Posted on 02/18/2019 5:53:30 AM PST by Sub-Driver
New York City to Ban Discrimination Based on Hair
New guidelines out this week give legal recourse to individuals who have been harassed, punished or fired because of the style of their hair.
By Stacey Stowe
Feb. 18, 2019
Under new guidelines to be released this week by the New York City Commission on Human Rights, the targeting of people based on their hair or hairstyle, at work, school or in public spaces, will now be considered racial discrimination.
The change in law applies to anyone in New York City but is aimed at remedying the disparate treatment of black people; the guidelines specifically mention the right of New Yorkers to maintain their “natural hair, treated or untreated hairstyles such as locs, cornrows, twists, braids, Bantu knots, fades, Afros, and/or the right to keep hair in an uncut or untrimmed state.”
In practice, the guidelines give legal recourse to individuals who have been harassed, threatened, punished, demoted or fired because of the texture or style of their hair. The city commission can levy penalties up to $250,000 on defendants that are found in violation of the guidelines and there is no cap on damages. The commission can also force internal policy changes and rehirings at offending institutions.
The move was prompted in part by investigations after complaints from workers at two Bronx businesses — a medical facility in Morris Park and a nonprofit in Morrisania — as well as workers at an Upper East Side hair salon and a restaurant in the Howard Beach section of Queens. (The new guidelines do not interfere with health and safety reasons for wearing hair up or in a net, as long as the rules apply to everyone.)
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Please don’t give me this crap about Rice’s “concert” performances. She’s the worst piano player in the world except for me. And I studied as long as she did. Phew! You would think with your background in attendance at the Philharmonic you would have picked up, at least, intuitive knowledge of who is a true musician and who couldn’t get hired at a piano bar on Third Avenue!
As I have said, there are plenty of African-Americans in classical music - you changed the subject from audience attendance to performers in your attempt to “pink” me, lol. This is the same way South Koreans are in classical music but rarely in the audience. Some of this is financial but some of it is indifference; certainly on the part of AA’s.
Oh, and one last thought to Mr. PC: the vast bulk of the audiences at opera, ballet, music in NYC are JEWISH. They are a cultured people. African-Americans can also be cultured but as I said they put their money and their love towards their church and the beautiful music their churches produce. Perhaps in your little life, you’ve never ventured into a Southern Baptist service. I was recently at the Dexter Baptist Church (Martin Luther King’s old parish) for his 90th birthday - we had two jazz bands and the music was superlative.
And, your remark about the projects disgusts me.
And the sign says ‘Long Hair Freaky People Need Not Apply’
So I put my hair under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said, ‘You look like a fine outstanding young man, I think you’ll do.’
So I took off my hat I said, ‘Imagine that huh, me working for you!’
And the sign says ‘Long Hair Freaky People Need Not Apply’
So I put my hair under my hat and I went in to ask him why
He said, ‘You look like a fine outstanding young man, I think you’ll do.’
So I took off my hat I said, ‘Imagine that huh, me working for you!’
I always liked that song!
Well, there you go again, popping off when you don’t know what you’re talking about. Doubt if your musical education is comparable to mine. What musical schools have you graduated from, what music
degrees do you have, what awards in music have you won, and what are your overall professional qualifications? Another dilettante with a big mouth.
Welcome back, Rip Van Winkle. I had to read through this entire stupid thread to see what the hell you were talking about. Move on.
New guidelines out this week give legal recourse to individuals who have been harassed, punished or fired because of the style of their hair.
Both of them?
Yea, lets see how well this works out...
I want to be there when the first investment bank trader shows up with a mohawk and claims discrimination when they are let go.
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