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US Army's new grooming standards called racially biased
http://america.aljazeera.com ^ | March 28 2014 | The Stream Team

Posted on 03/29/2014 8:31:21 AM PDT by Mandingo Conservative

The U.S. Army is coming under fire for changes to its appearance and grooming standards, which some say discriminates against black women who wear their hair natural...Within and outside of the Army, women of color have been calling the guidelines racially biased. A White House petition has amassed more than 3,000 signatures to date requesting that the Army reconsider...Unauthorized hairstyles now include twists, dreadlocks, Afros and braids that are more than a quarter-inch thick – styles commonly worn by many African-American women...Army veteran "Tonya" [name has been changed to protect identity], who has dreadlocks...

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TOPICS: Humor; Military/Veterans; Society
KEYWORDS: africanamerican; army; buzzcut; hair; military; racecard
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1 posted on 03/29/2014 8:31:21 AM PDT by Mandingo Conservative
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To: Mandingo Conservative

The jokes just write themselves here!


2 posted on 03/29/2014 8:32:40 AM PDT by Mandingo Conservative (Satan was like the first "community organizer", just ask Eve, the first liberal useful idiot!)
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To: Mandingo Conservative

It’s only right to look 3rd world isn’t it?


3 posted on 03/29/2014 8:34:04 AM PDT by Undecided 2012
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To: Mandingo Conservative

What no GI haircut?


4 posted on 03/29/2014 8:36:56 AM PDT by ex-snook (God forgives and forgets.)
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To: Mandingo Conservative

—I know it is silly to suggest that same standards for all sexes should be the same—( about 1/4” max , say )-—


5 posted on 03/29/2014 8:39:27 AM PDT by rellimpank (--don't believe anything the media or government says about firearms or explosives--)
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To: Mandingo Conservative

We’re boned.


6 posted on 03/29/2014 8:39:33 AM PDT by thoolou ("Technology is driven by those who understand it the least" - Unknown)
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To: Mandingo Conservative

Muslims are allowed beards but Christians are not allowed.


7 posted on 03/29/2014 8:41:24 AM PDT by mountainlion
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To: Mandingo Conservative

when you sign up you agree to the rules. plain and simple. if you don’t like the rules, don’t sign up. plain and simple.


8 posted on 03/29/2014 8:41:30 AM PDT by ealgeone (obama, borderof)
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To: Mandingo Conservative

God forbid that anybody be required to look professional these days.

When you call a plumber and some idiot wearing his cap sideways with clothes 2 sizes too big falls out of a van in your driveway, you see the current state of affairs of professionalism. They tell you immediately by this that they aren’t to be taken seriously and the quality of their work will soon prove that.


9 posted on 03/29/2014 8:41:39 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (What would Scooby do?)
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To: Mandingo Conservative

Are we getting to the point where a thief will be able to sue a bank for discrimination because they won’t hire him and let him count the money in the vault? Or pedophiles can demand that they be allowed to manage children’s camps?


10 posted on 03/29/2014 8:43:21 AM PDT by Baynative (Got bulbs? Check my profile page.)
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To: Baynative

Likely. We’re just seeing the coming attractions now.


11 posted on 03/29/2014 8:45:58 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: Mandingo Conservative
Just Damn! They joined the U. S. Army - You Are In The Army Now. Comply with the regulations!


12 posted on 03/29/2014 8:46:44 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 ((VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!))
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To: headstamp 2

I have stopped being surprised by the manner of dress and behavior of job applicants that come to interview at my company. I must have missed the memo that said that suits and shoes are optional, tattoos can be exposed and multiple piercings everywhere but the ears is acceptable. Oh, not to mention the lack of communication skills these days.

Obama has succeeded in destroying the greatest military in the world. We are so screwed.


13 posted on 03/29/2014 8:47:47 AM PDT by NoKoolAidforMe (I'm clinging to my God and my guns. You can keep the change.)
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To: Mandingo Conservative
afro photo: Afro hat afro_hair.jpg

However, hairstyles that incorporate their own cover are permissible because of their practicality.

14 posted on 03/29/2014 8:48:54 AM PDT by Snickering Hound
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To: Mandingo Conservative

Military grooming standards have nothing to do with race.
They are for the express purpose of keeping the troops alive.
When WW1 came along and they deployed poison gas and other nasty things, gas masks would not seal on a face with a beard, nor would they fit properly with long shaggy hair.


15 posted on 03/29/2014 8:49:28 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Freedom isn't free; nor is it easy. END ALL TOTALITARIAN ACTIVITY NOW.)
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To: ealgeone
"when you sign up you agree to the rules. plain and simple. if you don’t like the rules, don’t sign up. plain and simple."

We had uniform, and personal appearance guidelines we had to follow in my job. We were told by the powers-that-be, that those rules were part of the paycheck.

16 posted on 03/29/2014 8:49:43 AM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Mandingo Conservative

The Army just reflects society. Americans are becoming more fragmented, less united. No one celebrates what makes us a nation, rather they celebrate more and more what divides us.


17 posted on 03/29/2014 8:50:47 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Mandingo Conservative
The U.S. Army is coming under fire for changes to its appearance and grooming standards

Oddly, the Russian Army appears to be having no such problems...

18 posted on 03/29/2014 8:55:44 AM PDT by kiryandil (turning Americans into felons, one obnoxious drunk at a time (Zero Tolerance!!!))
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To: BuffaloJack

The problem that I have with these regs is that it does the opposite. A black woman who doesn’t want to use relaxers or nasty weaves is left with few options here. This is impractical for women in combat or the field.

She can’t have multiple braids, so cornrows are out. She can’t shave the sides short and leave a bit on the top (a high and tight) because she has to leave it with some length.

I get that there need to be regs, but they just took away most of the healthy options.


19 posted on 03/29/2014 9:00:13 AM PDT by Marie (When are they going to take back Obama's peace prize?)
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To: Red_Devil 232

so obama’s son wont be allowed entry in the Army when he reaches 18?...


20 posted on 03/29/2014 9:02:18 AM PDT by MeshugeMikey ( "Never, never, never give up". Winston Churchill)
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