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Dillards has lost this one.

Dillards has lost this one.

So why does the pet groomer get away with charging more to do a curly-haired poodle than to do a straight-haired Dachshund?

hmmm....this all sounds familiar. I guess somebody is fishing for some more quota freebies.

Dillards needs to show that they assess the needs of individual clients before setting a price. Vaughn's lawyers need to show that the decision to charge her more was made ONLY with knowledge of her race.

It should be noted that in many states, stylists get separate certifications for "white" and "black" hair.

Seems to me like they should be able to fight it. The question should be--can you do black hair using the same steps, procedures, etc. that you use on white hair?

"Posted by Max Brantley"

Hmmm. Looks like we have some new guy posting some of the blog topics today.

Welcome, newbie. Hope that California sunshine didn't do too much skin damage.

Having a court adjudicate the setting of prices in the market place is the kind of nonsense that you find too often today. Only a litigous obsessed culture would do something so ridiculous.

It figures, Alabama, the state that bans dildos.

Beauticians charge different prices for different hair lengths/styles/color all the time. I guess I'm missing something.

The only thing that you are missing is that someone wants something for nothing. Victimhood is alive and well.

As I recall. it wasn't too long ago that African-American males successfully argued against an institution's requirement that all males be clean shaven - the point being their hair was much different and shaving it caused various skin problems.

Lets be consistent here. Which is it? Is it the same or not?

Does the comment counter doodad work on this thing?

It still says "0" posts - looks like there's more than that on this thread.

Or is it just counting what AT considers "meaningful comments"?

If so, it should be 2, no make that 3 with this one.

Comment counter seems fine to me. Maybe you need to refresh your browser?

Wow, so what I am confused about is how many black women were forced to get their hair cut at Dillards? It seems to me that if Dillards post it's prices they can charge whoever whatever they want, after all it is their store. The issue is they feel they are providing a different service to different people. They should be able to charge different prices if they want.

So if you don'y like the price go somewhere else. I wonder if the salons in Little Rock that advertise they specaliize in black womens hair give a discount to white women???

Maybe its time for a lawsuit.

The ignorant hidden racist rants on this blog just amazes. Go to SEC filings and look at the long list of lawsuits that have been filed against Dillard's concerning their history of treating black customers differently. And what does a black men's shaving habits have to do with black's women hair. Absolutely nothing.
There is this whole white male belief that most blacks are looking for handouts, quotas or some affirmative action-based job.
That fallacy has created this a whole generation of imaginary black folk that are filing lawsuits and taking away jobs from the poor white folk.
I challenge any person on this board to name one black person THEY KNOW that has been given special treatment for a government contract or a corporate executive job. There are none, so shut the hell up about things you no nothing about.

I didn't see any "hidden" racist remarks-seems to me like they were all out in the open, and it is a blog and you are free to express your opinion. You can ask any beautician, black and white hair are 100% different and black hair is much harder to manage than white. It's a FACT. It should cost more, just as white women get charged more for services on longer hair. It's all business. It's how the world works.

Donna,

Obviously you can't read or comprehend English. Nothing in my comments had anything to do with people's hair, black or white. My concerns were with Dillard's well-documented history of discrimination, not a small lawsuit about folk's hiar. Racist like you see a black threat on every corner when there are none that exist. By hidden racist, I mean .... awe hell, you wouldn't understand.

Hey Dillard's History,

Racists like you see a racial slight everywhere you look if you go looking for it.

Since you are making broad statements accusing others of being racists I am making a guess that you are one yourself.

Dillard's history,

The answer is yes; I know one person who was given special treatment (actually a much coveted graduate assistant position). I also know she wasn't remotely qualified; and her attitude stunk to high heavens. Now, I am a believer in 'institutional' remedies for 'institutional' wrongs so please don't misread or misinterpret my answer. You asked a question and I answered.

Lumping an entire group under one big racist label 'cause...well, for whatever reason is wrong. As a flaming liberal who has a life-long history of battling discrimination/sexism at all levels, I get especially irritated when my opinions are labeled as racist simply because some one's not in agreement with my view.

Dillards having a long history of racism is one thing (and may be a part of the referenced hair suit); the simple act of charging different prices for different hair is another. I'm well aware that I may be missing something in relation to this specific situation; and, as always, opinions often change according to the facts and/or circumstances. But as I stated earlier, every beautician I've ever went to charges different prices for different hair lengths/styles/colors. Heck, within any given area the price of a 'do' can vary widely...and race has nothing to do with those facts.

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Donna,

The points made about people getting charged more for longer hair would be valid if Dillard's also charges by length. But - if Dillard's charged the same amount for long or short Caucasian hair (whether its bone straight or wavy/curly) and a different about for any length of African American hair (whether it's been chemically straightened or it's an afro) then to me that is definitely discrimination.

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