It's not just the colour of the woman, it's the hairstyle itself. Black hair in its natural state or in style considered black is missing from the professional category
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...........and 'systemic racism' as she just couldn't understand what the terms mean, given that she thinks most people are treated more or less the same in the UK. I was fortunate to have recently been given an excellent example by a black acquaintance that graphically exemplifies these terms:
What does 'sytemic racism' look like? Try this. Type 'women's professional hairstyle' into a google image search; now type 'women's UNprofessional hairstyle' - see the difference? That's a demonstration of systemic racism and white privilege.
My sister was truly shocked and now has a much better understanding of some of the in-built obstacles people of colour need to grapple with.
I thought it was worth sharing. 
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