Rescind the Chatham County Superior Court Grooming Policy and Reinstate Suspended Employee
We, the undersigned, wish to express our disgust and anger with the newly implemented "Grooming Policy" of the Chatham County Superior Court in Savannah, Georgia, USA.This grooming policy broadly stat... continue reading »
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"I don't think you can really do that with out destroying a part of our culture that has been with us for so long. If you ban locs and twists, then you have to ban spike hair do's and mo hawks!"
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"The grooming policy also discriminates against the rastafari religion. I am deeply hurt and appauled by this."
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"SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!"
"God brought her into existence with nappy hair. Who are you to tell her to make it un-nappy?"
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"As long as her hair isn't causing a distraction or hindering her ability to work, there should be no problem."
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"400 years ago it did not matter whether sisters or brothers wore afros, locs, braids, etc. What matter was picking that 500 lb bale of cotton every day from sun up till sun down with no breaks, vacations, sick leave. Now today September 23, 2002 it is a B"
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"This is insane - firing a woman over her HAIR? Egads."
"As a sistah who wears twists, I believe whites who have a curly perm should be held to the same status as black wearing natural hairstyles. It's not the styles whites fear, but a culture they refuse to understand."
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"I live in Dublin.Ga., hours north of Savannah. I am appalled at other Americans who still discriminate against African American's natural beauty. Sometimes I wonder why white people are so worried about us ,and their own racist ideals about beauty. I wish"
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"I am a young black women with locks (commonly known as dreadlocks). I am appauled by whats going on in Chatham County, and I believe there is no better time than now to put an end to it. Your hairstyle has nothing to do with your contributions to a compan"
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"Having faced the same issue (is my hairstyle 'professional' enough); it is my opinion that this is more about power,who has it and how it is wielded,than it is about grooming.There are brothers and sisters all over the country standing with you right now."
"we as people have the right to embrace the beauty of our culture and should not be denied that right to do so. just because others do not understand and appreciate our beauty dose not mean that they should impose thier beliefs of whats appropriate or beau"
