I think most Black hair myths persist because most black women think that their/our hair is difficult so 1) they don't want to deal with it 2) they don't think it's worth trying to figure out. Although my hair was mediocre at best most of the time, I knew that it had the potential to look gawd
. So it was worth trying to make better.
In reference to other groups having hair that grows faster/longer, I didn't really buy into it until I spent 4 years in New Mexico
. Uh, I have never ever seen a group of people consistently have super long hair until I was exposed to American Indians. My friend had gorgeous, blunt HL hair and all she did was wash it a couple of times a week and flatiron it to "make it shinier". Another friend's dad was Native, and he was 70 with a thick, butt length braid. Also there were Native girls in my classes and on campus, and all of them had crazy long hair that they wore in gigantic buns
. Off campus I would see homeless men and women with BSL and longer hair
. As a group of people they eat horribly! Most are overweight or obese, and they have a list of health issues
.
Diet helps your body express whatever genes you inherited. The genes are what matter. If your people as a whole carry genes to give you steel strands and 0.85 inches a month, then you're probably going to have a easier time growing and retaining length whether you eat clean or McDonald's.