Fate of lawsuit filed by Black Texas student punished over hairstyle in hands of federal judge
apnews.com
A federal judge has not issued an immediate ruling after hearing legal arguments over whether to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student in Texas over his hairstyle.

Related, laws being passed to protect people from being discriminated against on the basis of their hair.

https://apnews.com/article/hairstyle-texture-discrimination-race-and-ethnicity-d6fd44b0226d4cd2d089953972377654

Honestly just fuck everything about sumptuary laws.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      2 months ago

      Yeah, oppressive dress codes are the norm. It mostly targets girls and minorities - Girls get harassed for basically everything, especially length of skirts, makeup, jewelry, visible bra straps (RAEG), while minorities get harassed for anything that distinguishes them from whites. It's not universal by any means, there are school districts that are chill, but there are also lots that are absolute shitheads.

      • iridaniotter [she/her]
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        2 months ago

        It's not universal by any means, there are school districts that are chill, but there are also lots that are absolute shitheads.

        That's the issue with the fragmented authoritarianism that comes with American style federalism. Combined with how schools are run pseudo-democratically with a sizable and energized fascist voter base and even your cool, chill school districts can suddenly become extremely reactionary! Fun!

    • Tommasi [she/her]
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      2 months ago

      I'm not american so I had no idea this was a thing. It sounds completely absurd to me, what a strange country