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Subject: "IZ YO FRIEND WHITE? "
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legsdiamond
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Tue Jan-06-15 05:59 PM
57. "IZ YO FRIEND WHITE? "
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were there any other Black Americans working for them?
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So I didn't get the job because of my hair... Lol
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Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrghhghhhhgghhhhhhhggggghhhhh!!!!
ndibs
Jan 06th 2015
1
Damn sorry to read that
DaHeathenOne76
Jan 06th 2015
2
That sucks :(
afrogirl_lost
Jan 06th 2015
3
That sounds fishy
Sha
Jan 06th 2015
4
that caught me too
lfresh
Jan 06th 2015
23
exactly.
Sha
Jan 06th 2015
31
^^^I wasnt gonna say it but glad you did
GrumpySmurf
Jan 06th 2015
39
at my job some ppl call me "the girl with the dreads"
StephBMore
Jan 06th 2015
52
Unfortunately, most people don't.
soulpsychodelicyde
Jan 06th 2015
61
^^^^ this black hair is a mystery and frightening to many of them.
ndibs
Jan 06th 2015
62
when i had braids and would go on interviews,
StephBMore
Jan 06th 2015
5
Yea everyone otherwise loved my braids. I always got complimented
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
19
RE: So I didn't get the job because of my hair... Lol
Tiggerific
Jan 06th 2015
6
It's sad that our appearance and not our character
initiationofplato
Jan 06th 2015
7
wtf. sorry about that. I am nappy at work w/o issue.
double negative
Jan 06th 2015
8
You look great! Their loss.
Goldmind
Jan 06th 2015
9
Thank you :) Yea, Womp womp
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
25
Thank you :) Yea, Womp womp
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
26
I'd hire the hell outta ya
ThaAnthology
Jan 06th 2015
10
Welcome to being Black in America.
PoppaGeorge
Jan 06th 2015
11
How conservative of a shop was it? A law firm?
Buddy_Gilapagos
Jan 06th 2015
12
A French company. And yea. Have the talk with him.
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
14
My sister is facing something similar with her dreads.
PoppaGeorge
Jan 06th 2015
24
next time wear a bun
labcoat
Jan 06th 2015
13
I've definitely worn them in a bun on an interview before but now I know...
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
16
yeah.
morpheme
Jan 06th 2015
21
This is 100% it. Nail on head.
soulpsychodelicyde
Jan 06th 2015
63
Turrible.....keep on pushin', though
RaphaelSoulLee
Jan 06th 2015
15
Will you do anything different next time?
Case_One
Jan 06th 2015
17
That's fucked up. Fuck em.
Cold Truth
Jan 06th 2015
18
fuck them...
morpheme
Jan 06th 2015
20
that sucks and is totally wrong
luminous
Jan 06th 2015
22
you're better off not working for people who carry it like that...
BigJazz
Jan 06th 2015
27
That's pretty much what I chucked it up to. Was a cool position though
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
28
is your friend white?
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
29
Nah she black.
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
59
Don't let these folks have you passing up jobs just to keep a hairdo.
Buddy_Gilapagos
Jan 06th 2015
30
is the employer in the right though?
imcvspl
Jan 06th 2015
33
I guess it depends, but some can demand a clean shaven man
PoppaGeorge
Jan 06th 2015
34
The employer can be in the wrong AND she should change her hair
Buddy_Gilapagos
Jan 06th 2015
54
if she actually had dreads i'd say fuck 'em
SHAstayhighalways
Jan 06th 2015
58
It's all arbitrary. Like why say she has to cut dreads...
Buddy_Gilapagos
Jan 06th 2015
65
hunh? i was saying if she had locs she SHOULDN'T cut them
SHAstayhighalways
Jan 06th 2015
72
Been there. I should'a sued them. I didn't know that I had a case.
mochalox
Jan 06th 2015
32
how could you sue? lol..there is no case
R A i n
Jan 07th 2015
80
Unfortunately, that's how the corporate world is.
Very-Effortless
Jan 06th 2015
35
Someone is lying.
lightworks
Jan 06th 2015
36
I honestly can't think of anything else it could've been.
ThisIs_ATruthThang
Jan 06th 2015
49
they found a more qualified candidate could be a reason or
R A i n
Jan 07th 2015
81
have they filled the position?
morpheme
Jan 06th 2015
37
Somebody is lying
GrumpySmurf
Jan 06th 2015
38
French company = it ain't really about the hair
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
40
OMG really?
labcoat
Jan 06th 2015
42
not a fan of the french so I have no clue if it was a one off
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
48
Wait, what? lol
Goldmind
Jan 06th 2015
43
But in France, they don't exactly love Africans
PoppaGeorge
Jan 06th 2015
46
yeah but they love americans
teefiveten
Jan 06th 2015
50
prolly because they wanted your money...
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
56
clearly
teefiveten
Jan 06th 2015
71
Right. I said they love African-Americans, not Africans.
Goldmind
Jan 06th 2015
51
he was SHOCKED that neither parent was white...
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
47
WoW!
Starks dunked on Bulls
Jan 06th 2015
68
I mean, she isn't Lisa Bonet light skint
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
73
This racism is killing me inside.
Hitokiri
Jan 06th 2015
41
oh, don't get me started
Crash Bandacoot
Jan 06th 2015
44
That's messed up. Your hair looked nice.
The Wordsmith
Jan 06th 2015
45
that's a lawsuit. just saying...
Damali
Jan 06th 2015
53
no its not
R A i n
Jan 07th 2015
82
i went w/o facial hair for the first few yrs of practice.
SoWhat
Jan 06th 2015
55
This is precisely why I'm nervous to go on interviews with these braids
SimplyHannah
Jan 06th 2015
60
damn! Who wouldn't want that around the office? #IsThatSexist?
Walk On
Jan 06th 2015
64
IKR...I bet a hatin ass french hoe was like, nah... not on my watch.
legsdiamond
Jan 06th 2015
67
that sucks I hope you find something better
makaveli
Jan 06th 2015
66
So fucked up. This is how white supremacy keeps us self-hating...
Boogie Stimuli
Jan 06th 2015
69
Btw, you look great, sister.
Boogie Stimuli
Jan 07th 2015
77
Does your city have a Better Business Bureau or something like that?
initiationofplato
Jan 06th 2015
70
oh yall aint hear bout dis nigga accepted THEN rejected by thurgood mars...
_explain555
Jan 07th 2015
74
That's foul. Your hair looks very professional
J305
Jan 07th 2015
75
try being a black male with a brush cut and a felony...
bibblegolf
Jan 07th 2015
76
something like that happened to me, with the same hairstyle
MizClayton
Jan 07th 2015
78
they probably think you're a major pot head....
R A i n
Jan 07th 2015
79
this post inspired me to braid my hair tonight....
bonitaapplebaum71481
Jan 07th 2015
83
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