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I'm a white female who grew up where there were no (at the time) African or other-similar-haired women. Not Paris, New York or London safe to say. It was only a
by telesilla 10y ago
I'm a white female who grew up where there were no (at the time) African or other-similar-haired women. Not Paris, New York or London safe to say. It was only after spending time in the U.S. that I was introduced to things such as weaves, nappy hair, extensions, wigs.. it goes on. A huge industry and it's completely different from how I and my fellow-caucasian friends approach hair, which is essentially shampoo, condition & blow dry with a variety of products to create and fix shape. It's a different world.
- mistermann 10y agoThe documentary Good Hair (comedian Chris Rock stars) was excellent imho if you haven't seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-4qxz08So https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m-4qxz08So
- rhizome 10y agoYes, thank you. Black hair, both men's and women's, is a full-on subculture that doesn't exist in caucasian circles. The role of the barber/salon in black culture cannot be overstated. GP is simply ignorant.
- ryandamm 10y agoThanks for the reality check; specifics matter a lot. (My only question: how is it possibly a $500 bn/year market? The world economy is something like $60 tn; I have a hard time imagining black women's hair care is 1/120th of global GDP. I can't imagine hair care en toto is anything like ~0.8% of global GDP, either. I mean, if you're going to make up numbers... they should be plausible.)