Mutabaruka Ask Black Women "Why Are You So Obsessed With Wearing Weaves" ?

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Super Life: I am a black woman and been asking this same question for years! I am amazed at the amount of money that goes into all of these “extensions” and then why these extensions don’t look like they belong to us but people have them on anyways? I keep my money in my pocket and look natural. It would also help if our men were not running after these fake European looking women either…..

B A: I am a black woman and I have to say that I don't wear weaves, extensions, nails, etc. I like to be natural. When I was younger my mother would straighten our hair, and have us get extensions and I hated it. When I got to 19 and moved abroad, I shaved my head and started again. I love my natural hair. Worn it that way for years now. I think natural hair is beautiful. I understand though why some women might want to wear braids and weaves.

Annmarie busu: I love my natural hair and have been able to wear it proudly. I remember my family members making fun of me initially and being worried about acceptance at work. It wasn’t easy to stop perming. I think braids and extensions are fun and also a part of our culture. It’s sad that so many of us cover our hair or don’t know how to manage it. Hopefully more women will be able to push past expectations set by their surroundings. I would advocate for less weaves and perms.

Rien que la vérité: This is so sad. It’s about time we leave the house looking like ourselves. And stop buying hair, glue, lashes, nails. All these fake items are hurting us. We are victims of slavery and colonialism. It’s time we put our insecurities behind. We are naturally strong and confident. Let’s be ourselves. We can do it ‍♀️

Da Royal General: *1,000,000% FACTS THAT THE GREAT MUTABARUKA SPEAKS!!! *

Twink: I’m glad someone said something, I’ve been natural for 10 years just loc’d my hair for the 2nd time it’s been two years and I’ve never felt more beautiful in my journey. I don’t do make up no nails either you love me how am or not at all not going to change for no one

LION rule the jungle without fear: We need more Muta here on "I Never Knew Tv" This should be taught from Kindergarten to High School.

OliWood North: OMG I love when Mutabaruka PREACHES!!!! I use to wear weaves many many many years ago...even though my own hair was long, thick and healthy. I also had breast implants. Why? Because in my 20s I had no sense of self and no self esteem and no knowledge of my ancestry. I evolved and grew and everything came off. I had the implants removed and ditched the weaves...never wore the unhygienic hawk nails and still don't. The 45 year old me wish that I could go back and have a talk with the 25 year old me. We black women are constantly being bombarded by media telling us that we are not beautiful in our natural form...and so many believe it. Then we have black men over-looking black women to partner with and marry white/non-black women....another attack on the self esteemnof black women. Fortunately some of us, like myself, will find their way back to being their authentic selves. I find that I and other natural black women are complimented and desired by white and non-black men BUT are overlooked and/or critised for our natural beauty by black men. Unfortunately the media AND black men are the worse critiques and enemies of the natural black woman. So many black women are now suffering from weave and wig imposed alopecia.

MovesLikes P: So true. Our culture has always been appropriated but we need to start embracing ourselves.

Leslie Thomas: Love these words of wisdom! Great soul-searching moment! This is what the '70s culture was about, in my humble opinion.

Mwebaze Gilbert: He's a wise man. I share same thoughts with him. Personally I get turned off when I see our sisters putting fake things on their bodies.

G. Nathaniel: I understand Muta's point, however, many black women are proud of their natural hair but still wear braids. In a lot of cases it is just a fashion thing. In other cases, women wear braids as a protective style. It takes less frequent maintenance than keeping hair natural. As black men we have to understand that our women face a lot of external pressures as it pertains to beauty and feeling a need to adhere to european concepts of beauty. Sometimes we as black men just need to give our women some more encouragement and reassurance that for us they are always beautiful. We should also have some more confidence in black women because more often than not they make the right decisions. I am not worried about hair and fashion so long as there are still black women alive that are as loving, strong, courageous and loyal as most of those whom I have encountered all of my life.

Nickynatro *: You speak truth. I have been trying to empower black women to love and appreciate their natural hair but many complain that their hair is hard to manage. Hey, hard to manage compared to siting at a hair stylists for hours?!!!Come on. I will continue to make my natural hair videos. I will continue to go makeup free. I am beautifully and wonderfully made.

gymeni: Although I don’t wear weave, I do hope that our dear Brother Mutabaruka is also out here speaking on the many ills of the Black MAN and the Black COMMUNITY in general. Everyone continually picking away at black women about any and everything has long gotten old. I would love to hear his take on the alarming rate of Black Femicide around the world.

