I agree some points are true in this article. But at the same time..I feel like this. Every other race changes their hair jsut like we do and no ever says anything to them. the only reason we are looked down upon is cause our hair is so different which is definitely not a bad thing and people feel that people are hiding it. Thats why I dont wear weaves anymore but I am relaxed so dies that make me just like a person who wear weaves i dunno. and i dont think hair weaves are not necessarily about looking white as some may say.. ask any black girl who wear weaves they would not trade being black or looking black for anything... changing your hair doesnt automatically make u look just like another race of people.. you would have to do way more than just straighten your hair... I do agree more blacks do need to accept their natural hair as beautiful but at the same dont make it seem like we hate ourselves if we want to change up a bit sometimes.. i think thats wear the problem lies.. Girls who wear weaves all the time and you never see their real hair.. but alot of that comes down to poor hair care and them not have the vast knowledge like some of us on this site.
ITA, especially the bolded. For me hair has ALWAYS been like an accessory like a belt or earrings...... yeah I know, so you about guess how many styles I've had over the years. I've been doing my hair, cutting, coloring,weaving etc. since I was 14, and it was NEVER to to look like another race. However it would be to go with what I'm wearing to a special occasion, to look different that the rest of the clones that were walking around my neighborhood, or to rock a style that I felt at that moment & didn't want to wait for it to grow out. Lol why should I? Heck by the time it grew out I'd be ready for something else. These are the reasons I wore weave ..... or not. There was I time when every girl I saw when I use to go clubbing had a jet black, butt length weave. So what did I do? Chop mine off & went platinum. I can't tell you the attention I got from men in the presence of these women & they couldn't understand it, cause I was bald compared to them
even when I wore this style black the men STILL loved it!!! The point I'm trying to make is, while some BW have a negative self image & this why they wear weave. Most don't!!! Some are just me (Sybil) with multiple personalities
The bottom line is beauty is a billion dollar industry, & if that weave to the butt, fake boobs, lips, whatever. builds your confidence THEN GO FOR IT!!! Life it too short & full of too many other waaay more serious issues. I say do what ya like, if it makes YOU feel good and don't worry about what others say, cause just like the clothes don't make the man, the hair don't make the woman. You wear the hair , it doesn't wear you!! If beauty & confidence doesn't come from the INSIDE, no matter what style you wear, you still jacked up. That's just my 2 cents.