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White Philly officer told to get rid of cornrows

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PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia say a white officer who came to work with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to get a haircut because the braids violated department standards.

The Philadelphia Daily News reported Monday that Officer Thomas Strain was put on desk duty this month because of the braids, even though the paper reported dozens of black officers wear cornrows.

"They pulled him out of roll call and took him right up to the inspector's office," said an officer who asked to remain anonymous.
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Just plain stupid I'm afraid, and probably racist if he has been singled out if his male black colleagues are allowed cornrows. The report doesn't ever say male black policemen are allowed cornrow hairstyles - just black female officers - so there is a small doubt.

Reverse Racism or is there more to this story that hasn't been reported yet?
 
It is racist and sexist of you to raise these issues! Or was it racist and sexist to single out the pasty pale guy? I get confused.
 
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Black female officers may wear braids, but I bet the male officers aren't allowed to.
 
It is racist and sexist of you to raise these issues! Or was it racist and sexist to single out the pasty pale guy? I get confused.

Again, more BS from the P-C crowd. Its not professional for officers to wear that haircut, but they are afraid to enforce it on black officers. How sad.

I have a friend who claims that, "the white man is currently the most abused and over-worked group in america." More and more, I see the point validated.
 
Just plain stupid I'm afraid, and probably racist if he has been singled out if his male black colleagues are allowed cornrows. The report doesn't ever say male black policemen are allowed cornrow hairstyles - just black female officers - so there is a small doubt.

Reverse Racism or is there more to this story that hasn't been reported yet?
if no men can wear them, white or black, what's the issue here?
 
Again, more BS from the P-C crowd. Its not professional for officers to wear that haircut, but they are afraid to enforce it on black officers. How sad.

I have a friend who claims that, "the white man is currently the most abused and over-worked group in america." More and more, I see the point validated.
really? are you sure black male officers wear cornrows in philly?
 
Political correctness run amuck.
 
really? are you sure black male officers wear cornrows in philly?

Its what the Philly Daily News reported in the opening post. I'm certainly not going to drive to philly with my tail lights out to find out myself.
 
If one male officer is not allowed to wear cornrows then it should apply to other male officers as well and preferably to all officers not just males. Racism is racism, calling it reverse racism only hints that it might not be actual racism.
 
Just plain stupid I'm afraid, and probably racist if he has been singled out if his male black colleagues are allowed cornrows. The report doesn't ever say male black policemen are allowed cornrow hairstyles - just black female officers - so there is a small doubt.

Reverse Racism or is there more to this story that hasn't been reported yet?

Ahahaha :doh
 
Just plain stupid I'm afraid, and probably racist if he has been singled out if his male black colleagues are allowed cornrows. The report doesn't ever say male black policemen are allowed cornrow hairstyles - just black female officers - so there is a small doubt.

Reverse Racism or is there more to this story that hasn't been reported yet?
no, it didn't report that. did you miss this?:

Interviewed by the Daily News, Vanore said he couldn't explain why black officers with cornrows weren't ordered to get haircuts — unless they're women. The policy for female officers is slightly more permissive, he said.
 
could you please expound? can black male officers wear cornrows?

If you are correct then this issue is basically a man whining he can't wear a dress to work.
 
If you are correct then this issue is basically a man whining he can't wear a dress to work.

Ha wait...so you are saying that a white man wanting to wear cornrows is like a a man of any race wanting to wear a dress?

Are you therefore implying that cornrows are a black-only hairstyle just as dresses are a woman-only style?
 
Ha wait...so you are saying that a white man wanting to wear cornrows is like a a man of any race wanting to wear a dress?

If what liblady is saying is true that it is only female officers who are allowed to wear cornrows then the male officer in the story would be basically complaining why he can't wear a dress to work. If however this part "even though the paper reported dozens of black officers wear cornrows." of the article refers to black male officers then it is blatant racism. However the newspaper blatantly left out gender,so we do not know if they are actually referring to black males officers or black female officers.


Are you therefore implying that cornrows are a black-only hairstyle just as dresses are a woman-only style?

No.Cornrows can be for anyone regardless of race, dresses are only for women or mentally disturbed men pretending to be women. If the police department only allows women to wear to wear cornrows just like some probably women to wear skirts/dresses as a part of their uniform then this is basically a man whining that he can't wear a dress. IF the police policy says no one is allowed to wear cornrows and they still allow females to wear cornrows then this is a issue of sexism.
 
could you please expound? can black male officers wear cornrows?

from the source

The Philadelphia Daily News reported Monday that Officer Thomas Strain was put on desk duty this month because of the braids, even though the paper reported dozens of black officers wear cornrows.

Interviewed by the Daily News, Vanore said he couldn't explain why black officers with cornrows weren't ordered to get haircuts — unless they're women. The policy for female officers is slightly more permissive, he said.

It appears that many black officers have cornrows, they can't explain why they are allowed to unless they are women since the standards are different. But there is no explanation as to why black males officers with cornrows are allowed to keep it.

In the end, it's silly. The department has standards, which should be enforced equally. It appears that maybe it's not in this case, but I'm developing a huge amount of apathy for this case as I don't care about hair styles.
 
