Sidenote: I do agree cornrows should be banned. Not because they lack professionalism but because it's 2012!!! Let 'em go!!
from Gawker.com
Hampton U Dean Bans Cornrows and Dreadlocks: ‘Martin Luther King Didn’t Wear It’
Hamilton NolanAt Hampton University, a historically black college in Virginia, MBA students are banned from wearing cornrows or dreadlocks, thanks to an edict from Business School Dean Sid Credle.
*Covers face with hands, shaking head slowly*
Dean Credle disagrees and says when people criticize the ban for denying cultural aspects of style, he believes cornrows and dreadlocks have not been a historically professional look.
"I said when was it that cornrows and dreadlocks were a part of African American history?"
Credle added, "I mean Charles Drew didn't wear, Muhammad Ali didn't wear it. Martin Luther King didn't wear it."
*Continues shaking head, gaping open-mouthed in amazement.*
As everyone knows, if you want a good HBCU starting with "H," go to Howard.
Woooow lololol. Yes I concur that unless you are a 3-9 yr old black girl with beads at the end , you should not be wearing cornrows. Or if you're vacationing in a hot place, anyhow I digress. Talk about crabs in a bucket!!! Dreads in their original context are a religious thing. I didn't watch the clip but does this apply to women as well? Either way I understand them not being "professional" but in a world where 18yr olds are millionaires and college students are CEO, business meetings are conducted online this seems outrageous.
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