1. I see many women hiding their natural kinky hair.
2. Miss we both know that straight or slightly curly hair isn't what is generally known as black type hair.
I've heard other races of women talk about how sistas want their hair and its sickening.
It is questioned in the first place because we live in a country that is affected by white supremacy.
you are just a drop of water in the ocean. I'm confident that you use your same eyes and see many women who don't "hide" their natural kinky hair. for the sake of these discussions and arguments we all can bring to mind plenty of weave wearers but that doesn't change the fact that more than likely the entire earths population of brown and black people, both men and women, wear their hair in its natural state. I also find it interesting that it always focuses on women because unless as a man you don't manipulate your hair in any way...you're also "hiding" your natural kinky texture. I say that for dudes that keep a low cut....thats not considered self hate...but from the logic i believe you speak from...this should be under the same umbrella..no?
another issue i find w/ your first statement is what makes you think women like myself who wear weave has anything to hide? again ....this is why generalizations are dangerous. im sure i have a pic floating around this hell hole of me on my JI Jane flow...not a super bald fade but def a low low....and then my avi has me with blue long tresses that are very clearly not of my own follicles. I have these two images on the same site so....am i hiding. it's just two different times in space ...nothing more nothing less. Same can be said for most of the women i know who alter their hair....natural or not.
I do agree that straight hair textures are't common among people of color...thats for sure, but so what? The cool thing about hair is that its pretty strong and made to withstand certain types of manipulation. If a curly haired person who is not of color wanted to get it straight then does that mean they hate themselves....probably not. They just want to hit up a straight texture to explore alternate ways to style their hair. I'd liken this to you copping a new sneaker color to work with x amount of outfits versus limiting your wardrobe to only match with one pair you own. So why then is a person of color called to task when they want to explore alternate styling options that may or may not be an option w/ their own hair length/texture/color? The best thing about my long blue hair is that its in no way harming or altering my natural dark brown kinky tresses. Its fun for me on the fashion end but my normal hair still looks the same and hasnt had to endure crazy trauma from chemicals and color. It's a win/win as far as i see it
...and i encourage everyone to research black women, our style and our hair choices. It's laughable to think about any non brown woman believing that "sistas want their hair". that may be true for some but black women are the blueprint...i repeat THE BLUEPRINT. everything about us is clowned ridiculed and belittled only to be misappropriated and recycled back as "other". Meanwhile these very same races you heard talking prolly wish to gawds their dna held up like a black woman and they also actually evny our hair ...the only hair on earth that rises to the sun in praise like the crown and halo that it is. listen closer in and really hear what that's about because as a black woman i have wayyyyyy more tick marks in my "i bet another bish wishes she had it like this" list..meanwhile lil cindy lu out here tryna get her ass together, her lips together, she prolly has a white girl weave in, wants to dress like, talk like, walk like a black woman...and also want to be up here dirtyig up their hair so they can try to poorly mimic the original
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and repped....
