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Originally posted by thatgirl:
Doesn't that just say it all? Forget about aesthetically pleasing. It seems to me that people think that conformity is the only way that we can coexist. It's not. But I see that some people are still threatened by the sheer presence of a black man. Some things never change.
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thatgirl... i totally agree... why is it that Black people have to conform only to have people of other race covet those things we are told we should give up. As a member of a predominatly African-American/Latino community I would feel much more comfortable approaching an African-American police officer with dreds than i would approcaching a blond hair blue-eyed police officer. We need to have police officers in 'our' communities that look like us and can relate to us and or struggles. If an Orthodox male Jew wanted to become a cop would they make
make him cut off his extra long side-burns(i don't mean to diss anyone but I don't know what you call those pigtails)? I work in a fortune 500 company.. the week i started is the week i started growing my locs... I sometimes wonder if I will be penalized because of my choice in the style in which i wear my hair... But if someone does say something to me about cutting or combing my hair I will just ask for them to send there request in writing because that is blatant discrimination and I will sue there butt!
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[This message has been edited by Lovealious (edited July 27, 2000).]
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