delta_gyrl said:
• Extreme or fad hairstyles are PROHIBITED, including but not limited to: cornrows, mohawks, dreadlocks, and twists, as well as designs or sculptures using the hair and/or cut into the hair.
Uh, did I read this wrong or are they prohibiting locks and twists???
You read right. I don't know how people are misreading this to believe that the twists prohibition is valid only to men. It's under the universal guidelines, then there are additional guidelines specific to men and women listed.
I wonder why they don't include blonde as an artifical haircolor for some people--I guess that would be race based.
I would rather see a restriction on hair length than styles. Honestly, the only way I could get my 8-9" of hair under a 8-point cap would be to twist it or fight with it into a low ponytail. Otherwise, my afro is too dense (not too big) to fit under the cap. If a man or woman is wearing locs or twists that can be placed into a bun or don't exceed a certain number of inches (to still allow a neat appearance or the wearing of the hat), then I don't see the problem with that restriction. I can see the argument that they don't want men with long hair, although I think it's an archaic thought system.
But to say that a straight haired woman can wear their hair to a certain length simply because their hair grows down (like I see no restriction on the length of a woman's hair, so as long as it can be clipped up, so the argument about not pulling the hair/safety goes out of the window) yet for me to create styles for my hair that meet the regulations because it grows out instead of down (it CANNOT conform to the shape of my head in it's natural state without being braided, twisted, or loc'd until it becomes long enough for a ponytail/bun) is faddish and prohibited.
I noticed that box braids or micros, with or without extensions, regardless of length, are not prohibted. Yet cornrows, locs, and twists are faddish.
I don't understand how so many people don't see the hypocricy and inconsistency all through the regulation.