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> There are some interesting cultural questions about how in North American society, natural black hair is deemed unacceptable, and this has generally been inte
by sah2ed 10y ago
> There are some interesting cultural questions about how in North American society, natural black hair is deemed unacceptable, and this has generally been internalized by black women. If you choose to just be natural (as my friend did) you get a lot of flak from other black women.
You've basically identified the source of a "problem" that shouldn't even exist to begin with: an inferiority complex.
- nostrademons 10y agoIsn't this basically the driving force behind every consumer product made since food & shelter became abundant?
- sah2ed 10y agoI agree that mimetic pressures drive consumption but I was trying to dwell on the bit about black women becoming less proud of natural hairdo to make the market for hair attachments massive like it is today. I don't think Michelle Obama ever donned natural in her 8 years as FLOTUS. It used to be that women of African descent would sport plaits, Jheri curls (80s), Afro (70s) etc. These were styles that rarely required the use of hair attachments or wigs. Wigs used to be for masking hair loss ...