Exploratory Essay On Natural Hair
Exploratory Essay: Truly Accepting and Valuing Natural Hair
“I woke up like this we Flawless, Oh get it Bee” Tiana sings to herself as she looks in the mirror and unravels her twist. She gets in her car and drives to her sister’s baby shower. Her mother rushes towards Tiana “Girl how dare you come out here without combing that head. I raised you better than that. Here’s some money for a perm. Now go home and stop embarrassing me on your sister’s big day.” Tiana leaves but she doesn’t go home she heads to a bar. “This outfit is to waste in the house. Where are the men?” Tiana has her eye on a guy at the end of the bar. “Oh look at that fine Cholate brotha.” Tiana says to herself then she greets him with a “HI. “The guy turns to Tiana and says, …show more content…
In the African American communities natural hair wearers are particularly becoming dominant. The decision to wear your hair natural is now beginning to become more widely accepted and valued. Almost everywhere you look you can find women in these communities sporting braids, afros, or twist outs. Smith notes, “The styles are different, but they have come together for one purpose—to celebrate the decision to “go natural.” African American women all over the world are making the choice to go natural and leave the chemicals and relaxers on the store shelves to collect dust and spider webs. According to Smith “Black women who choose to wear perm-free or natural hair have made a deliberate choice to share a bit of their culture and who they are. They are proud, empowered and beautiful and expressing it to the world by way of their natural roots.” Smith also goes on to include, “In my opinion, having naturally afro-textured hair is less about its texture and more about what it represents—culture.” Natural hair is now valued in more ways than it has before in the past.
Dating back to earlier years, when there were limited outlets that accepted natural hair women were unable to find inspiration in wearing their natural hair. The recent rise of natural hair communities available to women have added value to the natural hair movement. Women are now able to wear their hair naturally and relate to other women stories that are choosing to go natural as well. Some of these natural hair communities include journals, blogs, and YouTube videos that document women journeys in transitioning to become a naturalist. Other groups include Queen City Naturals and Nati
“I woke up like this we Flawless, Oh get it Bee” Tiana sings to herself as she looks in the mirror and unravels her twist. She gets in her car and drives to her sister’s baby shower. Her mother rushes towards Tiana “Girl how dare you come out here without combing that head. I raised you better than that. Here’s some money for a perm. Now go home and stop embarrassing me on your sister’s big day.” Tiana leaves but she doesn’t go home she heads to a bar. “This outfit is to waste in the house. Where are the men?” Tiana has her eye on a guy at the end of the bar. “Oh look at that fine Cholate brotha.” Tiana says to herself then she greets him with a “HI. “The guy turns to Tiana and says, …show more content…
In the African American communities natural hair wearers are particularly becoming dominant. The decision to wear your hair natural is now beginning to become more widely accepted and valued. Almost everywhere you look you can find women in these communities sporting braids, afros, or twist outs. Smith notes, “The styles are different, but they have come together for one purpose—to celebrate the decision to “go natural.” African American women all over the world are making the choice to go natural and leave the chemicals and relaxers on the store shelves to collect dust and spider webs. According to Smith “Black women who choose to wear perm-free or natural hair have made a deliberate choice to share a bit of their culture and who they are. They are proud, empowered and beautiful and expressing it to the world by way of their natural roots.” Smith also goes on to include, “In my opinion, having naturally afro-textured hair is less about its texture and more about what it represents—culture.” Natural hair is now valued in more ways than it has before in the past.
Dating back to earlier years, when there were limited outlets that accepted natural hair women were unable to find inspiration in wearing their natural hair. The recent rise of natural hair communities available to women have added value to the natural hair movement. Women are now able to wear their hair naturally and relate to other women stories that are choosing to go natural as well. Some of these natural hair communities include journals, blogs, and YouTube videos that document women journeys in transitioning to become a naturalist. Other groups include Queen City Naturals and Nati