I been natural my whole damn life, rocked locs for a little less than half of it and been in the "natural hair community" for almost 10.
I know what tf I'm talking about. A lot of people false claim shyt for likes and followers. And a lot of people are just clueless.
Plenty gurus with long hair claim they been natural for 6 months but been transitioning for 2 years. So that length wasnt what you got in 6 months. Your natural texture been growing for 2 and a half years.
People think because their hair is frizzy and dry it's 4c but ain't got no beada beads.
People not knowing you can have multiple textures on one head and people not knowing that heat training your hair to tame it is still heat damage. You're breaking bonds and straightening hair, like a texturizer or perm, which isn't bad in and of itself, it's just using heat rather than chemicals. Kinky hair needs to be stretched if you want length. With texture comes, tangles and breakage.
The natural hair community is just as political and varied as the coli. And I'm well versed in the subject.