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y 13, 2009 at 10:52 am And black women dohav
control over their hair but
they
can’
t control the respon
ses they g
t from them. Hair for a lot of bw is a sensitive issue and therefore we can be insecure about it. So if you end up getting more attention or positive feedback from
men when you wear the weave vs ur real hair, then a wmn will probably wear the weave.
I never had a weave but I did have longer hair at one point and a friend of mine said my hair was what attracted him to me initially…
I personally am not blaming anyone. It’s a personal choice how someone wears their hair. I’m just stating what is.
I can say however that sterotypical feminity is closely associated with longer vibrant hair. So a lot of women tend to get the weaves to get that beautiful “sexy” or youthful look. Different hairstyles give off different vibes. so even though people don’t LOOK like tyra or beyonce they still want to have their look. right now the more hair the sexier ur I suppose
well then who controls mainstream media? Not black men. its not black mens’ fault that black women want to mainstream into a society that is not created or maintained by them.
I think black women have more control than they portray in terms of their hair. i just feel like they are scared to take the risk so they go with what is comfortable. What makes tyra and other women in her league attractive to black men has more components than just her hair length and texture.
It’s just about the styles that are out now. I like short bobs. When your young you tend to follow the trends, when your older you tend to develop your own style. Natural hair is just another look. It looks good but it’s not mainstream enough nor is it promoted enough as being beautiful where the majority of the women would where it. But i hear you.
when it comes to styles, women tend to follow the mainstream media. So if there were positive representations of natural styles then women would probably get them. Right one of the most popular woman out there is beyonce and she has a weave and so does tyra. Women see them as beautiful and want to emulate that. When halle came out u saw the short hair cuts, when janet rocked the braid in poetic justice, women followed that. I even saw wmn with Alicia keyes braids when she first came out.