一位白人巴尔的摩艺术管理人员因在参加燃烧人节后选择戴 cornrows 而面临反弹，于9月份被巴尔的摩摇滚歌剧协会解雇。
A White Baltimore arts executive was fired in September from the Baltimore Rock Opera Society after backlash over her decision to wear cornrows following a trip to Burning Man.
律师杨尔里奇表示，凯利·卡恩斯的解雇情况可能会引发关于马里兰州 CROWN 法案下的歧视问题。杨尔里奇表示，该组织对卡恩斯发型所做的公开声明如果她对解雇提出异议，可能会成为相关证据。
Attorney Jeremy Eldridge said the circumstances of the firing of Kelly Carnes could raise discrimination questions under Maryland's CROWN Act. Eldridge said the organization’s public statements about Carnes' hairstyle could become relevant evidence if she challenges her dismissal.
他告诉 WBFF Fox45 巴尔的摩记者：“如果巴尔的摩摇滚歌剧只是简单地与这位个人分开，而没有提供歧视性理由，那么时间线将是被解雇员工所拥有的所有证据。但在这里，当你公开发表评论，支持被解雇员工提出的歧视性指控时，这本身就可能成为你错误解雇的证据，意味着这属于 CROWN 法案下的歧视。”白人开发商起诉巴尔的摩市长和市议会，声称他因种族被解雇。
"Had the Baltimore Rock Opera simply separated from this individual without providing a discriminatory reason, the timeline would be all of the evidence that the fired employee would have," he told WBFF Fox45 Baltimore. "But here, when you're making comments publicly that lean into the discriminatory allegation made by the fired employees, that itself could be evidence of the fact that you were terminated wrongfully, meaning that it's discrimination under the CROWN." WHITE DEVELOPER SUES BALTIMORE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL CLAIMING HE WAS FIRED BECAUSE OF HIS RACE Carnes directed Fox News Digital to WBFF's reporting when contacted about the controversy.
卡恩斯在被问及此事时将 Fox News Digital 指向 WBFF 的报道。她于 9 月 8 日开始担任被称为 BROS 的巴尔的摩摇滚歌剧协会的执行董事。该组织在不到一周后正式宣布了她的任命，并宣扬她在艺术领导、非营利战略、传播、筹款和运营方面拥有超过 21 年的经验。
She began serving as executive director of the Baltimore Rock Opera Society, known as BROS, on Sept. 8. The organization formally announced her appointment less than a week later, touting her more than 21 years of experience in arts leadership, nonprofit strategy, communications, fundraising and operations.
卡恩斯表示，她在参加内华达沙漠的燃烧人节时，将头发编成 cornrows 作为保护性发型。返回后，一段在 BROS 活动上她以这种发型的视频引发了投诉，认为一个白人女性佩戴 cornrows 构成文化 appropriation。
Carnes said she had her hair put into cornrows as a protective hairstyle while attending Burning Man in Nevada’s desert. After she returned, a video showing her with the hairstyle at a BROS event prompted complaints that a White woman wearing cornrows constituted cultural appropriation.
BROS 在删除视频后公开承认了这一反弹，表示已收到社区成员的关切，并正认真对待此事。该组织还表示，遗憾的是在没有解释的情况下删除了视频。
BROS publicly acknowledged the backlash after removing the video, saying it had received concerns from members of its community and was taking the matter seriously. The organization also said it regretted removing the video without an explanation.
据WBAL报道，该组织表示：“我们收到了来自社区成员的许多衷心和担忧的信息，内容涉及社交媒体上流传的一段视频，该视频显示我们的新任执行董事（白人）在最近的Bros公共活动中穿着玉米条。”“我们同样担心这些问题，并认真对待此事。据《巴尔的摩旗帜报》报道，《华盛顿邮报》因查理·柯克帖子而被解雇后，被勒令解雇专栏作家凯伦·阿提亚该组织表示，将修改其反歧视政策，以解决文化代表性和着装问题，要求进行反种族主义领导力培训，并创建一个专注于种族平等和包容性的工作组。
"We have received many heartfelt and concerned messages from members of our community regarding a video circulated on social media showing our new Executive Director, who is White, wearing cornrows at a recent BROS public event," the organization said, according to WBAL. "We share the weight of these concerns and take this matter seriously." WASHINGTON POST ORDERED TO REINSTATE COLUMNIST KAREN ATTIAH AFTER BEING TERMINATED OVER CHARLIE KIRK POSTS The organization said it would revise its anti-discrimination policy to address cultural representation and dress, require anti-racism leadership training and create a working group focused on racial equity and inclusion, according to The Baltimore Banner.
卡恩斯说，董事会建议她不要参加为讨论这一争议而召开的市政厅。她说，几天后她被解雇了，只被告知她“不太合适”。“埃尔德里奇说，确定解雇是否违反马里兰州法律需要确定该组织做出决定的真正动机。
Carnes said the board advised her not to attend a town hall convened to discuss the controversy. She said she was dismissed days later and was told only that she was "not a good fit." Eldridge said determining whether the firing violated Maryland law would require establishing what actually motivated the organization’s decision.
埃尔德里奇说：“在评估《王冠法案》是否适用时，这意味着是否存在歧视以及这个人是否因发型而因歧视性原因被解雇时，我们仍然必须处理两种相互竞争的说法。”
"In evaluating whether the CROWN Act applies, meaning whether there was discrimination and whether this individual was terminated for a discriminatory reason because of a hairstyle, we still have to deal with there are two competing narratives," Eldridge said.
《纽约时报》联邦政府因涉嫌“与牺牲相关”的就业歧视起诉马里兰州于2020年颁布了《王冠法案》。为了反歧视保护，州法律现在对种族进行了定义，其中包括“与种族相关的特征”，包括头发质地、非洲发型和保护性发型。该法规规定的“保护性发型”包括辫子、卷发和卷发。
NEW YORK TIMES SUED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OVER ALLEGED 'DEI-RELATED' EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION Maryland enacted its CROWN Act in 2020. State law now defines race for purposes of anti-discrimination protections to include "traits associated with race," including hair texture, Afro hairstyles and protective hairstyles. "Protective hairstyles" under the statute include braids, twists and locks.
马里兰州民权委员会表示，该法律适用于雇佣行为，包括招聘、工作场所条件、纪律和解雇。福克斯新闻数字公司联系委员会征求意见，但没有立即收到回应。
The Maryland Commission on Civil Rights says the law applies to employment practices including hiring, workplace conditions, discipline and termination. Fox News Digital reached out to the commission for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.
该法规本身并不能判定卡恩斯被解雇是否违法，因此解雇的具体情形与动机便成为任何潜在歧视诉讼的关键所在。
The statute does not itself resolve whether Carnes' firing was unlawful, leaving the circumstances and motivation behind the termination central to any potential discrimination claim.
这场风波的影响远不止于卡恩斯的离职。据《巴尔的摩旗帜报》获得的一封邮件显示，BROS的六名董事会成员中，包括主席在内的四人预计将于今年年底离任。
The turmoil has extended beyond Carnes' departure. Four of BROS’ six board members, including its chair, are expected to leave the organization at the end of the year, according to an email obtained by The Baltimore Banner.
BROS的一位发言人另向WBAL电视台表示，该组织目前正致力于维护内部团队的和谐，对于卡恩斯被解雇一事则不愿作进一步评论。
A BROS spokesperson separately told WBAL that the organization was focused on caring for its internal community and declined further comment on Carnes’ dismissal.