Ninja In Ya Ear: As a black man, I’ve thought these things, but expressing it may hurt some souls on their process, so I just express what I like when asked.

Me Myself&i: As for black US culture pertaining to the wigs/weaves/extensions, they were worn for assimilation purposes. Black Women/girls have been denied employment and have been kicked out of school for “unprofessional” and “distracting” hair styles. European features are celebrated in the US, Afrocentric features not so much. To answer this guy as to why? 1) other than BW looking bomb doing whatever hairstyle they please, I know when I’m doing my hair it’s for me, and not to impress others. Whether it’s a protective style or if I just want some variety. I know I can’t be the only one. 2) the aftermath of white supremacy still lingers on til this day. I wouldn’t be surprised if Some bw feel more comfortable wearing racially ambiguous hair textures (i.e 2A-3A) as a way to fit in w/ the “preferred” people

Nyorkia Cupid: What we need to do is forget the excuses (assimilation, comfort of not doing your hair yourself; it's tiring, other races of women wear wigs too -WHO CARES!- ) and the others some women conveniently conjure up just to avoid self reflection and growth. If it is that, then why not wear your own hair texture? You know its a deep rooted issue ( though many choose choose ignore it) when black Americans still use "nappy" as a derogatory term towards EACH OTHER. Just ridiculous!

Deany: This is how you know it's bad when the elder has to say something

Stephen RA'EL: One must Remember.... When a PPL or person doesn't know Themselves.... They look outside of Themselves.... Must ppl look towards the Oppressor to try to find Themselves. It's so sad

Novelette Rowe: Those questions are valid, I'm glad that i got wise up and no longer put their creme in my hair and just accept myself for who i am as a black woman. I'm not going to enrich another country by purchasing those goods.

Marie Austin: I'm a black woman and I LOVE the message, but for me we are trying to attract our own black men because a lot of them like their women with long hair, straight nose and brown skin. That the reason why you see a lot of women bleached their skin, wear wigs and do plastic surgeries so that they can be more appealing to their own BLACK MEN. Mutabaruka. True thing.

Linda Kay: I just want the ladies to love themselves. Love what's growing from your scalp, and not be ashamed of it, because someone made you feel ashamed of your own hair. I have worn weaves, and braids. But I also have no problems rocking my own hair. You are beautiful as you are. ❤ yourself in anything that you do.

Charm: For those that think the wearing a weave is a crime, wake up. What is wrong with wanting a hairstyle that your natural hair can't do or cause damage. I can't understand why Black women are criticize for everything. We are the backbone of everything. And please don't forget how you got in this world.

metro 21: Your observation is absolutely precise . These women have completely lost their identity trying to keep up with the false imagery that represent something they don’t even comprehend .

Ocean Lover: I love Muta! I think those are great and important questions! I would venture to say that a lot of aesthetics that the women embrace for themselves tend to be related to the aesthetics that the men that they favor favor- for better or for worse.

Hikmah King: I appreciate my blackness and when I choose to wear extensions I match it to my hair texture. I like eye lashes because they bring out my eyes. I would love to wake up with my hair locked but lack the patience. Just know when I walk into a room with my braids and eyelashes it's just an expression. There's nothing wrong with experimenting with your looks, experimentation should not be exclusive to white women. Thank you.

Elton Mombeshora: Thank you my Elder. A prominent Dr. from my country once lectured my classmates in high school about this obsession for weaves. Not only did he mention that African women (including those in the US) consume billions of dollars annually on artificial hair or hair from others like Brazilians and Indians. Money isn't the issue for me, but the fact that we are actively undermining our identity as Africans by trying to imitate the Caucasians. I hope one day we will transcend to a higher level of consciousness and move out of Babylon to becoming the great nation we are supposed to be!

InTransit: It has taken a long time for me to understand this but people don’t need to speak on things they are not. He is not a black woman, if you are saying things that may hurt do not say it. They ask us why we are this and that, why we are not this ? Because we have our personal battles our own burdens and mountains. White western culture, male dominance and female competition has attacked the black woman for a long time. We all come out different, we need community and love where ever we fall in all this. Some women are accepted in weaves some respected as naturals. All influenced by their culture. Point your eyes towards yourself and not what others do with themselves.

melissa campbell: I do it because I like it . I wouldn’t say I’m obsessed. I get my lashes filled because I really love fuller lashes. I have natural hair that I wear most of the times(I love my kinky hair). I wear wig or weave when I want certain hairstyles instead of manipulating my kinks. BW adorning themselves is historical . There are some things that I don’t think I’ll do but I’m not scared of my natural look.

