naturalmanenyc
Well-Known Member
This is sort of a spin off from the Angie & Brad post in the ET forum about Zahara's hair but also a take off to a discussion with friends yesterday at a cookout.
What is it about a little Black girl's hair being "done" or "not done" that sends people into a frenzy?
My goodfriend was out of town for a week for work and my twin God daughters were left with her husband. He didn't really do anything to their hair (they usually only have one bow) & dropped them off at daycare. Why did he pick them up and their hair was "done" with several bows & ponytails?
My other friend also has twin girls and when they were younger & going to daycare (before she could braid) she also dropped them off with their hair "undone" and came back to kids with a zillion braids & bows in their hair.
My niece, who is grown now, had a zillion white bows in her hair as a baby when she had maybe 20 strands of hair. I still have the photo.
There was also a post about a father who adopted a baby girl from Ethiopia and learned to braid her hair lest he be judged by the other Black mothers for leaving her hair "undone".
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=383064
The little girl is a bit older here
http://forum.blackhairmedia.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=204763
I don't have kids but if I do have a little girl and cannot do her hair well or if I choose to not put a zillion bows or braids in her hair, will that make me a terrible mother?
Why so much judgment over a kids hair?
What is it about a little Black girl's hair being "done" or "not done" that sends people into a frenzy?
My goodfriend was out of town for a week for work and my twin God daughters were left with her husband. He didn't really do anything to their hair (they usually only have one bow) & dropped them off at daycare. Why did he pick them up and their hair was "done" with several bows & ponytails?
My other friend also has twin girls and when they were younger & going to daycare (before she could braid) she also dropped them off with their hair "undone" and came back to kids with a zillion braids & bows in their hair.
My niece, who is grown now, had a zillion white bows in her hair as a baby when she had maybe 20 strands of hair. I still have the photo.
There was also a post about a father who adopted a baby girl from Ethiopia and learned to braid her hair lest he be judged by the other Black mothers for leaving her hair "undone".
http://www.longhaircareforum.com/showthread.php?t=383064
The little girl is a bit older here
http://forum.blackhairmedia.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=204763
I don't have kids but if I do have a little girl and cannot do her hair well or if I choose to not put a zillion bows or braids in her hair, will that make me a terrible mother?
Why so much judgment over a kids hair?