Will Smith on Willow Smith Cutting Her Hair

[capitol_barbie]

“We let Willow cut her hair. When you have a little girl, it’s like how can you teach her that you’re in control of her body? If I teach her that I’m in charge of whether or not she can touch her hair, she’s going to replace me with some other man when she goes out in the world. She can’t cut my hair but that’s her hair. She has got to have command

Comments

[little_rachael]

I love the Smiths. Or at least, what I know about them. which is little, but still.

[bowtomecha]

Totally thought of Moz and the gang to be honest. Haha.

[nesmith]

I got a little scared when I found out he was being wooed by Scientology, but it looks like he still has a good head on his shoulders.

[zemi_chan]

Wicked cool.

[simplefaith08]

I saw this quote on tubmlr, and I love it so much.
Black women are always told what to do with their hair. If your hair is natural, then it's too nappy/unprofessional/unattractive. Of course, if you relax it or straighten it, you "want to be white." I'm glad that they're instilling a "screw you, this is my hair growing out of my head and I'll decide what to do with it" mentality. :)

This

[jazzypom]

I actually admire the way Willow has been able to rock her hair in any expression - be it shaved, half shaved half braided, etc. She doesn't seem to have any issues regarding the textural 'grade' of her hair, and I respect her parents for not giving her that baggage, because I've seen how that attitude can distort one's perception of being worthy and what not.

[kitanabychoice]

A+ comment. I'm still working through problems caused by that mentality myself.

[sweetwaterpink]

I applaud Mr. Smith for thinking about how his actions will set the tone of how his daughter views her body and self. Love this family. They seem really cool and thoughtful.