They're Accusing My University Of Being Racist

[Juan J. Sánchez]

My school has a dress code, which I completely support. I strongly believe a dress code teaches discipline and moral integrity. Besides, the school mostly teaches Medicine, and students look nice with shirts, ties and labcoats. Anyhow, the dress code is not the issue at hand. It turns out they didn't let in a black student on campus because he had dreads. Now, though the dress code doesn't mention anything specifically regarding dreads, it does mention how long you can have your hair. The problem seems to be someone (probably a dumb security guard) said or implied he had "black hair", and the student's aunt turned out to be an influential politician, and they made a freaking scandal, accusing the institution of being racist, which I swear they're not. I have Chinese, Black, White, and Brown friends, Catholics, Protestants, Christians, Adventists, and atheists. This just blows my mind. I hate living in such a small country, where everything can be a huge issue. It's a private University, and they should have the right to admit whomever they want to admit.

 

[ForeverZer0]

These are the stupid issues that cause anger and racism.

A person of a minority gives a bad name to their race when they use it as a weapon. I would hope people keep in mind that it is one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch, but doing this doesn't help anybody. Although their is nothing wrong with dreadlocks/long hair, they are not socially accepted as being the classic clean-cut look that a dress code is meant to enforce. I don't see what argument this person possibly has if they have long hair and they are rejected on those grounds whenever they try to enroll. Either pick another university, or cut your hair, its as simple as that. If this is the only university in 1000 miles, then I guess you really need to cut your hair, there is no excuse.

 

[Venetia]

In the unlikely chance that he was Rasta (Rastafarianism), he would be able to play the religion card and claim that it's against his religion to cut his hair.

But anyway you wouldn't be able to be a legitimate doctor with dreads b/c, even if they're super well-maintained and not a greasy mess, you can't be having giant mounds of hair flapping around as a doctor, and ESPECIALLY not as a surgeon. That brings up all sorts of hygeine issues.

I've been harassed before, and it does suck being harassed, and it COULD be that this kid honestly felt that he was being harassed. And if that's the case then it's up for the courts to decide.

But otherwise, yeah, fuck him.

 

[Eventing_Guy]

This reminds me of "the boy who cried wolf"...

Which happens a lot when I went to High school.

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one of these days something is going to be racist...

and no one is going to care...

 

[Jason]

... Dress codes?

... Restrictions on hair length?

 

[Juan J. Sánchez]

But anyway you wouldn't be able to be a legitimate doctor with dreads b/c, even if they're super well-maintained and not a greasy mess, you can't be having giant mounds of hair flapping around as a doctor, and ESPECIALLY not as a surgeon. That brings up all sorts of hygeine issues.

Damn right. For Surgery class, they don't even allow us to have beards, since they can easily contaminate a sterile area, such as an operating room.

... Dress codes?

... Restrictions on hair length?

This goes about 30 years back. The doctor who founded the University was really strict about appearance. Actually, compared to then, they're quite soft now. For example, 30 years ago, all men needed to wear long sleeve shirts and ties. Now we can wear polo shirts. Rules are pretty much just "be tidy", and "don't wear blue jeans", and "women shouldn't dress like sluts".

Obviously, long-sleeve shirts, ties, and white lab coats are still required for hospitals.

 

[ForeverZer0]

There is absolutely nothing wrong with a dress code. From the day you graduate high school, pretty much any job is going to require a dress code of some form or another, and no one seems to complain about that. Hell, if you want to get a part-time job flipping burgers at McDonald's, you must wear their uniform and comply with their dress code. If it is too much for you, and you can't do it, then don't work there. If there dress code is "against your religion", then once again, don't work there. It is not discrimination.

I don't care if there is no logical reasoning behind it, and the only reason is that the person who runs it thinks people look nice dressed a certain way, then so be it. No one is forcing anybody into it, whether it be school or a job.

 

[Zeriab]

It's racism against filthy people!

Sounds like a brainfart where somebody thought 'must not say black, must not say black' and said 'black hair' instead of 'long hair'.
Of course it's also possible that the dude just misheard or misinterpreted what was said.
Then again maybe it was just a security guard being a douche-bag.

This of course means that we can over-generalize. Yup.

 

[moog]

fuck em he's a nigger, he doesn't deserve to learn