Quote:
Originally posted by RedefinedDiva
I am currently wearing my hair natural (under braids until I add more length), but I don't see the big hoopla that some "nappys" raise over natural hair. To be honest, I didn't go natural to get back to my roots or end years of oppression. I just did it to see what my natural texture is. I just wanted to be able to rock an afro and see if I can get some of those curly styles naturally without getting weaves and wigs. If I am not totally in love with my hair after a year or so, I may very well go back to relaxers. Oh well.
I visit the forums on nappturality.com sometimes, just to find out about styles and stuff so that I can be prepared when I take these braids out. Some people get a little too personal with OTHER PEOPLE's choices to wear relaxers, blond hair, and other things. Hair is an expression, whether it's natural, relaxer, texturized, platinum blond, pink, or jet black. Just because someone wears a relaxer or goes back to one doesn't mean that they are a "sell-out" or are trying to conform to the European definition of beauty. IT'S JUST HAIR!! We should be thankful that God blessed us with hair that we can wear any way we choose. Other cultures don't have all those options.
|
I agree with you to an extent. I can't say that "it's just hair", because I understand the other ramifications that surround the decision, but I get discouraged from the boards over there sometimes because I feel like we are all nappy together and it doesn't matter whether or not you went back to your roots because you are
righteous or if it was because the relaxer just took your hair out. I think that some of the nappies are toooo condescending when it comes to other people's personal choices. I know that I have more than a few reasons for getting rid of the relaxer, but I am not disillusioned to think that I am somehow more enlightened since I've done so. I can't say with 100% surety that I will never relax again, I can say that it's not in my immediate future. There are those there who look down on one another because one chooses to color and one doesn't, or one chooses to straighten and one doesn't, I've even seen debates about whether or not you wear your afro with or without any adornment (i.e. headbands, scarves) and how if you constantly wear headbands you aren't embracing your natural self.
People will always find avenues to cause a division and elevated themselves to look down on other folk.
JMO