Role Reboot

The Internet Thinks Only White Hairstyles Are Appropriate For The Office

Racism is stunning in its consistency. Q: What’s the best way to appear professional? A: Dye yourself white. And make sure your hair approximates whiteness as best it can, too. That’s according to Google Images, at least. Twitter user ‏@BonKamona posted the results of a search via Google for “professional hairstyles.” She repeated the experiment by […]

What You’re Really Saying When You Ridicule Blue Ivy’s Hair

Black women are constantly scrutinized for their parenting. And attacking Blue Ivy’s hair is a way of attacking Beyonce. A topic of conversation I never found engaging was “natural hair vs. permed hair.” Seriously, who has the audacity to tell someone their hair is wrong? But the main reason I intentionally don’t engage in this discourse […]