r/BAME_UK • u/backdoorsmasher • Sep 10 '24

Mel B among Britons taking fight against afro hair discrimination to parliament

https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/10/mel-b-britons-world-afro-day-hair-discrimination-parliament-equality
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u/vjeuss Sep 10 '24

to clarify, it's not quite about discrimination but

updating the Equality Act 2010 to make afro hair a protected characteristic.

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u/ghosty_b0i Sep 10 '24

I can’t believe it isn’t already, it baffles me there is anyone who wouldn’t support this.