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If you’ve been hired at an organization dedicated to social and environment justice and working within an anti-oppressive framework … It may be time to retire those white girl dreadlocks, don’t you think? —Better hair than you
This article appears in Jan 9-15, 2014.
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Ah yes, at ANIMALFARMCORP (TM) all self-indulgent bullshit is equal. But some self-indulgent bullshit is more equal than others.
No organization would hire me based on hair alone….good thing that’s not my only asset.
She’s an employee, not a volunteer, so the trustafarian uniform stays. and stfu, already.
Bet she’s got an awesome trio of woven girl-fur dream-catchers on various parts of her cis-body.
I used to see a girl on the 52 in the morning with Dreads, I thought it looked pretty cool.
White people with dreads look ridiculous, adopting styles of a people with whom they have absolutely no connection.
It’s especially embarrassing when they’re wes anderson hipster penguin extras with off-beige bohemian canvas sneakers and accessory dogs, trying to test if daddy’s love is for them or the loft….
And someone please tell me: how does social and environment justice within an anti-oppressive framework conflict with white girl dreadlocks? I thought that may be a requirement of the job, no?!
WHITE GIRL DREADLOCKS
I thought that the employees of organizations dedicated to social and environment justice and working within an anti-oppressive framework all wore white girl dreadlocks.
New avatar alert.
A pleasure as always.
Cheerio!
I am genuinely confused…there is a historical precedent for white people dreads (Scotland) so you can’t be saying that the act of wearing dreads while white is racist.
This is not a PETA prez wearing fur, no matter how much you want it to be.
Yeah, but Scottish “dreads” were a combination of bad personal hygeine and tactical camouflage when stalking frisky Cheviot ewes. >; )
The P.C. buzzwords suggest some sort of Aborinjunal group so, the objet du bitch might want to switch to braids and feathers.
I am not saying the look is not… ill advised? but like Cranky said, this is an employee not a volunteer so I have to assume they may have some other qualifications to speak of. It’s just funny that women hating each other transcends all else.
I like how the other girl has to throw in a “Better hair than you” just in case. You bitches are worse than rats on a sinking ship.
You just know that right now, her chai latte is getting cold as poor little Apple Freebird Carrington-Levinski is weeping copiously into her Cherokee Hair maxi-pad in the Unisex 2-holer at her office and tearfully beseeching Gaia the Earth Mother – “Why is white guilt so hard? Why don’t the other Comrades like me?”
To put it all in perspective, I currently have a dear friend who is undergoing cancer treatments. She lost all her hair. The beauty of her bald scalp is defined by her courageous fight for life. I bet she wouldn’t care if she had dreads as long as she had hair and health.
But, back to the bitch. Why should another’s hairstyle be anyone else’s business? Who cares if the coworker has dreads, ringlets, punk spikes or whatever? We are not allowed to wear our hair the way we want anymore? We must conform to some stereotypical standard? Dreads on a white person? So what! It is a hairstyle worn by a human being. We aren’t allowed to celebrate our diversity as a species as we like? Yeah, right. Nice try. I’m not buying it.
ivan, you omitted feminazis in your rant. i am hurt.
Dry them tears, Dollin’ >: 0
Anytime someone is described as an “ally” working “an organization dedicated to social and environment justice and working within an anti-oppressive framework”
the dreaded “F” word is implied.
Wow, now you can be racist with the way you have your hair done. Who’d a thunk. Only in Nova Scotia. Fuuuuck.
Bruder Timofey, in Nova Scotia you can be branded “racist” for celebrating Christmas like a Dutchman. >; )
i think op is trying to oppress another’s hair choices
(quite happily daydreaming of lusty scottish lads frisking about with po-faced ewes)
and just because anything is an excuse for the python. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GS_1bzaj2fw
Dreadlocks are just nasty. Congratulations, you look dirty and lazy.
^^ Explains why her long term BF won’t give her oral sex.^^ (:
Wow op. That blew up in your face, huh?