Black mens hair mimics black women's hair.
When black women wore wigs back in the day black men put those conks in their hair.
When black women relaxed their hair black men wore 360 waves.
When black women started cornrowing their hair in the 2000 black men started cornrowing their hair.
When black women went natural black men started going for a natural look.
Black men throughout hair history were rarely collective leaders in black hair. One because most don't know or do hair. How can a group set standards for hair when most y'all don't deal with a palm full kinky on a daily basis? Many black men can't even do a single braid on a child's head but you know more than black women