>> She's gonna do exactly like I'm doing. Robin, you need to be more trusting. But it's
me, I would never do anything make you uncomfortable. >> Here is Robin going full blown Karen in
a salon. >> No, not in this room.
>> I'm the boss here, Robin. >> I'm not paying her.
>> No but I pay her so she does what I say. >> Come on, Sharon.
>> You wanna leave? >> See Robin is mad that a Hispanic woman
seated behind her will be doing her hair in the future.
>> You have your color on and you wanna talk to me like that?
>> Yeah. >> Robin!
>> Sure. >> Robin, she's my assistant.
>> I don't care, I want you to do my hair. >> Robin.
>> I'm not gonna tell you again. >> Don't talk to me that way.
>> I can. >> No, no, you're not gonna talk to me that
way.
>> My God. >> The hairstylist Sharon Spellman sticks
up for herself and her assistant Alex against a bigot.
>> You're not gonna talk to me disrespectfully. Well, then you don't either.
>> Right, relax, take a breath. >> I will.
>> Take a breath. Robin, you can't talk to people like that and think that people are
just gonna do whatever you say.
>> I came to get my hair cut. >> I know, and I am running a full blown business.
Really honestly, Robin, if you don't want to hear me out and get to the resolution of
this. >> This is where it takes a turn for the worse.
>> You can leave with your color on.
Are you gonna hit me? Robin, get the fuck out. Robin, get out and do not cause a scene
in my business. You just almost went to hit me and you know what? It's on camera, Robin.
You didn't? Get out. >> My God.
>> You, Robin. That was disgusting.
You just made me waste product. >> Yep, Robin the racist tried hitting Spellman
because she's training someone who isn't white, unreal.
>> My god. You're gonna let me go out? >> Look at how you just spoke to me and she
just started. >> Why can't you do my hair?
>> Robin, I'm just having- >> I apologized. I have a lot of stress in
my life. Robin, that was a lot, Robin. >> My God, are you kidding?
>> No, Robin. >> Please.
>> Come on, Robin, I need you to go. >> Why is the, I'm having a lot of stress,
the defense mechanism of Karens?
I feel for Sharon and Alex. They have to talk to a grown adult like a five year old. One
famous TikToker wrote to Sharon, you handled it well. Thanks for sticking up for your assistant.
In an Instagram Live video, Sharon explains that Karen Robin had acted inappropriately
towards her assistant the moment she entered the place of business.
She kinda had this smug attitude right off the bat. Spellman recalled, she looks Alex
up and down and goes, will she be staying here? You could feel the tension from the
second she walked in. She wouldn't look at Alex. She wouldn't give her the time of day.
The Daily Dots headline sums it up quite well.
Karen is so privileged that she goes to hit hairstylist, still expects service. Spellman
adds in her IG live she basically told me sit your ass down. You're going to do my hair
when I tell you to do it. Robin bewildered at the idea that our actions have consequences
makes a few attempts to apologize.
So, as to get Spellman to finish up her hair after all. But this stylist wasn't interested
in Robins disrespect towards her assistant. And was clearly done trying to reason with
her after a threat of physical violence. I do not condone racism, violence, or disrespect,
Miss Spelling said on the gram, I will always stand up for what's right.
I understand people are going through their own hardships, but we all are. That is not
an excuse to treat others poorly. Pew Yahoo News citing a 2019 Pew Research survey of
Latino adultsfFound 48% had serious concerns about their place in the US and 38% of participants
said they had been discriminated against within the year.
The problem is, no one calls these people out for their behavior and words. That is
why they get to this age thinking they're entitled to act like this without repercussions.
Kudos for the salon owner for standing up for herself and her assistant. I suppose my
only question is why did it take this incident to kick Robin out?
According to Spellman herself, the former client had been racist in the past and continued
to be a customer at the shop. Better late than never. But actions should have taken
place to prevent an uncomfortable working environment for Alex, the assistant.