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John Oliver Has a Few Words for White People About Black Hair: Leave It Alone

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John Oliver devoted a segment of Sunday's  episode to analyze hair discrimination and send one message to white viewers: leave Black hair alone.

The late-night host used the 24-minute segment to tackle the complex history of hair discrimination and how it still presents struggles for Black people today.

Although he admits that it's odd having a white man present the argument for why white people should leave Black hair alone, the host does a pretty good job stating his case — no doubt thanks to the Black writers who also worked on this particular episode.Oliver told several stories of people losing their jobs, being removed from school or having their hair touched unprovoked, to paint a broad picture of how hair discrimination can work in.

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