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i dont wear weave. not because im so pro-black afrocentric sista who believes all women should be happy with their natural hair. i have worn weave…and most likely would again…if i wanted to. i think there is a woman’s prerogative to do whatever she wants in the name of beauty. every culture that has ever been on this earth has included women doing questionable things in order to be pretty. women in the 16th century wore corsets that squeezed the breath out of them, and crushed their ribs. concubines in china** bound their feet for generations. some african societies see stretched necks, earlobes and lips are beautiful. i remember visiting a museum in dayton, ,ohio, and an exhibit that included a chin stool so women from egypt could prop up at night so that they wouldnt mess their hair. so crazy things for beauty is not an uniquely black american thing…in the grand scheme of things, weave is not as dangerous as the aforementioned practices. or is it?
we dont see the hurt from the weave industries, but it is there. this article in clutch magazine really opened my eyes to the atrocities of the weave industry. so my question is, do black women care if their weave is “unethical?” does it matter to us where our beauty products originate from, and whether our beauty negatively affects other women across the world? in this globally connected world we live in, it is hard to ignore these issues. what can we do to remedy these issues, while still maintaining the right to beauty?
**(this article previously mentioned that the japanese geisha were foot binders, and that was INCORRECT! always open to suggestions and corrections, so thanks to my reader who told me to fix this)
I am soo ready to cut my hair short. But every time I see photos of the beautiful Corrine Bailey Rae and her luscious wavy locs, I change my mind. Her hair is gorgeous. Maybe if I can wait until the fall, I can have hang time like her…
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