Gina Gee: I grew my locs, but got alopecia areata. I cut off one side and kept going. However in the end I had to cut them all off due to thinning. I now wear synthetic hair wigs. My locs are in a bag. But I hate how we're all judged as wanting to appear Eurocentric or ashamed of our natural hair. I faced huge discrimination at work for my natural hair. But I'm alright with someone else's hair on my head. I don't want that kind of acceptance. I never felt more beautiful than when my own locs fell free

Jacquelynn: I think that it’s a few reasons. I have never worn a weave or a wig, I have worn extensions aka box braids. I’ve been natural for 43 of my 48 years. I’ve been confident and natural for about 30 years. The reasons may be as follows: 1. Ease of maintenance 2. Variety of looks 3. Trying to meet European standards of beauty 4. I’m 48 so I remember how your hair and corporate/private sector clashing so…bw succumbing 5. The kicker: trying to meet/hold the gaze of black men Look, I’ve been told to straighten my hair by black men, black women…not so much recently but definitely up to about five years ago I’m debating Hebrew Israelites and was told that my Afro, in shape stature, and dark skin inspired one of them to get flustered, not have an argument on topic so he said I looked like a dirty q tip. Tbc, my own MOTHER didn’t care for my hair natural but she never said so blatantly. She would just only compliment my hair if I blow dried it or flat ironed it…never when it was truly natural. My hair is what we often call ‘good hair’… thick, coily, yet full and manageable so I know that blacks with a more tighter natural hair must be going thru something. Either way my point is that the reasons vary as I’ve had girlfriends with beautiful heads of hair that simply enjoyed variety, but most of them just didn’t feel confident or comfortable in their natural hair state and I believe that it’s taught…overtly and much subliminal. I still thank my old school mom for not putting chemicals in my hair as I had to all but fight to get a relaxer at age 16… lol. I stopped relaxing at about age 21… hence my calculations. One thing I know and two for sure…how women choose to beautify ourselves can be a touchy subject and men can send off mixed signals…such as: stay natural Queen, yet when ms all done up enters…ya jaw drops and your gaze relocates to her…while Ms. Naturalista is right beside you. Not all. Not all.

Juice It Up: I wear mine natural now but I must say that I have always been obsessed with different hair styles I couldn't achieve with my own hair because it wasn't long enough. It wasn't about looking white or something else. I actually love our hair the way it looks pressed out. It's beautiful. I tried the eyelashes. I don't like them. We are exuberant women.

Angella Roberts: Sel esteem, not high enough, self love is low, sometimes the partner make them feels like long hair women is more beautiful, brain washed, both men and women need to love and accept themselves and stop looking at other ppl trying to be like them ("KNOW THYSELF") THIS IS WHAT JCANS ESPECIALLY LACK, SELF LOVE

Nicky Clayton: Real talk. Respect for the meds. Many times we become so caught up in main stream fashion that we lose ourselves. I always say dress the way you want to be treated.

Juliet Paul: I’m a black woman and I totally agree with you Muta the extended eyelashes and the excessive long finger nails the eyelashes looks so scary it looks like brooms sitting on top their eyes and I’m wondering how the hell they wash themselves and what might be under those disgusting finger nails after using the toilet and then have the nerves to go and cook I believe in natural beauty nuh need no extensions to be a cutie not to mention the poisonous bleaching cream that they are using to destroy and damage their skin kmt

ArmySoldier33: Amen! All that fake stuff looks especially clownish on these beautiful black queens. Some black women just don’t know how beautiful they are without all that garbage.

Sakhu: Not this black woman. I used to be brainwashed into thinking that’s the only way I could look good and that’s so far from the truth. I look better with my braided styles and doing my own hairstyles with my hair.

LOLA THELONEWOLF: Another episode of men telling women how to be in the world

RoseGold22: He is absolutely correct. My take on it is, men seem to be drawn to the women that wear the extensions. I remember a woman told me that her husband never wanted her to wear make up, she found out he was having an affair and the side woman was covered in make up. The ladies on Instagram that get the most attention seem to have the extensions. So it's not that we are not aware of what this elder is saying but its being done in order to compete or be accepted by men ‍♀️

pablo diez: EXACTLY why I stopped. It took ong time for me to Love my hair in its natural state because I became programmed to someone else's look! Yes I am a Woman my son made the account! for me! Lol

Moving Forward: I am a woman and it's not just happening to black women but to us all. The problem is that when the men wander off with no regards to their responsibilities the women only raised their boys so they and their mothers also wander off. So you need to speak to the men folks ardently

