, right? They don’t care who they step on. White women taught them.
Some may say “bad timing” is a convenient excuse. But to me, the important thing is that she apologized. That should settle it and let’s move on! 🙂
what is this world coming to , this thing is so stupid !!!!!!!
Has the world gone nuts again? The host meant, “no matter what I looked like twenty years ago or in the future, my Dooney will always look terrific in any fashion scenerio. You people who would be offended by this remark, should read a book or do some ironing. Or maybe suck on your pasifiers-grow up. Are you really that simple minded.
Sandra Bennett is a very sweet girl. I know that she would never mean to hurt or abuse anyone. I believe her when she says that she didn’t see her on camera and that she was saying……” who care if I have a bad hair day…who’s going to notice with this fabulous Dooney bag!
In denial….she is a sweet girl??? She clearly made the comment about the model’s hair. The comment was ignorant and unnecessary…on air or off. Just shows what is in her heart. They won’t have to worry about me patronizing them by ordering anything going forward.
im late. I wouldn’t blame the presenter I would blame the camera man or whoever controls the cameraman. ill be on the look out from now on QVc do it again and im out.
This is the SOLITARY FAULT of the idiot directors that Qvc employs. They are the one’s that select which camera to change too at any given time. These fool ass directors have always been late to the change, or totally ignoring the product the host is talking about while they focus on a nail on the wall in the corner. More than a dozen times I can recall various hosts talking out loud to the camera director and say “hey, over here dan”. Referring to the director to switch the camera to the host talking vs. showing a snowflake on one of the fake windows in the studio. The DIRECTOR that night should be the one apologizing - - NOT Sandra Bennett. It’s not her fault the inept DIRECTOR can NOT listen to the host and instead does his/her own thing. Lame.
I just tuned in to QVC and the model in question has been wearing her hair straight ever since. I’m interested to know was she forced to straighten her hair to keep her job or did she make this decision because she wanted to…just wondering. I love wearing my hair natural,but I’mnot sure if my job would force me to change it I would.Probably would be better off changing jobs if they couldn’t accept me as I am.
I am so sick of niggers being offended. man when one of them says something about white people its ok. Get a friggin life people.
You are truly a pathetic individual using the n-word in 2015. The world has evolved from using it! It is so easy to hide behind a keyboard using it, I’m sure you’re not man enough to say it to a person of color’s face. Educate yourself for your children’s sake if you are blessed to have any. If not then for the next generation. Ignorance is evil!
This is another example of “black people need to shut their face”. Blacks are by FAR the most racist of any race. It’s CLEAR she wasn’t talking about that ugly afro that skank was wearing. Any little thing blacks can hook into and claim racism, they will do. Yuck Blacks just refuse to evolve.
You are a “Racist” too!! Why call her hair ugly?? Because it’s not like yours?? And, why does she have to be a skank?? You are an idiot! How do you like that! They WERE talking about the models hair. You can clearly hear the host take a pause as she said hair instead of maybe shoes or clothes that would have fit in with the content of purses, while talking about looking back at a picture and not having regrets..
Every white woman I know says, “Oh God, look at my hair!” when looking at old pictures. It’s a girl thing not a race thing.
my black skin aint as thin as ya’ll”s!!!!!
This is absolutely ridiculous!! I’m sorry that Sandra HAD to apologize for this crap. If she would have made a comment about a “white” persons hair-nothing would have been said. You people-get real.
I think someone else is being racist and stirring the pot. There wouldn’t have been such an outcry if Jane Brown or Leah Williams made the same comment. Such a double standard!
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What i’am most offended about is none of the shopping channels feature any men of color as hosts- no black, no latino, nothing but white & gay men are featured.
They WERE talking about the models hair. You can clearly hear the host take a pause as she said hair instead of maybe shoes or clothes that would have fit in with the content of purses, while talking about looking back at a picture and not having regrets..
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Hey you stupid afro’s that can’t understand English. SHE WAS NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT UGLY MODEL! In addition - if ya’ll are not happy here - there is a WHOLE continent just across the big pond (where you came from) that has a lot of space for people just like you. GO BACK! You are not wanted here! All you do is complain about everything! If it’s so bad, take off! Get out! America is not for afro’s that complain about everything all the time.
The ONLY thing this hot qvc chick should apologize for is that IGNORANT / VIOLENT / HYPOCRITICAL afro’s are IMPOSSIBLE to deal with on ALL counts. In fact, as someone in charge of a hiring company, you afro’s have just convinced me to throw away every single application my company gets from any afro from now on. Every single on goes right in the trash. Sickening. Afro’s first instinct is to pick a fight - - - Lacking intelligence and maturity for sure.