Why is it that every time I say I’m going to grow out my hair and where it natural there are always people who discourage me to do so? Why are weaves and entensions more acceptable than what God blessed me with? If not a weave I must at least where put a chemical on my hair to make it lay down. But if it doesn’t lay down by itself wouldn’t that imply that it wasn’t meant to lay down? Just because my hair doen’t curl, but rather it kinks should I be ashamed? Am I not as pretty being naturally who I am? Do I care less of myself if I don’t want to sit a let a man- made product transform what was God- given? I love who I am and what people say does not move me, but it boggles my mind when people desperately tell me not to grow out my perm. It’s almost like telling me that I am not good enough simply being who I am. But rather I must always try to add to myself. If women where to sit back and think about all the artifical things we add to ourselves we should be a little distrurbed. We add hair, eye lashes, nails, height, breast, butts, even color (eyes, hair, skin tone). But why are we so desperate to enhance the way we look? Why are we not more concerned with our attitudes, morals, motives, knowledge, talents, history, or spiritual lives? Beauty’s only skin deep and that’s as far as most care to look.
It's not just black women, or even just women. We are programmed to feel insecure and incomplete. It's good for the marketplace. If you were comfortable with yourself you would be less inclined to stay up on the latest fashions, and that would not generate revenue. The movies and television and commercials tell us who we should aspire to be like. Then our peers and family reinforce this garbage. If you want to grow your hair natural just do it. Forget about what everyone else thinks. Black people been frying their hair for a long time. But their was a time when black was beautiful- when fros and cornrows were the norm. We should go back to that place. Just do yo' thang.
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