Detangled: Black Women and Hair

[brinafr3sh]

Good video. 

[naturalnchic1]

i hate wigs too!

[maximuslyricus]

Great vid. Especially proud to see the natural sista speak so glowingly of natural hair in the presence and behind the comments of the relaxed sista who was standing next to her.

[childgarvey]

Cant respect black women who use the stinking nasty relaxer. Why would you wanna straighten the lambs wool that God has bestowed on you Black people are the only people with that hair. Black women who relax their hair and their childrens hair are agents of white supremacy and therefore an enemy of black people. They are sellouts and sambos and are destroying us Fire and brimstone on them. forgive them father for they know not what they do for you have created us first in your perfect image

[MsDidi87]

wait. was the dude at the end of the video for real? lol. i hope not. and lol @ Niki223344. please, don't feel sorry b'cuz nobody needs your sympathy. i'll take my kinky-ass fro over "curls" any day.

[Deish28]

Good video but skip the fuckin music, cant even hear the words omg lol

[BicWild]

never trust a blonde black woman!!!

[f8dagrate]

@BicWild umm their are blonde black people in africa .. its their natural color we are the originators of every feature u c on a human 4 real

[Niki223344]

WOW well my hairs not nappy just curly so sorrie for yall but nevrmind is kuz im mixed

[cocobuni68]

NO, We are SOOO sorry for you! Mixed and ignorant, how sad...what are you a 12 yr old? Thanks for the thought provoking comment idiot.

HAPPY2BNAPPY

[SteadyFreddy777]

Next time, PLEASE turn down the background music!

I could hardly hear what the ladies were saying!

[skinny8612]

take the damn music out of this! its drowning the voices of the people speaking!!

[MarketingMaster1]

nice documentary keep up the good work sistah! and I wish u the best in as far as your schooling goes.

[sillymonkey1000]

What is wrong with Black American women? So obsessed with the race and hair types. It pisses me off.All hair types are natural whether you have relaxed or coloured it. And stop saying a lighter skin is more beautiful or darker skin more beautiful. I'm beginning to be annoyed by black americans. I'm from Africa and live in Europe and do whatever Iwant with my hair. My daughter has honey blond curls & she wears it curly or straight. White people also got there as immigrants . Stop the racism.

[Iamb180]

The music was way too loud, but it was a good video. That last part with the guy was hilarious!

[ChrissyPoo516]

great job...the music overpowers the conversations tho.

[deionc]

we should not feel encouraged to look down on women like beyonce and keyshia cole just because they're light. they are beautiful black women who did not choose they're skin color. what they did do is celebrate the veratility of black hair.

[InDePenDentRedBone33]

Im light skinned and i hate when someone who has more african in them think we (light skinned) people dont have trouble with our hair I got more FRIZZ than i can handle....people with straight hair want curles and vice versa that just the way it is BUT i dont put any weave and extensions in my hair that is all too pricey and i am not paying i will just deal with my frizz

[Kitkatkis]

They were saying how black female celebities just get lighter and lighter looking. Which is true. I was born in barbados and when rihanna first came out she was never that light. Beyonce also got lighter even tho shes light already and so did Kelly and Keyshia Cole. The media is so harsh to black women its unbelievable.

[mhorn011]

Its called having a tan!!! I was dark when I lived in Texas but I moved to Virginia and got lighter because of the climate change!

[pinkpuma1213]

i agree with what you're saying, but they are not celebrating its versatility, that's not at all what thier point is--- if they were celebrating versatility we'd see thier hair be different texture, closer to the natural one, they clearly stay in a certain texture range

[al00fone]

yea i agree... its not our hair they are celebrating. Its Asian peoples hair that is being put in the spotlight everytime you see a black woman with a weave.

If you are getting relaxers you basically covering up that versatility, especially since natual hair can be straight, kinky curly coily wavy frizzy or sleek... relaxed hair is uniform- everyone with a relaxer looks the same. Thats not versatile. Now a wig is somebody elses hair or synthetic. It has nothing to do with black hair.

[perquy1243]

beyonce etc use lightening creams and stuff, the girl looks nearly white but was born black

[accepteveryone17]

i don't like the word nappy always negtive context i like poofy sounds fun. my hair is poofy,lol.

[Chrissystina22]

I love my natural hair. It is big and curly, but it is so hard to work with sometimes. I'll do a bump press at the salon and love itso much cuz I'm not tearing through my hair like when its curly. I'm so torn betwee my love for my natural curls and the easy management with a press

[ckocuvie]

once someone told me, black people have straight hair too? yeah, there are white people with curls too, but they walk with it

[cartmanshoe]

But only about 1%

And I'm one of those 1% (:

[lexaneli]

enjoyable to watch!

