white cop + cornrows = fail

[Gas Man]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

I'm curious but why is it not professional?

Cause it isn't professional looking. What would you think if your lawyer or judge had a style like that?

Besides kinda like how they ask female cops to put their hair in ponytails.

Originally Posted by z06boy

Agreed 100 % !!

Help explain something that just seems apparent to you and I.

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Cause it isn't professional looking. What would you think if your lawyer or judge had a style like that?

Besides kinda like how they ask female cops to put their hair in ponytails.



Help explain something that just seems apparent to you and I.

I was only asking for argument's sake. I'm not a reHtard.

I don't necessarily think moustache's look professional....can they wear those?

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

I was only asking for argument's sake. I'm not a reHtard.

I don't necessarily think moustache's look professional....can they wear those?

its standard issure for firemen it seems LOL but then they cannot have beards because then they cannot wear a respirator because it wont form a good seal on their face.

Tom

[Tmall]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

Where's the micro machine cars......and the cop car with the lights? (naked gun)

High school high..

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Cause it isn't professional looking. What would you think if your lawyer or judge had a style like that?

Besides kinda like how they ask female cops to put their hair in ponytails.



Help explain something that just seems apparent to you and I.

I can't really explain it either other than it's just not the "norm" plus the fact that it looks goofy as f*ck for a white guy to have cornrows and looks too thuggish for a black guy in uniform to have them.

In the military...female members with long hair must keep it up and away from the face...just a standard I guess.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

I don't necessarily think moustache's look professional....can they wear those?

I agree, but America is still essentially a white man's world where whites dictate what is acceptable, what is beautiful, what is low-class, etc. LOL and this is coming from a white guy. I can guarantee that if the US was majority Black, cornrows would be considered acceptable. And as far as women are concerned, Black women would leave their hair in its natural state instead of straightening it. The only reason they straighten it is to be taken seriously by society, to land a good job, instead of being called a nappy-headed ho by some idiot like Imus, and also because they are influenced by Hollywood's white-biased image of beauty, that you can only be beautiful if you have straight hair. How many models do you know with natural African curls.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I agree, but America is still essentially a white man's world where whites dictate what is acceptable, what is beautiful, what is low-class, etc. LOL and this is coming from a white guy. I can guarantee that if the US was majority Black, cornrows would be considered acceptable. And as far as women are concerned, Black women would leave their hair in its natural state instead of straightening it. The only reason they straighten it is to be taken seriously by society, to land a good job, instead of being called a nappy-headed ho by some idiot like Imus, and also because they are influenced by Hollywood's white-biased image of beauty, that you can only be beautiful if you have straight hair. How many models do you know with natural African curls.

And mommy naming them shamiqua or loquanna def helps them land good jobs. Saw an article a while back how women are changing their names so they are taken more seriously.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

I'm curious but why is it not professional?

Um.

Read the article.

[CrazyKell]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Um.

Read the article.

Um...I was asking for his point of view regarding what constituted a professional look. Seemed like it was more opinion and I was curious.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by CrazyKell

Um...I was asking for his point of view regarding what constituted a professional look. Seemed like it was more opinion and I was curious.

It just seemed like an odd question to post right after you asked it. I mean, to quote the article:

Police spokesman Lt. Frank Vanore says Strain's boss told the officer to cut his hair to look more "professional."

Vanore says officers' hats must fit "in a military manner" over their hair, and that Strain's hat did not. Strain got a haircut; he declined comment to the paper.

Vanore recalled only one black officer with braids in the past several years. He says that officer also was told to get a haircut.

So, it's the hairstyle interfering with their hat that makes it unprofessional - for both white AND black officers. As an officer it isn't about being trendy, it's about looking the part.