I talked with my cousin about fast fashion and its environmental impacts and on environmental racism. I was concerned about her initial reaction to the topic of fast fashion as she is someone who purchases many clothes that fall under the “fast fashion” category. And I thought talking about it might lead to a strong reaction which it did initially, however eventually we both understood each other's perspective by the end. The conversation on environmental racism was quite fast as we both were on the same page. However the conversation about fast fashion hit a rough spot in the beginning as my cousin almost shut down the conversation and with her social signaling. However, that was resolved soon after and the conversation proceeded to the end. In the end we both understood each other's perspective and she understood the consequences of fast fashion on the environment and realized that her choices mattered. #Talk4Change
Image source: https://earth.org/fast-fashions-detrimental-effect-on-the-environment/