Yeah, note that the actual story is not that the Vermont barber isn't good at cutting black hair, it's that he lied to a black prospective customer about being the barber, in order to turn him away, and this is how he's defending himself.

They buried the lead - this is the real story:

Mike Aldrich, who is white and runs Mike's Barber Shop in Bellows Falls, told the would-be customer when he stopped in last month that the barber wasn't in.

Instead of saying "Sorry man, I have no idea how to cut your hair and wouldn't want to fuck it up" he flat-out lied to get the guy out of his shop. The entirely reasonable-sounding reason he gave for this was after the fact. I'd be pissed too.

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Yeah, note that the actual story is not that the Vermont barber isn't good at cutting black hair, it's that he lied to a black prospective customer about being the barber, in order to turn him away, and this is how he's defending himself.

Ah thank you. Like ita, I was failing to see the story. So this is more like the urologist who put up a sign in his office saying he won't treat anyone who votes Democratic.

Oh, dude. THAT is wrong and messed up. Bigtime.

Mea obvious culpa: I didn't click or read the article but stupidly assumed the headline told me everything.

know what I enjoy? sweeping my driveway. doesn't take that long, but there are visible results and is a wee bit of exercise.

There had to be legal rulings that barbers and hairstylists couldn't turn away customers because of their race.

Hmmph. I'm a race-based haircut shopping customer, and I make no bones about it. It's almost like expecting a phlebotomist to take my x-ray.

Marketed retouching service. Like the commenters claim, it's really not that rare. Just that the vendor is making a big noise about it. I'd love to see what I'd end up looking like if they threw all the resources at me that they throw at any standard clothing/glamour shoot. I just wouldn't use them as representations of myself.

I'd totally do boudoir pics if I had anyone to give them to. But it's not like there aren't pictures of me in swimsuits and underwear on the interwebs anyway.

msbelle reminds me I need to sweep out my garage. Maybe when I finish working.

It is beautiful sunshine with a bit of a chill in the air. Forecast is that we will have snow this afternoon. And I had the top down on the car yesterday. I thought Bay Area weather was changeable.

I can see legal rulings that they can't turn customers away based on race. But that doesn't mean they can give a good cut to every race.

I really need to get the rest of the bags of leaves over to the trash area. Guess I can do that now since my lunch was pushed back.

Bacon soda

Jones Soda, the folks who brought you a turkey-flavored soft drink, is offering a limited run of bacon flavored soda. They’ve teamed up with J&D’s Foods to offer a gift pack featuring two bottles of soda with bacon popcorn and bacon gravy for $9.95 plus shipping. Bacon… where will it all end?