Like damn. I don't want you to hold my hand but you could at LEAST take me. This is taking independence to a new level. I'm beginning to feel like a boarder just renting a room here.
At least he likes me still. I think.
I googled how to make tortillas, enchiladas, and a host of other things. I've taken on a challenge. I'm going to try to introduce this family to some good ol' Amerrrrrican cooking.
Today I watched this video called "Natural Hair Obsession" and ranted about it on my tumblr. I only bring it this up because, well, the blog is still "Nappy Like Yo' Pappy," and my hair is still nappy, and I'm still happy, so....yeah, basically, I'll still be writing about hair. I mean, I get her point, but then again, I don't. Ridiculous sponsorship of products and over advertisement as a means to market anything to black women? No, I don't like it. But finally having a wide range of options of different products to use for my natural texture IF I SO WISH, I appreciate. How many times does a person have to go to Target and Walmart to the Ethnic Hair Care aisle to see Motions, Pink Lotion, Jam and relaxers? Sometimes, Garnier Fructis just does not cut it. And maybe I want to see more models with natural hair, more magazines with black hair tips, etc. And maybe I like the plethora of blogs and websites; it's about time. When I tried to go natural on my own in High School, I went back to perms because this massive online community didn't really exist for me. The only FREE website I knew, trusted, and could find was MotownGirl.com. Anybody remember that website? And I worked my hair for as long as I could but I didn't have the courage, the encouragement, or the exposure.
Sure, I can understand the whole 3abc4abc point as well. I don't know what my "texture" is. I joke and say 4z, because it's absolutely unimportant to me. When I went to my beautician Ursula at Mahogany Revolution in L.A. and tried to ask her (she's been a Natural hairstylist for years), she laughed. She looked utterly confused and said, "We don't do that here. We just take care of hair and keep it healthy." Touché. And I didn't ask nor try to research it again. It's just another offshoot of the good hair argument. So I can kind of understand her frustration when she talks about some of us who go out and buy products to achieve a "Rachel True" type curl when that's not our hair texture. However, it's not true for all of us. So, I basically think that she was thinking too deep into the issue. But I don't know. What do y'all think? Is natural hair really a fad? And if you think it is, is it a bad thing?
Sure, I can understand the whole 3abc4abc point as well. I don't know what my "texture" is. I joke and say 4z, because it's absolutely unimportant to me. When I went to my beautician Ursula at Mahogany Revolution in L.A. and tried to ask her (she's been a Natural hairstylist for years), she laughed. She looked utterly confused and said, "We don't do that here. We just take care of hair and keep it healthy." Touché. And I didn't ask nor try to research it again. It's just another offshoot of the good hair argument. So I can kind of understand her frustration when she talks about some of us who go out and buy products to achieve a "Rachel True" type curl when that's not our hair texture. However, it's not true for all of us. So, I basically think that she was thinking too deep into the issue. But I don't know. What do y'all think? Is natural hair really a fad? And if you think it is, is it a bad thing?
Back to the stages I used to go through, here's exhibit B:
the i can do my own curls, oh i think i'm so cute with my darkened eyebrows look.
what was going on?
1 naps:
Honey, I dont even know what was going on in Exhibit B.
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