Streaming, flaxen, waxen

Aug 04, 2009 14:29

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So Chris Rock's adorable little daughter asked him why she didn't have "good hair" and he went off to make a documentary about the struggles black women (and men in some cases) have with their hair. The efforts and expense they go through to make their hair anything but what it is are pretty extraordinary. Straighteners, relaxers, weaves, ( Read more... )

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datawhorevoyeur August 4 2009, 21:54:31 UTC
I wish that documentary was around when I was a kid. Am in love with my hair now, and quite happy to have Chris cut it for me, and other people's thoughts about it be damned...

An afro art car? Yikes. She's stepping in a minefield, methinks...

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datawhorevoyeur August 4 2009, 21:58:04 UTC
Also, that movie ought to be billed as a tragicomedy. I'm just sayin' Here's to remembering the hot comb burns on all of my aunts...

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