“Gypsy” here and no, we refer to ourselves as gypsies, roma, romani, or whatever foreign language specific word that has carried over. For us it’s zigeuner.

That said, it’s much like black Americans using the n-word towards each other. It’s lost its original intended meaning and has become colloquially used as…

Roma here, we tend to refer to ourselves as Roma, Romani or gypsies. If you speak a foreign language you’ll also find the variant of that languages’ term for gypsy being used towards each other. Within my family it’s zigeuner.

When referencing all Roma, which rarely ever happens because there’s a whole lot of…

“When Prophet Muhammad (salallahu alayhi wa sallam) was travelling on the road with his cousin, Al-Fadl ibn Abbas, a woman stopped him to ask him a question. The woman was very beautiful, and Al-Fadl couldn’t help but stare at her.”*

It seems I’m a bit late to the party in the comments here, but as an ethnic Bohem Romani I’ll toss out a couple things that my family has noticed over the years in the US and overseas. This isn’t in an effort to “correct” Rendard about anything, just a quick info dump since it seems most folks aren’t sure what is…

“You keep bringing that up as though it’s an issue. There is no issue about people being able to see in front of her the article mentions that she sits in the back row. The wall isn’t complaining about seeing the board.”

I’m presenting the only hypothetical in which this child’s hair would be a problem within my…

If the white girl’s hair is causing another student’s vision to be obstructed I certainly would. Or if that white girl is constantly bothering another student by having it lay on the desk behind her. I would have a one on one talk with her about managing her hair during class.

Now, with that said most all schools have…

I didn’t dismiss your post, if you’ll take the time to drop your witch hunt and look at the thread, my replies are gone as well. Editors do that when posts are toxic and derailing. You’re also still assuming I’m white :)

I’m not sure what you’re prejudice is against teachers or that they must all be white, or even…

If she sits in the back this is absolutely ludicrous.

I agree that basic hair care is standard, the point being made isn’t about her having natural hair. It’s demonstrating that she is choosing to maintain her style as it’s currently presented. The length of her hair seems to be the problem, not the style and not that it’s natural. The teacher commented on the duration…

Firstly, I appreciate the style of your response.

“This isn’t a style, it’s the way hair naturally grows.” Her natural hair isn’t the problem from what the entirety of the artcile states, it’s the length at which she keeps it, which is her chosen preference and style. I guarantee this school has guidelines on length for straight hair as well.

In regards to “moving to…

My line of questioning isn’t about whether she or her hair is clean. I’m not even touching that angle of things. I was asking about how she upkeeps her hair to determine whether this is a chosen style to wear her hair. She made the claim that the school won’t let her wear her natural hair, where this is not about…

Being “nice” isn’t required. But not assuming people’s race and displaying misplaced bigotry can definitely help your stance. You’re hateful and on a witch hunt. When you’re goal is to find witches on the internet, you’ll root them out even if they don’t exist.

Much like these administrators and this girl’s hair.
Oh,…

I agree, it shouldn’t be a “problem” in the first place. But, if a student states they have an issue with being able to see it is my responsibility to address whatever their perceived problem is.

I’m not there to police non-issues. I’m there to provide content in an impactful and meaningful way that hopefully the…

The point being made is that she is providing upkeep to a chosen style in which she wears her hair. The school isn’t dictating that she cannot have natural hair, merely that they believe the volume of the style she currently has it at is in excess.

I not once stated that the student can’t style her hair in this fashion. I stated that if this is her chosen style and it creates a distraction in some way that work arounds will be found. Please quote me on where I stated she needs to change her hair.

“If she didn’t “style” her hair it would be a matted mess, so what is wrong with her putting effort into styling it?” Nothing :)

“Do you get your foolish ass up in the morning and walk out the house without styling your hair?” Already diving into insults, good on you.

“You fuckers are already calling her combed hair…

If a student can’t see past the six foot kid because of his height, I’d offer them the option of moving, swapping or asking the tall child to move. Lots of options exist, same with this student.

Thanks, I legitimately had no idea. I could have googled, but I figured why not ask directly.

As a teacher myself, I have a question regarding the effort required to keep an afro in its proper shape. Does it require much care or preparation in the morning to keep it’s volume? Or does the individual have to fluff out the hair to keep it even and appearing in high volume?

The student here states that they just…