Natural Hair Struggles? Not Anymore For These Young Girls

You must be on the same wavelength as @Chicoro

i think she posted this too. Good to e-see you @Sharpened

shawnyblazes said:

You must be on the same wavelength as @Chicoro

i think she posted this too. Good to e-see you @Sharpened

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She did? Thanks sweetie!

Looks like hair types are gonna be the new colorism thing *smh*. LeSigh.

I actually miss the days when HHJ weren't as popular.

Maracujá said:

Looks like hair types are gonna be the new colorism thing *smh*. LeSigh.

I actually miss the days when HHJ weren't as popular.

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I don't understand your comment. Was there something in the video you found offensive?

Chicoro said:

I don't understand your comment. Was there something in the video you found offensive?

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Yes, but it's probably due to a trend I'm noticing as of late, with natural hair becoming more and more popular.

I felt like the two darker skinned girls were kinda set to the side and shunned. And I just cannot understand this obsession with having curls. I post a lot of my hair pictures on my FB page and my hair has become 4c since entering my 30s. A lady at church who saw my pictures was like: "Oh, you lost your curl pattern."

She probably meant it to be offensive, not knowing that I am A-OK with it. Just my 0.2cents really. Maybe I'm seeing too much into it.

Maracujá said:

Looks like hair types are gonna be the new colorism thing *smh*. LeSigh.

I actually miss the days when HHJ weren't as popular.

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I've heard it referred to as "curlism"...

Maracujá said:

Yes, but it's probably due to a trend I'm noticing as of late, with natural hair becoming more and more popular.

I felt like the two darker skinned girls were kinda set to the side and shunned. And I just cannot understand this obsession with having curls. I post a lot of my hair pictures on my FB page and my hair has become 4c since entering my 30s. A lady at church who saw my pictures was like: "Oh, you lost your curl pattern."

She probably meant it to be offensive, not knowing that I am A-OK with it. Just my 0.2cents really. Maybe I'm seeing too much into it.

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Unfortunately, I watched the video after reading your comments and so I saw what you saw. I don't think that the darker girls were shunned as much as they were "overlooked" or put to the side. I feel like a lot of this was done through editing. Some was done through interactions.

I think that there's a way for me to appreciate my curls without all of that gel.

I cringed at her telling them that they needed to tame their hair [so that it wouldn't get knots in it], but I liked her overall message. I don't like some of the words used to describe tighter textures.

That being said, I've seen a couple of people run workshops like this for young black girls (and their mothers) and I think it's a great idea.

Maracujá said:

Yes, but it's probably due to a trend I'm noticing as of late, with natural hair becoming more and more popular.

I felt like the two darker skinned girls were kinda set to the side and shunned. And I just cannot understand this obsession with having curls. I post a lot of my hair pictures on my FB page and my hair has become 4c since entering my 30s. A lady at church who saw my pictures was like: "Oh, you lost your curl pattern."

She probably meant it to be offensive, not knowing that I am A-OK with it. Just my 0.2cents really. Maybe I'm seeing too much into it.

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I see.

Maracujá said:

Yes, but it's probably due to a trend I'm noticing as of late, with natural hair becoming more and more popular.

I felt like the two darker skinned girls were kinda set to the side and shunned. And I just cannot understand this obsession with having curls. I post a lot of my hair pictures on my FB page and my hair has become 4c since entering my 30s. A lady at church who saw my pictures was like: "Oh, you lost your curl pattern."

She probably meant it to be offensive, not knowing that I am A-OK with it. Just my 0.2cents really. Maybe I'm seeing too much into it.

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I’ll have to rewatch, because I didn’t see (or notice) the darker girls being shunned. The instructor actually seemed to make it a point to show that the kinkier hair was equally beautiful.

But I did have the thought while watching that, learning to love yourself and your hair is about more than defining your curl pattern. The girl who didn’t have any curls, doesn’t need to twist her hair to make curls, for it to be acceptable.

But maybe we are just seeing a glimpse of the program. Hopefully there are other styles and lessons taught.

Aww, I thought that was really sweet