This is Good Hair, Too: A Black Natural Hair Documentary
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- Compared to the hair textures of other ethnicities, black hair, particularly black female hair, has long been considered less attractive than other hair textures. Because of this, a vast majority of black women go to great lengths to change the texture of their hair. The common methods are perming and weaving which give the hair a straighter texture more similar to European, Asian, and other hair textures.
However, there has been a vocal minority of black women, especially in recent years, who have decided to fight back and show the world, and each other, that their hair is just as beautiful.
This short documentary briefly examines the social pressures surrounding black hair. Featuring accounts from a social activist, a sociology professor, as well as personal testimonies from four women who live this experience every day, the goal of this documentary is to not only change public perception regarding black hair but to spark a conversation, too...
That sister in the 1968 documentary was dropping knowledge. I love how she said "ya dig it? Isnt it beautiful, ok then" Her natural afro was on fleek. God bless her ;)
Agree...lol.
Kathleen cleaver
I dont get perms no more im DELIVERRT!
LOL
AMEN
Too funny!
LOL!!! I love it!!! :D
Tori Monique me too girl
I'm white, so I have no idea what it's like to have to go through so much just to have society accept you. Natural hair is so beautiful! The fact that society shames it so much is just sad, black women should be able to wear their hair the way it is just like everyone else.
Dick Buffay Black women CAN wear their hair just the way it is, but many choose not to because there's so much pressure from white people and the white media to straighten it. It's going to take more BW braving the act of wearing their natural hair in its natural state for the tide to change. Waiting around for Whites to come to their senses as a group is certainly pointless.
CheezInspector I'm from Europe and over here white people are always complimented me with my/our natural hair. I don't feel like they are judging me/us by wearing a weave or braids because here (the Netherlands) they like different looks. I think that it's our own lack of convidence and our own judgement against each other waht leads to pointless discussions like these (no disrespect)/ We have to focus on other things. My opinion.
kallahari Happy you don't feel judged. In the US there are very few images in the media of black people w/natural hair and you have a lot of whites not allowing it in the workplace. You have some whites wearing afro wigs on Halloween. You may want to focus on other things, but there are women burning their infants' scalps over this and family $$ being thrown at ugly weaves that look 100% self-hating. We have the capacity to focus on MANY things & don't have to just choose one.
CheezInspector
I just heard about the new regulations on natural hair in the military, too. I hear it every single day from my white relatives, how natural hair is 'unprofessional' but then they mock black women who have weaves? White people will never be accepting, coming from a white person, trust me when I say that you're right, we can't just sit around and wait for white people to become more open minded.
Dick Buffay Yes thanks but I didn't need that verified. That's something I already knew as someone half-white. Whites have made it REALLY really hard for non-whites in the US, in many ways.
black women are the most beautiful women on the plant,especially naturally.thank you God for the gift.
Says a black woman. LOL
+john smith there nothing wrong with a black woman loving herself and other black women. It's time to show love for our black women. ✊🏿
We do not get bald, when old, unless we burn it out
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That's actually offensive.
Reply to I Marcella: White women and Asian women are the most beautiful women on the plant. Being natural is good, but does not mean is the most beautiful. The hair of white women and asian women are much more beautiful.
This is my personal opinion, I think natural black hair in different styles looks way more better than hair straighten up with relaxers. If you want a straight hair is better to use a wig, but relaxers just damages the hair permanently. Black hair is unique and it is super beautiful and not all races have that type of hair, if you have it, show it, don't hide it.
totally agree, black hair looks beautiful in its natural state!
Absolutely we are beautiful in all cultures.👨👩👴👵👱👸
Absolutely! 👊
"ya dig it? itsn't it beautiful? alriright." how I feel about my hair..everyday :)
Can u tell me who that woman is?
Her name is Kathleen Neal Cleaver. She is a professor of law and was known for involvement with the Black Panther Party.
I'm white/Asian & when I was in sixth grade I gotta perm to make my hair really curly because I was so envious of the African American girls in my class who had that loose afro/curly twisty hairstyle, (sorry I'm not sure what it's called.) But, their hair had so much volume & mine just laid flat -_- I also remember asking my mom to put those little ball things in my hair lol. I think black people have amazing natural hair. I honestly think a nicely maintained afro is way more appealing than a greasy looking, burned relaxer. No offense.
