Give Inclusion This Season (Pleasing Part 4)

Today (December 1, 2023) the brand Pleasing released 6+ products. (6 original products but multiple different versions of many products.) And not one of them has wheelchair user representation.

Today Pleasing released candles (candle versions of their fragrances), 2 sweaters, a scarf, a group of 4 new nail polishes (this one they call “Twinkle Toes”), and a hoodie.

Three products don’t include any human beings in current photos and videos. I fully read that as they [Pleasing] don’t want to include wheelchair users so they’ll just get rid of humans altogether.

Here’s what I don’t understand.

Candles.

Wheelchair users can open, light, hold, sniff/smell, blow out, and simply enjoy candles. I personally love candles. I love smelling candles (lit or not). I love having a candle lit while I write. Candles sometimes help me meditate.

There is no reason to not include us in advertisement for this product (on social media or your website). So why exclude wheelchair users?

A scarf.

Wheelchair users can wear scarves.

I personally really like scarves. I think they can be stylish and a way to stay warm. Pleasing’s is, in my opinion, obviously meant to be both.

Wheelchair users are human beings. We are able to be warm and stylish. And that should be shown.

There is no reason to not include us in advertisement for this product (on social media or your website). So why exclude wheelchair users?

Simply a branded hoodie.

It’s a hoodie. It’s a jacket. It’s something to keep you warm. Wheelchair users deserve to be warm. Us being safe, warm, content, happy, should be shown.

There isn’t even more photos on the product’s listing on Pleasing’s website. Include human beings, stop excluding wheelchair users.

There is no reason to not include us in advertisement for this product (on social media or your website). So why exclude wheelchair users?

Sweaters.

Whether it has hearts or swans on it, they’re still sweaters.

Just like the hoodie and the scarf, the sweaters are stylish and - I’m assuming - meant to keep the wearer warm.

I personally adore these sweaters. I love the designs. I am a wheelchair user and I would wear both of these. So…what’s the wait, Pleasing?

There is no reason to not include us in advertisement for this product (on social media or your website). So why exclude wheelchair users?

Nail polish.

Someone being a wheelchair user does not automatically mean they don’t paint their nails. I paint my nails. I love how it makes me feel and it personally helps me not bite my nails.

Also, these polishes are metallic and sparkly and I love that so much.

Wheelchair users can paint our nails. Why not show that?

There is no reason to not include us in advertisement for this product (on social media or your website). So why exclude wheelchair users?

Wheelchair users are human beings. We deserve to see ourselves and other like us. We exist and we deserve that to be shown.