Six Flags Rejects Girl Because She Wears Dreadlocks. Fair or Foul?
Trish
2012/06/20 22:28:25
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Markeese Warner creates a petition against Six Flags because they rejected her application to work at the amusement park because her dreadlocks are considered, "extreme."
Markeese was looking for a summer job. She was simply going to work with foods no where near rides and was quote, disturbed to find out that I couldn’t work at Six Flags because of the texture of my hair.
Locks are predominantly worn by African-American, Caribbean and African people as an expression of how our hair grows naturally. My hair is important to me and part of who I am. I’ve had locks for about five years. Being disqualified as a potential employee because of my hair made me feel defeated; as my hair is representation of my personal growth through the years. It hurts to hear major employers like Six Flags call my natural hair and texture “extreme.” Unfortunately, throughout history, many people have demonized locks.
Markeese says on her petition site.
If you believe Markeese was treated wrongly by six flags click the link below and sign Markeese's petition.
Markeese was looking for a summer job. She was simply going to work with foods no where near rides and was quote, disturbed to find out that I couldn’t work at Six Flags because of the texture of my hair.
Locks are predominantly worn by African-American, Caribbean and African people as an expression of how our hair grows naturally. My hair is important to me and part of who I am. I’ve had locks for about five years. Being disqualified as a potential employee because of my hair made me feel defeated; as my hair is representation of my personal growth through the years. It hurts to hear major employers like Six Flags call my natural hair and texture “extreme.” Unfortunately, throughout history, many people have demonized locks.
Markeese says on her petition site.
If you believe Markeese was treated wrongly by six flags click the link below and sign Markeese's petition.
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If she is an indian sage or yogis then my answer would be "No" because that would be discrimination based on religion.
The fact the she is African-american and not Caribbean and that her choice of hair style has nothing to do with religion means she is just throwing around B.S. and looking for attention. Her attention seeking behavior actually proves Six-Flags made the right decision in not hiring her.
What's foul is instead of her finding somewhere else to work,because she doesn't want to follow their dress code.
She's going to find some leech lawyer and become a new instant millionaire and driving up prices at Six Flags..
Only in America...
this is a load of nonsense. Grow up.
If the company has an established standard of appearance then you comply with it or seek employment elsewhere. When I got my first real job in the early Seventies, I cut what was then fashionably long hair to get the job. Other people shaved beards. Yes the company served people who had long hair and/or beards
I think it is pathetic that this girl defines herself and her accomplishments by her the length of her hair and it's style. She should seek counciling about her self image.
I had employees that wanted to wear shorts to work, and I told them that would not happen for anyone. The work was in building material and safety mandated long pants which were better to protect from lumber splinters, pipe splinters, etc What the job calls for you go along with or look elsewhere.
You saw what I wrote above and I stick with that. You can come up with all the hypothetical situations you want but in real life the employers hires who meets their requirements the best for the position.