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Originally posted by Poplife:
Good Questions, Eclipse.
When I say "dreadful", that's in the literal sense. My natural hair would coil itself in the same way that dreadlocks do. It made it very hard for me to manage my hair because I had two drastically different textures on a single strand.
My original plan was to loc my hair as soon as I grew enough. If I didn't have the softness and the curl I would have gone ahead with the locing. But I liked my hair so much "untamed" that I decided to let it be. I might loc it later on in life, but right now I am enjoying the versatility of wearing twists, afro puffs, fluffy ponytails, and the like.
As for the be-be's (or buckshots as we say down here), why would I be ashamed of that? Do YOU have those when you don't touch up, and are YOU ashamed?? Do you think the only people that can be proud of their natural hair are people that have some curl like me? That's the vibe your giving me. Shoot, naps are a natural part of being black. Besides, I don't have what some call "good hair". It's pretty, but it's rough! It's brittle in the back, soft at the roots and in the front, and curly on the ends. I'm just so used to it that the idea doesn't phase me. Like you said, buckshots only happen when you don't comb your hair. I don't know what notions you might have of natural headed people, but most of us are meticulous groomers. I wash my hair 5 times a week (minimum) and every night I moisturize, comb, twist, and wrap. All of my natural friends have similar grooming habits.
You might feel that I am trying to give permed people a hard time, but that is not my intent. I just want people to question themselves and their reasoning. Like I was telling someone before, it's not fun but it's helpful in the long run.
I don't like chemicals period. I believe them to be toxic for the black women's body as well as her spirit. Occasionally I feel like wearing the “loose curl look”. I just grab some CD hair milk, slap it on after a shower, and roll out. BAM! Instant natural texturizer. There’s nothing wrong with experimenting. But I consider a texturizer one of my “traps” since you go through the same things with a full relaxer.
What's a blow-out kit?
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Lord, Child you don't know what a blow out kit is??? LOL I guess I'm showing my age, huh! Blow out kits were very popular in the 70s when The Michael Jackson/Foster Silvers (you have heard of the Silvers, right?) look was quite popular. It was designed to make your afro bigger by using chemicals and heat to strech out the curl pattern a bit. They were the rage. Ask you momma 'nem, they'll tell you!
Now, as for the vibe I'm giving you...I don't think any of those things. My questions came from your assertions that a person's hair texture will probably change (like yours did) after they get rid of the perm and the "DREADFUL" state is not a permanant (no pun intended!) state. When I read this, I took from it that because of this a person should not be 'scared' to go natural. Since I didn't want to put words in your mouth, I decided to ask. I was trying to determine if your hair had stayed "DREADFUL" (your word, not mine) if you would have continued with your decision and trying to understand why you, with your 'happy to be nappy' self, would use such a word to discribe your natural hair texture. It may not have been the permanant texture, but it was the natural texture. BTW...in the literal sense "dreadful" means "Causing great fear or anxiety". Most of the consciously loc'ed (meaning they are doing it for political or religious reasons) folks that I know detest the word "dreadlocks" as a friend of my says (I think she is quoting someone else) "Ain't nothing DREADFUL about my HAIR" I guess you could have meant the 3rd defination (according to my dictionary "inspiring awe!"
Eclipse
Oh yeah...who said I ever got/needed a touch up? I might have 'good hair' that leads me not to use chemicals. (And I will leave it up to YOU to define 'good hair'!)
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