African-American girl faces expulsion over "natural hair"

[Kritic]

in the video it didn't look that long but I just saw it from another angle, but maybe its just because its kind of poofy.

School administrators told the WKMG in a statement on Tuesday that “we’re not asking her to put products in her hair or cut her hair. We’re asking her to style her hair within the guidelines according to the school handbook.”

According to the station, Vanessa and her mother will be discussing her hairstyle over the Thanksgiving break.

if this is true then there isn't a problem, as long as its a pre-established rule and not racially motivated

white ppl's hair doesn't puff out naturally so they set the rules that hair that stands out is considered a "distraction"...


if this was the 70s would it be acceptable?

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

white ppl's hair doesn't puff out naturally so they set the rules that hair that stands out is considered a "distraction"...

good point. I think the style looks pretty too obviously I wouldn't be the type of administrator who tries to say what hair styles are and aren't acceptable. I mean, it's fukking hair, who gives a fukk.

 

[Matt504]

all you have to do is perm your hair, assimilate, assimilate, assimilate.

if you're in a predominantly white institution and white people aren't comfortable around you, they will get you the fukk up outta there if you don't conform to their standards.

this story should serve as a perfect example of what kind of society we live in and who it caters to.

 

[Kritic]

all you have to do

"cause you're a thug";
"cause of your hair";
"no we ain't racist";
"Damn nicca why don't you just get the hint and get up outta here"
"No we already said we ain't racist".


If it ain't one thing it's another.
Those of you trying to "assimilate" must live sh1tty lives just to be set up for failure

 

[MMS]

her hair is gorgeous

 

[Box Cutta]

Mother is a bed wench, not supporting....

 

[Calmye]

i prefer females wit hair like that

For some reason she reminded me of jasmine from the boondocks:

But she likes her fro and isn't selfhating at all. Jasmine is the type of girl that would grow up to only date white guys because she doesn't want her kids to be black

 

[ltheghost]

This is just fukking stupid on the school's part. I was thinking her hair was all fukked up but it looks good. They need to let that child be and keep getting checks from her family to go there. Backwards thinking mothafukkas. What part of her hair is un-Christian!?!? Florida brehs....