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irisblue

(32,829 posts)
Thu Apr 18, 2019, 05:35 PM Apr 2019

TSA & POC hair

Mother Jones (@MotherJones) Tweeted:
TSA agents say they’re not discriminating against black women, but their body scanners might be: The full-body scanners at airports across the country frequently give false alarms for Afros, braids, twists and other hairstyles popular among black women. https://t.co/ofK3Ap626L


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TSA & POC hair (Original Post) irisblue Apr 2019 OP
I have trouble understanding how this is even possible. It is hair... hlthe2b Apr 2019 #1
It all depends on who is programming the scanners and how they're doing it. abqtommy Apr 2019 #2

hlthe2b

(101,730 posts)
1. I have trouble understanding how this is even possible. It is hair...
Thu Apr 18, 2019, 05:43 PM
Apr 2019

What aspect of the body scanner is causing these false alarms?

I guess my imagination is wanting.

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