Awhh, thanks love but you should always love your hair no matter what!!
Thank you!!☺
Ya thanks but just don't do that any more because that cultural appropriation
that means a lot, I get a lot of negative input on my hair, it so nice to see a positive opinions💗
+Julie Castro you can uplift naturals without bashing relaxed girls.
this was really good cause everywhere there is a mixed person and all i hear is ''i have good hair, i have good hair!''and mostly in my school ihear that the most.sorry to go into detail but boys in my school would only go out with light skinned girls with''GOOD HAIR'' and it makes me so mad to hear that! but ever since this video ive learned to love and embrace my race, ethnicity, and my natural hair.
Know that beauty comes from within. Don't let the ignorance of others change you or how you feel. Being angry is okay at times, but you will learn to let it go. If you have that true beauty, it's his loss to miss out on you.
I think black women and men look better with their natural hair. When I see black women with a weave or a relaxer, it never looks as good as their natural hair.
It took me a while to learn how to manage my natural hair I looked up things I looked up oil I looked up oils from other cultures I was told that the Indian culture we don't have the same hair so why would I use oils for my hair and natural oils and things that the east Indian women use and come to find out that's what they used in Africa before we were bought here while the ancestors were brought here they use a lot of oils that use natural herbs it has nothing to do with being Indian East Indian West Indian whatever Indian it is they naturally used herbs and oils on their hair and they skin they didn't use chemicals and that's the most important thing to find the right oil for your hair it may not be coconut oil and maybe other oil just so many oils out there there's so much on the internet that you can read and some of them are very inexpensive taking care of our here it's no different than people with straight hair it will grow if you take care of it it will grow it will grow with you Panther it you don't have to do it every day but make sure that your oil your edges or whatever you put in it to make it stay do not go and have your head tightly braided with Falls hair that falls hair pull your hair and your edges out and acts as a foreign agent in your scalp and wants to get away and from your natural hair do what's right go natural if that's what you want to do I mean people who have perms is fine people who died a hair with chemicals it's fine but find the right route for you right route for you and healthy hair
True and our hair is thicker when we wear our Natural Hair. Years ago when I had the Devil Relaxer. I noticed my hair was very thinner,compared to nowadays my Wool Hair is very thicker and no balding spots.
I see beauty in all colors. I'm half white & half native american & my hair is dead straight. I know some people would like to have hair like me but, you have to love your own hair. I love black people's hair because it's not all the same & it's unique. If you have hair on your head at all, you have good hair.
I don't NEED a RELAXER ANY MORE, I just DEEP CONDITION with creamy CONDITIONER. I LOVE my KINKY CURLS & COILS.
It is hard to maintain natural hair, but if you keep trying you'll eventually customize a routine that works and it will become second nature
It's only hard if you don't know how to take care of it
kacy Lewis Thats the point.......
+2HootHoot this.. i am transtioning and my mom is always like '"it takes too long and it is too much work" but once i keep learning and practicing it will be second nature like you said
alphabet boi Yes totally! Taking care of natural hair is completely different from taking care of any other type of hair. When you're transitioning you have to start from scratch and get to know your hair all over again. Good luck on your transition!!
2HootHoot thank you!! c:
Absolutely loved this!!!! I recently did the big chop and I have fell in love with my natural hair. Will never get another perm.
, if you are not a black woman with natural hair, dont tell us what we do and dont experience!!! Its 2018 and we are still being fired, reprimanded and not hired for our natural hair!!! Not to leave out, being called ghetto, unprofessional and unattractive when wearing our natural hair and tribal hairstyles!!!
My mom permed my hair when I was in preschool. The memory I have of that perm is just PAIN. I would never do this to my child.
More men need to stand up and tell women! "I rather date a fade then a weave"! Natural beats out fake every time!
I agree. I believe if more men start to embrace natural hair, then naturally (no pun intended), more women will start to embrace it too.
All hair is good hair and nobody should have to explain themselves to anybody.
I also like this documentary. I love my natural hair in fact its natural now. I love watching things like this because it is empowering. Natural hair rocks! With natural hair, you can braid it, wrap it up to look like an African princess, twist it, loc it up, etc.
Exactly!
