Why dont we admit it!!!

[BlackMasterPiece]

here is somthing to think about...

We hear alot how white people complains about if they dont wash their hair it gets really oily and only if a few days!!!

Maybe its just the natural oils that their hair produces so well that causes them to have great growth!!

I dont think our hair produce oil like that..If it did we would be washing our hair every day too!! since our hair doesnt maybe thats the reason why we have dryer hair.

My hair is like that, I have VERY oily skin and my hair will feel oily by day 3 hence why I tend to wash every week. I dont have to remoisturize like most of the ladies on the board because of this, maybe once in a while my very ends but thats it.

You seem to be frustrated right now as a newbie to the haircare thing, my advice is stop worrying about what white people do and do not have and worry about the best ways to retain length within the context of your own god given hairtype and growth rate, this will lead to less frustration and before you know it you'll have a siggy like boingboings

 

[MsBoinglicious]

That is a FEMALE drinking kool aid. She friends with Jia on JiaTV on youtube.

Nope thats a guy SH! Here is his youtube page. He is a gay guy! Everybody thinks he's a girl.

www.youtube.com/thamagickjumpoff

 

[afrodeutsche]

Coily healthy hair will appear shorter too. (if unprocessed)

Agree. But healthy shorter hair (or to the appearance) gets my vote. I hate when I see little kids with ravaged hair. Sometimes I wish there was a Hair Protective Services unit, that would intervene when hair abuse has been determined.

 

[jamaraa]

Here's a hint...worry about YOUR OWN HAIR. That's the only hair you have some control over...some, but not all. Take care of you hair, let it grow, and enjoy it. Worrying about other folks' hair will do yours no good...in fact, it might do tons of damage. Accept what you got and do ya thing. Those WW are doing just that...they ain't stuttin' us...rightly!

 

[southerncitygirl]

The avg rate of growth period exclusive of race is 1/2 inch per month.

 

[teysmith]

I didn't mention what I see in real life? Well let's see. My friend is Spanish and white and her hair has never grown past apl. Another friend is Italian and she refuses to show her length so she wears a weave 24/7 but I caught her on a humid day and she's around bsl. I got another friend that's African and she's mbl darn near wsl and she gets sick of it, chops off 6 inches and I kid you. Not it's like her hair is racing to get down her back afterwards. I can go on if you'd like I know plenty of women white, black, spanish and asian.

The point is that it depends on the person.

And no the african girl is not a 2 nor a 3 she's a solid 4a.

majority of the time when it depends on the person is when one or the other is not using good hair practices.. White people have damaged hair too. Any person regardless of race may experience slow growth when their hair is damaged. that does not support the FACT.

 

[BrooklynSouth]

Nope thats a guy SH! Here is his youtube page. He is a gay guy! Everybody thinks he's a girl.

www.youtube.com/thamagickjumpoff

Thank you! I was saying.."Oh my goodness..that was a woman in your siggie"erplexed?

 

[MrsTimberlake]

She's talking about the man drinking the cup. It's amazing how many posters actually thought that was her!

That was a man??? Oh WOW! Carry on...

This is gonna be better than Sunday Night Football.

Oh and 2 add my 2 cents, my hair grows slower than my white relatives. I got my daddy's hair genes...hopefully I don't go bald like him

 

[aribell]

One of my white friends regularly gives hair to locks of love. It has always looked long or longish to me. I asked her how often she donates. She said her hair grows 4" per year, so she gives about every 3 years. Her hair is very healthy, but it just grows slowly. I watched another white friend grow out a pixie cut to MBL for the past 6 years with no big cuts in between. Neither of them have damaged hair because neither use any chemicals or harsh products. The rate of growth is just slow.

I think people assume a lot when looking at white women's hair. If it's long then it must grow fast. Not so.


Also I can name two cousins who's hair seems to grow about an inch per month. Both black. One with 3c hair. The other with 4b hair. Cut it, it grows back, and over again. Neither have hair down their backs, though, as that's not how they choose to wear it. It would be just as easy to assume that their hair must grow slowly because they're black and have short hair.

 

[afrodeutsche]

I got my daddy's hair genes...hopefully I don't go bald like him

Actually the baldness gene gets passed on by the mother. Would you believe it?

 

[-Volare]

That was a man??? Oh WOW! Carry on...

