{"id":2386853,"date":"2025-01-06T10:53:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racist-tall-black-woman-blasts-shopper-who-simply-asked-for-help-getting-item-on-high-shelf\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T10:55:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:55:13","slug":"racist-tall-black-woman-blasts-shopper-who-simply-asked-for-help-getting-item-on-high-shelf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/racist-tall-black-woman-blasts-shopper-who-simply-asked-for-help-getting-item-on-high-shelf\/","title":{"rendered":"Racist? Tall Black Woman Blasts Shopper Who Simply Asked for Help Getting Item on High Shelf"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fracist-tall-black-woman-blasts-shopper-who-simply-asked-for-help-getting-item-on-high-shelf%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2386853&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazons-grocery-business-has-become-an-expensive-hobby\/\" title=\"Amazon\u2019s Grocery Business Has Become an \u201cExpensive Hobby\u201d\">grocery shopper<\/a> named Osha \u200dcerese shared her\u200b experience on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/im-kind-of-a-jerk-carlson-mocks-implosion-of-2-gop-hopefuls-during-interview-with-beck\/\" title=\"Carlson ridicules downfall of 2 GOP candidates in chat with Beck\">social \u2063media<\/a> about being asked for help reaching items\u200c on high shelves due \u2064to her\u2063 height. Cerese, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-an-effort-to-curb-bullying-bosses-hollywood-hires-rage-counselors\/\" title=\"In An Effort To Curb Bullying Bosses, Hollywood Hires \u2018Rage Counselors\u2019\">life coach<\/a> from Georgia, found it offensive when a woman asked for her assistance in the produce section, stating\u200b she \u2064preferred the woman to seek help from store employees instead. This led to \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">notable online discussion<\/a>, with\u200d some responders, such as\u2062 Natalie Jean Beisner, suggesting \u200dthat Cerese&#8217;s\u2062 reaction \u200bimplied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oh-the-places-the-woke-will-go-dr-seuss-canceled-for-racial-undertones\/\" title=\"Oh The Places The Woke Will Go: Dr. Seuss Canceled For \u2018Racial Undertones\u2019\">racial undertones<\/a>, hinting\u200c that\u2062 the\u200b requester might have been white. Cerese later referred to a classic film to\u2062 address her critics, \u2063implying there\u2063 where\u200c deeper social dynamics at play. The\u200b incident sparked debate about social trust and the\u200c willingness to\u200d assist others in simple tasks, with critics arguing that such \u200drefusal to help\u2062 indicates arrogance and \u2064a lack\u200c of communal spirit. The\u200b overall discourse reflects\u200d on the importance \u2064of goodwill in society\u2064 and how \u2062simple interactions can \u200bbecome contentious \u200din \u200btoday&#8217;s social climate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A grocery shopper took to social media to complain about people asking for her help reaching items on the shelves because of her height, triggering a firestorm from fellow users.<\/p>\n<p>Osha Cerese, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oshacerese.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life coach<\/a> based in Georgia, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NJBeisner\/status\/1874653097563476218\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> on social media that a woman approached her in the produce section to ask for assistance &ldquo;because you&rsquo;re tall,&rdquo; ostensibly to grab an out-of-reach item.<\/p>\n<p>But Cerese said in her post that she flatly denied the request: &ldquo;[N]o, I&rsquo;d rather you get someone who works here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She got assistance &amp; when I tell you she would&rsquo;ve wanted me to walk to the other side of the section to gather something from the top shelf for her,&rdquo; Cerese claimed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That is highly offensive to me,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;And yes she was and this is not the first time I&rsquo;ve experienced this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Black fragility strikes again. I&rsquo;m a tall girl who then wears heels on top of that. I&rsquo;ve been approached numerous times to pull something off a top shelf. I always comply if I can get it. If I see someone struggling, I&rsquo;ll usually offer without them asking.<\/p>\n<p>Black people need to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5DGSqgtHg1\">pic.twitter.com\/5DGSqgtHg1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Natalie Jean Beisner (@NJBeisner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJBeisner\/status\/1874653097563476218?\">January 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  Natalie Jean Beisner, the X user who d Cerese&rsquo;s remarks, alleged that &ldquo;black fragility&rdquo; was motivating the post, inferring that &ldquo;yes she was&rdquo; means the person who asked Cerese to help with reaching an item was white.<\/p>\n<p>Cerese indeed <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NJBeisner\/status\/1874668719563210893\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> later in her thread that a fellow social media user who questioned her post should watch &ldquo;The Color Purple&rdquo; and then &ldquo;ask some of your friends of African descent, if you have any, how they feel about this post.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There does seem to be at least some evidence that Cerese was reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/racist-hoax-dismantled-suspect-reveals-notes-really-came\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racial<\/a> undertones into a situation where none of that was at play. But we were not there, and we cannot read her mind or heart.<\/p>\n<p>In any case, the fact that a simple request to help reach an item on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/grocery-giants-kroger-albertsons-sell-off-579-stores-appease-government-amid-merger-effort\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grocery shelf<\/a> was used as fodder for a social media rant shows a disturbing lack of goodwill.<\/p>\n<p>Functioning societies are built upon the trust that strangers have for one another in a time of need.<\/p>\n<p>For example, you would hope that a passerby would try to alert the police if you were being robbed or would be willing to call the ambulance if you were in a car wreck.<\/p>\n<p>But those behaviors should most certainly extend to favors for which the helper has no benefit but also little cost, like spending five seconds reaching for an item on a top shelf in a grocery store on behalf of a shorter shopper.<\/p>\n<p>That is why the post from Cerese is disturbing, even when ignoring any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftist-congresswoman-says-death-penalty-racist-cheers-bidens-commutations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">racial<\/a> undertones.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that Cerese saw her refusal to help a neighbor with a simple favor as a meritorious act that merited a self-congratulatory social media rant actually reveals her arrogance, laziness, and cynicism.<\/p>\n<p>Being too entitled to help a neighbor with even the most basic task is a vice rather than a virtue.<\/p>\n<p>This sort of behavior is, in other words, why we cannot have nice things.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Osha Cerese, a life coach from Georgia, shared that a woman in the produce aisle requested her assistance &#8220;because you&#8217;re tall&#8221; to retrieve an item that was out of reach. However, Cerese stated in her post that she refused the request, saying she preferred the woman to seek help from store staff instead. 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