Thank you all for your responses… so in conclusion: 1) it is her practice and she can establish her own rules ( completely agree) 2) those who tend to wear slippers and bonnets tend to be “ ghetto, unclean, poor examples of black communities 3) backlash against these rules proves and further...
Interesting… some Blacks are saying that Black people shouldn’t take the sign as racist. Although other races wear scarves and bonnets too, black women tend to wear them more to cover up hair not ready or for protection, etc. I know some women who are having the day off work and would just drop...
Some Black establishments do feel this way, and leave the community… good for them. I will always hope they have the best and wish them nothing but positivity. Right now, a family member is going through Black dentist who has overcharged him and we are now learning this is common. This dentist...
I think we all can agree on that point lol. As one parent said though, her son’s issues and physical impairment makes him more comfortable in slippers and sometimes she will have a scarf on. She is looking for help, not being told to fully dress before arriving. To be fair, the medical practice...
Ok cool! I thought I’d share this because many would consider me composed, conservative etc. so I’m a little surprised that I take issue with the dental office, but then again being on this planet four decades , I learn to see a little deeper than what’s on the surface sometimes. I agree that...
I agree. As far as a medical practice not seeing patients due to slippers and bonnets though?? it is a step too far. We don’t know everyone’s situations. Like you said, it is the dentist’s practice and so they can set whatever rules they want. Patients have freedoms to go elsewhere with their...
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Although I’ve never been anywhere in slippers and pajamas, respectability politics are trash for us. I told the podcaster that so far it is the Black establishments and churches that focus on “ lookism”. I get that whites have their corporate dress and...
Sooooo, a fellow podcaster( Black woman) who posted about this, agrees with the dentist. She believes if we want others/ whites to respect us, we should respect ourselves first. The dental practice has the right to do this, she says. Before telling y’all what I told her, what are your thoughts...
I just read until the middle of the article and already I feel I lost IQ points. Excuse me? California never had slavery??? Then the writer says reparations will spell the end of America??? So Blacks being in chains slaving for free and making them billions was just the beginning…🙄
Loved your answer. Not all non Americans are the same. Yes, there are some Africans with negative sentiments toward us but not all of them. Thanks for the feedback.
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