Comments on: What Is Good Hair? Pt.2

By: No Nappy Hair Allowed | The Coily Hair Website

No Nappy Hair Allowed | The Coily Hair Website — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:30:46 +0000

[...] Wait–am I missing something? Is that Rihanna's real hair? And am I the last person on earth to realize this? *SHM* Anyway, I loved this blogger's candid expression about her love for her hair while admitting a lack of understanding for those who don't 'get' why she could love such hair. I know I've had this experience too (for those of you worldwide readers, I live in the U.S.). My response is that other races, particularly men, many non-African, have watched their mothers, sisters, and now wives in the bathroom every morning pulling out their curling iron or flat iron or even clothes iron (yikes!) to straighten their already hanging hair. Many, especially in the Asian countries, know about chemical straighteners like "Magic Straight" (click here for more on this). [...]

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By: Bessie Kaine

Bessie Kaine — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:45:52 +0000

Thanks Angela for your comment! You bring up a lot of good points. I agree with you as well that good hair is what’s on your head, or rather what’s grown out of your scalp, and it’s also whatever we accept it to be. The truth is, not everyone accepts their natural hair as “good hair” like the girls in the video, which happens to be a reality for not only many black women but women of all races who try to change their hair for whatever reasons. I’ll be posting my part 3 to this soon… thanks again for reading my post!

By: CoilyHair

CoilyHair — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:45:00 +0000

By: AngelaMichelle

AngelaMichelle — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:17:14 +0000

To me, good hair is whatever hair grows out of your scalp naturally, be it straight, curly, thick or thin. I have been both relaxed and natural and the only time I considered myself having “bad hair” was when it was unhealthy or in the times when I damaged it by not knowing how to properly maintain it. I think the difference is based on a woman’s perception of hair as an identifier, and as such, feels her design to relax or remain natural is a mark on her as a person. This is why it’s such a personal issue, and why many are willing to submit to a standard that may not fit them. They want to be accepted.

I did not watch Tyra’s show further than the first segment because 1. I didn’t like how under-represented women with natural her were, and 2. there really was no substance to the show. As you mentioned, there were no “experts” or psychologists, just opinion and rehashed black hair “folklore.”

By: AngelaMichelle

AngelaMichelle — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:17:00 +0000

By: Bessie Kaine

Bessie Kaine — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:56:48 +0000

Thank you Ify for your comment :-) It’s all about whatever works for you and not about having to follow one way of being, but being that you chose relaxed hair what do you think about the ladies in the video? Do you relate to them? Or do you think they were a bit on the extreme when talking about what “good hair” is?

By: CoilyHair

CoilyHair — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:56:00 +0000

By: ify

ify — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:04:03 +0000

For me Good Hair doesn’t have a particular definition,it all depends on individuals and what makes them feel good and confident.it may be coily,straight,dyed and coilyor straight or natural.whatever style of hair that boast your confidence,mine is straight and silky,tried the weave,wasn’t good for me so i settled relaxed hair.which has being working good for me for years.

By: ify

ify — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:04:00 +0000