Natural Hair Stereotyping!!

Just talking about my experience with being stereotyped that very day by someone because of my natural look... And also addressing a couple of other common stereotypes about ppl with natural hair..

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• curls
• curly
• naturalhair
• kinky
• stereotype
• race
• biracial
• afro
• curlyhair

[MsMonai]

I TOTALLY agree! There is always someone putting me in a "box" and categorizing me based on my hair. A stereotype that I've dealt with was when I had my hair straight. I have a dark complexion and back when my hair was longer it was very thick and full. And I would always get asked what nationality I was. I would be like "Um, I'm black" and ALL the time they would like but you aren't regular black because of your long hair, so what are you. Like seriously?? What the HELL is "regular black"?!

[Singityrara]

I do have to say something though... I have to disagree that our hair only says a little about us... I do agree the generalizations are WRONG but, I believe our hair says a LOT about us... It takes a BUNCH of courage for most of us to go natural (and remain there) and be willing/strong enough to FIGHT (or at least deal with) the sterotypes. To me, a natural woman is courageous... But that is not to say that a non-natural woman also isn't courageous.

[nancydrew5]

I wouldn't pay those ignant dudes any mind. They got the Beyonce look on their brains. if a woman don't look Like Nicki Minaj, or Beyonce or any of those broads that the media parades before the dudes as the idea of Beauty (based on Euro standards), then they have no idea of what is going on. Most of those dudes are ignorant anyway and nobody any woman should be bothered with giving him her time. What is interesting, nonblack men seem to admire black women who are natural more than the brehs.

[TheJjackson2010]

i agreed..i was once asked bc im a dark complexion with medium lenth curly hair was i fully black..bc i dont look fully black that i look like i could have some dominican in me

[Shids89]

I just love the fact that you mentioned Trinidad! Funny enough Ive seen more women wearing weaves, wigs and relaxer here than natural hair. I get funny looks when I wear my 4b hair out in a fro. I dont care. love my hair :D

[TXejas19]

no one ever called me a hippie lol

[AscendByYah]

YES! My husband has locs and I am natural- and people think we are "hippy". smh. And bc I am lighter skinned, I must be mixed. Im not, though. I hate assumptions!

[AscendByYah]

YES! My husband has locs and I am natural- and people think we are "hippy". smh

[Smileyy122910]

@MsBeautybandit First do you see how old this video is and for you to sit up here and write a long ass COMPLAINT on her video , is patheic . Get a life and stop worry about it , if you didnt like the video , why watch it or comment . GTf

[Diamonddusted68]

Love your big hair!

[hunnyb839]

@Barfetta3000 honey, black comes in all shapes and sizes and colors.you can't make one generalization that all black women have the same hair. my hair is thick, loose and wavy whereas my aunt's is thin, fine red corkscrew curls. Just like many white people have different hair textures, so do black people.