[tqhelpothers]

THIS VIDEO SPEAKS TRUTH! If someone i think all people should be ok with THEIR hair! If a person dont feel comfortable in their own skin and in their...they need to closely moniter their self-worth/self-esteem

[BlueBootie00]

As a young black girl and a real minority, I had a hard time excepting what God gave to me, but fortunately I grew out of that and now I have locks. I get MORE attention from all races of men since I've done it!!!

[Chrissystina22]

My friend daphne had locks, and guys loved her hair

[blankman9900]

you better beweave it lol

[TheUncommonWoman7K]

Damned good job! Keep up the good work, ladies.

[longhairedblonde83]

The ones with natural hair are all ugly, why do they do that. Black women should try to look more european like Beyonce.

[Mamou63]

Thanks LaToya for this film :)

[vintagebeware]

jullian cain makes an appearrence,the music can still be edited,i thought that u could have interviewed longer each woman,jullian cain......

[Meteetsee]

I like this video, but it's hard to hear the women with the music in the background.

[Cry6785baby]

Look at Saint at the end cutting up! I'm so glad I ran across this video, and if I wasn't such a fotki hair pic junkie I never would have! There's a lot of truth telling in this vid... Good job Toya :-)

[jankraw]

keep it up!

[jankraw]

keep it up sistas, it shows intelligents to see a black woman with natural hair because it show she can see threw the subservient views we've pick up from being bombarded with images of western standards of beauty. women with dreds, twist,afro puffs, head wraps etc are the only women i end up in relationships with, because they tend to be more srewed on.

[jankraw]

keep it up sistas and dont listen to these conformist who straighten there hair to conform to western standards of beauty. Draeds, twists, afro puffs, head wraps etc are what atrract me to a woman, just think it shows intelligents that she can see threw the subservient views we've picked up from being a minority in america for 500yr.plus it just looks silly to see a blacl woman with sraight hair just like seeing a white woman with braids.

[jankraw]

keep it up sistas, and dont listen to these conformist who straighten there hair because they know no better and conform to a western standard of beauty. Dreads, twists,afro puffs,head wraps etc are what attract me to a woman, just think it shows intelligents that you can see threw the subservient views we've picked up from being a minority in america for 500yr.also it looks silly to see a black girl with sraight hair just lick its silly to see a white girl with braids.

[jankraw]

thats it sistas go natural, keep it up and dont listen to these brain washed black girls who conform to western standards of beauty.derds,twists,afro puffs head wraps etc are what are attract me to women, just think it show shes has brains to see threw all the subservient views that plague our race that we've picked up from being a minority for 500yr.also thinks it looks silly seeing a black girl with straight hair just like its silly to see a white girl with braids, its just sreams conformist!

[mimipekee]

Hey, thanks to all you black american women who are going natural. Looking at the history and reasons why we enslave ourselves to the LYE in the first place made me look for the truth in other areas of my life too and not believe the LIES.

[Mamou63]

I've gone natural years ago by not perming anymore.. But I still wore weaves. This summer I wore my hair natural all the way and it was mentally hard. Many black women asked me why I didn't get a weave etc. And I had a hard time meeting people who understood that it WAS MY HAIR. Nothing to be ashamed off, nothing be be bashing or hiding. So when it got colder I got braids in and people treated me normal again. It is tough out there...

[creolelady182]

Why are African American women wearing this fake crap on their scalps?.My advice - Get a good haircut, keep it conditoned. Trim the ends every 3 months and get a major haircut every year.I have been doing this since I was a girl and my hair is beautiful

[ladykpnyc]

Natural and loving it, great video, added it ot my favs!

[ugimmefoood]

another napp checking in :) loved your video

[BardleyCfan]

I don't personally like nappy hair. I always get my hair in braids or I perm it.

[nflsqueeze]

very cool and educational^_^

[toytoy84]

thanks

[c1chick]

I love the vid, I'm a natural sista, No heat and no relaxer. I did'nt always feel proud about my hair, but I do now. great vid!

[toytoy84]

i feel very good to hear that.

[mom2dave]

Nappy hair here! And I love it! Not jealous of anyone's hair. Don't get me wrong, every race of women has beautiful hair. However, this doesn't mean that I am envious of them. I can appreciate all hair types.

[msmuffett13]

Good job Toya!

[Nauio21]

My point exactly! =)

[c1chick]

I liked the vid. not only mainstream society but within our own race there is still self hatred. untill that is destroyed there will always be good and bad hair comments among black people. we have to transform our minds.

[deeplynluv]

the boy at the very end sounds very ignorant.

[ChronicSurvivor]

I am a natural woman (no relaxer, no heat) and I really enjoyed the video. I just wish that I could hear the sisters that are featured in this more clearly. I also enjoyed the background music.

