Current Events > Racist high school ref makes kid cut off dreads or forfeit match

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https://twitter.com/Bakari_Sellers/status/1076124951277654021?s=19

How this dude still has a job with his history is beyond me
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Inb4 people cheer on the ref enforcing "professionalism" despite the fact that professional athletes don't cut their dreads either.
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I don't understand why this is something that even falls under the ref's authority. His job is to officiate the match. If his hair was an issue then it would have been brought up long before this.
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A buddy of mine had to do the same for a "decent" job.

Def racist.

How tf is this even the refs problem? God I hate the constant racism in this country.
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Albel-Nox posted...

A buddy of mine had to do the same for a "decent" job.

Def racist.

Yes, because decency is equated with whiteness in America.

Even though you see white people wear dreads and theyre praised for being cool or unique instead of terms like ghetto or trashy .
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wtf
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_Lyonidias posted...

Even though you see white people wear dreads and theyre praised for being cool or unique instead of terms like ghetto or trashy .

Tbh, I had a white buddy that had to do the same after he graduated from college. He shit was LONG too.

Dey just be jealous of those flowing locks.

_Lyonidias posted...

Even though you see white people wear dreads and theyre praised for being cool or unique instead of terms like ghetto or trashy .

lolwat
I've never in my life heard anyone say anything nice about white people dreads
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As the twitter comments said, saying this guy is a "team player" rubs salt in the wound, his team should have fucking stood up for him. He's obviously wrestled with them before so what the fuck.

Also, the ref is a known racist and shouldn't even have the position to begin with lol
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Well he is a team player for doing it, but that doesn't change that he shouldn't have had to.

On another note, look at his body language when the ref goes to declare him the winner. He looks so defeated
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eston posted...

_Lyonidias posted...

Even though you see white people wear dreads and theyre praised for being cool or unique instead of terms like ghetto or trashy .

lolwat
I've never in my life heard anyone say anything nice about white people dreads

This. We dont need to make up narratives now

Someone needs to get fired for this.
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smoke_break posted...

Someone needs to get fired for this.

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That huge white kid trying to comfort him, damn
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MorbidFaithless posted...

smoke_break posted...

Someone needs to get fired for this.

Agreed tho. No reason for this if this kid had a hair cover

Coach should have had a spine and walked his team off

This is BS but is it discrimination from the ref or a bad rule, or a mixture of both? If it is discrimination, is it actually racial discrimination or would any male with long hair/dreadlocks be affected by this rule?

Edit: It is possible that some people know, but I feel like A LOT of people are just making assumptions.
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I feel like it should be part of the uniform like in the NFL. get dragged down by your hair? fair play. fuck that ref
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eston posted...

I don't understand why this is something that even falls under the ref's authority. His job is to officiate the match.

Hair length is an actual rule. Not saying the ref is completely justified, just that long hair is a technical violation.

Damn_Underscore posted...

This is BS but is it discrimination from the ref or a bad rule, or a mixture of both? If it is discrimination, is it actually racial discrimination or would any male with long hair/dreadlocks be affected by this rule?

Edit: It is possible that some people know, but I feel like A LOT of people are just making assumptions.

It's an actual rule, but the referee had exhibited racist behavior in the past.
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Serious Cat posted...

eston posted...

I don't understand why this is something that even falls under the ref's authority. His job is to officiate the match.

Hair length is an actual rule. Not saying the ref is completely justified, just that long hair is a technical violation.

Damn_Underscore posted...

This is BS but is it discrimination from the ref or a bad rule, or a mixture of both? If it is discrimination, is it actually racial discrimination or would any male with long hair/dreadlocks be affected by this rule?

Edit: It is possible that some people know, but I feel like A LOT of people are just making assumptions.

It's an actual rule, but the referee had exhibited racist behavior in the past.

An article i read said the kid had a hair cover tho....so there is really no reason the ref went that far

Have other wrestlers with long hair been affected by this rule?
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CruelBuffalo posted...

An article i read said the kid had a hair cover tho....so there is really no reason the ref went that far

The technical rule is natural hair length.
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white people who have dreads are almost always people i never want to spend too much time around
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Wtf. I was expecting super long dreads or something

His hair is about like this and there shouldn't be a problem

Serious Cat posted...

CruelBuffalo posted...

An article i read said the kid had a hair cover tho....so there is really no reason the ref went that far

The technical rule is natural hair length.

That's pretty fucking vague
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Serious Cat posted...

CruelBuffalo posted...

An article i read said the kid had a hair cover tho....so there is really no reason the ref went that far

The technical rule is natural hair length.

Well i mean its his hair...not like the dude is wearing a wig lol

Serious Cat posted...

eston posted...

