Recently, an MBA student named Rosalia discovered something alarming: Googling “unprofessional hairstyles for work” yielded image results mainly of black women with natural hair, while searching for the “professional” ones offered pictures of coiffed, white women.
Often the hair styles themselves were not vastly different — only the hair type and the wearer’s skin.
Rosalia’s tweet has since been retweeted thousands of times – more than 6,200 in the first 24 hours, she says – as her discovery sparked discussion on implicit racial biases against black people in the workplace. Can an algorithm itself be racist? Or is it only reflecting the wider social landscape?
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Lol.....it is well
Moye says so via BB Passport courtesy LIB
U pple have started again...Racism
Mtcheeeeeeeqwwwww. Whatever. They should come and turn my hair to that of a white woman. I make all colors of dread and wool. Rubbish white. More Instagram followers for you
Na God go punish Google
U pple have started again...Racism stuff
It gets worse when you Google professional hair cut for women.
It gets worse when you Google professional hair cut for women.
Hmmmmm
It gets worse when you Google professional hair cut for women.
It gets worse when you Google professional hair cut for women.
So thoughtful of her. Hv not browsed such b4. Let me Google it
Black's beautiful jare. I don't care what pple say
I saw white too.these black hairstyles is so unprofessional for work.even if I natural there r ways to pack s hair in a suitable style for work.she should rest jor.i saw whites too
#nothankyoui'dratherbeselfmade
It is to be expected na.d black hair texture is frizzzy,coarse and unruly so if not properly managed tends to look untidy.d white girls hv it easier.dey hv it long n silky.all dey need do is wash,moisturise and style/pack it.in my own opinion it's not racist.just saying it like it is
Racists
-D great anonymous now as Vivian Reginalds
Even Google is a racist. Lol
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Google is bastard. I will down them
Racist tings...loading......
Let the U.S then introduce the hijab so that hair issues can become a no issue. How can one define what hairstyle is professional or not? Are the women supposed to have crew cut like in the military?
Too bad, this is racisistic (supu). Linda what do we do ?
Hmmmmm
Typical racist white men bullcrap...pay no attention to them cuz natural is beautiful and we Blacks know how to look it.....
Even google sef is a racist
Hmmmmmmm okkk
Question? Ma bi mi ooooo
Edobabe#replinda#
Racism has eaten deep into dis world. Linda take note!
The black hair styles i see in the picture above are nice apart from one or two. So what is their problem? Rasism everywhere
The hairstyles are nice apart from a few. The few i didnt like were even won by white women.
Noted
Now they'll say google is racist
Pure Racist.
All I see is RACISM!!!
#TooBusyToSeekAttention
#TheyCallMe_EL~Mysterio
Wat does dis mean?
...merited happiness
Googlenis a racist too
Racism.google na oyibo get am xo y wont dey put blacks there
Whites are racist..especially america. The media too is quick to convey negative stereotypes of africans too. The best way to tackle racism is to change what's causing people to view that culture as substandard. That basically means that we have to prove them wrong, not necessarily by doing what they expect but by doing things our own way in a manner that will advance our culture. The whites as usual will become so inquisitive...just like they now run to asian countries out of excitement to experience their culture then update it on YouTube. The respectful way they write about those cultures will make you think they hate their own.
If we continue in this way, where african countries receive aid from their colonial masters, only to squander it stupidly without taking care of our people..We'l only be seen as incompetent, so is anything associated with us. After all, I know for a fact that if white women have curly or afro hair, it won't be on those photos. And if black women have straight hair, it will still appear on these photos. The sooner we learn, the better.
Do your research yourself, if you click on this pictures to read the stories, they are articles on how to rock kinky hair, and why people assume kinky hair are not professional
Well it's not Google's fault,
Organisations and websites have tagged those pictures with that keyword. The Google engine displays it based on keywords Used in the search
Even google is racist in nature. Wow. #rubbish #clownNation
Don't have time for such..next please
Can't just figure out why d whites hate blacks so much...wetin we do dem?
The black woman is constantly under attack.
I love everyone of those styles. Those ladies are rocking their natural!
Be posting my comments!
You guys should stop looking for trouble where there is none. Every little thing is racist to you and don't believe everything you read; I learnt that years ago. I just checked myself and yes there are women with textured hair and their was also "oyinbo" hair so unprofessional styles isn't limited to black peopl's hair.
And to the people complaining about how some women are not allowed to work because they have kinky hair, it's not the fault of the employers. They have to please their customers; therefore employ what what (or in this case, what type of hair they like)
So get over yourselves
Thank you for educating them. They shouldn't believe every single thing they read
Another great point
Linda did u do an actual search for the results (images) on Google? The results don't show what u claim but rather show the topic your post addresses. Your post should've been about the criticism Google is facing because of the results of the search for "unprofessional hairstyles for work" on google
Duh, idiot, they've fixed it so that's why it's gone. Do you think it would have caused an uproar without being real?
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Na dem sabi. Linda observe!
Kisses dear! You are so logical, cultured and value oriented.
Shut the fuck up
All I see is racism👿
Na waoo
wa tlhanya?
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