SOLANGE’S OPINION ON HAIR (AFRO-HAIR)//

THE MESSAGE THAT, THE WAY WE WEAR OUR HAIR IS A PERSONAL CHOICE, THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY; ONE WAY DOESN'T MAKE US MORE INTELLIGENT, OR MORE SUPERFICIAL, AND EVERY ONE MAKES THAT CHOICE FOR VERY DIFFERENT REASONS

AND I TOTALLY AGREE. IT IS THE CHOICE MADE BY EACH INDIVIDUAL. SOME PEOPLE NEED TO GET OVER THEiR PRETENTIOUS SELF AND SIMPLY ACCEPT THE FACT THAT NOT ALL WOMEN WANT TO GO 100% NATURAL AND PREFER TO RELAX THEIR HAIR, BE IT DAMAGING OR NOT. WHILE OTHERS PREFER TO GO NATURAL AND DO A BIG CHOP AND WHAT NOTS. WHEREAS OTHERS MIGHT BE NATURAL BUT HAVE WEAVES AS PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLES AND USE A HAIR-STRAIGHTENER TO BLEND THE HAIR IN WITH THE WEAVE….

I DOUBT THAT IN 99% OF THE CASES, WHEN A WOMAN DECIDES TO WEAR A WEAVE SHE ACTUALLY NOURISHES HER WISH TO BECOME WHITE. I BELIEVE THAT WE AS BLACK WOMEN TODAY HAVE GONE SO FAR IN FASHION AND HAIR DESIGNS THAT PUTTING ON A SLEEK STRAIGHT WEAVE DOES NOT INHABIT THE NOTION OF WHITENING ONE’S HERITAGE BUT RATHER CREATING ART TO OUR HAIR IN OUR OWN MANNER. WHY? BECAUSE WE CAN. 

TODAY, BLACK WOMEN ARE ABLE TO DO SO MUCH AND MANY HAIRSTYLES WITH THEIR NATURAL HAIR AND A FEW MORE WITH ADDING EXTENSIONS OF ALL KINDS TO IT (BRAIDS, WEAVES,…). WE GET THE POSSIBILITY OF CHANGING OUR HAIR AS OFTEN AND FREQUENT AS WE WANT, OBVIOUSLY IF CERTAIN FINANCIAL BACKGROUNDS AND A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FREE.TIME IS GIVEN.

A WOMAN’S BEAUTY HAS ALWAYS BEEN REFERENCED TO HER HAIR AND THE WAY SHE CARRIES IT AND FURTHERMORE, SHE HERSELF CONSIDERS HERSELF BEAUTIFUL BY THE WAY HER HAIR LOOKS. HAIR IS NOTHING MORE THAN ACTUALLY DEAD CELLS GROWING OUT OF OUR SKINS FOR PROTECTION’S SAKE. WHATEVER A WOMAN DECIDES TO DO WITH THAT DEAD CELL OF HERS IS AUTONOMOUSLY HER CHOICE, IF SHE DECIDES TO CUT IT DOWN LOW, DYE IT PURPLE  BRAID IT UP, PUT IT IN A WEAVE, RELAX IT CHEMICALLY, CURL IT, TEXTURIZE IT, BOND IT, LET IT ALL OUT, TWIST IT, DREAD IT,….IT IS HER CHOICE! DON’T JUDGE OR STAMP HER OFF. LIKE INDIA ARIA SAID SO BEAUTIFULLY:

I AM NOT MY HAIR
I AM NOT THIS SKIN
I AM NOT YOUR EXPECTATIONS NO NO
I AM NOT MY HAIR 
I MA NOT THIS SKIN 
I AM A SOUL THAT LIVES WITHIN