The Little-Known Racist Side Of The Eyewear Industry
Or how systemic racism lurks in the most surprising places
“Your daughter’s going to need glasses”, the ophthalmologist said to my Mum. My heart dropped. I was 14, the kids were already bullying me at school, and glasses were going to give them another reason to tease me.
I squinted and could make out the letters on the examination whiteboard that lay a short distance away.
“But I can …
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