I agree they are probably not TRYING to offend...but the race patrol team finds it anyway and so, once again, due to having to adhere to the PC Bible, the military is distracted from what they should really be doing...
Letting our troops go after the bad guys......
The black women may have a legitimate gripe though. A lot of the regs are a one size fit all that does not fit all.
I remember when the AF went to a measurement of hips minus neck size to determine body fat. Almost all the black females had to starve themselves to maintain the standards because they tend to have bigger hips/rear ends than the white females. (baby got back and all that)
They had issues with the uniforms because all the uniforms were designed for men at one time. Women complained and they fixed it by designing female specific unis.
The hair standards have always sucked for black women. The short haired look is functional but unattractive out of uniform.