The mom says that Autumn has never dyed her hair; the color of her braids best matches her natural color.

Naturally lighter hair while black: a fireable offense

    • WayeeCool [comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      Their issue wasn’t the hairstyle but blonde hair on someone with dark skin. Apparently it’s “unnatural”. Growing up mixed race black in the US, you run into this with a certain type of person. Evidence of misagination really bothers them.

      • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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        Yeah that also happens in South Africa, especially towards the coloured community here.(Not a racial slur in South Africa, it’s it’s own culture/ethnicity and many people self identify with the term). Some really vile stuff gets said towards them.