This almost made me cry, I love it. It got me right in the heart to see so many black women let it be and realize it's okay to be us.
leaaaaah78890 I did cry. Very touching video. Felt like black women found something to unite us. Looking at the rooms full of various natural hair styles , colors, and textures.... I don’t know, I was so overjoyed
I honestly don't know a single white female who has ever had a problem with black females natural looks, yet we always get thrown under the bus as if we are constantly telling black people they should look like us, I have always loved black hair and features and different range of skin tones, the only people I ever hear tell black women to change how they look in any way, is other black people. I can't speak for the job market, but I'll be opening my own business soon and if i had two black girls applying for a job with equal credentials and equal personalities, but one wore weave, fake nails, lots of makeup etc. to try to look like a star and the other had her natural hair sans all the fake stuff, guess who I'd be more likely to hire? When I see a black woman wearing her natural hair with her head held high and a smile on her face, it's just screams confidence and makes you seem much more approachable than if you were covered in all of that extra stuff that honestly seems like armor.
I haven't come across white women who hate natural hair, either. I mainly come across ones who speak illy of weaves and wigs, but that's it. But just because I haven't come across them doesn't mean they don't exist. :o Society tells black women these things, and it's a pretty sad reality, but it's up to black women to stand out and break free of the societal norm. Btw, I love your comment about natural women being more approachable. I never thought about it in the way you put it and I like that a lot. :)
+Ariel Grooms I get what you're saying but the point is being missed. It's not individual white people that are saying this most of the time, although many do bash black features. It is mostly images that are shown in the media. For example, hair ads on tv for say pantene: they always show a pretty white woman with full, long, wand curled or straight hair swinging it about. The ads state things like "Do you want hair like mine? Use _____" It doesn't matter what black people use, their hair will never be like that. Also in movies, the pretty girl is often casted as a white woman or if black at all, they're light skinned. Dark black people are often casted as the ghetto or funny ones. Dark black women never get the role of the pretty girl. That effects the minds of black adults and children in American society.
Ariel Grooms I know this is old but I wanted to respond. As a Black female, I have always been complimented by white women on my hair (relaxed and especially now that I'm natural). However, I've had some negative comments from white men about my hair. Saying it was unprofessional, too big, etc. Also, a lot of black men idolize and fetish over white women and "running their hands through their long hair". That's where a lot of black women's hair insecurities lie.
Ariel Grooms
I don’t think they blame white women. They’re just saying that they are in a place where being a white women is the beauty standard for women to live up to. Straight hair, long-slim nose, light skin, etc.
That’s why you see white women with curly hair straightening it too.
Whoa. What is up with this sad ass funeral music?
Erica Kenny Weaves are a-dyin'.
***** bruh
omary lloyd lol
lmao wordddd
Sad, funeral, depressing, strange Music.
I couldn't watch the rest of the video, listening to that music made me turn it off.
I've never worn a weave but have been mistaken for wearing one. I'm half black and half white and have long curly hair. Compared to these women I hardly take care of my hair. I always hate putting it down and hearing people asking "Do you wear weave" and such.
spent so much time running from her self until it all fell off, lol .. she went perm, she went weave, she went blonde, she went bald, lol she went every thing except her natural hair
SouFLoTV ...... and she will be okay.
Thanks for this video! I think everyone should do what they want with their hair, but that relaxers should not be placed in a child's hair. That way, they will know their hair and when they are of an age to make the decision, then they can. Most of us ladies where told so many negative things about our hair texture as a child that we never want to even try going natural. I will be a year natural the end of this month at the age of 35. I wish I had given up the relaxers years ago, but again to each her own. Those who choose to still do it by all means do it, but know the background behind it and what it does to your scalp and hair. Our hair is so beautiful because no two heads are exactly alike. I love seeing natural sisters rock and own their hair and not care what anyone thinks. It's a truly beautiful sight. Blessings!
That's why I'm such a big fan of natural hair. To me, a woman with natural hair exudes confidence and shows the world that she is who she is and is not apologetic about it. Like you said, it's truly empowering.
Adivineebony I told my mom that I didn't think I needed a perm and then she got mad at me, but I plan to go natural when I'm 18 because I will be officially an adult and I will be able to make choices for myself
Beautiful video, I have been transitioning for the past 17 mths. Thanks so much for sharing.
