What would you do if a white guy asks you to give him this haircut?

stringer bell wrote: »

http://kfor.com/2017/07/03/oklahoma-city-barber-shop-responds-after-photo-of-confederate-flag-haircut-goes-viral/

Oklahoma City barber shop responds after photo of Confederate flag haircut goes viral

OKLAHOMA CITY – A haircut by a popular Oklahoma City barber shop has ignited a firestorm on social media.

Employees at Fade N Up said a white customer requested a Confederate flag be shaved into his head by a black barber, and the barbershop posted the photo on social media.

The photo created the firestorm on Facebook with many condemning the customer and the shop.

However, the shop's owner said the picture doesn't tell the whole story.

“I was thinking it was some racist-type stuff but, as he sat down and I was doing it and he was talking to me the whole time, and he explained to me why he was doing it, like, he was a really cool guy and I didn't feel like he was racist at all,” said Demontre Heard, a barber at Fade N Up.

Heard said the man wanted the flag for a reason.

“When he came in, he explained to me that it was because of his favorite rapper,” he said.

Heard said it’s a haircut other barbers in his shoes may not have handled so well but said this shop is different.

“If you're white, Asian, Mexican, Black, Puerto Rican, whatever, you sit in my chair and I cut your hair, I hope I leave you with the best haircut you get and I hope that you come back,” Heard said.

The owner of the shop, Corey Sutter, or 'Scissorhands,' said his place is an open door and he doesn’t get caught up in politics.

“When they came in, we kind of thought it was odd,” said Sutter, who posted the photo online. “You know, like really? But like, with me and my barber crew, we're so far past racism. We know it exists, but we don't pay it no attention because, once you start paying attention to the problem, it's like they won.”

On social media, reactions were endless. Many people condemned his shop for allowing the haircut.

“The thing that's really bothering me is, no matter how it may look to someone and them getting upset about it, this is what we do for a living,” Sutter said. “We provide a service for this person, and that's what we're supposed to do. Yeah, we could have denied it. Yes, we could have acted a fool and talked bad to him, tried to fight him or anything like that. But, he came in, he came in respectful. He wanted it.”

Barber Bo Fields, who is white, stands behind his coworker’s decision.

“I'm proud because, I mean, it's a business, and he knew where to come to get what he wanted, and that's what we do here and we all have families, we all have bills and I support him,” Fields said.

Even customers showed their support.

“We have to be positive about the situation,” said Keith Neals. “We can't throw fuel into the fire, and that's just going to add what's going on to the world today. So, it's a beautiful thing that these guys are doing what they're doing.”

5onblackhandside wrote: »

konceptjones wrote: »

BOSSExcellence wrote: »

i tell u man..

smmfh, ? in the south..
still bein called boy.. handed they change on the counter..

and now this ? !!?!

truth be told I don't know why any Black person still lives anywhere in the south.

I'm from the south but i'm Haitian, and we have more respect for our blackness and proud of it

My parents aint grow up in racial tension but there was poverty. They aint experience racism until they came to the states. ? need to have more respect of self.

As soon as this mayonnaise eating mafucka came into the shop fo that request he should of got his ass whooped or gave his ass some ? like



then charge his ass $100. That's what i would have done.

semi-auto-mato wrote: »

I really don't know what I would do. If he refuses service is that breaking the law?

farris2k1 wrote: »

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So ILL wrote: »

BOSSExcellence wrote: »

konceptjones wrote: »

BOSSExcellence wrote: »

i tell u man..

smmfh, ? in the south..
still bein called boy.. handed they change on the counter..

and now this ? !!?!

truth be told I don't know why any Black person still lives anywhere in the south.

u and me both myG..
i couldnt do it..

i got family in TX and TN they so conditioned..
every family reunion they look at me like im the devil! hahaha

Lmao ? reminds me of my man that went through the south on his way here and said he was disgusted because ? in Kentucky act like they don't know that they can sit in the front of the bus now smh. But its crazy, because Kentucky's only about an hour from where I'm at and we don't be on that here lol.

What part of ky your dude come thru??? I been in ky all my life and i aint ever seen a ? act like that

BOSSExcellence wrote: »

semi-auto-mato wrote: »

I really don't know what I would do. If he refuses service is that breaking the law?

"we have the right to refuse service to anyone."

gum989 wrote: »

Just so we're clear here - Do any of you actually believe that Yelawolf is a Racist?

semi-auto-mato wrote: »

playmaker88 wrote: »

semi-auto-mato wrote: »

I really don't know what I would do. If he refuses service is that breaking the law?

tHE ? IS GETTING SIGN OF HATE ON HIS HEAD ARE YOU ? KIDDING ME.

also they are bout to start discriminating under the guise of religious freedom.. much like those idiots who wouldnt make a cake for some ? couple.. but thats gonna get even more ridiculous

no im not kidding you. getting sued and losing ur business is something to think about. my first thought is that. I am not losing my business because some racist sat at home and came up with this plan. I might perform the service so he can't say I denied him because of race or tried to take away his freedom of speech. save my business first. the barber admits to doing black power fist in people hair so technically if he says no that's discrimination. if he has done a Puerto rican flag or a Jamaican flag in someone's hair he cant deny this dude. u have to apply the rules across the board. that is what I thought but apparently im wrong.