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wow when i first heard about this movie i never expected it to be funny. even tho chris rock is directing it i just thought it would be srs.

i like what he's doing and i know its for a good reason but..i cant help but feel slightly embarrassed. i cringed in some parts just thinking that yt ppl will be hearing that.
 
yea sadly..i felt the same way too. It kinda adds fuel to the whole idea that "black women cant grow long hair, and that we all wear weaves." Now everyones just laughing at us and it reinforces that whole "we all want long, straight blond hair."

sigh.
 
I hope he sheds more light on the entire Black Hair Community good and bad because there are women (and men, too) that don't know about hair - black hair. Why we view hair the way we do? Why children grow up with a mentality of not embracing their natural curls and what society says about it all? I look forward to seeing the movie.
 
Wouldn't it be something if we could do an LHCF version of "good hair" which would include our much broader definition and view of good hair.

I think Chris' movie will be interesting and will have a ring of truth to it, but I also think it will not be representative of women like you and I (hair forum enthusiasts that have their OWN beautiful hair).
 
I didn't feel too embarrased when watching that trailer seeing as how all of it was pretty much true. We do wear weaves, and there is a misconception (that began WITHIN the black community mind you) that we cannot grow long hair. If this movie is a success, this may actually oepn up a DIALOGUE within the black community about healthy hair care practices. And the knowledge about healthy hair care will be more accessible to black women and children :yep:
 
the permed cans!!

yea i saw that ..that was scary. especially when pepa said that how they got the the whole asymetrical look in the 80's
 
Looking forward to this film. Looks like it could be quite entertaining yet eye-opening. Once people start to realise how widespread and ingrained the dependancy upon weaves and relaxers is, they may start asking the all important "why" question.
 
I read about this in Esssence some months ago. I didn't know it was going to come out nationally. I know Chris Rock likes things to be funny but I hope there is some seriousness to this film. The history of black hair and evolution of black hair is interesting and should be addressed as well not just emphasize that black women "want" to be like women with straight hair (weaves, wigs, relaxers, etc). As we know here when we do those things its not to be like someone else. I will probably go and see it out of curiosity and to see what message is being brought to the forefront of the movie.
 
All Chris is doing is shedding some light by exposing people's real feelings/beliefs on a subject and making jokes about it along the way... isn't that his shtick?

I'm all for it, will be going to see it in theaters. :yep:
 
ILuvsmuhgrass said:
OMG ok did anyone pay attention to the cans???? Woooooooooow.
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I did! That was crazy, but I have to believe that the cans were left in the sodium hydroxide for an extensive amount of time. I also have to believe that the cans were placed in an unbuffered solution of sodium hydroxide. Relaxers are buffered by the other ingredients in the relaxer meaning the concentration of sodium hydroxide is less than it would be in a pure solution such as the one I'm believing they used on the cans. This is why we must leave the relaxer on for a bit of time for it to break down the hair. But I definitely see the point they were trying to make with the can demo. :up:
 
socurlyqt said:
yea sadly..i felt the same way too. It kinda adds fuel to the whole idea that "black women cant grow long hair, and that we all wear weaves." Now everyones just laughing at us and it reinforces that whole "we all want long, straight blond hair."

sigh.
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That's kind of how I feel, too.

Although it's certainly an interesting subject, I'm kind of wondering what point Chris is trying to make. Is he trying to expose to a white audience that BW are messed up in the head and willing to do some crazy ish because we hate our natural hair? Along the way, he does a mini-expose of the relaxer industry and the "human hair" industry--with plenty of jokes thrown in at black women's expense (if you have sex with us, you better hold on to the weave...ha ha ha :rolleyes:. I really don't care to be stereotyped like that on the big screen, by a black man, for a white audience.) And then there appears to be a serious component, because it all started when his daughter asked why her hair wasn't long and blonde.

Ok, I get it, but the focus just seems really scattered. I'm looking forward to seeing it, and I hope that it's enlightening rather than just entertaining.
 
I highly doubt he did this for white audiences, and as a comedian Chris is just taking a topic and making light of it. As someone who no longer is a slave to the stereotype since coming to this forum, I can see the comedy in it. Hair is a huge subject in the black community, and I'm sure if you poke around you can find what inspired him to create this film. As a black man, he too has an interesting take on black hair and his experiences with black women (by way of his mom, sisters, aunts, cousins, friends, girlfriends, wife, etc etc). Why not talk about it. I think it's a hard topic to swallow because we are so sensitive about the stereotypes. It's actually really great to see that he has interviewed not only real women but women in entertainment as well because we have our own set of issues when it comes to our hair and how it's handled. I'll tell you though, since moving to LA, I have seen the MOST BEAUTIFUL heads of LONG pressed and relaxed hair that I've ever seen in my life, and most of them are naturally theirs.

I can't wait to see this, I was laughing my butt off at the trailer.
 
From what I've seen, this movie will be worth seeing. A lot of things such as how women feel about their hair, I find eye opening. Even our negativity towards our own hair. I was brought up with the relaxer is needed mentality. I find things like this educational for me. The movie 400 Years Without A Comb also was an eye opener. I hope this movie will also help us as a community to educate ourselves on healthy hair choices and hopefully it's not just jokes.:ohwell::rolleyes:
 
Sometimes you need to hold up a really big mirror in order for people to honestly see how foolish they look.

Humor is a teaching tool. If this was all serious - nobody would go see it. Remember 'The Great Debators'? South Park is a good example. They get away with extreme satire by using children and humor to get their point across. If Chris Rock had made this too serious most women would be too offended, defensive and indignant to watch it.

I do think that he will try to get into the meat of the issue - why do we in the black community have this complex about hair, and where does it come from?

Afterall - he was prompted to do it because of his daughter, and I assume that he made it with the intention of helping her see that her hair is "good" and beautiful just the way it is.

I applaud the female celebs involved. You have to be truly confident and know that you're not your hair to sit down and discuss your weave and how it affects your bedroom escapades. :lachen:

I bet you good $$ Tyra was not about to give an interview on this topic for NOTHIN!
 
It looks great.
We need more mainstream movies from black perspectives about things unique to the black experience and hurrr is one of them.
This will spark dialogue. I am happy for that. It looks funny as heck. I'm happy about that.

Regardless of what we chose to do with our hair it's why we do what we do that counts more than what we actually do with it and that is what we need to explore.

:lachen: @ run if you see a group of black women behind you.
 
I think his inspiration for doing it had to do with his daughter's question, "Why don't I have good hair?" Remember the experiments on black girls and thier concept of what's beautiful? They found that almost 90% of black girls in the study preferred the blond haired, blue-eyed doll to the black one.:nono:

That was one of my concerns with my daughter. I wanted her to know that she was beautiful the way God made her. The day she said she wanted soft fluffy hair when she grew up- I almost cried. I have never known her to want her hair straight. While there is nothing wrong with straight hair, there is no reason for her to be ashamed of her "cotton- puff." (That's what she calls her afro)
 
saw a snippet today from the wendy show--my aunt is in it--she is a hairdresser commenting on some stuff...

omg the perm demonstration--was shocking...whoa--who knew
 
I will see the movie because I want to know what he is putting out there.
Does this movie shed and light on the hair forum enthusiast who believe and practice good hair care techniques and embrace the hair we were born with? I think he does a disservice if he is not discussing both sides of AAhair care.
 
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