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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
"Hair Makes the Man"
In honor of Wyatt coming back to The Fosters, I offer this discussion of a case of sex discrimination based on hair style. Melissa Harris-Perry had a show about black women's hair and the issue has a lot of complex nuances. Hair length was a major concern in the 1970 era (here as applied in Native Americans) as suggested by the musical. Also, check out this book.