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Thursday, February 18, 2010

♥ much ado about nothing

THIS IS ABOUT HAIR!
but hair is just hair...right?

about 8 months I decided that this would be the last perm (relaxer) that I would subject myself to

to my knowledge a relaxer chemically weakens the natural texture of your hair by stripping it of protein and restructuring it.

^ that doesnt sound good to me
so i began a period known as transitioning
(my hair was extra silky for prom 2009)

2 months into transitioning
this was the summer of the flat iron

(that home spun haircut was fresh)

4 months into transitioning I just started to wear it curly...wash n' go

sometimes the difference between the two textures was too much to bear... I occasionally straightened

7 months down...
(flat ironed for new years...ignore that miniature sized kool-aid glass)

8 months and it became apparent i had a tightly curled afro with loosely curled strings errupting from it
(veggie sub)


after around 8 or 9 months of transitioning on 01/29/10 i big chopped.
(when its tightly coiled)
(a puff after stretching my hair)

i have heard so much negativity about my hair that it has been discouraging at times
  • ive been told that my hair was nappy
  • i need to perm it
  • i shouldnt go out of the house with my hair like that

between the black culture/negative comments/ and possibly personal thoughts that i am used to having
  • i feel that torn between whether straight hair is prettier
  • i most definitely do not want my hair to be straight
  • would i start on even playing field if i was like every other black woman with straight hair?
  • i dont want my hair to be a reaction getter/political/or personal statement
EVEN THOUGH IVE SPENT HOURS AND HOURS WORTH OF TIME FINDING OUT ABOUT RELAXED AND NATURAL HAIR

ITS JUST HAIR RIGHT?!

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