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Originally posted by Miss. Mocha:
Who in the world is anybody on this forum, or in life to tell somebody that they are ashamed of their heritage because they perm their hair?????????
What in the hell does perm vs au naturale have to do with blackness?? Wake up ladies, this is just another means to seperate and disect us. It's like telling a person that they're ashamed of their heritage because they use standard english, or move to the suburbs, or vote republican.
Hair should not be an issue in our community!!!! The fact that we are the highest number of new AIDS patients is an issue. The fact that our children are living below the poverty line is an issue. The drop out rate for african american high school students is an issue. The number of teenage pregnancies is an issue.
THE CHOICE TO RELAX OR NOT TO RELAX BLACK HAIR IS TRIVIAL IN THIS TIME OF ORGANIZED CHAOS!!!!!! AS SPIKE LEE SAID, "WAKE UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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Ok, I have to respond to this. There is nothing trivial in our struggle. You can't build a house without nails, yet, wouldn't those seem "trivial" when compared to huge pieces of wood and bricks? It is the smallest things that keep us mentally enslaved. Note that phrase, MENTALLY enslaved. Thoughts. What one would call trivial. You can't even BEGIN to combat the many issues we have in our communities without changing how we THINK. You think self-image doesn't have anything to do with all the teenage pregnancies we have in our communities? You think self-image doesn't have anyting to do with the rise of AIDS in our communities? You think self-image doesn't have anything to do with our drop-out rate? While the strands of actual, tangible hair are trivial, the HISTORY behind it is all BUT trivial. What in the hell does perm vs au naturale have to do with blackness?? EVERYTHING. I guess skin bleaching doesn't have anything to do with blackness either. WAKE UP.