How many AA women you know are MBL or WL

[kblc06]

I know of several (at least 9 off the top of my head...maybe more). They're all AA (many are in my family). I can think of many more who have, at one point had at least had MBL/WSl in their life before chopping it

You know....it's interesting, because IME, the women and girls I knew with "softer" type 3 textures was dark skinned and had extremely long WSL+ hair. It wasn't until I came here and had a few instances IRL where I found that "light-skin, ""curly" long-hair" were supposed to be synonymous. Although many of the lighter skinned girls I grew up with and longer hair (APL-BSL), their hair was very dense and tightly coiled and not quite has long as the one's with darker skin

 

[msa]

The only one I know I met in the board.

 

[gissellr78]

Are you Cuban, Dominican or from Panama?

I am Dominican.

 

[Mercie]

I don't like how he said that a lot of black women don't have hair like Oprah's.
Almost all the black girls at my school have shoulder length - APL or longer hair.
If it's shorter than that, then it's because they cut it. (The hair looks healthy too)

 

[laurend]

I am Dominican.

I just got back from there, I went to visit my sponsor child. There are hundreds of midback length in the DR. She's 18 and just cut her hair from waist to chin length.

 

[shamarie]

i only know one

 

[laurend]

I don't want my sisters from other countries to feel slighted, I just wanted to focus on the problems here in the USA with AA and their hair. Why we don't see long hair.

 

[chellero]

I know 2......

 

[Ashleescheveux]

I dont know any.

 

[aribell]

I can't think of any. But then again, I also don't know any that go to any lengths to care for their hair properly, either.

It's a knowledge thing.

 

[Patricia]

about 8 women. probably more if I think hard.

 

[LoveisYou]

Most of my aunts and female members of my maternal side are MBL and longer. They are Haitian so I guess that doesn't count.

Wait are we talking about African-Americans or black women in general? I'm a little confused....

 

[jamaraa]

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[ToyToy]

I once knew one (Nigerian) woman who was WL. She cut it down to just below SL to make it more manageable (her words). I knew another one who was BSL. Those are the only 2 black women I have known with long hair. Most of the women whose hair I can see are usually SL or APL (at the very most). The rest are weaved up or braided or wear wigs, so I can't really tell how long their hair is.

 

[Celestial]

NONE. Chin length or neck length seems to be the norm.

 

[MariposaSexyGirl]

I know plenty right in my family and many girls I went to school(high school and college). Both relaxed and natural.

 

[ChristmasCarol]

I've known too many to count - in childhood. I'm 40 and lived in a rural area where most people didn't relax their hair or their childrens' hair until some time in the mid 1980's. Before then, I knew quite a few women with long hair.
Since adulthood, I've only known 7 or 8 AA women with hair that long and 4 are in the same family. I am not including biracial women I've known. (sorry if that offends anyone)

But those low numbers can be deceiving - I've never TRIED to grow my hair any further than collarbone length, and my sister won't even consider growing her hair out. So I'm sure there would be MANY more sisters with long hair if they didn't keep it cut at a length they think they are comfortable with. I always thought that my hair was long enough at CBL for me to take care of because I had "unruly" hair. It's not until I turned 40 that I decided to grow it out.
Now that I got LHCF I know that it's not "unruly", it just required more care than I was giving it.

 

[Carrie A]

Growing up there were a good number of waist lengthers. In college there were several. Now most wear their hair shorter by choice. Now besides my sis, I don't think I am friends with any. Now at work, I've seen some full MBL. There is one hip length and one tailbone. There is a high concentration of black folk on the job. Neither the tailbone or hipper wear protective styles.

There is a knee length locked lady that I've seen around the neighborhood.

 

[blue_flower]

There's me and the women on the paternal side.

 

[**SaSSy**]

Outside of this broad I only know one girl who was mbl, but she cut it to even apl last year, and now the only other person I know with long hair is my childhood friend who's bsl.

 

[kittykhat]

3 people. My mom (MBL) and two of my older sisters (one MBL and one WL).

 

[laurend]

Wait are we talking about African-Americans or black women in general? I'm a little confused....

The thread is really focusing on AA women(without locs) because the hair practices in the US are not good for retaining length.

 

[LatterGlory]

About a dozen ( give or take ). 2 of my closest girlfriends have WL hair not because they are sooo into hair,actually it's the opposite we were tomboys as children level headed as teens and have successful careers as adults.

One buns all the time the other always had a braid, both are naturals and none like to wear their hair out.

I am the "girliest", most hair conscious, relaxed, and wear my hair out all the time.

8= 2(friends)+ 2 (church sisters)+ My Aunt+ 3 of my cousins. About 6 acquaintances.

 

[Celestial]

Do you guys think that if AA women take proper care of there hair, that anyone could reach MBL or WL?? I am very curious.

No. I think only a handful can actually reach MBL or WL maybe less than 1% of the african american population. I think if african american women took care of their hair, the average length might measure SL with the second largest percentage at BSL and the smallest percentage at MBL. I really don't see any african american women with WL hair. They probably would only measure in the 10s or the few 100s. But this is just my theory.

 

[laurend]

About a dozen ( give or take ). 2 of my closest girlfriends have WL hair not because they are sooo into hair,actually it's the opposite we were tomboys as children level headed as teens and have successful careers as adults.

One buns all the time the other always had a braid, both are naturals and none like to wear their hair out.

I am the "girliest", most hair conscious, relaxed, and wear my hair out all the time.

8= 2(friends)+ 2 (church sisters)+ My Aunt+ 3 of my cousins. About 6 acquaintances.

Are they AA?

 

[gymfreak336]

Outside of the board, I know like 2.

 

[Celestial]

I don't know any either. In fact I don't know a lot of women of any race with MBL hair, just one.

I see it all the time with Asian and Indian women and white women who chooses not to cut their hair. I even see it on hispanic women.

 

[Barbie83]

Just my mom.

 

[thatonegirl]

Me and that's it. In my case waist length hair is a chore and my hair grows too fast to really get it cut into any style. I know far too many women who say they would do XYZ with WL hair, but truthfully, anything longer than BSL is too long to 'do' anything with.

 

[Leesh]

Do you know any without locks? They don't count IMO, their hair grows long because they never get rid of the shedded hair.

And its constantly protected!