Harvard Medical School and the Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
Harvard Medical School and the Department of Dermatology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2021 Apr;84(4):1181-1182. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.11.065. Epub 2020 Dec 5.
Race-based hair discrimination continues to disadvantage people of color who have been sent home from school or dismissed from their jobs on the premise that certain hairstyles, such as dreadlocks and knots, do not meet standards of professionalism. The Create a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair (CROWN) Act, which was recently passed by several states and the House of Representatives, prohibits such discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle associated with race. Dermatologists serve a vital role in advocating for the skin and hair needs of all patients, spanning from the personal or clinical encounters level to population-level policy legislation. The act represents a critical opportunity for dermatologists to coalesce and support this important piece of legislation that defends skin of color and the fundamental human right to nondiscrimination.
基于种族的发型歧视仍然使有色人种处于不利地位，他们因某些发型（如长发绺和发髻）不符合专业标准而被学校开除或被解雇。最近，几个州和众议院通过了《创造尊重和开放的自然头发世界法案》（CROWN 法案），禁止基于个人发质或与种族相关的发型进行这种歧视。皮肤科医生在倡导所有患者的皮肤和头发需求方面发挥着至关重要的作用，从个人或临床接触层面到人口层面的政策立法。该法案为皮肤科医生提供了一个重要的机会，让他们团结起来，支持这项维护有色人种皮肤和非歧视基本人权的重要立法。