Carbon Footprint: With so many questions that can be asked, I'd ask why would he focus on this same old question. Why does he not ask questions that are more pertinent and essential to his community such as why are the people where he lives so obsessed with western culture full stop...and often the extremes of it...in diet, tattoos, social media...etc Why not ask why despite years and years of education by historical greats do the afro people in general have a fetish about pale skin, WHY do the people cling to the idea of going abroad instead of cooperating with each other to make where they are better?...WHY are the people suffering from so many health issues when everything necessary and conducive to health is at their disposal, why aren't there initiatives amongst the people to facilitate lifting most of the people out of the precipice of ignorance and basic thinking. Or is this an attempt to jump on the bandwagon to denigrate many positive afro females who contribute greatly to society irrespective of how they wear their hair and have a multitude of reasons for their decision to wear hair extensions or weaves or not - like many non afro women across the world. For these men who can think of little better to speak on, in a world of options I'd suggest to research a d keep in mind Kevin Samuels, his obsession with psychologically wounding women and his subsequent fate. Let's leave it at that.

iAmaze87: Thank you for reminding me to stay real (most times) in my looks & I don’t have to prove my “sexiness” it’s obvi and my mind & spirit matter most. Garvey- remove the kinks from your mind not your hair.

C E: Mad them mad Muta. Self hate. Spending all their money building up the oppressor economic.

Maarym A.: I think the better question is why does weave concern blck males more than taking care of their children, supplying their communities with healthy food, water, and employment, AND competing with other groups of men?

ArtistéAmberN.W. IntegrityUnmatched: They like to wear it.. And I dont think thats yours or anyone elses business.. Everyone was born with the right to feel whatever they want. We cannot judge or degrade anyone on their personal journey Remember its their life and journey , Ras.

Ina Wisdom: When our aunties, grandmothers and Mrs. Duberry who our mother’s worked for domestically and, to get hair weaves done in a back room of the beauty shop using a fishing rod and cord, we never knew it was not their own hair. It was not exaggerated and impersonating. Beauty used to be enhancing not replacing or imitating.

Dwayne Cobham: Give this man an award…

thenowchurch: Yeah man Muta bangs on the Christianity and Christians because he is the real Christian. He upholds the true values of Christ, Love, decency, righteousness and wisemind. Bless up RasTafari.

B M: Some of these points are valid. But why are we advocating respecting a black woman based on her appearance? She should be respected regardless of her superficial choices. Perhaps the conversation should start with the necessity of commitment, support and care towards black women and children. Start with that and the self acceptance will come.

asheroyal: A matter of fact most of that Hair is from Dead Corpse in the East especially India. Black women needs to understand the negative energy that goes with wearing such, not knowing the trauma that person went through during Death and here you are walking around with dead people hair on your head

Juju Aroha: I don't wear any of that stuff but I don't judge those who do wear it. It's not your place to judge how others choose to live their life and express themselves in the world.

Dania A: lol he knows why. For years racist social systems have provided more protection and better economic and social opportunities for women with more European features including hair. This led to many white, black and other ethnic and racial groups bullying and looking down on women with textured hair. That still persists. Even though it has gotten much better. So kinda a silly question tbh. The question to be what are we as a society doing to create a safe space for black women to show up as their authentic selves?

Rastafari Philly: Thank you for this wisdom

Thompsuun: No word of a lie. I always say to myself when I see my sistas (in my head)…’bwoy queen you look so much more beautiful with your crown’… . I wish Nubian Queens knew how much beauty lies within their natural state. It truly can’t compare to Western beauties standards but I’m afraid so many of my sistas have assimilated to the European version of beauty.

benjamin igbi: Very true!! Imagine a beautiful voluptuous, thick black woman struggling to loose her body size and look thin when she is not. So sad.

Tamara Salters: Muta is right with what he is saying about our black women. It's a shame that we are still mentally enslaved in this modern era.

Jordan Jordannis: first of all, wasn't a child denied entry to a school a year ago for having dreadlocks which were supposedly 'unkempt'. Oh how it must feel to be a black woman. Damned if you do, damned if you don't

Thabile Ngwenya: It's a protective hairstyle, you can also research the origination of wigs in Africa even before colonization, it's for a cultural purpose e.g I have one of those old ancient wigs because I am an African native shaman. And keep in mind women wear wigs for different reasons

Donna B: Nothing more beautiful to me than a fully natural woman. I've been natural ever since I knew better. I now have Locs and wear no extension of anything on my body. I'm proud of what the Creator gave me and who doesn't like it... well I suggest you look in another direction!

