It's something bout Shima! I'm sorry, Hiroshima, it's YOU.
Chicoro has long hair, Sweet Cashew, Sylver2, Macherieamor, PinkSkates, DSylla, Traycee, FlowerHair... these are all black women with crazy long hair, some longer than Shima's, that get mad love around here. We respect these women and the knowledge possess and the inspiration they provide to show that with proper care & patience black women can have long hair, too.
Shima doesn't get that respect. Not here & not on the 4 other hair boards that she's burned bridges with. It's not because she's Afro-Cuban, it's not because we're mean jealous b!tches, it's because Shima is not respected 'round here. Some folks have forgiven her shady past but they haven't forgotten it.
I'm all about supporting black owned. I buy my products from the black owned Shades of Africa in Long Beach, CA which ONLY sells products made by black-owned companies. I support Stephanie Suthers & her hairobics. I buy fair trade unrefined shea butter. But I can not in good faith support a business with bad business practices just because it is black-owned.
I will give her the benefit of the doubt and say maybe it is her hair. None of us will ever know. But her hair oil didn't make it grow. I, personally, wish Hiroshima nothing but health & wealth. Most of this thread was in jest and not from a place of hate. I don't hate anyone.
Last thing before I go into lurk mode or this thread gets the lock:
Some of y'all gon' make me put myself on LHCF time out bcuz I can't be over here
at work like this!