The problem is it isn't an outfit. It's your a God-given, curly crown; indigenous to you and your being, and deserves acceptance and respect

(But you already knew that, as you did say you adore your curly hair!)
When one group systematically abuses another over time, some of the abused people start believing the lies they were taught by their abusers - that their culture is
less than that of the abuser's culture. This includes standards of beauty, whether it's
spiraphobia (My made up name for fear/distain for coily hair, because "spira" in Latin means "coil"), or colorism. The fact that you refuse to take on all that baggage and instead choose to embrace your hair, speaks volumes about your character and sense of independence