News Teen denied Six Flags job because of 'extreme hairstyle'

[brassmonkey]

A Fort Worth teen who was denied a job at Six Flags because of his natural hair is now learning to embrace his braided hairstyle with a new gig as a model.

Kerion Washington, 17, went in for an interview at Six Flags Over Texas back in March, where he was told that he would have to cut his dreadlocks in order to pursue a summer job opportunity. However, after the discriminatory incident made headlines, an executive at a modeling agency took notice of the teen.

Corrie Caster, head of development at IMG Models and scout for IMG Worldwide, contacted a Texas-based model management group in order to get Washington started in the industry. That led Leslie and Briley Jones of Jones Model Management to get connected with the teen.

“I talked to his mom, and his mom was like, ‘I’ve been telling him he should model. But you know, he just doesn’t know if he has the look and I think Six Flags really knocked his confidence,’” Leslie tells Yahoo Lifestyle.

Still, the former model and scout assured that Washington’s look was exactly what attracted them to him — a point that Leslie reiterated when the 17-year-old arrived to the set of his first photoshoot.

“He was like, ‘Do you want me to pull my hair off my face?’” Leslie recalled him asking. “I was like, ‘I love it.’ And he’s like, ‘I wouldn’t have to like cut it or anything for modeling?’ And I was like, ‘No! You never have to cut it. We love it.’ I told him I want you to be you.”

Leslie explains that over the next couple of hours of the photoshoot, she saw Washington gaining confidence and even looking back on his photos with pride.

“He is so well spoken and sweet and funny, and a smart kid. He ended up really loving it, and honestly, he’s a complete natural,” she says of his performance in front of the camera.

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[MsConstrued13]

That's some weird deja-vu.... I swear I've seen that modeling pic before. Like years ago.

[crockett]

Well at least it worked out for him so long as he doesn't go to any parties at a Trump resort..

[AmeliaG]

I've had friends denied paying customer entrance to Six Flags for their extreme hairstyles.

Anyone who calls that hairstyle natural doesn't know the right stylist lingo and doesn't understand how much work goes into that look, not to mention how little of it is probably his hair. But it looks great on him.

That is a fine looking young man whose family should move somewhere his style will be appreciated as a key to success and not an impediment.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by AmeliaG

I've had friends denied paying customer entrance to Six Flags for their extreme hairstyles.

Anyone who calls that hairstyle natural doesn't know the right stylist lingo and doesn't understand how much work goes into that look, not to mention how little of it is probably his hair. But it looks great on him.

That is a fine looking young man whose family should move somewhere his style will be appreciated as a key to success and not an impediment.

move? nope hit that shit head on if you can. the lawyers are probably leaving cards at his house. this is a huge mistake for an employer. well it's natural. not sure what you meant by that... i think this is a grey area. are the females there with buzz cuts?

[King Mark]

Seems hes doing better now.

@amelia, I'd put money on that being his real hair

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Dead Eye

Seems hes doing better now.

@amelia, I'd put money on that being his real hair

she thinks that's a weave!! a sista wrote that article. now his moms workin that basket area

[OneHungLo]

ahh diversity is so awesome. Thank god we can waste our time and resources on this nonsense.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by OneHungLo

ahh diversity is so awesome. Thank god we can waste our time and resources on this nonsense.

it's an amusement park not the military. you can have the job if you cut off your hair. ice t sold out and cut his hair to be on that svu tv show hit

[King Mark]

^nah he was on that show for years with that hair. Seems more like he got tired of maintaining it.

[Vendzilla]

They just made that a protected thing in California where they can't do that to someone with a hair do like that.

[OneHungLo]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

it's an amusement park not the military. you can have the job if you cut off your hair. ice t sold out and cut his hair to be on that svu tv show hit

Black people always crying about shit. If they want you to look and present yourself a certain way at a job that should be their right.

"Discriminatory incident" my ass.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Dead Eye

^nah he was on that show for years with that hair. Seems more like he got tired of maintaining it.

yeah i guess. that show calmed him down a great deal. me and group of friends met him at a place called the celebrity theater in the early 80's. he was fresh out preaching about don't push dope and stay out of gangs. like he was going to come live in the hood chasing gangsters away like some old danny glover old ball buster.

[AmeliaG]

I know a lot of stylists and that's not what they'd call it. They'd also include bits of hair in parts, not a full weave, just to get the shape perfect. Maybe that guy is just blessed, but it would be unusual to get hair looking that awesome without using the typical technology to accomplish that.

Anyone who knows me IRL knows how big my hair is naturally. It's one of the reasons I don't have a regular cubicle job. My hair just doesn't do that office look.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by AmeliaG

I know a lot of stylists and that's not what they'd call it. They'd also include bits of hair in parts, not a full weave, just to get the shape perfect. Maybe that guy is just blessed, but it would be unusual to get hair looking that awesome without using the typical technology to accomplish that.

Anyone who knows me IRL knows how big my hair is naturally. It's one of the reasons I don't have a regular cubicle job. My hair just doesn't do that office look.

he goes corn sometimes dreads. do you still have gallery export? if so email me please

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by OneHungLo

Black people always crying about shit. If they want you to look and present yourself a certain way at a job that should be their right.

"Discriminatory incident" my ass.

before this is was a black female. other females have long hair.

[King Mark]

Originally Posted by OneHungLo

Black people always crying about shit. If they want you to look and present yourself a certain way at a job that should be their right.

"Discriminatory incident" my ass.

Here you go bringing race into it. Always mad when somebody with a little melanin says something.

If dude was white with them fake ass plastic tube dreads you inbreds be doing, you woulda been quiet as shit. Cause you and everybody knows this entire trump era has been you fucks crying about everything and everybody lol. And most of it is imaginary shit. But soon as a black guy secures his way up the social ladder through all the roadblocks you inbreds put in their way by any means neccessary, here come you inbreds to try to invalidate it.

This kid here was trying to get a job, something you scream almost daily that people his color dont do.

Well he got one anyway, a better one. And if he would have stayed quiet, he wouldnt have got it... and you would have been quick to point out another jobless black... like you do daily.

You cant hide it anymore bro. You a bonafide racist. Sucks for you, cause... see sig.

[Matt 26z]

Originally Posted by brassmonkey

He looks a lot different in that snapshot than the modeling pic.

[King Mark]

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

He looks a lot different in that snapshot than the modeling pic.

Most models do

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Matt 26z

He looks a lot different in that snapshot than the modeling pic.

i guess you don't know about tight braids shit my corns were hella tight