So, evidently this is racist now.

Army to Review Hair Rules After Complaints

Quote:Army to review hair rules after complaints from black military women

The military is reviewing its new regulations involving soldiers' appearance after criticism by some black military women and lawmakers who argue that changes in the hair requirement are racially biased.

Pentagon spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will make whatever adjustments to the policy are appropriate after a completing a review requested by members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

You know, there is a simple solution. EVERYONE gets their head shaved. EVERYONE.

Let 'em keep the dread locks. The deadly parasites will attack them first and they'll get caught in the barbed wire in fighting.

Darwin wrote something about it.

Just like razor burn until they started handing out the shaving waiver, this issue does have some racial bias with no malicious intent. Twists and things like that make it easier to maintain a natural hairstyle.

It wasn't done to hurt black women, it was just done without regard as to why they wear them.

Everyone gets their head shaved. Problem solved.

Far too many things these days are being blamed on race. I thought the election of a black president would have solved that.

The military is not designed to be a social experiment...

As my dad said: "It's designed to break things and kill people when necessary".

(04-30-2014 08:13 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  Far too many things these days are being blamed on race. I thought the election of a black president would have solved that.

It's the great equalizer. Don't like something, play the race card and the whole damn world stops to hear your complaint.

Fauxhawk Down.

Hair inequality? I'll give you hair inequality. About the time I started losing hair from my head it started sprouting out places like my ears. That's hair inequality!

(04-30-2014 07:46 AM)VA49er Wrote:  Everyone gets their head shaved. Problem solved.

You'll damage the female's fragile psyche you misogynist!

But if you actually look at the critique by the Army, it addresses both white and black hair styles and the various ways they fall out of standard. Considering that the panel that wrote this legislation was comprised of 200 women from various races and took 3 years you create this policy, the women of the CBC should address their letter to the panel, not Hagel.

(04-30-2014 08:13 AM)smn1256 Wrote:  Far too many things these days are being blamed on race. I thought the election of a black president would have solved that.

This wasn't blaming it on race. Blaming it on race is saying that a happened to b BECAUSE of race. They are saying that a happened to b and it's unfair to a certain race.

Nowhere did it say that the hair standards were changed because they were black women. It just said that the hair standards were changed and the standards could be unfair because their hair isn't as easy to manage. That's it.

(04-30-2014 10:33 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-30-2014 07:46 AM)VA49er Wrote:  Everyone gets their head shaved. Problem solved.

You'll damage the female's fragile psyche you misogynist!

But if you actually look at the critique by the Army, it addresses both white and black hair styles and the various ways they fall out of standard. Considering that the panel that wrote this legislation was comprised of 200 women from various races and took 3 years you create this policy, the women of the CBC should address their letter to the panel, not Hagel.

Is the panel still active? Could be no one to address it to.

(04-30-2014 10:09 AM)bevotex Wrote:  Hair inequality? I'll give you hair inequality. About the time I started loosing hair from my head it started sprouting out places like my ears. That's hair inequality!

Exactly

(04-30-2014 10:09 AM)bevotex Wrote:  Hair inequality? I'll give you hair inequality. About the time I started loosing hair from my head it started sprouting out places like my ears. That's hair inequality!

You're white, so shut up!

(04-30-2014 05:15 AM)VA49er Wrote:  So, evidently this is racist now.

Army to Review Hair Rules After Complaints

Quote:Army to review hair rules after complaints from black military women

The military is reviewing its new regulations involving soldiers' appearance after criticism by some black military women and lawmakers who argue that changes in the hair requirement are racially biased.

Pentagon spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will make whatever adjustments to the policy are appropriate after a completing a review requested by members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

You know, there is a simple solution. EVERYONE gets their head shaved. EVERYONE.

Surely you jest.






I personally thought black women preferred short hair because of african heritage, that place most black people here are from, but have never been to.

(04-30-2014 12:47 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(04-30-2014 05:15 AM)VA49er Wrote:  So, evidently this is racist now.

Army to Review Hair Rules After Complaints

Quote:Army to review hair rules after complaints from black military women

The military is reviewing its new regulations involving soldiers' appearance after criticism by some black military women and lawmakers who argue that changes in the hair requirement are racially biased.

Pentagon spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will make whatever adjustments to the policy are appropriate after a completing a review requested by members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

You know, there is a simple solution. EVERYONE gets their head shaved. EVERYONE.

Surely you jest.






I personally thought black women preferred short hair because of african heritage, that place most black people here are from, but have never been to.

I'm pretty sure you know--by name and number--the African cultures that generally wear short hair.

(04-30-2014 12:38 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(04-30-2014 10:33 AM)vandiver49 Wrote:  

(04-30-2014 07:46 AM)VA49er Wrote:  Everyone gets their head shaved. Problem solved.

You'll damage the female's fragile psyche you misogynist!

But if you actually look at the critique by the Army, it addresses both white and black hair styles and the various ways they fall out of standard. Considering that the panel that wrote this legislation was comprised of 200 women from various races and took 3 years you create this policy, the women of the CBC should address their letter to the panel, not Hagel.

Is the panel still active? Could be no one to address it to.

The panel might not be active, but whomever chaired is still in the Army. Honestly, what they came up with was pretty fair and one would think they would defend all the time and energy that body put into creating the standard as opposed to letting Hagel twist.

(04-30-2014 01:00 PM)nomad2u2001 Wrote:  

(04-30-2014 12:47 PM)LSU04_08 Wrote:  

(04-30-2014 05:15 AM)VA49er Wrote:  So, evidently this is racist now.

Army to Review Hair Rules After Complaints

Quote:Army to review hair rules after complaints from black military women

The military is reviewing its new regulations involving soldiers' appearance after criticism by some black military women and lawmakers who argue that changes in the hair requirement are racially biased.

Pentagon spokesman Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said Tuesday that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will make whatever adjustments to the policy are appropriate after a completing a review requested by members of the Congressional Black Caucus.

You know, there is a simple solution. EVERYONE gets their head shaved. EVERYONE.

Surely you jest.






I personally thought black women preferred short hair because of african heritage, that place most black people here are from, but have never been to.

I'm pretty sure you know--by name and number--the African cultures that generally wear short hair.

I honestly do not.