Farouk James was still a primary school student when his mother Bonnie Miller set out to find him a secondary school. And at least three schools simply refused admission to the young Londoner because of the length of his hair. Farouk James, an 11-year-old Londoner and social media star, was refused entry to several schools because his hair was considered too long. His mother, outraged by this decision, decided to launch a petition to alert the British parliament to this injustice. A question that is debated even in the United States. The hair of discord Farouk James was still a primary school student when his mother Bonnie Miller set out to find him an establishment for his secondary studies. And at least three schools simply refused admission to the young Londoner because of the length of his hair. One of the schools to have opposed young Farouk’s enrollment is the London Oratory School, where Bonnie’s eldest son attends. The latter had also had problems because “his hair was too short (…) he was almost kicked out of school, to the point that I went to the shoe store and bought shoe polish” said the mother on CBS.
The cup is full Exasperated by such practices, Bonnie Miller decided to launch a petition to support boys with long hair. The 43-year-old mother told The Independent of her belief that the school is acting with “prejudice” and “under the influence of sexism”. Bonnie says she was then approached by other mothers explaining that their sons had experienced trauma by being forced to cut their hair in order to continue attending their school. Proof of the sensitivity of the subject, the petition only collected 7,700 signatures. Farouk child model Farouk James, born to a Guinean father, did not, for cultural reasons, have his hair cut before the age of 3.
Her beautiful hair quickly attracted brands and the child did her first shooting as a model at 9 months old. Farouk never cut his hair and took on contracts and shows, from Florence to New York. His agency explained that while Farouk was one of the first to break through, today the look is in high demand and “it’s really cool that fashion brands are looking for it.” This British kid has 253,000 followers The young model has been followed on social networks for a long time, but his story and the discrimination he suffered have made him even more popular. Farouk James now has more than 250K followers on Instagram.
Farouk also has a YouTube channel where his mother gives advice to help parents of little boys with long, curly hair. “All boys should feel the right to have long hair if they want,” she insists. And as if to show that it is not a simple story of hair but that it is indeed a question of gender, sexism, and cultural belonging, here is the bio that Farouk and his mom wrote on the Instagram account: “An organic and colorful documented journey through childhood, food, hair and equality. HAIR HAS NO GENDER. »