[Sekhmet1985]

Love the vid brotha. My ethnographic studies during undergrad as an anthro major echoes what you convey in your documentary. As a black woman I feel there needs to be more dialogue on assimilation and conformity with black women in the U.S. Great vid and keep it coming.

[BeautifulBlueEyes17]

And? So what you have shit hair.. get over it.

[KKS685]

awesome vid

[abeyantbirds]

i don't see why black hair is such a big issue. if you like your hair a certain way it shouldn't be anyone else's business.

if i want to dye my hair blond, so what! if i want to dye my hair neon green, SO WHAT?

if i want to press my hair, so what?

if i want to keep my hair natural, so what?

also, i can hardly hear what these ladies are saying because of the music.

[BeechSundowner]

Nicely composed documentary :-)

[oratorspeaker]

everbody is not satisfied with their hair!!everbody always want to do something.

[bailey1950]

There is nothing wrong w/ wearing weave.. As long as it's taken care of.. For the young lady who said," why would you come outside w/ weave." People can say the same thing about YOUR hair.. To some that might not even be attractive.. Do what fits you.. Be true to yourself!

[Chrissystina22]

But the point is to not hide your natural nappy hair with a Barbie looking weave (ahem-beyonce)

Bey has pretty spiral curls, but she keeps that fake stuff on her head..whats up with that? Never mind, cuz we ALREADY know

[TheDemoness]

No, she said her fans complained about the look (afro).

[rodslinger37]

somehow this is all whitey's fault.

[wHiteBlack88]

the song fucks it up, sorry 4 the langugae

[LADSAR]

im proud of my afro hair

[emulateandsurmount]

black women be proud of yourselves wear your hair natural.

[emulateandsurmount]

black woman be proud of what you are wear your hair natural. if you all do it nobody can do nothing about it your job a corporation, nobody. Be proud wear your hair natural.

[jasielg]

i dont think it matters. as long as it looks good on her. haha but i aint a fan of the mowhawk but long hair, short hair(if it she can look it) braids, burly hiar, all that its cool. as long as she looks good with it.

[NaturalEssence7]

As a natural sista I have to say that I appreciate the honesty of this video. Brothas love your sisters curves and curls and sisters love yourself and the brothas will follow suit. Trust me I got a higher calibere of Nubian men once I chopped off all that caucausianesce hair!

[Kee69]

U GO GURL

[XianKai]

Thanks for the doc. Why aren't more black products advertised on mainstream t.v.? I get WHY it's like that but... Companies should cater to ALL peoples, that's more money, right? I'm tired of Caucasian hair CMs. Why are black hair CMs just on BET? We struggle w/our hair yet the other 87% of America has no problem styling their hair & keeping it healthy. Why are we left out? Give me products for wash n wear hair so I don't fight with it anymore. The tech is there & I'm tired of grease & perms.

[aidenxxx]

hmm..

here i see black hair CMs on every channel XD

[xXNubianQueenXx]

My video response to this video is breaking records for most viewed in one month!

"Are Black Women the Enemy?" on youtube NOW!!!!!

[trublueone]

grear vid...hope tomsee more of this!!

[IheartLatinoMen]

I don't think there is anything wrong with hating the way your hair is

[Naturallyhomegrown]

yup! self - hate is great!!!...smh :(

[SomeSmexyBeast]

well,i'm a white dude and i dont want bedsprings for hair >_>

[urthanjell]

What the fuck does that mean??? Have you even touched a black person's hair? You sound like an idiot. MEDAL does not grow out of a human being's head! Your a discrace to humanity!!!!

[qpinder]

I think this documentary would be better if you tone down the music. Maybe the use of more instrumental would be a better choice. It was at times hard to listen to the dialog or you were focusing too much on the music to get the point across.

[jsaintil]

i love my sister. but i won't lie im all for the perm.

[ElFrancoLatino]

If yiu loved your sister, you would not talk shit like that.

[stephstewart5]

I feel so sorry that you guys have to go through

that, I was born with straight hair, well I'm

white and mexican and when I cut it short all the

sudden it came in wavy, I can't stand to even

deal with that! I straighten it now everday to

make it silky again. sucks!

[mangachan10]

There's nothing to feel sorry for. If you don't like your hair that's your buisness becasue I don't "go through" anything.

[chisholmjc]

Nobody asked you for your sympathy. Thats your opinion, and right you dont "GO THROUGH ANYTHING" thats obviously why you have a narrow minded view on the issue.

[bellydown29]

We didn't create these stereotypes, we live under them. BEAYBG check it out on the web. It's unfortunate that black women/girls have had to live in a society that tries daily to lessen their worth and beauty. Who said white was the standard. And although I believe everyone should be celebrate who they are and love themselves; black, white, asian, latin, etc, I don't believe there is a standard. Because then I'd have to ask: Who created the standard and who are they?