Hair relaxers are poisonous and can cause cancer. I stopped relaxing along time ago when I suffered severe burns to the back of my head that left scar tissue.
I stop using relexers on my hair 3 year's ago because it was taking my hair out.so I just wore braids to grow it out. now my hair is full and thick. I wear my natural hair now. I wear an afro. and it looks good.and I love my thick n nappy hair.
It's weird that started from young I hated when my mum permed my hair. It burnt my head sides and made me insecure cod my forehead got bigger and because my mum was mixed her hair was thin so I kind of got that genes in my hair but thickness to it.
When I came to England I was so fascinated by white hair. But one day I saw a beautiful girl with big hair who became my best friend. Her hair was corse and long all the way to her shoulders. I admired her for her hair later on she permed it when we went secondary school I didn't go same secondary school as her but I still visited her and saw how her hair fell off. It proper upset me because she didn't love her hair and now she regretted it.
I started to get bored one day with my permed and damage hair and that's when I decided to go natural I got so fed up of what everyone saw as beauty. I started to think the way I see beauty is much more important than what others see it. And tbh even though my mum was mixed for some reason I just wanted my hair to be more corse and fuller but I still love my natural hair xxx it's so nice to be ur own definition of beauty x
I was delivered since since 1999 before the recent natural hair movement. I haven't had a perm in my hair nor weave since then. Recently cut my locs of 16 years and still will never put any perm or weave in my hair ever.
I can say you're BOLD for refusing to wear weave but if I was a girl I'd probably wear a different weave every week.
Dear Mr. George: I´ve just started on my natural hair journey and am transitioning by cutting my hair a little at a time. I live in Southern Europe and women here always ask me if I know how to braid as they find braids extremely beautiful and easy to maintain. Quite a number of children here have cornrows especially in the summer. Many women here have very thick , ´dramatic´, big heads of black, curly or kinky hair and wear it out in all its big glory. I have found that it is much easier for me to receive acceptance of my hair due to the positive attitudes of people around me. I wish I had gone natural years ago as I´m looking forward to finally having a head of healthy hair as opposed to the thin hair that often accompanies having permed it for so long! Thank you very much for your documentary.....If you could stomach it, perhaps you might tackle the subject of those women (and a few men) who take medication to dramatically lighten their skin ....Best wishes and may you have continued success...
I think I was four or five when my hair got permed cos it was easier for my mum to handle, I can't remember ever seeing my own natural hair as a child. Now am transitioning
Thank you for sharing this empowering documentary. The women featured all have beautiful hair! I have never looked back since I went natural my senior year in HS (long, long ago. LOL!)
5 years all natural and I know I spent less money on my hair than if I had a perm
+GGirll22 You must only use water.
GGirll22 true
I permed my hair once out of curiosity.. and I hated it.
Dear Boyd,
This is an impressive, authentic documentary which can easily serve as a learning tool in different venues, forums and ages. I only wish the sound quality would be more even and louder in certain areas. I must say though I enjoyed it thoroughly, especially music.
I'm always hunting for new ways to style my hair. Much gratitute for producing your videos.
Peace,
Yasmin
Black and natural IS the beauty standard, y'all! There is nothing more beautiful than a person accepting his or her natural self.
When I see a Black female wearing her natural hair (natural, cornrows, dreads), I say to her "Nice hair" and smile. She always loves it. I have to give her points and stroke her ego because I know she's bucking the trend. She's not going broke--feeding her hair addiction.
THIS WAS A GREAT UPLOAD I'M GLAD TO SO SO MANY BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMEN GOING BACK TO THERE ROOTS EVERYWHERE I GO NOW I SEE MORE AND MORE SISTAS ROCKING THE NATURAL HAIR I JUST HOPE THEY STAY THIS TIME PEACE
The only thing tat Black people need to remember is that Jesus also had "hair like wool"...Anyone that has that same hair of wool are genetically connected to him.
Many are jealous of us because they can't say the same and that's why they try to tear us down....
Genesis I get the sentiment of this but what Middle Eastern person do you know with hair like wool?
awesome. thanks for stopping by to share this
The one thing I’m grateful for from quarantine is forcing me to learn how to wear my natural curly hair without blowouts!
I do embrace my natural hair,and i know that many blk women do that also. But in our culture i think we always payed more attention on our outside than on our inside.We didn't learn to talk but we did learn how to express our selv. We like to be different, we like to experience with clothes, jewelry, shoes and yeah we also like to be creative with our hair style.
