A Celebration of Natural Hair
Cheyenne Cochrane
“To tell someone that is by the negro status, you must determine that by their hair.” (Booker T. Washington).
Natural Hair. There has always been a trend now and over the years of natural hair. Natural hair is a very unique feature. The speaker of this TED Talk is Cheyenne Cochrance. Cheyenne speaks to us about how difficult it is to fit into society as a black female. She states topics on how to be accepted into society you must look like one image, She points out to us that young little black females would go to the salon and damage their hair because, there are sayings of; “Too big.” or “Too thick.” even “You're hair is causing a negative distraction to others.” All that is nonsense. These comments lead the young black females to have their hair straighten twenty-four seven so they can “fit in.”. “The looser the curl pattern, the better the hair.” Cheyenne states in her talk from the back in the day industry. “...Historically a politicized issue, natural black hair finally infiltrated the mainstream when the ‘fro was famously sported by activist Angela Davis and actress Pam Grier. They styled it loud and proud to reflect the political sentiments of the time; namely, black power, militant feminism and a general resistance to cultural and beauty assimilation based on Eurocentric ideals. Today, as discussions of racial politics dominate the barber-shops and blogs, the natural hair movement is enjoying a defiant resurgence. But as colourism threatens to limit cultural-beauty progress and isolate and erase darker women...” (Dazed-The problem with the natural hair movement). Over the years to actually feel like society will except you in is if you fit the description of straight, lengthy 1b type of hair. I disagree with having to be set up to a specific standard to be excepted by society. I personally feel like natural hair should look like your hair, whether it is kinky, nappy, tightly coiled, extreme shrinkage, loosely curled, bouncy any of that, it is YOUR HAIR. No one can tell you what your natural hair should look like. You were born with it and it’s coming straight from your scalp the way it was meant to.
Love you hair, no matter how you choose to wear it. Love yourself. Period.
Cheyenne Cochrane
“To tell someone that is by the negro status, you must determine that by their hair.” (Booker T. Washington).
Natural Hair. There has always been a trend now and over the years of natural hair. Natural hair is a very unique feature. The speaker of this TED Talk is Cheyenne Cochrance. Cheyenne speaks to us about how difficult it is to fit into society as a black female. She states topics on how to be accepted into society you must look like one image, She points out to us that young little black females would go to the salon and damage their hair because, there are sayings of; “Too big.” or “Too thick.” even “You're hair is causing a negative distraction to others.” All that is nonsense. These comments lead the young black females to have their hair straighten twenty-four seven so they can “fit in.”. “The looser the curl pattern, the better the hair.” Cheyenne states in her talk from the back in the day industry. “...Historically a politicized issue, natural black hair finally infiltrated the mainstream when the ‘fro was famously sported by activist Angela Davis and actress Pam Grier. They styled it loud and proud to reflect the political sentiments of the time; namely, black power, militant feminism and a general resistance to cultural and beauty assimilation based on Eurocentric ideals. Today, as discussions of racial politics dominate the barber-shops and blogs, the natural hair movement is enjoying a defiant resurgence. But as colourism threatens to limit cultural-beauty progress and isolate and erase darker women...” (Dazed-The problem with the natural hair movement). Over the years to actually feel like society will except you in is if you fit the description of straight, lengthy 1b type of hair. I disagree with having to be set up to a specific standard to be excepted by society. I personally feel like natural hair should look like your hair, whether it is kinky, nappy, tightly coiled, extreme shrinkage, loosely curled, bouncy any of that, it is YOUR HAIR. No one can tell you what your natural hair should look like. You were born with it and it’s coming straight from your scalp the way it was meant to.
Love you hair, no matter how you choose to wear it. Love yourself. Period.