This is gonna be better than Sunday Night Football.

Oh and 2 add my 2 cents, my hair grows slower than my white relatives. I got my daddy's hair genes...hopefully I don't go bald like him

LMAO. I thought that was a woman this whole time. And lol @ his music.

 

[Solitude]

Here's a hint...worry about YOUR OWN HAIR. That's the only hair you have some control over...some, but not all. Take care of you hair, let it grow, and enjoy it. Worrying about other folks' hair will do yours no good...in fact, it might do tons of damage. Accept what you got and do ya thing. Those WW are doing just that...they ain't stuttin' us...rightly!

Some are. Hence butt implants, lip injections, and the popularity of hip-hop culture, soul food.

Y'all acting like white people never even think about blacks. Lol

Interracial marriages, African Diaspora sympathizers, and so on....

White people read our books, see our movies, admire our entertainers, patronize our businesses, work with our children, work with us. Many white parents care for black children. Y'all are actong like they have no interest in black hair and culture. Not true. I have white friends who have gotten cornrows with extensions just to see what it is like.

I do worry about my own hair, but I don't have any problem discussing racial issues.

 

[Nayna]

majority of the time when it depends on the person is when one or the other is not using good hair practices.. White people have damaged hair too. Any person regardless of race may experience slow growth when their hair is damaged. that does not support the FACT.

But you haven't provided a solid FACT and the people that have can only show about a 1 to 2 inch difference which you can find in many people. And the Irish girl doesn't color her hair or any of that other stuff but she also doesn't do anything "extra" to it. She asked if I've seen anything in real life. I have.

 

[teysmith]

But you haven't provided a solid FACT and the people that have can only show about a 1 to 2 inch difference which you can find in many people. And the Irish girl doesn't color her hair or any of that other stuff but she also doesn't do anything "extra" to it. She asked if I've seen anything in real life. I have.

okay..maybe I cant just yet say that this is a fact..but to me its just the obvious...

 

[kblc06]

If I ever see you in the street, I'm going to scalp you and sell your hair on the black market for $500 hunnet dollars a pack!:wow: *joking*. Your hair is so gorgeous it doesn't even make any FRIGGIN SENSE.

Well I don't think ALL white peoples hair grows faster than ours or any other race in the world. I am sure there are many who grow above the average. Just like there are black girls on here who grow above the average.

But I don't care about white folks growth rate. My hair is growing and thats all that matters.

 

[MrsTimberlake]

Actually the baldness gene gets passed on by the mother. Would you believe it?

Yeah, I knew that (maternal grandfather?) I was trying to throw a joke out there lol

 

[Kurlee]

the amount of inaccurate, ignorant things being said in this thread are startling. I can't believe black people in 2009 still buy into these ideas.

Carry On..........

 

[Kurlee]

We are all human beings and we all perform the same bodily functions.

Kinky hair breaks much more, but the actual growth rate is not slower imo. You have white and black people who are fast growers and white and black people that are slow growers.

Believe that you have some type of alien texture and growth pattern if that makes you happy. *shrug*

I live with someone with type 1 hair... completely normal growth rate. 6 inches per year. My hair grows a little faster than his lately.

 

[ceebee3]

That is a FEMALE drinking kool aid. She friends with Jia on JiaTV on youtube.

Nooooooooo! That is not a female!

I don't get how people think that is a dude?erplexed

You can't be serious???

 

[Miss AJ]

Why are we comparing growth rates anyway? They are white people, not aliens. Just because you see more white women with long hair it doesn't mean they grew it in 5 minutes. One of the TSgts in our office is white and has WL hair and she has been growing it foreeeeeeever. If more black women would educate themselves about healthy hair care then you WOULD see more of us walking around with hair BSL and longer. Can we dead this now?

 

[anon123]

Nope thats a guy SH! Here is his youtube page. He is a gay guy! Everybody thinks he's a girl.

www.youtube.com/thamagickjumpoff

Um, wow. I listened to his song.

 

[Shadiyah]

I really think straight hair grows faster than curly hair. So I don't think it has anything to do with being white they are other women from other countries with straght hair that grows faster. Look at India

 

[Miss AJ]

I really think straight hair grows faster than curly hair. So I don't think it has anything to do with being white they are other women from other countries with straght hair that grows faster. Look at India

It does NOT grow faster, it's just easier for people with straighter textures to retain their length.

