At SIX FLAGS, The Don'ts Of Dos

(From The Washington Post -- By Avis Thomas-Lester)

It's right there, under EXTREME HAIRSTYLES, in the 2006 seasonal handbook for SIX FLAGS AMERICA employees -- no dreadlocks, tails, partially shaved heads "or any hairstyle that detracts or takes away from SIX FLAGS theming."

Braids "must be in neat, even rows and without beads or other ornaments," the amusement park handbook advises.

FEMI MANNERS and her 16-year-old son, SHAKIR, agreed that he would not change his hair -- short cornrows with a small design braided in.

Instead, she contacted the AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU), which is investigating complaints from more than a dozen black employees of SIX FLAGS AMERICA.

The complaint is the latest in recent years alleging that private companies or government agencies are violating civil rights with restrictions on ethnic and Africa-inspired hairstyles and beards.

At Six Flags, The Don'ts Of Dos

Tim Harmon, thanks for the post.