Readers Share–Natural Hair…Worst than smoking?

Melinda had this interesting observation. Thanks for the email! I’m not sure it’s on the same level in my circle, but I can think of a few places where this might be the case.

This kind of reminds me of a coworker who I was talking to. She said her husband would fuss at her for eating junk food, or frying food, eating mayo, stuff like that. He was always on her back to work out more, eat organic,  and be more healthy.

However, when she said she was thinking about not relaxing anymore, he flipped out. The messages just did not match up.

Thanks again Melinda, I always love your emails!

Hi there,

Hi K, Melinda here with yet another blog entry/observation.  As my husband and I were having yet another teaching/learning natural hair acceptance conversation I stumbled across another analogy that I would like to share with you.

Things that make ya go hmmmm…. I realize that in today’s society cigarette smoking is actually more acceptable than natural hair…think about it for a moment, or 2…..People that smoke are not questioned at work or in danger of loosing their jobs or not hired for a job because they smoke, they are not viewed as unattractive or poor or rebellious or trying to make a “political” statement of some kind and smoking has labels that warn of it’s potential to cause lung cancer and be FATAL but thousands of people still do it, without fear of ridicule on a large scale.

Now, here we are, Black women and our Beautiful natural hair, the way that is grows innocently from our scalps, defying gravity and DEMANDING to be noticed all by itself not purposely offending anyone, yet, it offends most people and it thought of a unattractive and can very well be the reason for not hiring a very qualified candidate for employment or reason for termination, and it does not even cause cancer.

Just some food for thought, which is more deadly….A FATAL chemical substance or a Black woman with natural hair..??