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"black person is hardly ever natural unless she is mixed"
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Originally Posted by glass_of_merlot
Black people all have pretty much the same hair. Every black person I know use hair extensions or weave. It is hardly ever natural unless she is mixed.
Reconmark made it clear that Blacks have different types of hair.
I do agree though that it's still not easy to find a black woman who wears her hear natural. By that I mean without (chemical) straighteners or perms or extensions or weave.
Reconmark made it clear that Blacks have different types of hair.
I do agree though that it's still not easy to find a black woman who wears her hear natural. By that I mean without (chemical) straighteners or perms or extensions or weave.
I have just been debating about this for the past few weeks. There is a thread in the fashion and beauty section of this forum entitle "African American Women & the Natural Hair Movement". I wear my hair natural......I have locs (dreadlocks) and have had them for 6 months.
I woke up out of the "Slave Mind" over a year ago and finally understood that the choice to put relaxers in our hair are rooted in slavery. We never thought anything was wrong with our hair, skin color or any other of our features when we lived in Africa.......it was not until we stepped foot off the slave ship and was brainwashed into believing this nonsense.
Physical slavery was ended for African Americans.......but many of us are still suffering with the slave mind.
I have just been debating about this for the past few weeks. There is a thread in the fashion and beauty section of this forum entitle "African American Women & the Natural Hair Movement". I wear my hair natural......I have locs (dreadlocks) and have had them for 6 months.
I woke up out of the "Slave Mind" over a year ago and finally understood that the choice to put relaxers in our hair are rooted in slavery. We never thought anything was wrong with our hair, skin color or any other of our features when we lived in Africa.......it was not until we stepped foot off the slave ship and was brainwashed into believing this nonsense.
Physical slavery was ended for African Americans.......but many of us are still suffering with the slave mind.
You are truely right about that slave mind.
While my wife has her hair relaxed, we used to get into it because I would not allow her to perm my daughters hair.
I stll see some women with afros, naturals, and hair cut short and I consider it very beautiful.
But I was born in the 60's and did attend a Pan-African church.
While my wife has her hair relaxed, we used to get into it because I would not allow her to perm my daughters hair.
I stll see some women with afros, naturals, and hair cut short and I consider it very beautiful.
But I was born in the 60's and did attend a Pan-African church.
Black along with all other colors, is beautiful!!
Amen to you!! How I wish our black women could see how beautiful they are and stop this nonsense with the relaxers. Glad I woke up and realized the torture I was putting my body through. I do not have a daughter but if God ever blesses me with one her hair will never be permed.
Black people all have pretty much the same hair. Every black person I know use hair extensions or weave. It is hardly ever natural unless she is mixed.
LMAO you must only know 2 black people or are basing that on what you see on television. I prefer braids but my natural hair has been past my shoulders - in fact in my profile picture right now THAT is my hair (hair that is growing out of my scalp, not hair that I purchased). My mom has really soft hair so she wears hers natural and usually short. My sister's hair is naturally wavy and when she wets it it looks like has a jerri curl My sister-in-laws hair is so coarse it looks like she always has a relaxer but she rarely gets one...I could go on and on and on but I'm sure you get my drift.
Just because YOU can't tell the difference in our hair doesn't mean it's "pretty much the same". Please change your statement "to the black people I know all pretty much have the same hair"
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Originally Posted by NewYorkBorn
I woke up out of the "Slave Mind" over a year ago and finally understood that the choice to put relaxers in our hair are rooted in slavery. We never thought anything was wrong with our hair, skin color or any other of our features when we lived in Africa.......it was not until we stepped foot off the slave ship and was brainwashed into believing this nonsense.
Why does getting your hair relaxed the "slave mind"? I get my hair relaxed because it's more convenient to style when it's straightened.
Why does getting your hair relaxed the "slave mind"? I get my hair relaxed because it's more convenient to style when it's straightened.
Yes exactly. I took Psychology of the Black Experience this past semester and our professor who is natural, tried and tried to say that those of us who had relaxed hair were ashamed and had the slave mindset.
For me, that's not the case. I explained to her in an essay that I am proud to be a black woman with many other races mixed in. My hair texture is not managable without being relaxed...and I made the choice to relax my hair when I got old enough.
While in college in Philly the "in" thing to do was to be natural so I tried it for a long time, but times got tuff and I no longer could get my hair done every 2 weeks.
Its about manage and what I feel looks better on me. I do not knock anyone for going natural...I think its beautiful, yet its not for me, and Im not ashamed of anything.
Yes exactly. I took Psychology of the Black Experience this past semester and our professor who is natural, tried and tried to say that those of us who had relaxed hair were ashamed and had the slave mindset.
That's the product of over education.
I ran into a lot of those "afro-centric" women in college. Yes, aren't you so proud of your African roots with your dreads and afros while driving a Camry and carrying a LV bag. If you really wanted to connect with your roots you'd walk and carry your books in a basket on your head
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Originally Posted by yayoi
Not to mention the two or three hair textures that are on my head alone.
I ran into a lot of those "afro-centric" women in college. Yes, aren't you so proud of your African roots with your dreads and afros while driving a Camry and carrying a LV bag. If you really wanted to connect with your roots you'd walk and carry your books in a basket on your head
LOL you too?
Good point.
I dont really see why people care what someone else chooses to do with their own look.
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"black person is hardly ever natural unless she is mixed"
My sister-in-laws hair is so coarse it looks like she always has a relaxer but she rarely gets one...I could go on and on and on but I'm sure you get my drift. 
