The Politics Of Hair: From MichelleObama's silhouette to The CROWN Act, we're still fighting end discrimination based on hair texture. Hairstylist johnny_wright, naturalista janai and more speak out on the topic. Dove
In the past two months, hairy political scandals made headlines: Nancy Pelosi visited a salon for a blowout during a lockdown. $70,000 was deducted from President Trump’s taxes for a year of styling. A housefly landed on Vice President Mike Pence’s flinty coiffure during the Vice Presidential debate and catapulted to celebrity status. Leading up to the election, these fluffy stories on the politics surrounding hair punctuate an otherwise dystopian news cycle.
While some people simply balk at a hair type disparate from their own, other people attribute intentions to ethnic hairstyles that may or may not hold true. “Some people with hair biases believe that wearing cornrows or natural hair is equivalent to making political statements,” says Jolivette. In reality, sometimes hairstyles convey a political agenda, and other times they are simply personal expressions. Regardless, people with textured hair are judged.
At a time when many Americans are protesting the murder of Black citizens by police, natural hair discrimination could be seen as both too insidious and contingent to prioritize. While hair discrimination is currently legal in all but seven states, it’s at an inflection point that could render it illegal across the U.S. Enter the CROWN Act, legislation passed in September by the House of Representatives that outlaws discriminatory practices in schools, workplaces, and housing agencies.
While at ABC in 2018, anchor Janai Norman decided to go live on-air with her natural curls for the first time. It was a calculated risk for the anchor, who thought of young, Black women who are coming up in TV news and other industries. “I remember being the only Black reporter at a station. I hoped I could provide some cover to people out there who needed it in that, ‘Well, she’s doing it and she’s on Good Morning America.
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