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:lol: Scalp them?
I'll start growing my mohawk...
:lol: Scalp them?
In the blogworld ppl are commenting on Michelles hair at different events and it sparked this question. If Michelle wore her hair with an afro and a headband, or had manicured locs, or didn't have a relaxer, or didn't use heat, would the world look at her differently? Would people automatically assume she doen't take pride in her appearance?
Because, let's face it, dreads are dirty and gross. But that would apply to white dudes with dreads, too.
What does being white or black have to do with liking or not liking someones hairdo?
How much talk was there of what Laura Bush did with her hair?
What about bald people?
You'd be surprised how much talk is put into the matter. Chris Rock and Halle Berry both are coming out with movies/documentaries over this very subject . Chris Rock is doing a documentary called ''Good hair''. It exposes the dangers of the harsh chemicals in relaxers, how constant heat damages their hair etc. It talks about how black women(in general) are only accepted in places if their hair meets the European standard. Black hair is a booming buisness, and black women spend the most on hair products(including fake hair). Here you can see that anything that doesn't look straight or Europeanish, it is not accepted, even though their hair is completely different in texture. Why should anyone be ashamed of the hair God gave them? I've seen black women with a coily defined afro, and they had nice accesories and a nice headband to go with it. Why should she be considered unprofessional, all b/c she is wearing her hair in her natural state...unaltered?
How much talk was there of what Laura Bush did with her hair?
Oh puh-lease. This isn't a race issue. I don't know a single woman over the age of 25 who doesn't color, highlight, straighten or perm their hair.
I'd venture to guess that at least half the men over the age of 50 have used either a grecian formula type of hair dye or some sort of rogaine type of product.
It's called grooming.
I don't color, highlight, or perm my hair. I haven't for years. I do use a straightener most mornings though. Does that count?
Gary's never done any coloring. I think I would die from laughter if he did.
I like braids. And natural. And straight. And curled.
The only black hairstyles that I don't like are a jheri curl (because all that oily crap is just NASTY) and dreads (which always look dirty).
You need an other option on your poll.
I don't like fro's, never did. Makes the white or black hair look unkempt and too dry. Never have seen a person with curly hair that looked good unless it's really close to the scalp short. The dreadful locks are just that, it speaks for itself.
Most black people know that straight hair looks best, and they go to extraordinary lengths to get it. Ever notice white women always go for the curly perms when they get old? Prolly cause it's easier to care for, but it still looks bad.
The black men look best shaved or close to the scalp like Obama. He does need to get rid of the pleated pants, however. Flat front pants look best.
I think Michelle Obama's hair is beautifully coiffed, and she is beautiful. She's too good for Barack in MHO. I'll bet her Momma thinks so, too. I wonder if they've ever talked divorce. First AA couple files for divorce while still in the White House. I always thought Hillary was going to divorce old Bill, and she didn't, so I'm not doing so hot on my bets.:3oops::lol:
I had a black woman doctor once, and she had one of those new fashioned, black hairdos. It was really curly and spiky. She looked unprofessional. It made her look too with it, but not in a good way. JMHO.
I believe if Michelle went Afro it would look unprofessional. It looks like a hairdo for people who don't care, and you have to be extraordinarily beautiful to pull it off. I wouldn't like it on our First Lady, but on anybody else it depends how well she is dressed otherwise. Afro says casual to me. Laura Bush had better hairdos than Hillary, but Hillary is on and off with the hair. Sometimes it's ok, and sometimes it's not.
Oh puh-lease. This isn't a race issue. I don't know a single woman over the age of 25 who doesn't color, highlight, straighten or perm their hair.
Afros, braids do not belong in a professional setting.
Why? Because white bread society has dictated what is or is not allowed or should be in a professional setting? :roll:
Also it really bugs me when little black girls feel they must have straight hair to be pretty. We can think racism and the media mags for this. The hate war inside the black community over "good" and "bad" hair annoys me too
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How much "talk" is there of what Michelle Obama does with hers?
bald is worseWho are these little black girls who feel like this because i have never met one.
Straight hair = easy to manage. Curly hair is a bitch to keep under control.
I sometimes dye my hair to cover up the gray.
But I haven't done that in a long time.
I don't do any of these other things.
an afro equals "less refined"? really? i don't get that.To me they remind me too much of some of my less, refined friends in California. I associate braids with gangbanging(Being in a gang. Not the other one) and Fros are for me associated with the 60s and 70s black power movements. It's also a matter of aesthetics. I know many people who have 'afros' and work in very professional environments however to me they simply don't look 'clean'. But it's not a race thing. It's just my own perception of what looks good in a professional working environment and what doesn't.
]Why? Because white bread society has dictated what is or is not allowed or should be in a professional setting? :roll:
Also it really bugs me when little black girls feel they must have straight hair to be pretty. We can think racism and the media mags for this. The hate war inside the black community over "good" and "bad" hair annoys me too
an afro equals "less refined"? really? i don't get that.
an afro equals "less refined"? really? i don't get that.
It does. If the most you do to your hair every morning is grab a pick and start combing it out it's safe to say you are ghetto as ****.
- Half black man.