How to Grow Long Locks - Makeup, Skin Care & Hair - Your Look - MSN Lifestyle
Hello there my lovelies,
I must have ate my Wheaties this morning because this is post number 2 for the day :-)
So, I came across this article on msn. The "article" is some tips on how to grow your hair long, and it is geared toward African American women. So, my first thought was yeah buddy look at us all over the media. I mean, how many articles are on main stream "news" web pages that are geared toward African American women? Then my second thought was, dag, why does it have to be about something as superficial as growing your hair long? :-/ So then I got to thinking, why is long hair so important to many members of the African American community? Are we somehow associating self worth with hair length? And if so, where is this coming from? Is this a European standard that we have somehow picked up along the way and been conformed to believe is a human standard? We are all different, we all have different genetics, environments etc. so why is it that one hair length, long, is so commonly thought of as beautiful? Maybe hair is associated with femininity and sexuality, and that's where this long hair obsession comes from? Well, idk, but I see women with hair of all lengths and I think that hair can be beautiful even if it's not long. And actually, there are many days when I want to cut my hair, because I miss my cute little curly fro. Just some thoughts that made me go hmmmm.......
Hello there my lovelies,
I must have ate my Wheaties this morning because this is post number 2 for the day :-)
So, I came across this article on msn. The "article" is some tips on how to grow your hair long, and it is geared toward African American women. So, my first thought was yeah buddy look at us all over the media. I mean, how many articles are on main stream "news" web pages that are geared toward African American women? Then my second thought was, dag, why does it have to be about something as superficial as growing your hair long? :-/ So then I got to thinking, why is long hair so important to many members of the African American community? Are we somehow associating self worth with hair length? And if so, where is this coming from? Is this a European standard that we have somehow picked up along the way and been conformed to believe is a human standard? We are all different, we all have different genetics, environments etc. so why is it that one hair length, long, is so commonly thought of as beautiful? Maybe hair is associated with femininity and sexuality, and that's where this long hair obsession comes from? Well, idk, but I see women with hair of all lengths and I think that hair can be beautiful even if it's not long. And actually, there are many days when I want to cut my hair, because I miss my cute little curly fro. Just some thoughts that made me go hmmmm.......
Tootles for now,
Me
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