I don't think we have to over think this too much. There is still so much diversity amongst us blk women. Afro, coarse, permed, curls, bald, braids. We just like trends! We need to stop dictating our blk people what they should do with their outside and get more uplifting and supportive about each other consern the real community problems that we have.Single teenage moms. Fathers who don't care about their kids.
Poverty, school dropouts, no education, no jobs,no future. These are the issues what we have to discuss. Let everyone desides for themselve how they want to wear their hair.It's really none of anybody's business.
In may I'll be a year 👏👏👏
I love my hair. Wavy when wet, coily when drying, big and thick when dry. My hair is healthy, moisturized, thick, long, and it defies gravity. Twists, updos, afro puffs. You name it, I can do it! It's real, it's natural, it's bold, and it's me.
full black women are so much more beautiful with natural hair. I don't know the struggle so my opinion is not important but that girl for the sixtys was right. look at them, being you in more beautiful both physically and emotionally. so sad to see what self confidence can create or not
I loved this documentary. THANKS!
Wow yess!! I really enjoyed this one of my new fave natural hair documentaries !!!! Thank you so much !!!
Thank you so much! I was inspired to make this documentary by the very women who inspire me: my mother, aunts, and wife all went natural within the past three years. I hope more sisters make the same decision.
Nice short film. Thank you.
Who cares about how you wear your hair? Its your hair and you should be okay with how it is. Don't let people tell you your hair is ugly or nappy because you're natural...don't let these white people put you down.
Its not white people, its other black people especially black women who are brainwashed into thinking straight hair is good hair
dcj5885 I AGREE WITH YOU BUT I FEEL ITS WHITES THAT STARTED THAT CRAZY SHIT IN IT STAYED WITH A LOT OF BLACKS....CAUSED THEM TO BE DAMAGED. LOL sorry i did not notice my caps lock was on lmao
Yeah thats true @dcj5885 Black women need to snap out of it and appreciate the fact that we're the only group of women on this earth with our texture of hair. If weave ,perm, and the hot comb was never invented then what would we do? Work with what we have.
+Jasmine Sanders You are all white, but its up to us as black women to change it. I think black women should embrace their hair texture more. We are so creative especially when it comes to our hairstyles.
Hello I enjoyed this documentary so much thank you. It brought tears to my eyes but tears of joy. I wished I had never gotten a relaxer. I really didn't need one when I look back. I was in my teens when I got one because everyone around me was doing this. I regret this you live and learn. I'm now in my mid forties and I have been natural for 2 years and my hair Is long I take very good care of it. I would also say it has built my self confidence, self love, and I feel so proud words can't explain. I wished i would of did this sooner. I love the versatility of the styles I can do with my hair i love natural haircare. I'm a very humble person. But I feel so beautiful I can't explain it. I wake up everyday and just love being natural it's freedom it's magical. I want to thank for for this documentary and to the ones who were natural back in the day. So beautiful. I have so much to say but thank you.😊
Me and my daughter been natural for about 5 years now and I absolutely Luv it! the texture of my hair feel so good, I love to twirl my finger in my hair and I love the smell of natural products, it's so Wonderful...#WaKanda Forever! lol
This is good hair PERIOD!!
Thank you so much, Mourhia! That was my goal exactly: to educate. Thanks for the support!
Great documentary! =)
I love this informative hair video document. I have been wearing locs for many years now, because of damage from relaxers, because back in the day most professional black women really could not wear their hair in braids, or natural, well anyway I made up my mind to lock my hair, and it was not received well from my family, some friends. They would say, you have beautiful hair, why you fuck it up putting that shit in your hair, and some family members would say, if we were going to an event or something, they say what are you going to do with your hair; I would say I don't know probably curl it. Well over the years, every one love my locs now, but I would get most compliments from white folks, they would just look at my hair, and say how beautiful it was, so one must have confidence, and love oneself, to wear natural styles; I was afraid at first, but my hair was literally falling out, therefore I had to save my hair, and I love it. Thanks for sharing this documentary....
I can see why white Women have been intimidated by black hair and society so desperately wants to convince us that it’s “worse”, because it’s actually much more beautiful!
