Being around four sisters, and 6 nieces who cherish their hair, women’s hair, especially a woman of African descent is a status symbol. When reading Kobena Mercer's essay BLACK HAIR/STYLE POLITICS, one can certain see how black women express themselves by with their hair. I like when Mercer states, they we put chemicals into our hair trying to change the makeup of our hair (including guys) to fit into society, but losing our heritage. I like when he states raw look, like uncomb, not washed look, like the days in the pasted with slavery should strength. Also, from a guy’s point of view, which I have curly hair, I found this article from the New York Times by Catherine Saint Louis, who supports this true, fact, that people with curly, want straight hair some much, just as Mercer’s essay talks about:
SILKY straight hair has long been considered by many black women to be their crowning glory. So what if getting that look meant enduring the itchy burning that’s a hallmark of many chemical straighteners. Or a pricey dependence on “creamy crack,” as relaxers are sometimes jokingly called.
Getting “good hair” often means transforming one’s tightly coiled…show more content… It is very great, that she was the first black woman to participate at the Venice Biennale in Venice. I like her if ideas of historical and symbolic associations with African-American haircuts in society. I love her painting The Daughter of... done in 2015. Because it makes the viewer wonder, who she is a daughter of, a God, a King, or just a regular person? You can even state, even though she is maybe a nobody, she still would be an eye catcher. Also, stating women of African do feel discriminated sometimes when buying hair products. My nieces are all mixed children, yet when prom season comes around, what a normal white student would pay and black student may “will” pay are two different prices for the same style. Even this website stat explains
