Your race, your looks

I found this article so intriguing. It just seems absurd that someone's status in their career could be based from their hair. While it's understandable that certain jobs require a certain dress code, the way you wear your hair should not make a difference. I am not an African American female so I really can not put any personal experiences behind this opinion. I thought it was funny when the woman talked about her mom being white and how she didn't know what to do with her hair. I always say that's going to be me one day; I'll have little mixed babies and have no idea what to do with their hair!! As far as African American women thinking they are "selling out" if they straighten their hair, I don't think that's necessarily true. I think as long as you are doing something because you like it and not to suit someone else, then it's fine. Sometimes I'm jealous of black girls because they have so much variety with their hair. I always wanted to be able to do braids or dreads but they would look disgusting on me.

The main focus of the article, hair in the workplace, is well stated. Unfortunately, in many careers you do have to look a certain way to succeed. But I agree with their statement that generation after generationg, thinks are getting better. Things become more accepted with time. It's kind of similar with the fact that I have piercings on my face. There are a lot of jobs that would not accept that and I would have to take them out. I've had those jobs. And it sucks, but just like the quote from Denzel, sometimes you do have to do things that you don't want to do to get ahead, and once you're ahead you can do what you want. This article was very informative to me, someone who doesn't know much about black womens' hair.