Courtesy of The Root
Ladies, I know we haven’t had this conversation, but it’s time. We really need to talk about this. We really don’t talk about it as much as we should.
We no longer have to conform to European standards of beauty. We don’t have to shellac wads of chemical straightening cream on our scalps every six weeks in hopes of removing any memory of curl from our manes. We can ditch the lace front. Yes, black girls, we can go natural. We can wear Afros.
This is not a suggestion from a 1988 Essence article. Nor is it a story from the Onion mocking the excessive coverage of the 10-year-old “natural-hair movement.” This gem comes from fashion guy Simon Doonan, who wrote a piece for Slate asking black women to rock their all-powerful hair big, round and in its natural state.
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