But the pressures to conform to a specific standard of beauty aren't always so forthright. They are also coded within the contractual language of workplace dress codes that limit the look of professionalism for Black women as opposed to women of other races or ethnicities — further contributing to a history of oppression in which Black women are forced to sacrifice their self-expression to become more palatable.
In , Brittany Noble Jones, a news anchor who formerly worked at WJTV in Jackson, Mississippi, wrote a Medium piece, in which she says she was fired from her job after she wore her natural hair on air.
She claims that after she had her son, she asked if she could stop straightening her hair. According to Noble Jones, she was told that her hair looked "unprofessional and the equivalent to throwing on a baseball cap to go to the grocery store.
And viewers have endless negative comments, too. A viewer gripes:. Ms Woodbridge on tonight. Her hair is not very attractive. Those braids are apart of the teenage culture and not for the professional broadcast appearance.
No…I turned to another station when I saw you. I guess channel 3 has fired the image consultant. They need to get her back. When Ms. There's still such a thing as local tv news? I'm sure it's a matter of reading the unwritten rules. There was an old Murphy Brown episode where Candice Bergen's character does their newsmagazine broadcast one week with a new hairstyle looks a bit like John Candy's hair.
Consternation ensues - distraction, negative feedback, etc Punchline to the bit being an end scene where she removes the "hairstyle" wig revealing her normal hair contained underneath - had done all of it to prove a point. The issue does involve the intersection of racism and sexism. You are correct that it is not only a racism issue, but it is still very much a racism issue. What could this tweet possibly be about? Save your "righteous" indignation for somebody who might care.
I didn't deny that it was racial or that it was primarily racial. I remarked on the strangeness of the commentary being only the racial aspect and nothing else. I am not on twitter. I am reading a news blog, and reacting to the story here and the comments that are here - not any tags the subject of the story or anybody else put on another platform. If you don't like what somebody says - either ask them about it or get on with your life.
Don't strain yourself coming up with baseless assumptions and accusations. The tweet is the whole basis of this post. She also conducted research on Metformin and has published book pages on ambulatory medicine and inpatient medicine. Skip Navigation. Latoya Lashon Edwards, M. Insurance Information. Local advocates are calling for continued police accountability after Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd.
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