Blog link of the Day - Why Some Men Despise Natural Hair

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A Conversation Between Brothers: Why Some Black Men Despise Natural Hair

by West Parsons
March 8, 2015

by Ebrahim Aseem

�I love my thick nappy curls,� Eden confessed. �But I noticed when my hair is all laid & straight, I get approached way more by guys. Otherwise, black men treat me like my natural hair makes me instantly ugly. That�s kinda why I approached you first.�

She removed her headband & ran her fingers through her huge, natural curls, as her brown skin glistened in the daylight. I marveled at her beauty before replying.

�Some males who are hesitant to approach women with natural hair are intimidated by the confidence you�re displaying by wearing your natural hair & he cowers at the possibility of you rejecting him,� I explained.

�This is the same reason the corporate world does not fully embrace or always endorse women who wear their natural hair. You are seen as a threat. Too militant. Rebellious. Non-submissive.

An overly-macho, mentally fragile male can NOT handle a free thinking, conscious woman with her own mind. She does not even arouse him sexually. He needs a submissive woman.

A woman�s beautiful natural hair is a repellant for....  {See full article here.}

Blue Ivy's Natural Hair

I have been trying not to comment on this whole topic that has been circulating on the web, about the state of toodler's Blue Ivy's hair (daughter of Beyonce and Jay Z).  Because I did not want to bring attention to such foolishness. But to hear recently that an irresponsible and thoughtless person started a petition to get the famous couple to comb their daughters hair, has gotten me a little fired up.

I am so deeply offended by this petition. For one, you are bringing negative attention to a child.  That in itself is horrible.  Internet bullying is no joke and that is what this is.  Second, it is not your child - so it is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.  Third, there are so many people constantly criticizing Beyonce for wearing weaves, wigs and hair extensions. But she allows her child to wear her hair in a natural state and people still get angry.  I am sure that Blue Ivy is a healthy rambunctious child. I, for one, have a toddler at home.  I know first hand that when I do my daughters hair, she often messes it up with in a half hour of the style being done because she loves to play, wrestle, jump, cuddle, roll around, etc...  No toddlers hair is going to be perfect all the time.

I just think that internet bullying is so horrible. And for the creator of the petition to play if off as being a joke, is her not taking responsibility for doing something that could be hurtful to another person and family; and to focus on a child in any negative shallow way, is hideous.  To read more about this petition, check out the NY Daily News.

Blue Ivy, you are beautiful not matter what your hair looks like.

 

It's not a fad... My hair is beautiful!

As the hair care and beauty industry grows, so does the controversy surrounding black/ethnic and non-white hair. It has always been a global topic of discussion and subject of curiosity. However, at the start of this school year, it made headlining news and affected one of the world's most precious beings - children. In several states, and on one too many occasions, little girls have been either verbally reprimanded or told to leave school because of their "unacceptable" and "inappropriate" natural hair styles. In response to this controversy, TWELVE18 Media releases a very empowering Public Service Announcement sponsored by Aunt Jackie's Curls and Coils, encouraging young girls to love who they are AND the hair they are naturally born with. The PSA entitled "My Natural Hair Is Beautiful" addresses the messages that society and the media send to little girls about natural hair, presents the questions and insecurities they will inevitably be faced with, and offers a simple yet powerful and universal solution of non-judgmental acceptance.

 

Big Brother 15 Airs Bigoted Comments

For any one watching this season of 'Big Brother', you will know about last nights airing of some pretty horrible remarks made by some of the cast.  Aaryn Gries, GinaMarie Zimmerman, Spencer Clawson and a few more of the cast mates made racial slurs against African American and Asian people. There are also so gay slurs and comments promoting violence against women.

"GinaMarie Zimmerman, was heard insulting African-Americans and equating them to �tokens.� When she referred to an African-American housemate as dark, another contestant, Aaryn Gries, responded, �Be careful what you say in the dark; might not be able to see that bitch.� About an Asian-American participant, Ms. Gries was heard saying: �Dude, shut up. Go make some rice!� Ms. Gries was also heard criticizing an openly gay contestant, using an epithet to argue that no one would vote for the participant. Another contestant, Spencer Clawson, has uttered words, unpublishable here, targeting gays and women. During the live feed this week, Aaryn Gries and GinaMarie Zimmerman were caught making offensive racist and homophobic comments directly against black contestants and another of Asian descent. These comments included labeling one contestant a �queer,� saying of the Asian contestant, �she is the first Asian I know who doesn't do nails,� and calling welfare �n***er insurance.� "  - The New York Times & The Hollywood Reporter

Watch this montage of horrible comments and "jokes" from some of the cast - 

   

The news of these statements have traveled globally to places like Germany, France, Italy & Spain. Julie Chen, host of Big Brother, addressed the racist comments on 'The Talk' -

 

"In the meantime, the controversy has proved costly to Ms. Gries and Ms. Zimmerman. The modeling agency that represented Ms. Gries has dropped her contract � unbeknown to her, of course, since the people in the house don�t hear from the outside world � and she has been nicknamed �Klan Barbie� by some followers of the show. Ms. Zimmerman has lost her job as a pageant coordinator. �We are actually thankful that this show let us see GinaMarie for who she truly is,� her employer said in a statement, �as we would never want her to be a role model to our future contestants.�

Go to Change.org to sign the petition to have the main source of the hateful comments, Aaryn Gries, removed from the Big Brother 15 House.

Sources:

The New York Times
The Hollywood Reporter
The Inquisitr Article 1 & Article 2
Big Brother on Facebook