No.Cornrows can be for anyone regardless of race, dresses are only for women or mentally disturbed men pretending to be women.

Just like guys wearing skirts must be mentally disturbed men pretending to be women, right?

kilt.jpg


Now I'm sure you're wanting to go "That's different, that's a kilt". Well, you're correct. Its a different thing, because in that society it is socially acceptable for men to wear skirts, aka kilts, and it not be "weird". Its a unisexual type of dress.

Similarly...

Cornrows are NOT like a guy wanting to wear a dress, because societally it is not considered odd or agaisnt the norm for a guy to wear that hair style any more than a female.

As such, it is a distinct difference between rules for men and rules for women.

Now me, personally, I have no issue with that. I actually do understand at times due to society there are gonig to be allowable variations to what is okay for varying types of people.

However, I'm very interested to hear from many of our female contingent that always scream about mysogeny and inequality and everything else of the like. Are men and women meant to be equal? If so, do you agree that a female should get more lax rules regarding their hair style then men do? If you do believe that, how do you justify it to this notion of equality when in reality you're wanting superiority in some places of what women can do over men. Why are we allowing this seemingly "Seperate but equal" argument that its okay that he can't wear it because even though women can do it, men can't, so he's equal to all the other man. Is that not like saying "Its okay that gay people can not get married to each other, because straight people can't marry the same sex either. They are free to marry the opposite sex though, its okay" or "Its okay that the blacks can't go to the same school as the whites, because we're going to give the blacks schools, so he's still able to go to school so while he's seperate from the whites its okay because its equal".

So for all those that are such strong proponents of womens rights and against mysogeny, what is your view on this seeming double standard (if it is the case its allowable simply for women and not for men) that women are allowed freer rules in regards to looks and appearance than their male counter part?
 
from the source





It appears that many black officers have cornrows, they can't explain why they are allowed to unless they are women since the standards are different. But there is no explanation as to why black males officers with cornrows are allowed to keep it.

In the end, it's silly. The department has standards, which should be enforced equally. It appears that maybe it's not in this case, but I'm developing a huge amount of apathy for this case as I don't care about hair styles.
so it's not been determined if black men are allowed to wear cornrows.
 
so it's not been determined if black men are allowed to wear cornrows.

The article doesn't state which sexes have them, but the article seems to imply that both men and women in the department have them, with the only valid excuse being able to be applied to women as they have lax rules about their hair.
 
However, I'm very interested to hear from many of our female contingent that always scream about mysogeny and inequality and everything else of the like. Are men and women meant to be equal? If so, do you agree that a female should get more lax rules regarding their hair style then men do?

Of course, a woman's hair is important to her

heh

man that's going to have repercussions. But I hear the fundamental of what you are saying. While many clamor for equality, some certainly are more than willing to take unequal laws and regulations which relieve some rules upon on class but not the other.
 
He should have been arrested for a serious style fax paux! Or else he could have been put on the sting squad for male prostitution...
 
I think they should let him keep the cornrows, at least some one will get a good laugh when he writes them a ticket.
 
Just like guys wearing skirts must be mentally disturbed men pretending to be women, right?

kilt.jpg


Now I'm sure you're wanting to go "That's different, that's a kilt". Well, you're correct. Its a different thing, because in that society it is socially acceptable for men to wear skirts, aka kilts, and it not be "weird". Its a unisexual type of dress.

Similarly...

Cornrows are NOT like a guy wanting to wear a dress, because societally it is not considered odd or agaisnt the norm for a guy to wear that hair style any more than a female.

As such, it is a distinct difference between rules for men and rules for women.

Now me, personally, I have no issue with that. I actually do understand at times due to society there are gonig to be allowable variations to what is okay for varying types of people.

However, I'm very interested to hear from many of our female contingent that always scream about mysogeny and inequality and everything else of the like. Are men and women meant to be equal? If so, do you agree that a female should get more lax rules regarding their hair style then men do? If you do believe that, how do you justify it to this notion of equality when in reality you're wanting superiority in some places of what women can do over men. Why are we allowing this seemingly "Seperate but equal" argument that its okay that he can't wear it because even though women can do it, men can't, so he's equal to all the other man. Is that not like saying "Its okay that gay people can not get married to each other, because straight people can't marry the same sex either. They are free to marry the opposite sex though, its okay" or "Its okay that the blacks can't go to the same school as the whites, because we're going to give the blacks schools, so he's still able to go to school so while he's seperate from the whites its okay because its equal".

So for all those that are such strong proponents of womens rights and against mysogeny, what is your view on this seeming double standard (if it is the case its allowable simply for women and not for men) that women are allowed freer rules in regards to looks and appearance than their male counter part?

I was thinking that cornrows are a hair style that both men and women wear, so the police department's rules should either allow or prohibit the style for ALL officers, men and women, and black or white (or any other race for that matter).

I agree; it seems like a double standard if the rule allows it for women but not men.

I also have seen some very attractive cornrows that look neat (literally), a lot neater than some birds' nests that I see on some peoples' heads.
 
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