Is this professional?

[Anonymous]

It is professional to anyone under 45. I'm sure there are members of the older generations (the types who think women without pantyhose are unprofessional) that would find this hairstyle too natural (not professional enough) but honestly, I wouldn't worry about pleasing them. The times have changed.

[Anonymous]

I'm the above poster, wanted to add something else. Someone asked "Enligheten me why her hair would be a problem in a professional environment???" I have a consultant that works in my office (Healthcare IT for a large hospital system) with a big afro. I hired her, I love her afro. But I have noticed that when she walks into a meeting for the first time, folks definitely give her the side eye and look her up and down. She is a highly paid consultant, who provides a critical service for our organization, so I don't care what her hair looks like. But I know other directors have discussed her hair around the water cooler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm the above poster, wanted to add something else. Someone asked "Enligheten me why her hair would be a problem in a professional environment???" I have a consultant that works in my office (Healthcare IT for a large hospital system) with a big afro. I hired her, I love her afro. But I have noticed that when she walks into a meeting for the first time, folks definitely give her the side eye and look her up and down. She is a highly paid consultant, who provides a critical service for our organization, so I don't care what her hair looks like. But I know other directors have discussed her hair around the water cooler.

I'm the poster above this one.

[Anonymous]

It is professional to anyone under 45. I'm sure there are members of the older generations (the types who think women without pantyhose are unprofessional) that would find this hairstyle too natural (not professional enough)

You don't speak for us - those of us over 45+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it looks fine. But I think the important question is, do the partners at her firm think it looks professional, or not? And does she have a lot of client interaction, and would they think it was professional or not. That is, if she wants to stay at that firm forever, and possibly make partner or of counsel.

This is the only thing that matters. DCUM's collective opinion hardly matters since we are not the ones who will be judging her.

[Anonymous]

I'm in my 50s and it looks very professional to me. She look intelligent.

[Anonymous]

Black woman Big Law atty here: it's lovely. Way better than some of the weaves and wigs I see on law students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black woman here. While I believe it's fine to keep hair natural, the hair styles on the two models, particularly the first, do not look groomed/professional to me. Barely look combed. I prefer the look on the Xerox CEO- neat and groomed.

Let me guess: you're one of those black women with the stick straight hair that looks like a helmet. Most of you look silly with straightened hair. The women in the OP look great.

I am AA and I think both styles look great. I wear weave and I have posted in this forum before. Again I love both styles, but I can see where the AA above poster would think otherwise. The first model's fro is cute, but it needs to be a little neater. It looks like her shrinkage is kicking in and it needs to be picked out a bit (honestly, I'm being a petty perfectionist about it). The second model is perfect. I think many of you thought those two women were the same person. They are not.

I think they are both professional, but the first one definitely needs work. Oh and the Xerox lady is perfect as well, but it ages her. If it was a little curlier, it would give her a more youthful look. But again, I understand why she she is wearing her hair that way. Kinky curls are harder to control, and if she wore it curlier it might not look as neat, that might be why AA above poster doesn't like the first model.

The OP was asking about the two similar hair styles not whether it was two people.

[Anonymous]

Looks great. Perfectly professional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Black woman Big Law atty here: it's lovely. Way better than some of the weaves and wigs I see on law students.

Amen to that!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black woman here. While I believe it's fine to keep hair natural, the hair styles on the two models, particularly the first, do not look groomed/professional to me. Barely look combed. I prefer the look on the Xerox CEO- neat and groomed.

Let me guess: you're one of those black women with the stick straight hair that looks like a helmet. Most of you look silly with straightened hair. The women in the OP look great.

Most black women look silly with straight hair? So any woman of any race who straightens her curly or wavy hair look silly, too, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black woman here. While I believe it's fine to keep hair natural, the hair styles on the two models, particularly the first, do not look groomed/professional to me. Barely look combed. I prefer the look on the Xerox CEO- neat and groomed.

Let me guess: you're one of those black women with the stick straight hair that looks like a helmet. Most of you look silly with straightened hair. The women in the OP look great.

Most black women look silly with straight hair? So any woman of any race who straightens her curly or wavy hair look silly, too, right?

PP here. I am sure you can read. I specified black women. AA features look better with natural AA hair and straightened AA hair does not look like straightened hair of other races. Chemically straightened AA hair often looks stiff, flat and just odd. The weaves look even worse. I don't know how anyone thinks that looks better than a nice face-framing fro.

[Anonymous]

Just say no:

[Anonymous]

I like it!

-a white chick with well maintained curly hair who has been told I would look much more professional with straight hair.

[Anonymous]

I 100% believe that the OP posted this trying to incite a disgusting racist discussion about black hair.