I am a black man looking for a black woman. I maybe alone for a while 'cause I can't find a black woman in this town who does not wear weave, wigs, too much makeup, fake nails, eyes, and eyelashes, and masculine tattoos all over her body...smh.
Buffalo Soldier Where do you live if I may ask? Kind of scary to think that you can't find one Black woman who doesn't look the way you're describing...
Macon ga
Buffalo Soldier that's why.
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Yes. It wasn’t until we begin to tell ourselves through the evolving music of the revolutionary period during the early seventies that we begin to accept ourselves....🤷🏽♀️ as being black and proud 😇
Great Job!!!
I don't care for straight textured hair. Straighten hair can barely hold styles together for too long unless it's very pinned up. Thick/kinky hair can hold styles up for a while & look the same if wrapped up correctly throughout sleep time. My mother started perming my hair at 4 or 5yrs old which is way too young.. She also was rough on my head during hair combing & grooming which left permanent scalp damage. I continued on with what I thought was of culture to us African/descendants,I never knew what my true hair texture looked like until 2014 when I decide to leave weaves hair extensions & perms alone. I only press my hair once or twice a year during holidays when needing a trim. I have thick curly coily hair.. Which has every kind of curl pattern there is.. I love my natural hair.. I know I have good beautiful hair because I take care of it,it's healthy & strong. I got hair styles in ways that can't be adopted easily in the straight haired world. My uniqueness my natural beauty.
Thanks for this - a beautiful celebration. I am wondering what you thought of Chris Rock's _Good Hair_, if you've seen it?
Yeah, I've seen it. I thought it was an informative and entertaining documentary. To be honest, I think it's what inspired my wife to go natural. I remember us watching it shortly before she stopped perming her hair and decided to go natural.
My mother refuses to accept that naturally kinky hair is beautiful. We have "3b/3c" hair but she thinks it's all ugly unless it is straight. She thinks we are just lazy but I have seen these women work so hard on their hair and reap amazing benefits. The truth is, once you take care of your hair and it is still "nappy", that's when you start to look deep within YOURSELF and decide, "I'm beautiful. I'm unique. I'm blessed." I learned it at 16 but older generations are stuck in their ways.
I was 7 and much like the first girl, my mother's mother permed my hair. My grandmother had hair so long she could pick it up and wash it in a tub like clothing when she was younger and so did her sisters. But they thought having thick, long hair was bad. So they cut it, thinned it, and relaxed it. Now, after medication making it all worse, they're balding. For me, when I was younger I would have a love/hate relationship with relaxers. I loved the initial benefit of the straight hair at first but then I grew to dislike it. I saw pictures of my hair before and it was about waist length and curly. I asked my mother if it was possible to have it back but she told me there was nothing I could do. I was so sad about it, I would cry because I was stuck with a decision I never remembered making. Funny thing is, my mother always wanted me to curl my hair because I look better with curly hair (duh, I was born with it) but she's a firm believer in relaxers being the best and only solution. She won't even accept texturizers! One day, my mother bought Dark & Lovely's Au Naturale soufflé and finger curled my hair. We all loved the results so I just stopped relaxing to do that. I just refused to relax for a long time. I didn't know anything about transitioning and stuff but any time doing my hair became hard, my parents would say "you know we have a relaxer in the kitchen, right?" Or "that's why you need a relaxer!" But I still refused. I refused for about 9 months and one day I stumbled upon some information on what transitioned hair was and how to go natural. At first I was afraid to cut it. But then I realized how bad the damage was. I had brushes full of breakage hair, I had matted parts, split ends, dry hair. All because I never took care of it. Simply applied grease and stuff to make it look okay for a day. I would even look down and there would be strands that looked like my hair was long but when I pulled at them, they broke right off! So, the very next day, I cut it all and went natural. Never looked back! I feel so much more confident and liberated! Don't get me wrong, I don't pretend to know how women with say 4c hair and dark skin feel as we all have our own problems in life we must deal with. For me, I'm multiracial but I experienced the damage of relaxers and the self hate from my own family. My mother has had some very odd ideas on how natural hair works. In her mind, we all make everything up and she is the only one with "sense". She thinks "kinky" is a kinder word for "nappy", that relaxers don't damage hair at all, that at first in order to see curls, I would have to constantly manipulate my hair (she didn't think my hair would revert back to it's natural state), that kinky hair isn't curly, that my hair is only curly now because it is short and it'll go right back to the transitioned state (straight) when I grow it out, that transitioned hair is natural hair because she says so, etc. She doesn't allow me to tell her any facts, she just turns it into "someone is always tryin to tell me how to live my life!!!!!" And ignores everything I say. The only thing I can do now is to grow it out and prove her wrong. Although by then, she will deny her claims and make something else up.
