tum'ah- WTF W2T?! pt. 2

 

as i wrote in a previous post, i contacted white2tea about an issue i had with their artwork. i did not hear back. i wrote a more formal letter and sent it to their website and instagram. i still haven’t heard back.

 

this is bothering more than i wish it did.

 

here is the letter i wrote:

 

i would like to ask you to change the art you choose to use for your censer white tea cakes.

 

as a jew, and a kohen at that, i think it is not fitting to have a picture of a kohen gadol (a jewish high priest) on a product that has nothing to do with the jewish faith or culture. additionally, it is upsetting that the artwork you chose is done by a non-jew.

 

as a company who talks about being dedicated to social justice issues, i think it would be good to choose different art for your future censer tea cakes. if you want to be extra cool, i suggest also putting a footnote on the pages for your current censer cakes saying that you will be changing the art and the reason why.

 

i want to like your company and to buy your products, but this choice of art makes me feel frustrated.

 

please feel free to ask me any follow up questions.

 

sincerely,

teakkurim




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