Did you catch Chris Rock on Oprah on 09/30 (Wednesday this week)? He was promoting his new movie “Good Hair” which should prompt a lot of good discussion among not only black people but the larger community about what good hair means. It was a great show about the often painful things black women have to go through to care for their hair. But, some points about white women’s obsession with their hair were also interesting as one of Oprah’s correspondents talked about how much she hates her natural hair color and Chris and Oprah talked about how almost all white women color their hair. Solange Knowles (Beyonce’s sister) was on. She recently cut all of her hair off tired of being a slave to it spending (she reported) $40-50,000/year on her hair and half of her life maintaining it.
You know we support women whether they choose to perm their hair or wear it natural. But, Chris made a really good point regarding “kiddie perms”. We agree that you should avoid putting perms in children’s hair at least until they are teenagers and can decide for themselves. It’s not only about the physical damage that can be done, but the emotional message sent telling them that the only good hair is straight hair.
If you didn’t catch the show, there are some highlights here: http://www.oprah.com/dated/oprahshow/oprahshow-20090916-chris-rock-hair
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