Man...I've gotten add my 22 cents to this topic.
First of all, I think that as long as he kept his locks under his hat, then there should be NO problem. I can see if his hairstyle actually inhibited him from doing his job, but if it doesn't, then the department needs to stop trippin'.
Nice, well-kept, long, full locks are beautiful and not WILD. Isn't there something wrong with society when black people can't just rock their twists, afros, cornrows, braids, bantu knots, and locks without being looked at funny by other people (it's especially tragic when other black people have the nerve to look at them crazy, but that's a whole diffent topic...) and being discriminated against?
I have had my hair natural now for about six years, and how I wear it is completely dependent on my mood when I wake up in the morning...my ultimate goal is to grow it so long that when I turn my head, I'll be able to hit people in the head with it (j/k). So if someone doesn't want to give me a job or fires me because of my hair, I wouldn't have wanted to work for such a dsicriminatory, narrow-minded institution anyway. I know that I have enough skill, intelligence, and amibition to find a much better opportunity for my professional growth.
Peace, and mad love to those fine, nubian men rockin' them locks!!! (you know you look good...lol)
Paragon #3
Spr. 2000
Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. -Eta Chapter
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