Is natural hair a "statement"?

I went natural during the whole lets go natural thing.
Now I'm natural bc I like it and my hair has variety and since I knew nothing about hair care relaxers were a pain.
If I knew more about hair care before I would have remained relaxed.


I do think natural hair is political there isn't much that black people do that isn't turned into a politics.

For a considerable amount of folk I don't think it's "just" hair though.
Some people really see relaxing, weave, etc as a neccesary cosmetic tweak to look presentable and not just for variety though.

I think the younger generation doesn't have the same issues as the older ones now.
So the old perceptions of natural hair are changing so soon it will truly be just hair.

Edited by jonesable - Mar 04 2013 at 5:35am

AmyAmyAmy wrote: I just want long hair

For me it is, hair has never been just hair for me. I've been relaxed,natural,texturized, and then now natural again. I've had a lot of issues with my hair so it's more deep for me.

afrokock wrote: jonesable wrote: I went natural during the whole lets go natural thing. Now I'm natural bc I like it and my hair has variety and since I knew nothing about hair care relaxers were a pain. If I knew more about hair care before I would have remained relaxed. I do think natural hair is political there isn't much that black people do that isn't turned into a politics. For a considerable amount of folk I don't think it's "just" hair though. Some people really see relaxing, weave, etc as a neccesary cosmetic tweak to look presentable and not just for variety though. I think the younger generation doesn't have the same issues as the older ones now. So the old perceptions of natural hair are changing so soon it will truly be just hair. this would insinuate that natural hair is not presenatble .. i never understood that argument then there are other arguments to this natural hair craze that some people questiond (ludicrously if i may add) like you have to have a certain shape of face or look to rock natural hair

afrokock wrote: im a guy, and because of such, thats one of the few topics im am not 'eligible' to speak on or even question shoot even my most begnin topics are considered entrampment. it would quickly crumble into a 'men tryna tell women what to do with their bodies and heads and whatever else' thread however, do you remember the thread that was made about whether mrs obama should sport herself a natural hair style?

Edited by Lilnicka4u2nv - Mar 04 2013 at 6:43am