In My Opinion (IMO by KNH)...Ain't That Bout A Belt?!

Recently there has been a big to-do about a young Black American male, Trayon Christian who was arrested while attempting to purchase a $350 Salvatore Ferragamo belt at Barneys in NYC. Many critics however, are more upset about the fact that he would spend that much money on a belt in the first place. Let's forget the fact the young man in question bought an expensive belt. Why are we criticizing him for that? Is that even the point? No, the point is that he was profiled and arrested in the course of an everyday transaction because store staff wanted to know "how a young black man such as himself could afford to purchase such an expensive belt." That is the disgusting thing here...in 2013.

What is valuable to some people is not valuable to others. Some people choose to take their disposable income and buy a Playstation, Nintendo WII, or X-Box gaming system, go skydiving, etc. none of which necessarily add any long-term tangible value to ones life, and for the same or greater amount of cost. I mean, some of the people I hear criticizing the young man are women who have 10 pair of black shoes. So your point is??? If the young man earned that money legally, or his parents gave it to him to buy an belt, or in his case he saved up his money while doing a noble thing (attending college) then so be it. If Barney's treats it's customers in a discriminatory fashion like that, then no one should shop there regardless of color.

"how a young black man such as himself could afford to purchase such an expensive belt,"