Hmmm....this thread looked interesting so I thought I'd stop in
That's a heavy question. Personally, I wouldn't wear my hair "naturally" because it seems a lot harder to deal with (I put the quotations there b/c IMO, the only way it's not natural is if it's not growin' out my head
). I'm seriously style-challenged when it comes to hair. I know how to flat iron it and curl it and that's about it. My friends with natural hair tell me they have to get creative with the styling and I'm just not talented enough in the hair department for all that. But I can do a mean ponytail!
Plus, I'm tender-headed. It hurts enough to comb tangles out of my hair, but to comb it while it's "natural"....
. I just couldn't do it. But, you know, I've always been told by my mother not to go around looking "nappy" like it was indecent. I've had chemicals in my hair since I was either 7 or 9, I'm not sure. My girlfriends will be quick to tell me when I need a touch up. I guess there are just cultural norms that flow in and out. At one point, you were lame if your clothes matched. Matching was just the proper and normal thing to do, then one day, it wasn't anymore. Maybe there's gonna come a day where women reject Motions and Mizani. Until then...everyone wants to fit in and that's not gonna change. *shrug*