The US Army forbids anyone but African American women to wear braids in their hair.
2006-12-10 17:43:07 · 20 answers · asked by Miss Metro 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
I don't have a problem with it but the army may impose certain standards due to hygienic issues or standards of uniform and performance.
2006-12-10 17:45:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm white, and I wore braids all through my childhood. I never heard anything so silly, why would the Army or anyone forbid a woman to braid their hair? Maybe it's a really old rule that needs to be modified.
2006-12-10 17:46:52 · answer #2 · answered by dressed_2_kill_2008 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I believe that it should be acceptable. Being a Black woman I see nothing wrong with it but most white people's hair is too fine to hold a braid. If a white person's hair can hold a braid then go for it.
2006-12-10 18:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by kelz2cute89 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it must be an ethnic "political correctess" thing, basically a big hair braid would give an opponent something to grab like a handle and snap their neck. (There's a plus to going bald! The Cueball has spoken!)
2006-12-10 17:47:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never heard this rule; in fact, on my 20 years growing up on army bases, I saw many people braid their hair for convenience.
It's not as if black people invented braiding.
2006-12-10 17:44:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I actually went into a beauty parlor to get my hair braided like alot of black women have & they told me they don't do it on white girls. Can you believe that? I'm still looking for a place because regardlss of my color I like the way it looks
2006-12-10 17:54:16 · answer #6 · answered by gitsliveon24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it is part of the African American culture. But Hairstyles shouldnt be limited to one race. Thats absurd.
2006-12-11 01:03:19 · answer #7 · answered by david s 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did not know that. What is the reasoning behind this?
If they want to braid their hair they should be allowed to - maybe the Army doesn't want them to have that ethnic look, or perhaps their trying to perserve our culture
2006-12-10 17:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by Lolitta 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Braiding is fine, but not cornrows on white people that is just plain scary.
2006-12-10 17:51:07 · answer #9 · answered by Angelz 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i do... they don't stop black people from bleaching their hair orange in the weak attempts of trying to bleach it blonde.... so, of course white people should wear braids.
2006-12-10 17:55:12 · answer #10 · answered by pookie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