look at bo derek, bo derek wore braided. there's nothing race pick about that. not going to have a racial impact. it's now biologyized race, the court said. you, black woman, rep anyway rodgers do not get to make a claim of discrimination because white women braid their hair as well, and being just a tad bit tongue in cheek how i describe the rationale bit goes to something like that. >> host: is that still the law of the land? can american airlines have fromming standards? >> guest: yes. yes. they can indeed, andlets of formed have grouping standards. one grooming standards. one of hi favorite tragic cases on this involve mott a black bomb but a white woman in nevada. it's harrah's kind, they have a grooming policy that it's very specific with respect to how women must come to workings and how men mississippi u -- men woman to corks. women must wear makeup, get dahled, groom their hair in a -- i. a men have grooming standards as well. so the brings a claim of sex discrimination again. the court says, it's not actionable sex discrimination. this time the court's

and a particular attack on black women the court rejects all of those claims in the reason why is bo derek she is in braids look jabot derek white women wear braids it will not have a racial impact so as a black woman read a rogers because white women prayed their hair as well but there really does go something like that. >> can american airlines have rules?. >> yes a lot of them to have grooming standards. a white woman versus a black woman at the casino it is very specific for women and men. women have to have make up and improve their hair but then do as well so she brings a claim but it is not actionable. mentor subject to grooving standards as well so the regiment they put in place but unequal burden on the men so they can have long hair or wear earrings it is perfectly fine so the court said there were a lot less interesting cases that you might think would raise a question but by and large they lose. >> professor who wish to co-author?. >> [inaudible] >> talk about the concept of work identity?. >> the basic idea that is if the employer might make choices if they are overly masculin

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