a response to a girl like me

my feelings about a girl like me

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[N7even]

I am a black man and would have to say that some black men also have to stop in their attitudes, by expecting or wanting their black womans hair to be long and stringy. I am proud of my womans hair, which is natural like yours......peace and God bless

[jmeansb]

well as one young lady pointed out in the video... african americans are disconnected in alot of ways from africa... and its no secret that african americans don't think of themselves as africans and africans don't think of african americans as africans... so all around there is a breakdown. Not ALL africans are proud of their 'african' features.... skin bleaching is a big industry in africa.. so let's not get carried away. Bottom line, as much as one might love him/herself..

[AmorPatriae11]

self hatred is very common in africa as well! as an african i can really confirm. the media has really damaged black women. natural hair is not acceptable. same as here in europe most black people tell me to "fix" my hair! smh

[kifagi]

@yralm07: There is no god and there was never a jesus, smh. Stop peddling lies of the Roman Catholic Church religious doctrine. African's and other nonwhite people find themselves by counter-attacking White Supremacy (Racism) with truth and justice.

[kifagi]

@roni333: White Supremacy (Racism), that is why you feel this way.

[yralm07]

Great News! You can find yourself in Jesus. The God who made you.

[bladekutt]

i love you sista.... and i with you too....

[kookoo78]

I wear my hair natural and yea most people hated it at first, but I had to be true to myself. I knew that my natural hair wasn't straight and when I would work out it would sweat everywhere (and stink after awhile). We as black women have to break the stereotype of how our hair looks

[krimsonangel]

So glad to see that you woke up from the non sense. I think that your hair is beautiful! We always see straight hair but our hair is so beautiful! If we don't feel good about ourselves then we will pass this on to the next generation. I am glad that I'm natural. For the first time in my LIFE I can say that I love my hair soooo much more than the straight thin hair that I had. My hair is so much thicker now and it has personality!! Afro hair is beautiful. Thanks for this lovely video!

[lilytanzy]

that was amazing thx!

[PrometheanFlame]

Thank you so much for this. We need to be aware of the girls who still feel unhappy in their skin. We can't stop fighting. We have to make sure that this country does right by us.

[PrometheanFlame]

I feel you on that, people are just ignorant of history and can't overcome their privileges to see a fuller picture. Your Indian status card is not a hand out; you survived just like many other POC who couldn't catch a break on this damn continent. We have to stick together and keep fighting.