Comments on: Does Natural Hair Make You “Blacker?”

By: locks2mane

locks2mane — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:10:04 +0000

and curly hair does not define whether or not the person is proud their culture.. It’s hair people

By: locks2mane

locks2mane — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:07:10 +0000

THANK YOU!! I’m so relieved to know that I’m actually not the only person who feels like hair period (curly, wavy, or straight) does not define you as a person! Thank you for writing this article. The “curlier your hair, the blacker you are” thing is ridiculous.

By: Blacklove1980

Blacklove1980 — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 21:22:19 +0000

I guess I have a different perspective on this topic. While I wouldn’t necessarily say natural hair makes you “blacker,” I have always felt that people who wear their hair naturally are more conscious and enlightened. A lot of times, I would see this expressed by the person also being more Afro-centric or proud of their culture. While not everyone who relaxes their hair has self-hate issues, a lot of people do, and in order to wear your hair naturally (whether for style, looks or ease), you have to get over those problems you might have with yourself. For some people, embracing your natural hair can also lead to embracing other aspects of their culture and heritage, which I think is a great thing!

By: Taneisha242

Taneisha242 — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 20:09:45 +0000

I just felt like I had to comment on this… I am mixed as almost all Americans are this question I feel is exactly the opposite of what I feel the natural community is trying to show the world. Whether your hair is a slight wave,3a, 3b ,3c 4a, 4b whatever going curly or natural is about tearing down walls and thumbing our noses at questions like this or people who in the past said that certain features where more beautiful than others. I agree with the author its about personal style. For me I feel like I am no longer hiding behind a weave or a wig. I feel truer to myself and to how God made me. I feel self accepted finally.

By: monniej

monniej — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:23:12 +0000

i have to agree with the articles author. i don’t see how wearing my hair a particular way makes me blacker. i really think the notion that i can put on or take off blackenss is rather silly. if i could put it on or take it off then anyone could do it, right? the fact that i am black should be enough to make me black, shouldn’t it? you know, the more i think about this entire subject the sillier it sounds. yet another thing to divide us that’s pretty much baseless. when will we start to concentrate on what we share as common goals rather than what separates us? until then i’ll just keep keeping hope alive!

By: MsCurlyDoc

MsCurlyDoc — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:03:14 +0000

Oh my…. I just had to comment on this. I find it dazzling how people come up with these statements that turn things into meaning. Let’s be real here. “Hair” no matter what state it is in doesn’t make the person blacker. What the hell is black anyway. Something someone defined long ago to categorize ppl into a group. I am who I am the character in me is what it is. I define what makes me not anyone or anyone else beliefs. This is how I believe all people should think of themselves.