Women who alter their texture but still say they're natural.....

[Junebug D]

i think i do.....

Collar bone to Waist length in 2-3 years? im surprised no one has asked him for a regimen yet

They're locs so no one cares.

 

[My Friend]

They're locs so no one cares.

Did he get extensions?

 

[Roux]

Collarbone to WL in 2-3 years sounds about right. I can only imagine the retention power locs give you.

 

[NaeChail]

Did he get extensions?

Idk. Some ppl say so....but he has been growing them since a bit before the first "Carter" album....which was like....02 iirc. So its been a while either way....almost 10 yrs. And with dread type retition it is definitely possible. Who knows?


Besides, after seeing NJoy do what she did ANYTHING is possible. He may be a sulfur oil fan....lol.....


ETA: I went and dug through my CDs and I found the 2nd Carter album...he was almost APL and that in 05. So yeah....I would hope he would be waistlength by now. And when I saw him in concert in 07 and he was right at BSB. (yes I pay for his albums and to go see him lol unlike most on the board who dont like him. I grew up watching CM play little gigs here in LA when they were hardly known....thats my ppl despite his baby momma issues)

 

[Arcadian]

This thread still goin? I'm surprised!!

You're not the only one. I finally got to the last page.

Sheer entertainment!! I think the next full moon (july 15) is gonna be a humdinger.

-A

 

[Sugarhoney]

Um...I don't think people fully read peoples post on here and want to rudely comment on them...but with that said...My post wasn't to evoke anger or put people on the defense. I was simply saying that a person who NEVER sports their NATURAL hair texture and PRETENDS that their hair naturally is the faux texture, manipulated by a loose braid/twistout style is comparable to someone who texlax/texturizes and pretends that it is their "natural" texture. Of course, one is chemically created but I was making a point. I didn't say anything about not washing or combing your hair to be certified "natural". LOL I said wash-n-go, if anyone did read what I said.

But in the end, people can do what they want to their hair. It honestly isn't our place to judge. Now for the OP saying that there are members on here "pretending" or "perpetrating" a looser hair texture...it just might be that person's natural hair texture or the person maybe a newbie-natural and confused by under-processed ends which are curly but not natural. I can attest to the later.

But in the end, it is not that serious. If you care so much about their hair, try to educate them and move on. Do we really need 14-15 pages on this?

 

[Sugarhoney]

I can actually see the braid out/twist out point when it comes to judging others. When you tear down women for relaxing or belittle them for "not accepting their natural texture," yet you will not be caught dead out of the house without a twist out because you "don't like afros," I have to look at you like . But they're still natural, just high and mighty for no reason.

This is exactly what I was saying.

 

[Napp]

They're locs so no one cares.

Junebug oh my me this made me laugh SO HARD LOl

 

[Southern Belle]

IMO, some naturals get offended when people try to change the definition of natural because a lot of us went through and continue to go through a hell of a lot for just embracing something that is still deemed "ugly" in our community. We go through taunts and jokes about needing to comb our hair, etc. when we BC. And many are still sensitive about their own texture, but others are also proud about being able to take that plunge for their own personal goals. So when women walk around perpetrating, calling their bone-straight burned hair "natural" or texlaxed hair natural, it is annoying. At the most basic level, its a category that should have a proper definition--debates about why it isn't defined as somethng else get the side eye.

^^^^ THIS! One of my besties is about 4 months into her transition, and whenever she says she's natural - I cringe. (And she is a member of LHCF, so I know she knows better! )

There are a certain amount of "dues" to be paid when a person goes from relaxed to natural hair -either by way of a long drawn out transition, or walking around looking CRAZY for months on end after the BC. The dues gotta be paid, dammit!

In the famous words of Smokey on Friday "you didn't put IN on this, man!"

Okay, I'm being silly. But seriously - yall need to relax. It's America's birthday for crying out loud!

 

[NaeChail]

@Junebug oh my me this made me laugh SO HARD LOl

OMG I usually post from my phone so I don't see siggys. I just spit sweet tea all over my computer screen when I saw that. That's funny.

 

[bunnie82]

this thread is still alive....amazing....

 

[DDTexlaxed]

They're locs so no one cares.

More like they're HIS locks, so no one cares. That pic of him dragging the white girl behind him made me at him.

 

[PinkGirlFluff]

Hmm... You can bust them out if you want but they will still go bout their business and keep calling it what they want.

LMBO. I didn't even have to see the picture to know who you were! Hey E dizzle!

 

[PinkGirlFluff]

Hey, it might feel natural to them. *kanye shrug*

 

[Tangles]

@ texasqt Ok that comment had me in tears!!!! I came out of lurkdom for that!