Forget 'heritage,' just cut the hair!
Once again, the archdiocese of Philadelphia has reared its hypocritical head. They now say it is OK to wear "faddish" hairstyles.
I went through 12 years of this hypocrisy. My hair was not allowed to pass my collar but because the three children at St. Rose of Lima claim it's "part of our heritage," now it's OK.
According to my "heritage," our men wore the hair long to protect their necks from the cold Scandinavian winters and blustery North Sea winds! But did we ever claim it was racism and discrimination to make us cut our hair?
No, because we followed the rules, and if our parents didn't like them, go to public school. This is just another example of reverse racism.
JON HENDRICKSON, Ridley Park
