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You would think that. I've actually asked people about that before, and they are like "Well you are white, so it's different." If you press them on the matter t

You would think that. I've actually asked people about that before, and they are like "Well you are white, so it's different." If you press them on the matter they can't really articulate it. Not to mention that there isn't actually that much difference between my hair and "ethnic hair." The hair product I use is actually in the "ethnic hair" section of the hair aisle, which just goes to show how stupid the actual classification is. I'm probably as far from "ethnic" as you could imagine. I'm not even Jewish, or some other white ethnicity known for having curly hair. My only guess was that HR associated curly hair with "skate culture" or something, and thought that the appropriate way for a white person to style such hair was to slick it back like an 80's power broker. The entire HR situation at that company was a mess though, and I'm really glad I no longer work there.

microtherion 9y ago
There is a medical condition for a certain type of hair (no idea if that's what your hair is like): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncombable_hair_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncombable_hair_syndrome No idea how that's diagnosed, but presumably HR would back off if you had an actual doctor's note.
- Declanomous 9y ago
  I don't have that condition thankfully. What makes my hair kind of weird is that unlike most people with curly hair, the hair on the sides and back of my head is completely straight. I have curly hair on the top of my head [1], and on the very back of my hair I have 5 cowlicks. So it's kind of like I'm a curly-haired Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes. It's not at all unkempt though. It's a pain to take care of, but as long as I keep it up people seem to generally find it attractive/stylish. That HR department really just hated everything that they couldn't control. [1] Specifically, I have type IIB hair, as shown on the chart on this page: https://www.curls.biz/curly-hair-type-guide.html https://www.curls.biz/curly-hair-type-guide.html

microtherion 9y ago

There is a medical condition for a certain type of hair (no idea if that's what your hair is like): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncombable_hair_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncombable_hair_syndrome No idea how that's diagnosed, but presumably HR would back off if you had an actual doctor's note.

Declanomous 9y ago
I don't have that condition thankfully. What makes my hair kind of weird is that unlike most people with curly hair, the hair on the sides and back of my head is completely straight. I have curly hair on the top of my head [1], and on the very back of my hair I have 5 cowlicks. So it's kind of like I'm a curly-haired Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes. It's not at all unkempt though. It's a pain to take care of, but as long as I keep it up people seem to generally find it attractive/stylish. That HR department really just hated everything that they couldn't control. [1] Specifically, I have type IIB hair, as shown on the chart on this page: https://www.curls.biz/curly-hair-type-guide.html https://www.curls.biz/curly-hair-type-guide.html