Aunt Jemima's Revenge: Black Women And Their Hair

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Newsweek's Allison Samuels Is Clearly Out Of Ideas And Should Worry About Her Own Black Hair Instead Of The Hairstyle Of A Defenseless Four-Year Old

This bullshitting article by Allison Samuels is the perverbal straw that broke the camel's back for me. I have had about a damn 'nough on this here subject.

I'm sorry, but I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of the issue of black women and girls and their damn hair. It's time for everyone to start minding their own FUCKING business about black hair. I am completely soured on the subject. I am sick of the politics of black hair, the in-fighting over black hair, the judgements about black hair, and I am DAMN sick and tired of black women and girls being made to feel bad about their hair.

How about this -

If you are HAPPY and NAPPY, cool with me. If you are BONE STRAIGHT and SLICK, cool with me. If you rock POUNDS and POUNDS of WEAVE, cool with me. If you had HALF YOUR HEAD SHAVED AND THE OTHER HALF LONG AND LOVELY, cool with me. If you are CUT DOWN TO THE SCALP WITH YOUR MAN'S NAME SHAVED ON THE SIDE, cool with me. If you are a NATTY DREAD HEAD, cool with me.

If a some point and time you have had HAIR COLORED MAGENTA, BLONDE, BLUE, GREEN, OR PINK, cool with me. If you enjoy wearing BRAIDS SO LONG THAT THEY DRAG ON THE FLOOR WITH 8 MILLION MUTLI-COLORED BEADS, cool with me. If have a MOHAWK OR A FAUX-HAWK OR WHAT EVER IN HELL THEY CALL IT HAWK, cool with me. And if you are like me with so-called "GOOD HAIR" YOU HAVE NO DESIRE TO COMB OR STYLE ON A REGULAR BASIS, you are double-dip pistachio nut ice cream cool with me.

I am a sick and tired of folks talking about black hair like it's the ONE great problem in our black society. Get a clue people, IT ISN'T!!! A whole lot of black women with straight and nappy hair, "acceptable" and completely jacked up hairstyles, have voted in a black man as President, ran households and business, and yes, managed to think and chew gum at the same time! We need to stop buying into this tired and circular firing squad discussion any longer and I mean IMMEDIATELY.

Can we agree on something?

FROM NOW ON BLACK WOMEN AND GIRLS, WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR BLACK HAIR - DO WHATEVER THE HELL YOU WANT AND FUCK EVERYONE ELSE!

Are Black Women Doomed To Forever Having To Justify How They Choose To Wear Their Hair?

Oprah recently had to tell folks that she didn't wear weaves. I am sick and tired of folks worrying about black women's hair. It's the 21st century. I'm sick of arguing about bad hair, natural hair, fake hair, permed hair, good hair, wavy hair, nappy hair, and ya' mama's hair, etc.... Enough is a damn 'nough. It's time to shut the fuck up about black women's hair. It's not anyone's damn business how a sista chooses to wear her hair and that includes other black women!