testimony777
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Ok so since the release of Chris Rocks movie I have had tons of conversations about Black women's hair. One recurring theme among those who think it is an accurate portrayal is that most Black women do wear weaves so why are people so upset. Even on this forum, a forum where many women with long hair are often believed to be wearing weaves, I have read comments to that effect. Just recently I read a post where people were commenting that outside of the hair forums they rarely saw Black women with BSL or longer hair that was not a weave. So my question is, what makes us so sure of this?
I have, on several occasions, had women discretely ask me where I purchased my hair becuase they were trying to find that texture. And it feels like every three days or so someone asks me point blankly if my hair is all mine. But more importantly, I am sure that for every person who comes up to me and asks whether it is mine there are at least three others who just assume it is not. So why are we so confident that most of the Black women we see in real life with long hair are wearing weaves.
Don't get me wrong, I know that many Black women do in fact wear weaves and wigs (as do many White women). But it just seems presumptuous to say that that most of the women we see on a daily basis with long hair are rocking weaves.
What do you all think?
I have, on several occasions, had women discretely ask me where I purchased my hair becuase they were trying to find that texture. And it feels like every three days or so someone asks me point blankly if my hair is all mine. But more importantly, I am sure that for every person who comes up to me and asks whether it is mine there are at least three others who just assume it is not. So why are we so confident that most of the Black women we see in real life with long hair are wearing weaves.
Don't get me wrong, I know that many Black women do in fact wear weaves and wigs (as do many White women). But it just seems presumptuous to say that that most of the women we see on a daily basis with long hair are rocking weaves.
What do you all think?