If you haven't noticed the excessive amount of melanocytes in my skin, I am an African American. (humor) I recently decided to do my manifesto for unit two on my beliefs on the rapidly rising issue of hair equaling beauty, and long hair vs. short hair and natural hair vs. relaxed hair in the black community. It's becoming something so controversial and it's in a sense tearing the black community in a divide. (how typical) but it's an issue that I'm now currently identifying with as I decided to transition after my last relaxer in November. It's been 3 months and I've never felt so controversial about such a topic. You would think it's really simple but hair has been such a major source of "beauty" amongst us that we don't typically understand what type of connection we've created with the two that makes it impossible for us to part with it.
Just last weekend my guy friend asked me to cut his dreads off, for his own personal reasons. He started the task himself and wasn't able to finish after cutting like 6 dreads, and it was a shock to me and him as well. So I cut them off and his reaction was out of this world, he felt like he wouldn't be accepted, no one would think he was handsome anymore and it made me think.. I have go to talk about this because even though it's common among women, it affects men too.
Follow this!! it'll be really interesting I swear! I'll tell you where it all started!!
Peace, Love, and remember you are not your hair!!
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