Posted on 03/03/2022 3:00:34 AM PST by Libloather
The Minnesota House of Representatives passed legislation with bipartisan support Monday that would make it illegal to discriminate against someone because of their hairstyle.
The “Crown" Act, an acronym meaning “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural hair," would add hairstyle and texture to a provision in the Minnesota Human Rights Act that prohibits racial discrimination in housing, employment and education, among other areas.
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Agbaje cited an incident when an employer banned hairstyles worn by Black employees like afros, braids and dreadlocks, and proceeded to fire employees who refused to cut their hair once the policy was put in place. The bill, she said, would prevent such incidents while removing added stress felt by Black employees and students to conform in the workplace by using chemicals to straighten their hair.
Fourteen states have enacted similar laws against hair discrimination, according to a coalition of organizations campaigning for the legislation.
On the federal level, Minnesota Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar last year joined four Black congresswomen in reintroducing the legislation in the House and sending a letter to Vice President Kamala Harris asking for her support. Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, of New Jersey, has reintroduced a companion bill in the Senate.
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I never hired someone who looked like a freak. Hair. Face piercings. They were such losers to begin with there were plenty of other issues with the candidates to justify kicking their applications to the curb.
Can’t wait to see a female teacher with a pink mohawk in these liberal hellholes
Next up, no discrimination against employees who are constantly late for work or have excessive absences.
Well, I grew my hair down to my beltline since I got out of the military in ‘97.
Haven’t been keeping away from the booze that much, though....
They don't wash them for months to years.
What if I was bald and my “hair style” was a tattoo on my head that said “MAGA’ or”FJB” ? I bet they would throw me in jail.
I get it. They get to keep their dreadlocks and keep their job, but I am forced to accept an experimental gene therapy to keep my job.
Loc Dog greatly relieved.
So the historic African Lice Cut so favored by Black women can’t be eliminated as a statement of Black power
Cowboy boots, a bone through the nose, a petticoat and a Cindy Lauper ‘do, all in one. Let the good times roll! YEEEHAW!
I feel discriminated..
I have no hair
Here come those dry, furry, unwashed looking dreds or those overworked weaves that look more like persian carpets than hair. Some hairstyles may be fun for casual activity but out of place for work.
This ain’t the Minnesota I grew up in.... These people have gone bat *+/- crazy.
Dat be fo reel?
WOOF!
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