 

[MsBoinglicious]

If I ever see you in the street, I'm going to scalp you and sell your hair on the black market for $500 hunnet dollars a pack!:wow: *joking*. Your hair is so gorgeous it doesn't even make any FRIGGIN SENSE.

hehe thank you! Your hair in your siggy looks like mine. Just send me some of yours so i can get rid of these layers. I can blend yours in real well with mine lol

 

[jamaraa]

Some are. Hence butt implants, lip injections, and the popularity of hip-hop culture, soul food.

Y'all acting like white people never even think about blacks. Lol

Interracial marriages, African Diaspora sympathizers, and so on....

White people read our books, see our movies, admire our entertainers, patronize our businesses, work with our children, work with us. Many white parents care for black children. Y'all are actong like they have no interest in black hair and culture. Not true. I have white friends who have gotten cornrows with extensions just to see what it is like.

I do worry about my own hair, but I don't have any problem discussing racial issues.

Most Whites folks don't give a krap about Blacks unless you're talking money, property, jobs, etc....

Do you honestly think MOST WW are spending fortunes to look like Black chicks? They aren't. How much do you think they care about what we think of them if it doesn't involve the things I mentioned? I bet if you got to LHC you ain't gonna find a thread like this one.

Blacks need to start worrying about and accepting themselves and quit wasting their time trying to get what they ain't got. What diff does it make to you if someone's hair grows faster than yours? It won't help you none worrying about it. Work w/ what you got. You'll be happier!

 

[-Volare]

the amount of inaccurate, ignorant things being said in this thread are startling. I can't believe black people in 2009 still buy into these ideas.

Carry On..........

Girl all you have to do is take a walk down the street. You wouldn't believe some of the things people try to tell me about my hair. How are you gonna tell me what to do and what I'm doing is wrong when my dad has more hair on his beard than you? I don't get it.

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

All I know is that I'm quite tired of the threads focusing on "mixed" hair. It's a really strange obsession with some people.

Plus, I'm just going to put it out there for discussion; but, 9 times out of 10 is created by someone darker-complected. The obsession is crazy. Just live your life already.

 

[chrisanddonniesmommy]

Most Whites folks don't give a krap about Blacks unless you're talking money, property, jobs, etc....

Do you honestly think MOST WW are spending fortunes to look like Black chicks? They aren't. How much do you think they care about what we think of them if it doesn't involve the things I mentioned? I bet if you got to LHC you ain't gonna find a thread like this one.

Blacks need to start worrying about and accepting themselves and quit wasting their time trying to get what they ain't got. What diff does it make to you if someone's hair grows faster than yours? It won't help you none worrying about it. Work w/ what you got. You'll be happier!

As much as I agree on the bolded statement, the rest is denial, honey. Stop swimming in that river.

 

[Meritamen]

Mmm why do people care which races’s hair grows faster? What does it matter really?
I'm black and to my knowledge all black on my dad's side and black on my mom's side with a dash of white that has been diluted over a couple of generations. Let me say that the dash of white didn't touch this hair. It may have given my sisters some nice loose curls but not mine. When my hair was natural my hair tightly curled to my head and would tangle like crazy if I didn't pick it on a regular basis. And my hair grows the average speed. I really don't care how that compares to white women, Asian women, Indian women... I just don't care.
In my opinion it seems like more white women know how to care for their hair so that it is healthy and CAN get long. I don't care if your hair grows two inches a month, it doesn't mean anything if it breaks off everyday. I am just learning how to care for my hair at age 22. From reading this forum and watching waaaaayyy too many hair related youtube videos I have learned that everything I was doing were no nos and were damaging my hair and in turn causing it to break off.
Even still I'm sure a white woman would grow her hair faster than me because she would have fewer setbacks (since she probably already knows how to care for HER hair). I have seen my white friends apply ridiculous amounts of heat and all kinds of craziness to their hair and not break a strand. I copied that and now am paying for it with damaged dry hair that is probably gonna need another trim in a few weeks.
All I care about is getting MY hair thick and healthy.
It's not a fair comparison, honestly, so who really gives a flip.

 

[aegis]

why are we comparing ourselves to white people again on a forum for colored women and their hair?