LongiLox
Well-Known Member
About this "epidemic" that is the black woman's hair. After reading the relaxed versus natural thread, and reading countless threads or posts on members who run into black women with "jacked up" hair, bad weaves, balding spots, and so on, it has led me to think about what it is that can be done to help other black women out there.
As we all know, it's not just us that are ignorant about black hair; other races suffer from the same ignorance about our hair. A while back a friend (non-black) told me that "you black women have issues with your hair", at which point, I had to lecture him about how I don't have issues with my hair and how much I love my hair, etc. Recently he asked me why some black women say they only wash their hair once a month. How do you respond to something like that? It's sad to admit to others that yes, most black women do not know how to take care of our hair. And even sadder because I know it does not have to be that way.
After being on this site, I feel that there is no reason why black women cannot have healthy hair, whether relaxed or natural, or whether long or short. There's no reason why we should have people thinking they can only rely on weaves and or believing that their hair has to remain short, dry, and thin because it won't grow. This information (on how to take care of black hair) has been available for a while now and is readily available on the internet. The products are also easily accessible, so why is it that more of us do not know about it?
Is this situation really hopeless or do you all think that one day black women's hair will not be seen as an exception, enigma, or a mystery that cannot be conquered? Is there a way we can spread the knowledge and help those within our communities?
Let's discuss. I am so serious about trying to find a solution for this "epidemic".
As we all know, it's not just us that are ignorant about black hair; other races suffer from the same ignorance about our hair. A while back a friend (non-black) told me that "you black women have issues with your hair", at which point, I had to lecture him about how I don't have issues with my hair and how much I love my hair, etc. Recently he asked me why some black women say they only wash their hair once a month. How do you respond to something like that? It's sad to admit to others that yes, most black women do not know how to take care of our hair. And even sadder because I know it does not have to be that way.
After being on this site, I feel that there is no reason why black women cannot have healthy hair, whether relaxed or natural, or whether long or short. There's no reason why we should have people thinking they can only rely on weaves and or believing that their hair has to remain short, dry, and thin because it won't grow. This information (on how to take care of black hair) has been available for a while now and is readily available on the internet. The products are also easily accessible, so why is it that more of us do not know about it?
Is this situation really hopeless or do you all think that one day black women's hair will not be seen as an exception, enigma, or a mystery that cannot be conquered? Is there a way we can spread the knowledge and help those within our communities?
Let's discuss. I am so serious about trying to find a solution for this "epidemic".