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Discussion: White Girl Gets Braids, Twitter Goes Off
Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Not people saying 'worry about other things' when we are all here perched on a pop forum, worrying about who is going #1 next week 
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Member Since: 8/3/2010
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Originally posted by BadBitches
Certain schools have rules.
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that doesn't make it okay though. Telling a girl she has to cut her hair because it's not the typical long and straight type is completely discriminatory
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Member Since: 8/31/2013
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Originally posted by VPM
Globally, black people's appearance are the most unappreciated and ridiculed though. Black people still get associated with monkeys in 2015. This anger over some braids is stupid. But this anger has a legitimate source. They are expressing it in the wrong ways on twitter, but still. If a white person goes to some countries, they are welcome with open arms. If a black person goes, they either get laughed at or they are immediately assumed to be laborers, prostitutes, nannies, housekeepers, etc. That's how the world works, but it's still wrong anyway you spin it. People, not even just black people, have a right to be mad about it.
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A) If you are white in some countries, you're going to have problems. That's invalid, and I can give you my own examples.
B) There's a lot of white people that will be seen as laborers, prostitutes, nannies and so on, even among their own. In Europe, if you are born in countries like Poland, Croatia, Slovenia and so on and you want to travel to other countries and want to try and start a new life there, some people will look at you like a second grade citizen (and this is 2015).
Being mad about braids is pointless and plain dumb
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Member Since: 9/18/2011
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Originally posted by BabyCantYouSee
Especially in 2015, where worldwide integration is extremely prominent.
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Member Since: 4/6/2014
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Originally posted by Alejandrawrrr
ddd Sorry but if you're not black (African American, in particular) your opinion on this topic is literally irrelevant. While the people who attacked her went way OTT and were out of line, acting like it doesn't exist isn't any better.
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What kind of logic? 
A "would you critique a song if you're not a singer" tea.
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Member Since: 10/4/2010
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Originally posted by Pulse
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Member Since: 5/4/2012
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Originally posted by VPM
Globally, black people's appearance are the most unappreciated and ridiculed though. Black people still get associated with monkeys in 2015. This anger over some braids is stupid. But this anger has a legitimate source. They are expressing it in the wrong ways on twitter, but still. If a white person goes to some countries, they are welcome with open arms. If a black person goes, they either get laughed at or they are immediately assumed to be laborers, prostitutes, nannies, housekeepers, etc. That's how the world works, but it's still wrong anyway you spin it. The contributions can be appreciated worldwide, but not the people themselves. People, not even just black people, have a right to be mad about it.
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I'm sorry, but thats a bag of crap. ESPECIALLY in 2015
All races have their stereotypes, if a white person or an asian person came here he would be looked at as soft, weak, easy to take advantage of etc.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Wait, I'm sorry i tried to have an open discussion about race on ATRL. I forgot it is ATRL. You all have to wait for the, "Black woman gets told to leave her job for wearing dreads" thread (if mainstream media even let's the story be run), then you'll still deny something is amiss.
All I see is the "I have a black friend" crowd typing at me angrily as though this is some big issue. 
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I wish that girl the best luck and I'm glad she kept her twitter up and apologized when she didn't have to do either.
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Member Since: 12/10/2010
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This is ridiculous. It's a hair style not a political statement.
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Member Since: 9/3/2012
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Originally posted by Flare
That's not what this thread or any of my posts are about. 
I'm saying essentially, do you think a black woman could get away with wearing box braids or dreads to her corporate America job over a white woman trying the same thing?
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As if a white person could? 
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Member Since: 5/4/2012
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Originally posted by RatedG²
that doesn't make it okay though. Telling a girl she has to cut her hair because it's not the typical long and straight type is completely discriminatory
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If it's a privately owned school, they have every right to tell how to dress.
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Member Since: 12/9/2009
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Originally posted by jonasha
Then make a thread discussing racism and cultural appropriation, not make a big deal out of a girl getting braids. |
I understand falling on either side of the discussion. That's fine. If you think the girl shouldn't be chastised and cultural appropriation is BS, fine.
But saying the discussion shouldn't even be had is such a plebeian copout
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Save-Me-Oprah
As if a white person could? |
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
If it's a privately owned school, they have every right to tell how to dress.
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That still doesn't make it right tho.
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Member Since: 4/6/2014
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Originally posted by Newt
I understand falling on either side of the discussion. That's fine. If you think the girl shouldn't be chastised and cultural appropriation is SB, fine.
But saying the discussion shouldn't even be had is such a plebeian copout
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I'm telling you to discuss it using a different thread because it's very rude to use this innocent girl as the umbrella for the discussion. She has nothing to do with cultural appropriation or the race problems of our society. I never said to don't discuss, I encouraged the opposite rather, but to do it in a different thread.
I never said that cultural appropriation was BS, you need to stop putting arguments in other people's mouths.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Big Smoke
If it's a privately owned school, they have every right to tell how to dress.
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Dress =/= hair texture
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Alejandrawrrr
ddd Sorry but if you're not black (African American, in particular) your opinion on this topic is literally irrelevant. While the people who attacked her went way OTT and were out of line, acting like it doesn't exist isn't any better.
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so since i'm white, i can't point out when something is racist?...lol..
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Member Since: 2/15/2010
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Ridiculous. How often do we see black women putting on blonde wigs and ****? This is crazy.
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Member Since: 8/18/2013
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Originally posted by Save-Me-Oprah
As if a white person could? |
1) Oh I see you decided to unblock me, how cute.
2) I said who is more likely to get away with it. Not who will get away with it guaranteed. Comprehension is key. 
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Member Since: 3/21/2012
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My manager was white and she had braids too 
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