Hampton Sells Out: Bans Dreads and Cornrows

[wire28]

Since you went to the school, you should be able to specify if it's a long hair ban or not. If it's a long hair ban, my stance might change. All I can go by is what I read. The article painted the picture of the school singling hairstyles out.

With that said, is shoulder length hair routinely banned on predominantly white campuses?

i dont know what white campuses do, but if its a serious school of business, they will try as much as possible to emulate/prepare them for the real world

speaking on hampton, i was in school of science but i dont remember dudes in school of business having long hair at all, i think some girls wore their hair natural but i dont remember any dudes having long hair of any type.

but they kinda been getting more lax we used to have to dress up alot to go to our auditorium (ogden for those who know) and by my senior year they basically got lax on the dress code and you could wear whatever you want in there

the president harvey is big on presentation and i have no qualms against him preparing the kids for REALITY. dudes on here can whine and moan but the fact is once you step into the real world you getting 1) cause you black and if you got dreads or cornrows. i can see it changing to accepting dreads that are tied up (i have some friends in grad school that have theirs tied up) but i dont think the business world will be accepting braids no time soon

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Dreads can be very neat, but they do carry a stigma and all the young hood nikkas have truly denigrated their perception. I wonder if they told women not to wear natural styles

I heard a radio show having a convo on this a few years back. They had a lot of black women calling in saying black women with natural hair in corporate america are looked down on.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

It's a damn shame that there's so much emphasis placed upon aesthetic appeal. I slightly understand it, but I wish society as a whole would focus more on body of work, and not a person's appearance. Such a limiting and restricting viewpoint. Corporate America isn't looking very progressive.

I'm assuming you don't live in the US or your white. America has never placed emphasis on the body of work of black people. They've gone out of their way to not be around us :nonikkas:

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Yea...I dont agree with Hampton. Their kids in college. They can do what they want. I'm talking about corporations.

You can't call it racism when there's not one visible white (or asian, indian, latino) ceo, cfo, vp, chairman, etc. with super long hair and a beard.

Exactly. shyt you can't even find a politician with long hair or facial hair.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Rich black pharaohs wore dreadlocks and cornrolls and professionals, who could get away with it, do.

Black should be able to wear whatever hair style and be professional. However there is some bias within the black community when it comes to what business hair. Which exist in all communities.

Blacks need more economic power, where a hair style should not matter, but there is also conflict with some women not being broad of their real air.

How many African American pharaohs were there

And on the real, I can't think of a single notable African American figure with dreads or braids. I'd love to be proven wrong.

 

[Still Benefited]

So there is no majority black corporate america he can work in that won't care about dreads.....if that's the case his whole college need to be shut down bcuz its not preparing students to have to sit around and be "the black guy" at his job,and have to have those long annoying conversations with white people you don't care about......he ain't lyin and you can say the same for tatoos and all other kinda shyt like nikkas lookin like they dressed for easter but thinking its "proffesional"......they should just warn students about it cuz its real and I'm sure they know it,and if they realize they can't get a job I'm sure they dreads will go off until they get the job.....but I bet he sells his hbcu as a college where blacks can come and be comfortable around their own people and learn.

 

[AffordableSuplexReviews]

I'm assuming you don't live in the US or your white. America has never placed emphasis on the body of work of black people. They've gone out of their way to not be around us :nonikkas:

You're wrong on both assumptions, breh.

I know that traditionally, America hasn't made the body of work of African American's a top priority for job selection, but I'm saying that I wish they would. I'm hoping that the system changes. It's really tough to alter something that has been in place for so long, but it's unfortunate that we aren't seeing much progression.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

Sad black people have to ask cacs for permission to be ourselves.

Breh, you do realize all these kids are ASKING cacs for a job. It'd be one thing if these were black owned and operated companies, but they're not. They're applying for positions which is majority white and have little no exposure to black people outside of the media.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

You're wrong on both assumptions, breh.

I know that traditionally, America hasn't made the body of work of African American's a top priority for job selection, but I'm saying that I wish they would. I'm hoping that the system changes. It's really tough to alter something that has been in place for so long, but it's unfortunate that we aren't seeing much progression.

Oh ok, you're just an idealist then

 

[Rack4K]

i dont know what white campuses do, but if its a serious school of business, they will try as much as possible to emulate/prepare them for the real world

speaking on hampton, i was in school of science but i dont remember dudes in school of business having long hair at all, i think some girls wore their hair natural but i dont remember any dudes having long hair of any type.

but they kinda been getting more lax we used to have to dress up alot to go to our auditorium (ogden for those who know) and by my senior year they basically got lax on the dress code and you could wear whatever you want in there

the president harvey is big on presentation and i have no qualms against him preparing the kids for REALITY. dudes on here can whine and moan but the fact is once you step into the real world you getting 1) cause you black and if you got dreads or cornrows. i can see it changing to accepting dreads that are tied up (i have some friends in grad school that have theirs tied up) but i dont think the business world will be accepting braids no time soon

If the school isn't singling out the particular hairstyles, I'm not mad at it. If they have a long hair ban for the purpose of preparing people for the real world and those styles just happen to fit in the category, its whatever.

But defending people's rights to single these hairstyles out is house nikka shyt, quite frankly. Im not saying its you but its certainly other people in this thread.

 

[Mowgli]

Breh, you do realize all these kids are ASKING cacs for a job. It'd be one thing if these were black owned and operated companies, but they're not. They're applying for positions which is majority white and have little no exposure to black people outside of the media.

And by that logic they should cut their hair in ways white people find acceptable in college? Im sorry but i just dont follow this sellout mentality. It makes zero sense.

 

[wire28]

If the school isn't singling out the particular hairstyles, I'm not mad at it. If they have a long hair ban for the purpose of preparing people for the real world and those styles just happen to fit in the category, its whatever.

But defending people's rights to single these hairstyles out is house nikka shyt, quite frankly. Im not saying its you but its certainly other people in this thread.

either you learn now in college how the real world works, or you learn when you've been denied 3 jobs all cause some conservative businessman is like when you walk in. if you think your rights as a student are being infringed upon that bad you can always go somewhere else

 

[Mowgli]

What makes you think it's your right to get a job in a privately owned kak company with that dreads? :jada:

Im not going to speak on ideals because realistically, youre hair has nothing to do with your ability to do your job effectively. If those are the requirments of getting a job, you have a make a choice. Its just a reailty that white people are the gatekeepers to your physical appearence and you have to bow down to that before it even matters. They tell you, you're ugly and before you even have a job you have an institution telilng you to look a certain way to live up to the standards whites have set forth. Its sick.

Still, we're talking about a black college teling kids to cut their hair to appease white people, before they even get a job. The alumni is run by house nikkas. Why you cant see that is troubling.

 

[marcuz]

We're talking about a black college teling kids to cut their hair to appease white people, before they even get a job. The alumni is run by house nikkas. Why you cant see that is troubling.

until black people hire each other, it is what it is. gotta play their game by their rules.

 

[↓R↑LYB]

And by that logic they should cut their hair in ways white people find acceptable in college? Im sorry but i just dont follow this sellout mentality. It makes zero sense.

I'm not saying that the college should force the kids to cut there hair. I'm commenting on what you said.

You said it's sad black people are asking permission to be ourselves. shyt, they're asking white people to give them a job so they can live. It'd be one thing if you were in this thread saying this is why we really need to start creating and supporting more black owned businesses so shyt like this wouldn't happen. But you ain't saying that.

If black people want to be a part of white american society (and they obviously are if they're going to work for white companies) don't be so shocked if they tell you you need to conform to their rules to be allowed in.