Genuine question

@EarthlingWise freedom p[robably

@EarthlingWise Could it just be the same reason anyone else has their hair styled? They like the way it looks.

@ninalanyon yes, for fun

@ninalanyon kinda begs the question though; not everyone feels like having it done.

@EarthlingWise Not everyone feels like having hair straightened either, or permed, or dyed, or in plaits. But some do.

@ninalanyon yep, and each desire can be analysed.

@ninalanyon I’d be willing to bet the girl wouldn’t lose a job for not wearing locks. But black women have been told by employers that straightened hair looked "more professional".

@bijouxbroussard That's outrageous! And I think probably illegal here if it had any negative employment consequences.

It seems that it would be illegal in the US too, see:

And certainly here in Norway(and in the UK and EU I think) if it applied only to women then it would be flat out illegal on sex discrimination grounds. See (in Norwegian):

@ninalanyon It’s illegal now (although under Trump that could change). But the same people who would refuse to hire someone with visible tattoos or men with long hair could decide that having an Afro or locks was "unprofessional". And they could legally make that judgment until the law changed.

@EarthlingWise I do understand what you’re saying. If I chose to get a Mohawk haircut, for example, it would be my choice, but I’d also be making a statement.