He's a professor so he has to have some intelligence, how is he going to let a Chris Rock documentary be his main source of information on black women's hair when he had two black women in the class he could have gotten real first hand responses from? Plus where has he been ? White women have been wearing hair extensiions for the longest time, its just that people assume that it is their real hair .
The bolded is why I believe that many people are not really interested in obtaining real knowledge on black women's hair. Don't assume based on a Chris Rock documentary, which was really nothing more than a comedic film and a marketing tool (didn't people notice how much of it was centered around the Bronner Brothers hair show?). If you really want to know about black women's hair, ask black women in a non-comedic, non-insulting manner AND be willing to listen to the response, even if it challenges or negates your perception.
I know people like to believe this. But is it really true? The "European hair" trade is HUGE.
I'd really like to see some data though. There's a company called Great Lengths. They specialize in extensions for white people, really. Apparently they are the biggest buyers at hair auctions for hair that comes from india. So, if a company that mostly supplies white people ... buys up most of the hair .... errm ....
I suppose if you were to just observe, you would notice weaves more on black people due to texture blending issues. Weave extensions are not as noticeable on white hair me thinks.
On the spending issue, I tend to think the extensions/ wigs I've seen in white people salons/ hair stores are FAR more expensive. I suppose that it's possible that black people may use extensions more at a cheaper price, and white people use them less at a higher price .... we could technically, therefore be on par.
I don't know. Just some thoughts. I just think white people use extensions WAY more than people realize.
@ the bolded and underlined: That's what I'm saying!!! I really
hate to go here, but this argument about black women wearing extensions more than other women and spending more on haircare than other women reminds me of how a woman with primarily type 3 something hair HAS to be mixed, and the primary argument seems to be "well, that's what I see in my neighborhood. That's what I see on TV."
I have a few questions in regards to those arguments:
-How far outside of your neighborhood have you ventured?
-Have you visited other countries and witnessed the same things in regards to hair?
-Which countries have you visited?
-When you say "that's what I see on TV", which media are you referring to? If you're referring to ONLY the U.S. media, then your argument isn't exactly airtight.
In no way am I saying that what we see in our neighborhoods and in the media should be denied or ignored. Honestly, it can't be denied or ignored. No matter how small or how large those segments of visual representation are, they ARE images of what actually exists in our society.
However, in order for anyone to say more definitively say that black women wear extensions more than other women or spend more on haircare than other women, significant and wide-reaching data needs to be gathered.
I'm so happy I choose an HBCU.
erplexed i was like uhh huh?that's different?wth.....?Because that's the only reason I can come up with as to why a white man would make that statement to a room full of people when only 2 of those people are black. It's not like white folk are just running around discussing black women and their hair hang ups all willy nilly.
