Rep. Watson Coleman Rips GOP for Blocking Law on Discrimination Against Black Hairstyles: ‘They’re Hateful and They’re Racist’

MARTIN You know you ░░░░░░░░ it passed unanimously so ░░░░░░░░ of a sudden now ░░░░░░░░ have one hundred eighty ░░░░░░░░ are who opposing it ░░░░░░░░ changed COLEMAN I don ░░░░░░░░ know I think they ░░░░░░░░ still angry about the ░░░░░░░░ Lie and they certainly ░░░░░░░░ t quite figure out ░░░░░░░░ a positive response is ░░░░░░░░ almost anything So that ░░░░░░░░ who they are right ░░░░░░░░ They re disruptive and ░░░░░░░░ re hateful and they ░░░░░░░░ racist and you know ░░░░░░░░ whole bunch of other ░░░░░░░░ that are not serving ░░░░░░░░ constituents well in the ░░░░░░░░ of Representatives There were ░░░░░░░░ Republicans that did support ░░░░░░░░ legislation the other day ░░░░░░░░ See this is the ░░░░░░░░ that that again when ░░░░░░░░ look at that comment ░░░░░░░░ Owens when I listened ░░░░░░░░ were some Republicans who ░░░░░░░░ Oh this is the ░░░░░░░░ hair bill I mean ░░░░░░░░ mocking if you will ░░░░░░░░ if this is really ░░░░░░░░ big deal When we ░░░░░░░░ done the stories of ░░░░░░░░ the brother who was ░░░░░░░░ wrestler well the referee ░░░░░░░░ Oh if he doesn ░░░░░░░░ cut his hair he ░░░░░░░░ going to He s ░░░░░░░░ to be disqualified The ░░░░░░░░ down in Wichita Falls ░░░░░░░░ Same thing where they ░░░░░░░░ Oh he has to ░░░░░░░░ his locks even though ░░░░░░░░ actually didn t It ░░░░░░░░ the length requirement I ░░░░░░░░ these are the things ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing where ░░░░░░░░ no you can t ░░░░░░░░ unless you change your ░░░░░░░░ It literally is the ░░░░░░░░ of black people COLEMAN ░░░░░░░░ it s the racism ░░░░░░░░ s so deep that ░░░░░░░░ find anything that remotely ░░░░░░░░ you of something it ░░░░░░░░ different from you It ░░░░░░░░ be should be treated ░░░░░░░░ a substandard way So ░░░░░░░░ youngster who was there ░░░░░░░░ to be cut in ░░░░░░░░ of a whole gymnasium ░░░░░░░░ he did his or ░░░░░░░░ wrestling match I am ░░░░░░░░ proud of him because ░░░░░░░░ he went on and ░░░░░░░░ won that match You ░░░░░░░░ we don t understand ░░░░░░░░ implications of discrimination and ░░░░░░░░ as it relates to ░░░░░░░░ natural hair wearing We ░░░░░░░░ t we don t ░░░░░░░░ understand or they don ░░░░░░░░ understand what it s ░░░░░░░░ for a woman to ░░░░░░░░ to figure out how ░░░░░░░░ cover up her hair ░░░░░░░░ she shows up to ░░░░░░░░ so that she looks ░░░░░░░░ European and therefore more ░░░░░░░░