Why are cleaning product brands telling us how to legislate law enforcement policy?
If you've been using this detergent brand... you might wanna stop.
On Monday, as the jury began their deliberations following the closing statements during the trial of Derek Chauvin regarding the death of George Floyd, household supplies company “Seventh Generation” posted on their Instagram account, describing George Floyd’s death as “murder.”
“We continue to face deep racial inequity in our society as Derek Chauvin’s trial comes to a close for the murder of George Floyd,” the post graphic read. “And as more Black and Brown lives continue to be lost at the hands of the police, including Daunte Wright, Adam Toledo and the countless unnamed.”
“Stopping the continued killing of Black and Brown people at the hands of the police demands we divest from police and invest in systems that build community health and well-being, especially in BIPOC communities who bear the biggest burden of systemic racism in policing,” the post continues.
“We support defunding the police like we support keeping fossil fuels in the ground,” the post added. “It’s imperative we divest from systems of harm and invest in regenerative systems for all.”
“Seventh Generation commits to supporting efforts to #DefundthePolice,” the post concluded.
ENGLAND - AUGUST 07: A photograph of a woman sitting in a kitchen with a pile of washing and holding a box of washing powder in her hand, taken by Photographic Advertising Limited in the studio kitchen. The company heavily promoted the kitchen and its authenticity appealed to advertisers. Photographic Advertising Limited, founded in 1926, created multi-purpose stock images with the potential for selling a range of products. Whilst enjoying its greatest success during the 1930s, it continued in business until 1977. Their trademark, the staged studio photograph resembling a film still, was its selling point and, later, its downfall. Sophisticated, adaptable and generic, this kind of image gradually fell out of favour as clients increasingly demanded targeted advertising campaigns with specific photographs. (Photo by SSPL/Getty Images)