The guy in the Doll study isn't Gordon Parks..but Kenneth Clarke
I know that. Gordon Parks is the one who took the picture. I was giving him his photo credit.
I'm so excited about my documentary idea.
Anyone can be relaxed and have hair going in the same direction. All straight. No one standing out.
Only YOU can have hair EXACTLY like YOU!!! Not even your parents have your exact same hair as you are a mixture of the two. I love that! I hated being stuck in a box (box perm that is). Where my hair was straight and if one section stuck out even a little bit, it didn't look right. Now? I have these beautiful curls that stick out all over the place and it looks GREAT that way!!! I love it! I don't have to look in a mirror all day like "OMG is it sticking out?!". Nope! Now, my hair is mine and mine alone. It'll never go out of style because I'm the only one with it and I say it is IN!
this is so beautiful
And it isn't just black women who straighten their hair, but it seems like so many white women flat iron their hair. I am white and I have naturally curly hair that is like spirals. It would be a waste of time to do that to my hair because it would stay straight for like maybe an hour.....
LOL. My wife's hair is the same way. She'd spend over an hour flat ironing it, only for it to kink back up before she leaves the house LOL.
Boyd C. George
Perming the Hair creates waves or curls. Relaxing the Hair straightens it.
nice doc, bad audio...
+Diogo Felix Yeah, that's the unfortunate side of it. I didn't have good audio equipment when I filmed this. That's something I'm paying extra attention to on my next project.
But it's still very nice ;)
I'm about to cry. The part at the end when she started shaking her hair... 😍
And this should've been longer... But thank you.
Nice documentary.
Am European so my view of black people is a bit different. And damn didn't have an idea so many do relaxing in the states ._. natural black hair has a mistique to it. Fine it's not the same but there is beauty in that, it has that proud easygoing stoic feel to it. Really why would so many people go through all that just to straighten some locks.
Also one question, do all black people have this spiraly sort of natural hair? I have a black friend with a long wavy hair, and I swear I have never seen her even for a tiny moment with the spiraly sort and she does not seem the sort that would be bothered by it. Honestly am a bit too afraid to ask is thats her real hair.
PS: One gripe, when you have mono please do copy the mono to both left and right. Always makes me twitch lightly when only half my headphone works during videos (and probably not the only one).
Hello, Axel, and thanks for your comment. To answer your question, yes, hair types do vary among black women, although I am not an expert on all of the patterns that exist. I will say that here in the States, when black women wear their hair naturally, you'll see a variety of different hairstyles and textures.
In regard to your last comment, I agree with you. When I was presenting this documentary in my film class, I immediately noticed the audio issues. Your suggestion for copying the mono to both the left and right channels is definitely something I will do for my next video, whenever that may be.
There are a lot of different textures of black hair. And some have a mix of these textures lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/pqA92_oxAK_lIXsVpoiWXyHtTuJqzodNPWhwSfL5TKt_LlaDGOrWk87zFhZzaniSQSX6HAPY_AAGSWoHxk-fByvpRbQAALkhH-9hnBiO2igP9jDRWhmujICD-t7EmqJVmUk-EulYPuCH7ZP0asnzxFxvoe-9EZ41YjFs8wUu=w349-h421-nc
Love that you're inquiry is coming from a place of genuine appreciation :)
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Axel Alexson not all black folks have the same texture of hair , my cousin is black and has straight hair naturally, so does my great grandmother. basically most black folks have afro textured hair or 4 type hair, but there are some black folks that have wavy and straight hair and there are some black folks hair that are in the middle. for example my hair can't form an afro I would have to use product to get it to stand up, my hair is not straight but it naturally will fall down straight on my back when dry. when wet it is curly . when I was a kid I had wavy hair, but my hair texture changed at age 13 . but not all black folks have the same texture . I relax because I wanted super straight hair and it last longer plus I didn't take the time to learn about my hair
I'm shocked to keep hearing and reading these documentaries of how "Black Women" used perms because it was more acceptable and that they idolized the "European" look. Let's start using the word "Some" in front of black women when it comes to hair. Some of us black women idolized our own natural hair and our mother and grandmother's natural hair who may not have had the same hair type as other black women. If my mother's hair was wavy, silky and long and mine is soft curly and long, I always wanted my hair to look like my mothers hair. I had my mother and grandmother's long length but it was curly. I have two daughters who both have two different hair types and both inherited the long waist length never mentions hair and what is acceptable. We need to realize that black women are beautiful no matter what choice they make about their hair. I remember when people got Jheri Curls. There was always someone with a better looking one. .
