Tall black woman triggers heated debate after complaining about ‘racist’ supermarket incident

A long-time supermarket customer sparked a heated debate after complaining on social media about an alleged ‘racist’ incident that took place on the store’s production island.

Osha Cerese, from Georgia, has led to a heated discussions on social mediaafter the 36-year-old woman went to X to complain about an ‘offensive’ incident that took place in a supermarket.

Cerese, who is black, claimed she was “minding my business” when a woman approached her and asked for help.

“Can I get you to do me a favor because you’re tall?” the tall woman posted on X, quoting the asking customer.

“I looked at her with a straight face and said, ‘No, I’d rather you get someone who works here.’ She got help and when I told you she had wanted me to walk to the other side of the section to grab something for her from the top shelf.

‘I find that very insulting. And yes, she was, and this isn’t the first time I’ve experienced this,” she added in the post.

The controversial post has since come under fire as actress Natalie Jean Beisner looked back at Cerese’s controversial post.

‘I’m a tall girl who still wears heels. I have been approached countless times to get something off the top shelf. I always comply if I can get it. When I see someone struggling, I usually offer it without him asking,” Beisner wrote on X on Wednesday.

“Black people need to get over themselves,” she added.

Cerese quickly responded, shutting down what she called Beisner’s “racist” accusations and claiming she was simply “setting boundaries.”

‘You’re right. I’m nice. Not nice. I don’t do anything that I don’t feel comfortable with. I set boundaries. I understand that I have the right to say no. Bye,” the certified life coach replied.

Another user jumped in and asked Cerese about her “uncomfortable” feeling.

“How did that make you feel uncomfortable? How did you feel?’ the user wrote in response to Cerese’s follow-up.

Cerese then urged the questioning user to “go see the movie The Color Purple” — a 1985 film about the life of an African American woman who survives incredible abuse and bigotry in the first half of the 20th century.

“When you’re done, ask some of your friends of African descent, if you have any, how they feel about this post, that movie, their experiences in everyday life, and ask them if there’s any way you can help and support them,” she added.

Beisner, an actress from 2024’s Blood Magick, added fuel to the fire and claimed Cerese was a “racebaiter,” claiming the content creator purposely left out the word “white” from her initial post.

‘Obviously the word missing at the bottom is ‘white’, as in ‘And yes, she was WHITE.’ You can tell by her saying she found it OFFENSIVE that the woman asked for help in the first place, and by the rest of her comments and messages,” the Blood Magick actress wrote.

“This woman is a racebait star of the highest degree who needs to step out of her own bubble and realize that this happens to white people too.”

The long-winded dispute has since attracted attention as other users fueled the supercharged online thread.

“So it’s ‘racist’ for a small white woman to ask for help?” one user commented.

Another commented: ‘I’ve also asked tall people if they could get something tall too, the joy of being 6ft tall. They have always said yes and we laugh about it. It never occurred to me that anyone would find something like that offensive. People need to touch grass.”

‘I’m a 6-foot white man and I’ve often been asked by older women to get things off the shelves. I never said no. Because I’m not an asshole,” another commented.

While some others have voiced their support for Cerese’s controversial meeting.

‘My black sister is right!!! Who the hell approaches a stranger in the store for help? The nerve smh. I’d be offended too!’ one user commented.

“For you to bash an entire race of people because of this one woman’s problems speaks volumes about your character,” said another of Beisner’s “racist” accusations.

“If you say ‘black people need to get over themselves,’ you’re a racist. Period,” another commented.

However, some users blamed the entire heated ordeal on the current ‘tense’ climate we are experiencing in America today.

Another commented, “White and black people clearly live in two different Americas. Yes, the black lady has a right to feel one way or another, especially with the way racial tensions are in America right now. It is not normal to just approach a stranger in a store to get help islands removed.’

Another said: ‘I’m tall. I have no problem helping anyone who asks me nicely. Or offer if I see the need. Sometimes it’s not even a height, but a matter of flexibility.

‘Hypersensitive people feel the need to present their pervasive sense of offense as a strength. It’s not. Weakness emerges, along with bad manners and the need to feel superior. It can happen to anyone.

“I would add, however, that if an otherwise well-balanced person feels an ulterior motive or is uncomfortable with a request for help [in the present climate and obviously taking note of the individual] simply saying, ‘I’d rather not’ is cold but acceptable.”