Friday, August 21, 2009

I'm confused...

This link was in a natural hair forum. It says to petition the US military from discriminating against natural black hair. If it was any other department of the US government I might agree, but its the military. Don't they require ANYONE(males) with long hair to cut it? I may be wrong. If you are a woman you have to be able to fit your hair under you hat. How is it discrimination if the rule applies to everyone? Also, prior to joining the military I'm sure you sign a contract of some sort containing regulation on dress and appearance. If a recruit read through the contract and objected to that clause then why sign it and try to make a fuss in afterward? I think the petition is ridiculous. If it wants to fight for locs then it has to fight for everybody's locs black, white, asian, or hispanic. To not do so would be an act of discrimination. We can't have that!
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  1. The Ghetto Intellectual™August 27, 2009 at 4:32 AM

    peace k,

    i served in the marine corps. regulations regarding personal appearance vary among the branches with the marines being the most strict. for example, when i served back in the early 90s men could not wear earrings on base whereas as it was allowed if you were in one of the other branches...

    as i see it the point of the regs is that military personnel should be well groomed at all times. fine. but signing up for the military does not mean you sign away your rights not to be discriminated against. if your locs are neat and well groomed you should be allowed to wear them. for women to not have this option means they are likely to opt for straightening their hair to meet a european grooming standard. IB

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