how come black men are the only ones who HAVE to have sharp shape ups?

[SPACE IS FAKE]

im rocking the no shapeup ;ook right now and the girls seem to like it..they tell me i look european

 

[Adidacs]

Do durags lead to receding hairline or baldness?

 

[UserNameless]

if you go to a good barber who knows where to keep your hairline that's not going to happen.

Gotta tell your barber from the gate... "don't push my shyt back."

Mexicans, Puerto Ricans and Dominicans get line-ups just as much as we do.

My Puerto Rocks with them razors tho... ... I used to go to a barber that used the razor... had my shyt like a damn Ginsu.

But as others have mentioned, the sharp line is only meant to look desirable toward a certain demographic. the suits in corporate really don't care about that shyt. they don't really even understand it. the corporate women sometimes do, tho.

And I'd argue that a super sharp line with the conked out waves can look threatening in corporate. You'll never see a government official with a super sharp line and the Murray's waves. ... Obamas hair naturally waves at the times, but he's not conking it out with a sharp line ... closest was detroit's old mayor... hope he's doing OK.

 

[Mr.Big Meat McGee]

The straight hairline is very common among those with african genetics

I'm Haitian and I don't have a straight hairline. Widows peak

 

[Dev2103]

clarification, american blacks unless that was implied...and obviously culture and preference. wouldnt look too deep into it. but i see hispanics and whites coming into the barber shop to get the crispy shape up so

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

Again I think you are making up your own facts, its all about the person, not everything has to do about race. Some white people care about their shapeups, some white people dont. My friends would make fun of me if my hair is jacked up, and I would do the same. I have many black friends that do the same shyt. My boy went 3 weeks without a shape up, looked like a little animal was growing on his head, we all made fun of him until he took care of it.

It's not really something I just dreamt up if you go back and read the thread. Although we may not all agree why it is done, the consensus is that it is apart of the culture. African american culture. To be completely honest, you can not even cut caucasian people hair the same way as african hair. This is definantly a racial thing. Having a few african friends as a caucasian person doesn't change that.

 

[meth68]

It's not really something I just dreamt up if you go back and read the thread. Although we may not all agree why it is done, the consensus is that it is apart of the culture. African american culture. To be completely honest, you can not even cut caucasian people hair the same way as african hair. This is definantly a racial thing. Having a few african friends as a caucasian person doesn't change that.

Nope I was going more the route saying I am on your side of the fence. I am on the side of that you should always have a shape up, that was my confusion ;)

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

Nope I was going more the route saying I am on your side of the fence. I am on the side of that you should always have a shape up, that was my confusion ;)

You aren't on my side, you're caucasian. I am not.

 

[flea]

I remember the first time I got a shape up. I was in 3rd grade (every school i went to the majority were black folk) and had just got a haircut and everyone in class like "u got a haircut? where's your tape up? "
Me: my tape? whats that? u mean like music?
*Eruption of laughter*
Me:

I barely even knew English at the time. I was still pronouncing "chair" like "share" and shyt
next time I got a haircut I told my barber to give me a fukking tape, idk what the fukk it is, but just give it to me. Went to school feelin like
classmates like:

 

[Cynic]

Who gives a shyt, when i had hair i had my shyt crispy at the end of every week... nothing made me feel better than leaving the barber shop looking fresh..

how do you feel now ?

 

[Cynic]

Alright so you did. That would make you an anomaly by taking this route and being hired. Here are some black business men.

It's not really a case of what is maybe or maybe not. Black men are expected to clean up, cut/shape up for work and are encouraged to do so unless you want to be left behind in the search for employment. I get what you mean when you say caucasians don't completely know or understand what that means for a black man, but there is alot of inconsistancy in your replies. "aint no white people checking for your hairline" then, "they care more about your length/facial than edge". It's either they care none, or they do care, and they do, based on a majority favor..not a few exceptions.

Here are black billionaires...........

 

[Dirty_Jerz]

Here are black billionaires...........

True. I was going to post two black scientists who don't have shape ups, but I wasn't sure if they would count as business men. Neil tyson and another whose name I can't recall right now, but he's darkskinned with long locs. You probably know of him.

 

[Scientific Playa]

 

[Serious]

@beaniemac how's your hairline and your pops

 

[Serious]

There's more expected out of black men. I've seen dudes of other races dressed like complete shyt with a good looking woman, but let a black man dress like that

Speak for yourself I quit caring about my appearance a long time ago....