I've seen quite a few threads on here and some other black websites where people put down black or AA salons and rave about Dominicans, whites and some even look forward to Koreans entering the field. A few years ago when I didn't know any better, I fell for the myth of Dominican salons. I was at first awed by the ooh so straight hair but after a few visits, my hair started to break off and thin. The other thing was she didn't do a good job styling my hair. At this particular salon, the stylist didn't ask me what my name was and the owner after my first visit was telling me I needed a perm.
People will even write on review websites a negative review about a Dominican salon but say they have to find a good one. Why don't the AA/black salons get that kind of treatment? How would we like it if people chose to not hire us because afterall blacks are XYZ? We just seem to be so hard on ourselves. This is the only industry we still have a stake in it and people are happily giving it away. Don't you know once the black stylists are gone the Dominicans will raise their prices? Someone even said in one thread that their sister went to a Korean stylist who patiently learned how to do hair from her (the black client) and she was cheap. Would we put up with that from one of our own--I think not!!
This is kind of reminding me of how about 20 years ago, AAs dominated the braiding market and generally left the hair in good condition. AFricans entered the scene and dropped the prices but raised them once they dominated that market. And it's not just in the hair care industry. So, my question is why are we so hard on ourselves? Your thoughts?
People will even write on review websites a negative review about a Dominican salon but say they have to find a good one. Why don't the AA/black salons get that kind of treatment? How would we like it if people chose to not hire us because afterall blacks are XYZ? We just seem to be so hard on ourselves. This is the only industry we still have a stake in it and people are happily giving it away. Don't you know once the black stylists are gone the Dominicans will raise their prices? Someone even said in one thread that their sister went to a Korean stylist who patiently learned how to do hair from her (the black client) and she was cheap. Would we put up with that from one of our own--I think not!!
This is kind of reminding me of how about 20 years ago, AAs dominated the braiding market and generally left the hair in good condition. AFricans entered the scene and dropped the prices but raised them once they dominated that market. And it's not just in the hair care industry. So, my question is why are we so hard on ourselves? Your thoughts?
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