by Candice Norwood
Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum, who introduced a CROWN Act bill in her state legislature this year, said one of the biggest challenges is how little lawmakers know about the issue of hair discrimination.
“People don’t even realize that white dominant culture has been normalized and has been imposed upon people whose hair texture is different,” Bynum said.
Anthony said that when she first introduced CROWN Act legislation in 2019, she was “laughed out” of some rooms and told to focus on “serious” legislation. That criticism came from both sides of the political aisle, she noted.
Among other challenges is that fact that many people don’t understand how prohibiting certain hairstyles could be tied to racial discrimination.
After Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts vetoed a hair discrimination bill passed by his state legislature last year, he issued a statement saying, “The bill covers features based on mutable characteristics that are not attributable to one racial group. While hair type is an immutable characteristic, hairstyles can easily be changed. Additionally, the hairstyles named in the bill (locks, braids, and twists) are not exclusively worn by one race.”
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Question
Use the excerpt from “A Yearslong Push to Ban Hair Discrimination Is Gaining Momentum” by Candice Norwood to answer the question.
How does the quotation from expert Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum support the central idea: “The CROWN Act is necessary because prohibitions are tied to racial discrimination”?
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Responses
by clarifying the connection between employment discrimination and hair discrimination
by clarifying the connection between employment discrimination and hair discrimination
by explaining that White beauty standards have been forced upon and used to marginalize Black people
by explaining that White beauty standards have been forced upon and used to marginalize Black people
by demonstrating how many politicians are becoming aware of hair discrimination
by demonstrating how many politicians are becoming aware of hair discrimination
by indicating that many individuals can easily change their hairstyles
1 answer
The correct response is:
by explaining that White beauty standards have been forced upon and used to marginalize Black people
This quotation from Oregon state Rep. Janelle Bynum illustrates how the dominant culture's standards regarding hair have been imposed on individuals with different hair textures, highlighting the racial discrimination inherent in these prohibitions.
