I can't wait to see Chris Rock's movie, Good Hair!
You would think that having three girls would make me somewhat of an expert on black hair...all I am is frustrated. I was raised to think my natural hair was NOT good hair and spent years cutting, cropping, coloring and damaging it. All four women in our house have completely different hair textures and none of us can use the same hair products (right Tenisha?). We have cabinets full of half used hair products.
Every culture has some hang up or rich tradition about hair, I address this topic a few times in my book, Ethnic Scrapbooking. Here's one of the layouts featuring a bi-racial child in Canada coming to love her braidable hair.
Hairstyles are always a topic in the Sanford household and wouldn't you know it, that this past weekend, was a "hair" weekend...everyone got new "dos".
I expect the movie to be entertaining to me, but I did recommend that my daughter's caucasian dermatologist see it for educational purposes.
Right now I am wearing my hair natural, as I was having terrible balding at the temples and shedding in past months, which I have now come to learn was related to the products. I'm in a good place with my hair and the products I use. Check out Diva by Cindy, her products rock...at least for me.
Check out my favorite page in my book, "Leah in Hebrew"
Please take a moment to check out my documentary film BLACK HAIR
It is free at youtube. 6 parts including an update from London, England.
It explores the Korean Take-over of the Black Beauty Supply and Hair biz..
The current situation makes it hard to believe that Madame C.J. Walker once ran the whole thing.
I am not a hater, I am a motivator.
Plus I am a White guy who stumbled upon this, and felt it was so wrong I had to make a film about it.
self-funded film, made from the heart.
Can it be taken back?
Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p96aaTSdrAE
Posted by: aron ranen | October 13, 2009 at 10:44 PM
So true about the different textures. I have been following these blogs to give me encouragement and advice about caring for and styling my natural hair. It may be useful to you.
http://blackgirllonghair.blogspot.com/
http://www.curlynikki.com/
Posted by: Tenisha H | October 16, 2009 at 12:03 AM
There's so much talk about this movie and at first I wasn't even tempted but the temptation is getting greater and greater!! LOL
Posted by: Melanie | October 19, 2009 at 03:55 PM
Watchin The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.. Still funny as anythin but its pyar racist!
! Every single white person in it is stupid as fuck!
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