Crazy Talk: Six Flags Snubs College Student With Locks

[Retrocool]

So dreads are an "extreme hairstyle" now? And what does that have to do with working at Six Flags?

Loop 21 reports that college student Markeese Warner was turned down for a summer job at Six Flags. Why? Was it that she wasn't friendly? Didn't want to work outdoors? Was bad with kids? Nope, it was because of her hair.

It seems that locks really interfere with one's ability to operate a food concession, in the amusement park's view. The 35,000 people who have signed the petition in support of Warner -- and probably most people with common sense -- disagree.

Read more at Loop 21.


And don't forget to sign the petition:

Economic Justice Petition: Six Flags: Stop Discriminating Against People With Dreadlocks | Change.org