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My hair is NOT an accessory

My hair is NOT an accessory








No, it isn’t.  It is part of me and what makes me a Black woman.  As it grows out of my head it becomes an extension of me.


I’ve seen several people say their hair is just ‘hair’.  Whether I am reading a blog, or listening to YouTube I hear the outcries of many telling the world it’s just hair and nothing more.  I find that hard to believe because there just wouldn’t be this much fuss over something so trivial if that were true.

As a woman, my hair is supposed to be my pride and my glory.  I’ve heard that since I was a little girl.  It makes me who I am and aids in my femininity.  I have always been told by the media that women are supposed to wear their hair long and flowing.  I was brought up to have pride in myself and to look presentable at all times as well as having my hair done whenever I leave my house.  This is what I was taught as a little girl about my hair.


I don’t agree with the entirety of that notion but I do feel my hair is more important than something to match an outfit or mood.  I also feel my hair should look good whenever I go out into the world. 

My hair is NOT an accessory
(ORIGIN)

  When I first went Natural how my hair would look was extremely important.  I was worried about how it would look on me.  I was also worried about how to wear it without the aid of box braids.  I did initially try a salon and she put twists in but before I left the salon I knew it wasn’t the style for me.  While driving away from the shop I was pulling the twists out and wasting my expensive hairstyle.  I had then decided to let it be free and just wear a headband.  That became my staple style.


For me and quite a few others these strands of hair that grow out of my head with a curl, a coil, or a kink mean more to me than an outfit.  They mean more to me than shoes and earrings.  They are a part of me just as my eyes, lips and skin and contribute to my Blackness.  With that being said, I cannot call or treat it as an accessory and I cannot deny it’s importance in my life. 


Since my hair is so important to me going Natural was such a joy and an overwhelming acceptance of what makes me….me.  I will no longer chemically alter myself for whatever reason one may assume.  I will cherish it just as I do my eyes when I take my Glaucoma eye drops so I may see.  I will moisturize it just as I moisturize my lips from the dryness of the Denver weather.  I will love it as I love my brown skin with it’s richness and earthiness that makes me whole.  My hair is far from an accessory.  It is me and I am Natural


Is your hair an accessory or does it mean more?


Take care naturals,
Sabrina

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5 Comments

  1. December 3, 2013 / 5:17 pm

    Hair is definitely an accessory, and it's definitely just hair. It's also defininely more than that. I know it's a 'different strokes for different folks' type situation. Some people have existential struggles and profound life changes when going natural, and some don't. Some become natural zealots, and some don't. I think it is important for women to love and accept, and embrace their natural hair, and not view it as ugly, or something that must be "fixed" with chemicals, but I also feel like your hair doesn't have to be so 'heavy' all the time either.

  2. December 3, 2013 / 5:18 pm

    And i am MAD AT YOU for that colorful peacock head lady picture LMAO!!!! I hope she doesn't wear that style on interviews.

  3. Seriously Natural
    December 3, 2013 / 5:19 pm

    I love your explanation. You are right. It is not that deep for everyone. I guess it was for me since so much was also going on when I went natural and I feel I truly transformed for the better after doing so. Thanks for sharing.

  4. Seriously Natural
    December 3, 2013 / 5:19 pm

    Girl, you know you want that style!! You know you gonna be rocking that for new years!!!

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