Like anything else in life if a woman’s hair is not growing as fast as she likes, why not buy it?
After watching 3rd Degree on e.tv, I feel sorry for anyone who feels pushed to stop wearing hair weaves.
Yes, the women in India, according to 3rd Degree and Internet reports, sacrifice their hair to their gods, and ladies all over the world buy it.
Of course this will be a red flag for anyone who believes that hair carries spiritual meaning of the person who shaved it off to sell.
It does sound creepy.
Treating hair with straightening chemicals and wearing weaves does not mean a woman is not proud of her ethnic hair; it is a trend that many women enjoy, one influenced by the West and media, but is that bad?
If someone has no qualms about wearing a weave, what is the point of stating whose head it is from?
There are so many things people do that are influenced by Western culture, such as Western attire, Christian beliefs, and other acquired lifestyle choices.
Just like a woman’s hair preference, these decisions do not take away from the fact that one is an African; it is merely a desired look.
In the new South Africa women can buy themselves expensive cars and property. Why not hair as well?
Putting down women who wear weaves and straighten their hair with hair products will not stop them from going after the hair they want.
White women have been blessed with long tresses of hair, but a lot of them consistently colour it till we forget their natural hair colour. Some wear hair extensions.
Could they be “running away” from their natural selves too?
Women are moving with the times and enjoy various hair types and colours.
Exploring those seductive options is merely appreciation of beautiful things, not a way to escape being brunette or having an afro.
Let women who love hair weaves continue to do so; do not get heavy about it.
Life has so many options, and as long as no one was held hostage while cutting off their hair to make a weave, a lot of women will keep wearing 100% human hair for as long as they like.
Source: http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/opinion-columnists?oid=289359&sn=Detail&pid=146826&My-hair-does-not-define-me
After watching 3rd Degree on e.tv, I feel sorry for anyone who feels pushed to stop wearing hair weaves.
Yes, the women in India, according to 3rd Degree and Internet reports, sacrifice their hair to their gods, and ladies all over the world buy it.
Of course this will be a red flag for anyone who believes that hair carries spiritual meaning of the person who shaved it off to sell.
It does sound creepy.
Treating hair with straightening chemicals and wearing weaves does not mean a woman is not proud of her ethnic hair; it is a trend that many women enjoy, one influenced by the West and media, but is that bad?
If someone has no qualms about wearing a weave, what is the point of stating whose head it is from?
There are so many things people do that are influenced by Western culture, such as Western attire, Christian beliefs, and other acquired lifestyle choices.
Just like a woman’s hair preference, these decisions do not take away from the fact that one is an African; it is merely a desired look.
In the new South Africa women can buy themselves expensive cars and property. Why not hair as well?
Putting down women who wear weaves and straighten their hair with hair products will not stop them from going after the hair they want.
White women have been blessed with long tresses of hair, but a lot of them consistently colour it till we forget their natural hair colour. Some wear hair extensions.
Could they be “running away” from their natural selves too?
Women are moving with the times and enjoy various hair types and colours.
Exploring those seductive options is merely appreciation of beautiful things, not a way to escape being brunette or having an afro.
Let women who love hair weaves continue to do so; do not get heavy about it.
Life has so many options, and as long as no one was held hostage while cutting off their hair to make a weave, a lot of women will keep wearing 100% human hair for as long as they like.
Source: http://www.citizen.co.za/citizen/content/en/citizen/opinion-columnists?oid=289359&sn=Detail&pid=146826&My-hair-does-not-define-me
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