I don't understand why this is something that even falls under the ref's authority. His job is to officiate the match.

Hair length is an actual rule. Not saying the ref is completely justified, just that long hair is a technical violation.

I'm curious why you intentionally left out the part of that post where I said this:

eston posted...

If his hair was an issue then it would have been brought up long before this.

The point is, it's not something that should have needed to be addressed at the start of a match. This referee overstepped big time
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That kid is not white?
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White guy dreads are the definition of trashy
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iPhone_7 posted...

That kid is not white?

He's...very obviously not white. Wtf lol
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The hair cover was legit according to regulations and the ref still tried to disqualify him. It's super fucked up that he was placed in this position. The coach gotta answer for this too.

https://sports.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/nepymm/ref-with-racist-history-makes-hs-wrestler-cut-dreadlocks-before-match?__twitter_impression=true
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eston posted...

The point is, it's not something that should have needed to be addressed at the start of a match.

No, the referee is specifically supposed to check hair, nails, skin, uniform, etc., before proceeding with the match. That said, it turns out the rules do allow for a hair covering if length is a problem.
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Hope they hit the school/ref with a lawsuit.

Coach trash, team trash, ref trash
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Serious Cat posted...

eston posted...

The point is, it's not something that should have needed to be addressed at the start of a match.

No, the referee is specifically supposed to check hair, nails, skin, uniform, etc., before proceeding with the match. That said, it turns out the rules do allow for a hair covering if length is a problem.

So what you're saying is that it had already been addressed before the start of the match
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Fuck this ref his hair cap was legal. Also fuck that coach for not defending his wrestler.
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_Lyonidias posted...

Albel-Nox posted...

A buddy of mine had to do the same for a "decent" job.

Def racist.

Yes, because decency is equated with whiteness in America.

Even though you see white people wear dreads and theyre praised for being cool or unique instead of terms like ghetto or trashy .

No they're not. White people with dreads are constantly shit on for trying to imitate black culture.

That being said, it is bullshit that dude had to deal with this, but the white women commenting "I couldn't watch, I was holding back rage tears " need to shut up. There were barely any black people commenting on thing lmao.

White people, please shut the fuck up in 2019 until black people give you the queue to be outraged for them
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One of the VPs in my company drives a Maserati, $500k salary easy, and has dreads. Dreads are pretty cool and can be presentable if they're well kept, just like any other hair style.
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Perascamin posted...

White people, please shut the f*** up

A_Good_Boy posted...

Inb4 people cheer on the ref enforcing "professionalism" despite the fact that professional athletes don't cut their dreads either.

They also get paid too.
_Lyonidias posted...

Even though you see white people wear dreads and theyre praised for being cool or unique instead of terms like ghetto or trashy .

No, it depends.
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eston posted...

So what you're saying is that it had already been addressed before the start of the match

What I'm saying, in a vacuum, is that it's the referee's job to check that kind of thing. In a vacuum, uniform and grooming violations are required to be corrected before the match begins. That is why, in response to your specific comment, it falls under the referee's general authority in a vacuum, without taking context into account, to check hair length before the match begins regardless of what has previously been allowed.

Feel free to reread that as much as you need to because I can't emphasize enough that I was speaking generally and not about this specific case. In this specific case, the referee has a documented history of racism and should have allowed a hair covering.
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If the hair cover was allowed then this is likely about race (or at least the dreadlocks in particular)

What is the official rule?
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Damn_Underscore posted...

If the hair cover was allowed then this is likely about race (or at least the dreadlocks in particular)

What is the official rule?

"If an individual has hair longer than allowed by rule, it may be braided or rolled if it is contained in a cover so that the hair rule is satisfied."

Or something to that effect.
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as I know from Nintendo sports games, people with long dreads can use them to foul other players to make them drop the ball without it being against the rules
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ESPN picked up the story

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1076225880446418945?s=19

PLEASE fire the shitbag right before Christmas. that would be awesome
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_Lyonidias posted...

Even though you see white people wear dreads and theyre praised for being cool or unique instead of terms like ghetto or trashy .

you must not know what a juggalo is then
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Would've told that ref to fuck off.

FrisbeeDude posted...

ESPN picked up the story

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1076225880446418945?s=19

PLEASE fire the shitbag right before Christmas. that would be awesome

This too.
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I'd be up that ref's ass if that were my son. This kid's coach should have fought for him, his teammates should have fought for him, they aren't shit. This ref who has a history of racist behavior should not have been allowed to continue to be a referee.
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Zerocide posted...

Would've told that ref to fuck off.

FrisbeeDude posted...

ESPN picked up the story

https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1076225880446418945?s=19

PLEASE fire the shitbag right before Christmas. that would be awesome

This too.

And people wonder why racism is still a thing.
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