I just watched this video at EBONY.com
There were a few things that really had me thinking:
1. "A weave in disarray is better than a nappy 'fro any day." First of all, I DIED. To me this mentality is kinda funny but it is also offensive and hurtful. As a young, single college girl with natural hair I wonder if every guy I meet has this mentality. Does hair really hold men back from approaching a certain type of woman?
2. Does my hair really make me seem like a "deep" person? Not saying that I only possess superficial knowledge but my hair can't possibly have people thinking I'm a vegetarian, neo-soul loving, seashells-in-my afro type girl, right?
Then what does having relaxed hair or weave say about a woman? In a way this mentality degrades relaxed girls by assuming that they have no substance and it stereotypes women with natural hair.
3. Is it really just hair? Ok, let's be honest, when we do anything to alter or fix up our outside appearance there is a deeply rooted psychological cause or effect. C'mon, think about why you went natural in the first place. I was a firm believer that hair is hair and that's it but this video has me thinking that its more. As black women our hair has more history and variation than any other nationality, stemming back to Africa and our ancestors habitation in the Caribbean, Europe and South America.
4. If anything hair should be a way that we can relate to one another. Whether we have weave, a relaxer, or no hair at all we have to support one another and be understanding. I can't stand the thought that there is an east coast vs. west coast type of beef going on between black women over our hair. How are our little sisters and daughters going to treat each other if we can't accept that someone else's hair is different?
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