straightened. It is soft as a baby's
but kinky. I opt to have weaves
because though my hair is long, I
do not like it. Had it not been for
my 'Nazarite' vow, I would have
relaxed my hair a long time ago.
No one, except my hairdresser, is
allowed to see my natural
hair.(Crazy and oppressive,
right). Maybe we need to change
our state of mind. I admire India
Arie's bold statement and song, 'I
am not my hair'. She shaved off
her long dreadlocks during this
period. I am not my hair, a
statement we black women
should make a motto. 'I am not
my hair/I am not my skin...'-India
Arie
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The hair extensions should be an
option, and not something that
without, women would be
suffocated.(Ever noticed the
panic attacks women have over
their hair).Black hair should not
define black beauty, o r success. It
should just be a part of our
anatomy, just like any other body
part.
As for my daughter's hair,*sigh*,I
better make a plan. But whatever
I opt to do, I hope I teach her not
to be afraid of her blackness, that
her confidence, her beauty, is not
found in her hair, but deep
within. And of course, she better
get used to the afro-comb, and be
strong like any other black
person. Beauty is pain.
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Lady E
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