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Tokyo Olympics Ban Swim Caps For Natural Black Hair, And It's Giving Racism



Jul 03 | by
The Olympics committee is doing what so many governing bodies do globally - making decisions based on white centered features.  And those decisions, this time around, have a disproportionate impact on black swimmers.  Get into the super controversial swim cap bans affecting people with natural hair inside.
If you re a swimmer or diver who happens to have locs, braids, an afro or other natural hairstyles rocked by black people, you might be out of luck if you re looking for a swim cap to aide you like ALL other swimmers have.  Swim caps specifically designed for people with natural and/or afro hair have been banned by the International Swimming Federation, and now the Olympics. ....

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Swim caps designed for natural Black hair banned from Olympics


Swimming caps designed for natural Black hair banned from the Tokyo Olympics
By Megan Armstrong
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Last updated 7/2/21
The Tokyo Olympics is receiving backlash before it even begins.
On the heels of Sha Carri Richardson s controversial disqualification from the Summer Games for a positive marijuana test, the Federation for International Competitions in Water Sports (FINA) banned the use of swim caps made by Black-owned British brand Soul Cap and billed as haircare for the volume-blessed :
Swim caps from Black-owned swim brand Soul Cap, whose designs are made for natural Black hair and other voluminous hair types, have been barred from use at the Olympics ....

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