Texas Superintendent Defends Suspending Black Student Over Locs Hairstyle in Full-Page Ad: ‘Being American Requires Conformity' - eviltoast

A full-page newspaper defends the punishment high school student Darryl George has faced over his hairstyle.

  • RandomPancake@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Here’s a complete list of all the times someone else’s hair had any impact of any nature whatsoever on my life:

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      10 months ago

      Counterpoint; dreadlocks more often than not smell like fucking shit. That affects others. Groom your hair people.

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        10 months ago

        Every image of this kid has had his dread locks clean and neat. This isn’t some hippy dude that’s not bathing. If he had a BO problem, the school would just cite him on that.

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        10 months ago

        How many Black folks with locs have you been around? Because they still regularly wash and oil their hair. Locs are actually considered a protective style for Black hair.

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        9 months ago

        That’s unfortunately the problem with people you’re hanging out with. If their locks smell like shit it will not be better without them, they are just unhygienic.