Appeal to Nature Fallacy?
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Original Question
"Black Americans should be able to wear their natural hair in the workplace because it grows out of their scalp." i.e. it's natural.
If this is a fallacy, would it be better to propose that there's often a double standard in the workplace. Ex. White people wear their natural hair while many black people in their workplace are forbidden from wear afros, cornrows, etc.
This could be an opinion and I'm looking too much into this but I would love your feedback, thank you. :)
Answers
2This is a good one because it seems reasonable on the surface. Yes. Technically fallacious (appeal to nature ) as the fact that something is natural doesn't make it good/acceptable.
Honestly, I am not familiar with any of the arguments that black people cannot wear their hair in a certain way. I have heard that the arguments exist, but not aware. As a white guy, I am totally clueless on this issue. I will say that the double standard can be tricky because with some word play, you can make the problem go away. For example:
"Not allowing gays to marry is a double standard since straight people can marry their desired gender but gays can't."
"No. All people, regardless of gender preference, are allowed to marry a person of the opposite gender. This is not a double standard."
This is difficult to argue logically. It is more of an empathetic argument for what should be done.
If the hair style is restricted because of some company-related policy, then the argument that certain hair-styles should be allowed because they are natural is a non sequitur .
If on the on the other hand you have Bob Ross working there but they restrict blacks from having afros, then its double standard .
If the company equally restricts certain hair-styles (afros, cornrows, etc.) both to white and black people then the initial argument is cherry picking .
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