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[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 29 points 1 month ago
[-] axont@hexbear.net 52 points 1 month ago

It's common for black women to wear wigs to have long, straight hair even if their natural hair is very curly and poofy, like an afro. This is the result of western beauty standards imposing themselves on people who aren't white.

The black woman is complimented by a white woman for daring to defy western beauty standards to wear her natural hair. The black woman then responds that it must take confidence for the white woman to wear her natural hair as well. Basically saying, "I'm not wearing a wig, but you should be." It's a good clap back.

[-] LGOrcStreetSamurai@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago

The black woman is complimented by a white woman for daring to defy western beauty standards to wear her natural hair. The black woman then responds that it must take confidence for the white woman to wear her natural hair as well.

A great and straightforward explanation! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿพ

[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 18 points 1 month ago
[-] Taster_Of_Treats@hexbear.net 13 points 1 month ago

Also it's not just wigs.. Hair relaxers can be very harsh chemicals that can burn your scalp. So it's a lot to ask somebody or require that they straighten it. But some schools and work places still do.

[-] sexywheat@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

some schools and work places still do.

My gut reaction to that was "WTF that's bullshit no way they could force people to straighten their hair!?" and then I thought about it for 0.00005 seconds and was like "Yeah of course they would."

[-] Taster_Of_Treats@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The good news is that increasingly, those that do get roasted in the press and even protested. But yeah, 10+ years ago it was much more common.

The dems attempted to pass a law banning this in 2022, but they failed to pass it before midterms. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/CROWN_Act_of_2022

[-] alexandra_kollontai@hexbear.net 3 points 1 month ago

Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair - CROWN

this one is just 5/10 honestly

[-] Aradina@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 month ago

It's an extremely weird thing to say to a person.

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