[mangachan10]

Who said white was the standard? White people because they have controlled the media for centuries. They created it and most people follow it.

[gracebelieverz]

Black women are hurting in this racist country due to their hair and skin color yet they give a straight haired pink doll to daughters as a priority.

Were they to listen to their men they would be better off. Black women r the least married women in history because of white oppression of them and their men

[ElFrancoLatino]

Grace, can you please stop your nonsense? All you do is bash Black women and White men, and it is OLD.

[nebulareclipse]

We're the least married because we have shit to do. we don't have time to be some barefoot housewife when theres a world to change.

[gracebelieverz]

Frank Sinatra a white man singing about black beauty?

Black women wish! Black women have been told by the white man how to wear their hair for centuries and long for the white man to notice her inspite of him branding them with hot irons in slavery and publicly dismembering them in lynchings. Still black women give pink dolls to daughters making them want a white man secretly go to blacktown(.)net

[ElFrancoLatino]

so WHAT Frank Sinatra was singing in the background? WHITE MEN are some of the FIRST and ONLY men to appreciate the natural beauty of the Black female. like my WHITE father did with my HALF-BLACK Mama, and my WHITE Grandfather did with my BLACK Grandmama.

[hautesauce]

Good documentary except for the end. Whether he was serious or not, it wasn't funny.

[jmc8197]

I liked the laid-back approach of the video without an axe to grind. It's a problem for all groups - possessing a characteristic that is seen as unattractive by the majority. People should be taught how to deal with it, and laws introduced to stop them from being harrassed over it in a hateful way.

[Najahface]

Girly i loved how you did this video and the view points expressed. But why did the dude at end, liken the characateristic of natural hair being black like stealing and robbing cars is being black. If that was your brother you needed to pop him in the back of his head.

[toytoy84]

lol. it was supposed to be completely sarcastic for humor purposes only, a "blooper" of sorts. he wasn't serious though. :) thanks for the compliment!

[toytoy84]

It's called "variation" and it's a woman's perogative. Deal with it. At least they aren't ashamed of their natural hair and had quite a bit of meaningful things to say about it (if you had listened).

[toytoy84]

And most importantly, I'm an anthropologist. It's not our job to go around telling people what's right and wrong and what practices are acceptable or not, and I'm damn sure not the one to tell people what they should and shouldn't do. My job is to create an unbiased portrayal of people and culture, and that's what I did. Keep your negative, ill-informed comments to yourself. Thanks.

[25micjoe]

Black women aren't ashamed of their hair? They burn their scalp with chemicals and go weeks without washing their hair just to keep it straight. That's not being ashamed of curly hair? There is no hairstyle that I would be willing to go 2 weeks without a shower for. Black women should not be ashamed of African, curly hair, but they are. It's your issue, not mine. 1 more thing, if you don't want responses, don't post videos.

[toytoy84]

I don't mind comments, but you could be less ignorant. I obviously have to approve the comments before they are posted, and I do to show the world your stupidity.

[toytoy84]

You should learn not to generalize so much as well. I never said that black women were not ashamed of their hair. Some indeed are, and some aren't. Why overgeneralize? You told me that my video did not make sense. I simply recorded what was...I don't understand angry youtubbers like you who go around looking for fights to pick, with minimal information.

[lyndaespratley]

I agree with the film producer. They don't go 2 weeks to keep it straight... talk to a black woman ok. Black hair does not produce a much oil as people from European dissent. Thus white people was their hair so often because their hair get oily faster and black hair doesn't... theres ya lesson. know all the fact before you type next time

[oosnij]

Give me a break. Super skinny straight or big black fro, they both can look great. Women like to change their style almost every season. Why should black women be any different. Women shouldn't torture their hair but quit hateing just because women want to express themselves with different styles of hair.

[25micjoe]

This video makes no sense. These girls all talk about how "natural" black hair is beautiful, but all of them have it straightened or in braids. If you believed it was beautiful that way, your hair would be that way. Black women are so afraid of having curly hair that they will go 2 weeks without washing it, just to keep it straight, that's disgusting. Black girls should leave their hair curly and stop being ashamed of it.

[toytoy84]

first off, why belittle my video just because you disagree with the people in it? secondly, only one person in this video had chemically processed hair. the other had short twists, the other had longer ones and the girl with the long straight hair (white tank top) switches between wearing her naturally kinky fro or flat ironing it with tracks.

[urkelette]

even if black women have natural hair, they can't wash it every day. the chemical nature of black hair, pressed, or not, is to be dry, the exact opposite of other cultures where they must wash it nearly every day or it will get greasy.

[Whales1987]

Let me be the first to publically congratulate you on your first prodcution. Do your thing cousin.