Glamour Editor: "Being Black is KINDA a Corporate DON'T!"

Well put Erica. You make an interesting point though "we make assumptions based on stereotypes" I actually started this thread after another Current member (who shall remain nameless) commented on my Afro Puffs possibly being the reason I was having so much trouble finding a job (see Job Profiling - Milwaukee, WI at this site). I was infuriated...then I got passionate about the topic...now, I am prepared to take action. No ONE is going to pigeon hole me based on my physical appearance...that is...unless I LET them....oh, and by the way, I DID find a great job! (Wore the afro to work today for the first time.) We'll see if their attitude changes...AND we will call them out IF it does!
Thanks for your comments...keep em coming.

hmm.. White is not a primary race that other races just branch from. Every race has their own place in the world. Being american does not mean white. America is a place where someone can have citizenship, live and be from. Culture dates back to ancestors but that is besides the point. I would hate to be considered as a white just due to the fact that I am American. I obviously am color blind when it comes to people around be and I am fully accepting of everyone. I don't base my liking of someone on what their "culture" is known for and I think that is what a lot of other people lack in their personality traits.The ability to NOT EVER make first impression judgements and to diminish every stereotype from your brain is something everyone in the world could benefit from. Stereotypes are just that of preconceived notions......JEEEZ

Im mixed.. Black and white.. Its as hard as it seems.. Well as it seemed.. Looking Black, living with whites. Whites expressing stereotypes live and in color (no pun intended) and being offended by your own family's thoughts.. Racism is a topic I could speak on for days. I'm on both sides of it. How can someone say something about negative about black america around me just because I grew up in a white family and expect me to not be offended? It happens all the time. Things like this make me sick.

I just love (sarcasm) when we are accused of having a "different kind of hair" or "black people hair".. Texture of hair is not a racial thing. I've seen highly "kinky" hair on every other race.My hair is curly.. Neither kinky nor straight....

Oh well.. It will never change when ignorance is instilled in the minds of these people. To judge personality and spirit based on characteristics only skin deep is ignorance at its finest.

i would agree with that statement. how many black comedians do you here making fun of africa and africans? some black people like to think that they're different than the white people in this country, but they're not. black people are just as racist, if not more, than white people. i say this coming from a mixed person's perspective. if a black person from here were to go to ghana, the ghanains would consider that person white. there, the color of your skin doesn't determine who/what you are, your culture does. black people here are white culturally and can't be any other way. the enslavement of african people here completely destroyed their culture, and replaced it with a european one. ignorance is ignorance no matter the color of the ignorant.

Am I hearing this correct...the consesus is - ? - that we (black people) are actually less accepting/more critical of our natural beauty than white people?

In my senior year of hs (2006) I shaved off my hair that I had permed and hotcombed since I was 15. My hair doesn't grow so I was like "What's the point".
And the same effect happened for me, more white people loved it than my black friends.
I also find it humorous that one would think growing dreads or having short natural hair is a political statement. I'm from TX and it's hot as hell. I hate perms, hotcombs, combing my hair in general. I keep it simple. I would think that would be something employers would embrace rather than discourage when you have so many employees going rather over the top with their style at work.

For real???? Was it a form of torture? I gotta ask a hairdresser if they know about that! Thanks for the input.

True and if you know the history of perming a black woman's hair it truly was meant to be for torture. The master would take lye and but it on the slaves to burn there skin and such but not kill them an attractive side effect to the master was that it straightened the hair of the slaves hence the first perm....

You make an interesting point (the subject isn't something that's new) Apparently it isn't new to the people who have the problem....but to the ones creating it, it is scarcely acknowledged as true or even as being a problem.

this article isn't surprising. one would think things would be different in the 21st century, but society continues to disappoint. i used to have dreads that almost reached my butt. i cut them off in '99. the funny thing is that i heard more negative statements from black people than whites about my hair. maybe that's because black people tend to be more vocal. black people would always refer to them as braids, and thought i didn't wash my hair. what else i find funny is that it was some white boys in my high school who suggested i grow dreads (they were into reggae at the time, and i knew nothing about it). the standards of beauty in this country are based on european standards, which is based off of the fashion industry (and i have another theory about the fashion industry too, and why such skinny, boy looking women are considered ideal, but i won't get into that). the whole hair issue is as old as this country. madam c.j. walker became rich off of selling the hot comb, which helps black women straighten their hair, thus contibuting to the mindfuck of what is acceptable hair. i prefer the natural look. relaxed hair looks fried to me. in the pic above queen latifah looks like her white counterparts except for the color of her skin.

Yes i too had many discriminating moments when i cut my long glorious permed hair to donate to Locs for Love and grew my 'fro. The backlash came from family members and coworkers. It was insane!!

Even scarier...the reason I decided to post this is because another member commented to me about my hair! I guess you find ignorance everywhere...even on current. Anyway, you can find Ms. Murray's offending remarks (which prompted this post) on the topic: Employment Discrimination...posted by yours truly. I am thinking of doing a pod on this...would you green light?

choice quote: "First slide up: an African American woman sporting an Afro. A real no-no, announced the 'Glamour' editor to the 40 or so lawyers in the room. As for dreadlocks: How truly dreadful! The style maven said it was 'shocking' that some people still think it 'appropriate' to wear those hairstyles at the office. 'No offense,' she sniffed, but those 'political' hairstyles really have to go."

Scary.

Can someone explain to me where her logic is coming from!? HA!