7:50 am: No, really, why is that? Natural hair folks?
Lots of thoughts are spinning around in my head about this discussion. I just wish people could walk around in my shoes and have white ladies say they “like my hat” or ask to touch my head like I am a fucking exhibit deal with family and friends, coworkers and supervisors imply that I am dirty, unkempt and “less beautiful” with my hair this way then try to come and tell me that I am somehow considered closer to the “likeness to the Euro centric ideal” because I made the ‘mistake’ of not just growing an Afro in order to express my pride. My choice to wear my hair this way was ABSOLUTELY motivated by a CONSCIOUS resistance of euro centric and racist beauty ideals. NOT the opposite. I was actually really hurt by this whole idea and I am hurt by it every day when trying to engage in the natural hair community on the internet. okay…deep breaths…
Why is it that so often times when people talk about Natural Hair what they really mean is Afros, locs and other styles often get absentmindedly forgotten.
I could click a link to read an article about natural hair and it turns out it doesn’t apply to me at all because its about…
7:50 am: No, really, why is that? Natural hair folks?
Lots of thoughts are spinning around in my head about this discussion. I just wish people could walk around in my shoes and have white ladies say they “like my hat” or ask to touch my head like I am a fucking exhibit deal with family and friends, coworkers and supervisors imply that I am dirty, unkempt and “less beautiful” with my hair this way then try to come and tell me that I am somehow considered closer to the “likeness to the Euro centric ideal” because I made the ‘mistake’ of not just growing an Afro in order to express my pride. My choice to wear my hair this way was ABSOLUTELY motivated by a CONSCIOUS resistance of euro centric and racist beauty ideals. NOT the opposite. I was actually really hurt by this whole idea and I am hurt by it every day when trying to engage in the natural hair community on the internet. okay…deep breaths…
Why is it that so often times when people talk about Natural Hair what they really mean is Afros, locs and other styles often get absentmindedly forgotten.
I could click a link to read an article about natural hair and it turns out it doesn’t apply to me at all because its about…
Posted 3 months ago 17 notes
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wanderlustat10 reblogged this from msalexismarie
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onikaisthenewblack reblogged this from msalexismarie and added:
Hi Alexis Marie, It is an interesting discussion for sure. I really do feel excluded from the ‘natural hair’ happy fun...
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onikaisthenewblack liked this
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msalexismarie reblogged this from onikaisthenewblack and added:
understand what you’re saying,...never had locs so I won’t even try
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onikaisthenewblack answered:
I have had locs for the past 12 years and I have IN NO WAY felt closer to “This likeness to the Eurocentric ideal” not even close.
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msalexismarie answered:
I answer you question in my reblog
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oopsipeedmypants reblogged this from sapphrikah
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babstheartist answered:
i dont even know. I havent come across loc websites im sure there are i think it is stupid though. As long as there is no chemical process
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