So, yesterday I told my 2.5 cents about the obsession with having Kelis-like, curly hair when your hair simply don't. Yeah. I like that: It just don't! And as I stated, I'm all for twist-outs and creating cute styles, but when you get obsessed with trying to have something that you don't, then the problem arises.
My beautiful friend- I'ma ask her if I can post a pic- had this reply:
I read your blog about us naturals at church. I totally agree that we as naturals should be comfortable with our own hair texture the way it is. When I first went natural, I got the feeling that people felt that only curly natural hair was beautiful, but I never got sucked into that ideal. I totally and absolutely love my hair exactly how it is, if I didn't I would never rock my fro :) However, at times I like manipulating it with different products to produce a different look. Twist outs with cantu give me a nice wave, twist outs with cantu and coconut oil give me a very moisturized wave, perm rods with cantu give me curly fro, and the curl activator gel that I recently bought gives me a very moisturized curl. Right now I am just doing a lot of experimenting to see how different hairstyles look on me. My absolute favorite: twist outs.
So, I am one of those people that you are talking about, heck no! I love my hair and I wouldn't trade it for the world. The fro that I have now ain't got nothing on the fro that I will be rocking a year from now :)
Yesterday my sis and I were looking at this picture of my aunt from the 70's and she had a huge afro. I asked my sis if she thought that I was going through a natural hair phase. She was like "I don't know." Anyways, I don't think it is. Relaxers broke my hair off and thinned my edges out. Why would I subject myself to that again? I want healthy hair and being natural is the best way for me to achieve that. In addition, for the past 27 years of my life I was taught that straight hair is beautiful. Therefore, I want to be a poster child for natural hair. I want black girls and black women to look at my hair and realize that natural hair can be beautiful too.
OMG...this e-mail is sooo long. LOL. Anyways, enjoy the rest of your work day and I'll see you tomorrow birthday girl. Welcome to the late 20's...LOL
Isn't that awesome? =) Big smiles! Oh yeah, tomorrow is my b-day. Wish me lots of birthday happiness!!!
1 comment:
I can relate to what you're saying. I'm not one of those people but I know people that clearly have some form of a texturizer in there hair and swear up/down that it's their natural hair.
I believe that healthy hair determines beautiful hair, not your curl pattern. Our people has got to wake up to the beauty that we as African Americans have. No other race of people have the versatility with their hair like we do. It's okay to experiment with your hair, but, "to thine ownself be true".
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By the way, Happy Birthday To You!!
Tomorrow is also my birthday as well. :)
Have Blessed Day
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