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61. Back in the day when I had rentmates, one was a black woman with what she called "bad hair"

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 10:23 AM

Aug 2018

She always wore extensions just to give a uniform appearance, as she was a CVN and needed to look professional.
Without the extensions, it was unevenly short and thin, with her scalp clearly visible in places under the tight, frizzy curls. She hated wigs and straighteners - which would have given her a Diane Carroll type page cut look - so she went to the salon every couple months for work on her extensions.

Y'know, even the military allows extensions for black women so long as they look neat and natural - and have for a couple decades now.

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Black girl expelled over hairstyle; School policy blasted [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2018 OP

Don't send your kids to schools with dress codes n/m RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #1

Too much discipline to expect a child to follow a dress code? Doodley Aug 2018 #3

If you as a parent want your kids to dress a certain way.... RhodeIslandOne Aug 2018 #7

The parents told her to have hair extensions? Doodley Aug 2018 #51

In an ABC article I read earlier the school says "only the natural hair" of the student is allowed. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #2

Colored or curled it's still your natural hair Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #5

No, they aren't. Natural means without human-made artifices - perm and coloring are both human-made Solly Mack Aug 2018 #6

I think the school (and everyone else) would disagree Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #9

Everyone else? Or just those who don't know the difference between natural and chemically processed? Solly Mack Aug 2018 #13

I think it'll come down to what is meant by natural Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #15

Yet you didn't. I gave the definition of natural and you argued against it. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #20

You gave me your definition of natural. is yours the same as the schools? Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #27

I gave you the dictionary definition. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #29

How would anyone know if any of the staff wears a wig? A wig looks like natural hair. Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #14

if their policy is natural hair only but that's a good question Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #18

no toupees? KayF Aug 2018 #12

Some of them not at all hard to spot, either! Some are impossible NOT to notice. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #16

Heh. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #17

Maybe so. Or maybe a perm is fine, because it's still your own hair. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #23

OK Solly Mack Aug 2018 #26

Discrimination? Fullduplexxx Aug 2018 #4

Hard to know. Igel Aug 2018 #38

School should be concerned with what's getting in her head instead o what's on her head bucolic_frolic Aug 2018 #8

A Catholic school is not just about reading, writing, & 'rithmetic. It's about Catholicism... Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #25

You forgot atreides1 Aug 2018 #57

Well, that's a not nice interpretation. I was speaking of it objectively. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #59

Right on target. Thank you, bucolic frolic. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #30

What on earth can be wrong with those creeps? Here's her photo: Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #10

Her hair looks nice. Owl Aug 2018 #37

Yes, it does. No doubt about that. I don't get it. n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #39

Dress codes are for Nazis FiveGoodMen Aug 2018 #11

Based on what little is made known in this article, crim son Aug 2018 #19

When has a white child been kicked out for bleaching their hair? rogue emissary Aug 2018 #54

The rules target African American hair. maxsolomon Aug 2018 #63

A much better article: Sgent Aug 2018 #21

In this article, it says that several girls were sent home. LisaM Aug 2018 #33

You would think Catholics have enough to deal with. mahannah Aug 2018 #22

+1000 displacedtexan Aug 2018 #35

Right? SunSeeker Aug 2018 #62

+1 uponit7771 Aug 2018 #66

So if she lets her natural hair grow out, picks it, and rocks a fro that blocks the view of all ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #24

I doubt it. There would be a rule a student can't interfere with another kid's access... Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #28

I fear you are correct; they would never allow it ProudLib72 Aug 2018 #43

It's a good thing not to interfere with another student viewing the teacher or blackboard. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #46

Hopefully none of their students are recovering cancer patients. Assholes. n/t TygrBright Aug 2018 #31

A doctor's note would be an exception to just about anything. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #47

Well if you go to a private school then you need to be prepared to obey their dress codes cstanleytech Aug 2018 #32

Catholics: Pedophilla ok, haristyles not so much The Liberal Lion Aug 2018 #34

I would agree with some codes... Mike Nelson Aug 2018 #36

I read the manual, and they were pretty clear the only unnatural thing... moriah Aug 2018 #45

A medical reason would be an exception. Plenty of white gals wear extensions. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #48

I've never known a single white girl to do so. moriah Aug 2018 #50

Well, you wouldn't know unless they told you. They don't wear braids. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #52

Okay, let me rephrase. Between dyeing, highlighting, and perming... moriah Aug 2018 #53

From what I hear, extensions are expensive for everyone. The color doesn't matter. Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #55

I miss acrylic overlays... heh. moriah Aug 2018 #60

A refund would be in order. Unless the school let this restriction be known to parents ahead of time Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #64

The only way this is an issue of racial discrimination, Chemisse Aug 2018 #40

Never, EVER send your kid to some school named "Christ the King !" pangaia Aug 2018 #41

Unless you're that religious. Many are. nt Honeycombe8 Aug 2018 #49

"her hair extensions violated school policy" left-of-center2012 Aug 2018 #42

Proper response to the Christian fashion police---all the kids should get "naturals". McCamy Taylor Aug 2018 #44

Can you conk your hair? Cold War Spook Aug 2018 #56

Give me a break. MountCleaners Aug 2018 #58

Back in the day when I had rentmates, one was a black woman with what she called "bad hair" haele Aug 2018 #61

These dress codes are always targeting what ethnic children would be wearing. alphafemale Aug 2018 #65