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At Six Flags, the Don'ts of Dos
Washington Post ^ | June 17, 2006 | Avis Thomas-Lester

Posted on 06/19/2006 6:22:48 PM PDT by doesnt suffer fools gladly

At Six Flags, the Don'ts of Dos Employees Say Their Ethnic Hairstyles Are Challenged as 'Extreme,' and They've Complained to ACLU By Avis Thomas-Lester Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, June 17, 2006; B01 It's right there, under "Extreme Hairstyles," in the 2006 seasonal handbook for Six Flags America employees: no dreadlocks, tails, partially shaved heads "or any hairstyle that detracts or takes away from Six Flags theming." Braids "must be in neat, even rows and without beads or other ornaments," the amusement park handbook advises.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: dresscodes; ethnic; extreme; fashion; hair; hairstyles; sixflags; themepark; workplace
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1 posted on 06/19/2006 6:22:49 PM PDT by doesnt suffer fools gladly
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly
They are telling me I have to change something about me. They are telling me I have to change what I am. I won't do that."

No, the employer is telling you that you look like crap and it's time to grow up if you want the job otherwise find employment elsewhere.

2 posted on 06/19/2006 6:27:19 PM PDT by A message
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Dear God, what will it take to rid this country of the ACLU ???


3 posted on 06/19/2006 6:27:38 PM PDT by PhillyRepublican
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly
This is an issue of burning importance. I can't stand by while these poor employees are culturally insensitized to to death! Oh wait, I can and I will. And no, insensitized isn't a word.
4 posted on 06/19/2006 6:27:46 PM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

I'm sick of having to accomodate standards for the "ethnically challenged." Look, MF: If you want a Du-Rag or a McKinney cut, go work at Popeye's Chicken.


5 posted on 06/19/2006 6:28:32 PM PDT by Clemenza (The CFR ate my bilderburgers! Time to call for a trilateral commission to investigate!)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly
They've Complained to ACLU
And who didnt see that coming?
6 posted on 06/19/2006 6:29:25 PM PDT by D1X1E
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Nothing wrong with this style.

7 posted on 06/19/2006 6:32:29 PM PDT by MediaMole
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To: MediaMole

I'd give 'er a whirl


8 posted on 06/19/2006 6:36:00 PM PDT by digger48
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

Sad when you have to tell people to comb their hair, pull up their pants, not hang out of their shirts, wear tops long enough that their belly doesn't show when they stretch or their butt doesn't show when they bend over, wear shoes, take off the dog collars, eye brow rings, tongue rings , cow rings in their nose, finger fangs and to wear underwear. Do they let them dress like this in school?


9 posted on 06/19/2006 6:39:22 PM PDT by CindyDawg
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To: MediaMole

The "Huey".


10 posted on 06/19/2006 6:42:44 PM PDT by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

The one guy had three foot long braids.
If he'd gotten it caught in some machinery, he'd have sued Six Flags.


11 posted on 06/19/2006 6:47:27 PM PDT by Darksheare (This is a test of the emergency tagline system. Had there been an emergency, you would have heard...)
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To: doesnt suffer fools gladly

"And the sign said 'long haired freaky people need not apply'..."


12 posted on 06/19/2006 6:48:09 PM PDT by mwyounce
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To: A message
Today's teens/young adults have no concept of looking professional to prospective employers whatsoever. My first job was with Taco Bell when I was 16 and I wore a dress shirt, tie, and pants to the interview.

I now work at a health insurance company and we held job fairs for the new Medicare Part D program. I watched as dozens of young adults came in with piercings, uncombed hair, t-shirts with graphic language on it, speaking slang/profanity, etc. Just disgusting.

13 posted on 06/19/2006 6:53:51 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: CindyDawg
Do they let them dress like this in school?

Only on formal occasions.

14 posted on 06/19/2006 6:54:30 PM PDT by madprof98
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

That's what modern society does to America. You threw out all the old-fashioned values, now you pay the piper. Luckily, here in the South we still have a respect for tradition, because outside of say, tattoo shops, we don't hire freaks with mohawks, men with long hair, or people who dress like gang members.


15 posted on 06/19/2006 6:59:35 PM PDT by AzaleaCity5691 (6-6-06 A victory for reason)
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To: CindyDawg

Yes, they do. All in the name of diversity.


16 posted on 06/19/2006 7:02:37 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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Dear God, what will it take to rid this country of the ACLU ???

Introduce them to a few of Stalin's innovative, rural, rest and relaxation camps.

17 posted on 06/19/2006 7:02:51 PM PDT by coconutt2000 (NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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To: windcliff

ping


18 posted on 06/19/2006 7:03:05 PM PDT by stylecouncilor
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To: madprof98

Best line I've seen today :)


19 posted on 06/19/2006 7:05:21 PM PDT by annie laurie (All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I did too, black slacks, white shirt and a black bow tie (clip on).


20 posted on 06/19/2006 7:08:16 PM PDT by traderrob6
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