Dogman
8th July 2011, 01:12 PM
Profiling? TSA Demanded To Search Black Woman’s “Poofy” Hair
An African-American woman who was subjected to a security pat-down at a Seattle Airport because of her “poofy” hairstyle is claiming that she was discriminated against.
Laura Adiele was pulled out of the security line after having gone through the Advance Imaging System and was told she needed a pat-down.
“When I first heard her say, ‘We’re going to have to pat you down,’ I thought she was talking about my body. I was turning around and putting my arms out and she said, ‘no, we’re going to have to examine your hair,’ and I said, ‘no, we’re not going to do that today and you’re going to have to get security or your supervisor,’” said Adiele.
“The supervisor shows up and she says, ‘It’s our policy that we examine anything that poofs from the body,’ and I’m looking around me at all these women with bigger hair if you will and I’m thinking ‘why am I the only one being singled out here for poofy hair?” Adiele said.
Adiele filed a complaint about the incident, but has not received a response.
http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/tsa-patdown-poofy-hair-laura-adieleafrican-american-woman/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD8c3sQKeXU
An African-American woman who was subjected to a security pat-down at a Seattle Airport because of her “poofy” hairstyle is claiming that she was discriminated against.
Laura Adiele was pulled out of the security line after having gone through the Advance Imaging System and was told she needed a pat-down.
“When I first heard her say, ‘We’re going to have to pat you down,’ I thought she was talking about my body. I was turning around and putting my arms out and she said, ‘no, we’re going to have to examine your hair,’ and I said, ‘no, we’re not going to do that today and you’re going to have to get security or your supervisor,’” said Adiele.
“The supervisor shows up and she says, ‘It’s our policy that we examine anything that poofs from the body,’ and I’m looking around me at all these women with bigger hair if you will and I’m thinking ‘why am I the only one being singled out here for poofy hair?” Adiele said.
Adiele filed a complaint about the incident, but has not received a response.
http://newsone.com/nation/newsonestaff4/tsa-patdown-poofy-hair-laura-adieleafrican-american-woman/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD8c3sQKeXU