There are still African-American on black women who don't feel comfortable with a woman with natural hair I always say I don't like the bushy afro I don't like the afro that looks like it's on cap I don't like it when it looks dry and brittle I like it when it stain oiled and even if it's in cornrows and I can't see getting natural hair or growing in that Julia and you're going to put artificial here in it I mean it's your choice to do what you please but I can't see that when I say natural you will not do you maybe want to blow dry it because all over my head in the morning and brush my edges and go out and it won't be all tangled up or won't look dry and unkempt that's what I'm saying look at the person in the mirror you may have confidence but that don't mean that your hair looks healthy when it looks dry it doesn't look healthy so as long as it's healthy keep it with people don't talk about it we have been shamed about our here what you do with your hair is your right and I don't shame anybody because I have not told her yet but all I'm saying is keep it clean keep it healthy looking you have to keep it healthy looking on the outside and you have to intake good things so that your hair will be healthy also thank you
Thank you so much!!
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I love my thick and nappy hair
I'm chinese and I find your hair really interesting and beautiful!
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Amazing video! Loved it 👌
Beyonce should watch this!!
Seriously black girls go all natural, I'm a black guy that loves have curly hair and growing it out into a small afro and I love that I can do that, you can do so much things with black people's hair, I don't know why anybody would want straight way, it's so boring and there's nothing you can do with it to make it more interesting, we should really appreciate how unique we are in this aspect, I want a natural curly-haired girl not one with a fake weave.
Our hair is beautiful,dig it 😆
i never would ever get a relaxer! it can break off ur hair
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As someone who loves braids, buns, twists, etc., I always admired the texture of many of my classmates' hair, because they could do so much with it. The idea of a crown twist that would just *stay* without any help sounded like a dream. Every one, from individuals to groups, has different advantages and disadvantages in our physical makeup, so it's best to embrace the ups of what we have. Pax!
These women look beautiful, 4 real
Black woman is beautiful with her natural hair. I love to hold her and she can pull my long hair too
I see you're still doing great work. Curious if you still shoot music videos.
I do every now and then. I recently shot one for Fort Rep titled "Don't Leave"
Natural hair is beautiful people should embrace what beauty God gave us!
i have braids now. only just started. i can't wait til i get a big afro. i regret my mom did not know better to let my hair be natural.
great video
I guess each generation has to deal with its own issues of acceptance. There'll be another generation of girls/women who will rock natural hair and will see clips of these times and laugh and muse about what the big deal was. Weaves and perms will be laughable to them..guess that's what progress is..
It was how the inferiority complex was sold to our community and because we didn’t know any better.... we bought into it
You know getting perms and relaxers are not good for your hair. It can easily damage your hair and cause it to fall out or break off. I really think going natural is the best thing.
Very nice....!
Its good to have hair, period.
Great video......
Beautiful ladies!
What is the name of the song and who is it by at the beginning of this documentary? Windham Hill? What is the song?
+Wanda Santillo The credits at the end of the video show the songs in order of appearance. Most of the songs came from a website called incompetech.com. It's a good resource for royalty-free music. The song on the ending credits is by a rapper named David Sha. The title of the song is "Her Hair."
Shalom sister's.in the bible God said that we are a special people.meaning unique.we have the best hair in the world...I love what the good Lord gave me.our hair is so unique..it goes in two stages.when our hair is resting.it naturally gos curly.and when it want to play you can have it slik press eather it is beautiful.we are the way we are because our ancestors broke God's laws.and we are their offerings.Search for God while he still can be found.remember we are a special people truly love by God
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