An Ohio-based dentist has caused a stir on social media after setting an appropriate dress code for patients entering her establishment.

The Black woman, identified as Dr. Sutton, placed a sign on the table of the dental office that reads, “No Bonnets, No House Shoes, No Pajama Bottoms,” Atlanta Black Star reported.

On Wednesday, a Twitter user shared the now-viral photo of the sign and received mixed reactions from other users on the social platform. The tweet garnered 5 million views, 24.8K likes and 1,184 quotes.

“When y’all claim signs like this are antiblack. It’s a reflection of what YOU think black people are,” the Twitter user wrote with a smiley face emoji.

While some users deemed the doctor’s rules as anti-Black and racist, others praised her for setting high standards for her practice.

“It’s flat out racist,” one user said.

“If I got kicked out for wearing pajama bottoms to a root canal I would Karen so hard on that place!” another user said.

“The sensible reason is it her business and she makes the rules as long as they are legal. I’m sure she’s not the only dentist in town,” a third user wrote.

“What they fail to realize is that she’s enforcing such rules because she wants to maintain a certain image. People may not come back because everyone in the waiting room rolled out of bed,” another user said.

Many Twitter users found the sign offensive because it targets Black women who likely wear the hair bonnets as a protective tool for their hair. However, others argue the cap should be worn at night to protect the hair and not to wear it in public.

As Blavity reported, actress and comedian Mo’Nique faced backlash on social media after sharing her thoughts on Black women wearing bonnets in public.

“I’ve been seeing it not just at the airport. I’ve been seeing it at the store, at the mall… When did we lose our pride in representing ourselves?” the actress said in a May 2021 video posted by 9MagTV on Youtube. “When did we slip away of, ‘let me make sure I’m presentable when I leave my home?'”

Dr. Sutton has yet to address the now-controversial sign publicly.

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