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Post by Blaque on Jun 17, 2006 13:05:46 GMT -5
I saw this comment on a blog and wanted to get your opinions.
“Like most people braids on men never bothered me before, but the older I got the more they disturbed me as I found many traits I disliked seemed to be found in men with braids.Or as I like to say “Men who wear their hair like little children and girls”. The first thing I have noticed is that grown men with braids tend to either not have jobs, or very low paying jobs where they can basically get away with looking any old kind of way.You’ll never find a man with braids in any professional type of enviorment as there is most likely a dress code to adhere to and a man with braids would automatically be breaking that code.Let’s face it, nobody is gonna hire a braid wearing, beads hanging from the end Brotha to help run their company… they just aren’t.”
Is this woman a hater or is she on to something?
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Post by lusciouslois on Jun 17, 2006 14:15:20 GMT -5
she is wrong about not finding men in the professional world with braids. I can think of two men right now that work in my office that have and keep braids. If they get on them, then they need to get on the Gothic people with the black weird hair and black fingernails. I myself have more problems with the lax dress code here.
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Post by dolphinfan on Jun 17, 2006 15:15:02 GMT -5
This comment, was based on, the men she encountered. I know a few people who have, braids, and a good job. Matter of fact, if they allow PONY Tails,(white men), they useually allow braids too!! (JOBS). Being a Professional and having money are two different things, because I know a few PRofessionals, who ain't paid!!! at least not YET!!
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Post by Blaque on Jun 17, 2006 16:44:30 GMT -5
I guess because the place that I've worked for the last decade is so lily white, the few brothers who work there have to conform. I don't know any Black men in Corporate America with braids. The only brothers my age I know with braids are the ones with criminal backgrounds and driving around in hoopties. But that's just MY experience.
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Post by dolphinfan on Jun 17, 2006 16:49:40 GMT -5
I guess because the place that I've worked for the last decade is so lily white, the few brothers who work there have to conform. I don't know any Black men in Corporate America with braids. The only brothers my age I know with braids are the ones with criminal backgrounds and driving around in hoopties. But that's just MY experience. If you come up north, you will see a few. And there hoopties cost a 100,000.00
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Post by jazzlover on Jun 17, 2006 20:41:48 GMT -5
If I could grow hair I would wear dreds I love em!
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Post by pelicanguy on Jun 17, 2006 22:34:23 GMT -5
A lot of frackanacklebull. I know people with good jobs who wear braids and short dreds.
Many of the criminals I see on TV and in the papers are either bald or have clean cuts.
What is that woman's problem? Had a bad experience with a dude with braids?
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Post by Sista Chi on Jun 17, 2006 23:47:10 GMT -5
Africans pre-slavery wore their hair in braids as the women, so that comment..Mmmm. Well, she did say her experience...I think she needs to open her eyes a bit wider...
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Post by dolphinfan on Jun 18, 2006 7:44:13 GMT -5
A lot of frackanacklebull. I know people with good jobs who wear braids and short dreds. Many of the criminals I see on TV and in the papers are either bald or have clean cuts. What is that woman's problem? Had a bad experience with a dude with braids? Every now and then, you will meet a sistah, who was never really exposed to us!!! and feels that everybody should wear there hair one way!!!. And most of us Can't or are Follicularlly challenged!!. But to a person like this, you are probably never gonna get by second base, because she will not let anything, that she was taught!!!!!!!!! to hate!!! or as seen as Niggerish!!!! to get close to her except when she given thee orders!! and you are a lowly worker. I have met, a couple of women like this, and i swear to GAWD as my witness, the only thing that saved me from *your just a NIGGER ,your thoughts don't count*, where the people who spoke up for me, even though, I didn't need it!!!. It like the name game, you see today, Some blacks believe, the name you give a child, is important!!!!!! in the white world!!!!!!!, and thats not true, except if you have a name that everybody thinks, is stupid!!. Anyway, Looks is the number one!!! factor, that people judge before you speak, and if you carry your look well, then!!!!, can back that up!!!, most people can over look, minor things!!! they my have with cultural styles. Now as a ex cook, I don't like my cooks having long hair!!! Period!! So if i were hiring, and you had long hair, you BETTER BE A DAYUM GOOD COOK, and a Hair net better be able to fit over it. because I'm the type, if it don't fit, I'm not forcing it and you will not get hired.
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Post by pelicanguy on Jun 18, 2006 14:14:17 GMT -5
Every now and then, you will meet a sistah, who was never really exposed to us!!! and feels that everybody should wear there hair one way!!!. And most of us Can't or are Follicularlly challenged!!. But to a person like this, you are probably never gonna get by second base, because she will not let anything, that she was taught!!!!!!!!! to hate!!! or as seen as Niggerish!!!! to get close to her except when she given thee orders!! and you are a lowly worker. I have met, a couple of women like this, and i swear to GAWD as my witness, the only thing that saved me from *your just a NIGGER ,your thoughts don't count*, where the people who spoke up for me, even though, I didn't need it!!!. I know plenty of women like the ones you described. I just wanna slap em into reality.
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Post by dolphinfan on Jun 18, 2006 15:54:42 GMT -5
Every now and then, you will meet a sistah, who was never really exposed to us!!! and feels that everybody should wear there hair one way!!!. And most of us Can't or are Follicularlly challenged!!. But to a person like this, you are probably never gonna get by second base, because she will not let anything, that she was taught!!!!!!!!! to hate!!! or as seen as Niggerish!!!! to get close to her except when she given thee orders!! and you are a lowly worker. I have met, a couple of women like this, and i swear to GAWD as my witness, the only thing that saved me from *your just a NIGGER ,your thoughts don't count*, where the people who spoke up for me, even though, I didn't need it!!!. I know plenty of women like the ones you described. I just wanna slap em into reality. You know your wrong!!! violence never proved anything except, you can be violet!!, but if she bends over....................... and you ......kick her...................... I could find it in my heart to forgive you
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