Ama Aakhut: Well personally as a so called BW I don't wear weaves, I let my hair grow naturally. Sometimes I will put a wig on if I want to change the style or color without changing my natural hair. A lot of women that I know wear the weave for several different reasons most of it is for managing their hair this way not to be sexy but because they have very busy life and want to change their looks. A lot of BW are wearing these styles because it makes them happy not necessarily to attract a man. I have been to Africa and those bw who can afford it are wearing hair weaves as well. . Also, some BW are experiencing hair loss and weaves have been a way to add hair to areas where they don't have hair, I have a friend who is experiencing massive hair loss so I think there's many reasons why sisters choose to wear weaves .

Maureen Hill: Great share Muta. Black am I and proudly wear my natural hair.

Mane Thingz: Im not obsessed with wearing weave, I wear it maybe 3 months out of the year but I like it because when I take my hair out its longer. I do not like the look of all those lacefronts, lashes, claw nails and all of that other stuff but I dont think its anything wrong with weaves.

leroy bigby: Natural women shine the brightest, self confidence in Natural beauty is at an all time low.

E.M. Gez: I am a black woman but I agree with this man!!! Peace and love to you my brother!

schokolade565: I've had locks for the past 12 years, I'm in school to become a Millwright so fake nails make no sense for me. No disrespect but maybe just maybe these type of women that Muta is talking about are trying to appeal to the 85% of black men who Date anything but black women. Just saying! ‍♀️

Marvellous M: coming from a woman with locs!!

Fati Fatimah: “The Jonses all move, an dem doh even know.”✅ I have locs, but I used to twist extensions over my hair when taking a trip home . I could swim, wash & go. Enjoy my time without worrying about my non too easy hair. The Amount of attention I get with longer hair is very noticeable. So, I would say, it can be easy to get caught up in the attention. My husband used to swear he doh like women with fake hair, and makeup, too likkl clothes… but I catch him staring,+ more, too many times. ‍♀️ Certain societeez and media aim to make women feel inadequate, just by being themselves. It’s hard not to consider the extension batty an TT, fi hol’ a man. (but sad) Love You for years Muta!

Victor Lainé: Everyone wants to look good. When Africans see more and more videos and live black people looking good, then, we African will start to look like Africans. Let’s try to look like Africans, those who have the guts and show in videos on internet on all social media what we look like, what we’re doing, then the change will come rapidly. I know that you know that Muta. I know that you just trying to make people think and I appreciate your work on internet. I always feel like I’m in Jamaica when I watch your videos. I am Senegal, African Griot (historian, teacher, artist, etc.), the Voice of Francophone Africa and its Diaspora

Aframaco: It's the aping gestures that hurts and disappoints me! Black women flicking their "fake weave/wig hair" out of their faces! Our racial differences are much more than just skin tone alone, our head shape, our lips, our noses all have their unique differences! It is pitiful that a great number of black women don't feel complete or presentable until they have donned these monstrous weaves and wigs on! I detest to hear these cop out stories some women keep proffering about being bullied at work for having natural hair! A nice neat clean cut Afro hair ( Lupita Nyong'o style) would never offend any white employers! Nice tidy cane rows or other plaits would suffice nicely! As a Black African man, I have been waiting for decades now for what I thought was a "fad" to blow over, but alas , that doesn't seem to be ready to happen anytime soon!

Rosita Young: I am a Black female and I agree with you. I'm natural about .my looks and only Black people tell me, Why you don't wear make-up? Not everyone but most of them. I never learn how to apply make-up so I never used it but lip stick sometimes. Other races tell me, you are a natural beauty. I really think men prefer natural hair and no make-up. Many have told me this. Yet most Bm go for the other races. That's why so many of us to the fake hair. Fake talk because that's what the world see as the White woman beauty. I came home with braids. Before they got to be popular. People said, your hair is " Too good" for that hair style! That was my real hair! Now, everybody and their mama got braids! Had to say that, forgive me. Thanks

A.S: There is a lot of generalisation going on in this comment section, as well as some shaming, virtue signalling, & self righteous judgment, in my opinion. It's toxic. Maybe all or some people who *might* be doing this don't mean it, but when giving opinions the delivery is important if we want to have a better chance of helping to make a positive change, if that's the intention. That is not to say that the topic isn't a valid one to some degree.. There are some comments suggesting that it is but they are expressed in a more constructive way - emotionally intelligent, understanding, balanced..

Jeleta Lewis: I wish I could 10k likes here! True Muta!

Sonia Davis: I would ask the brother to look more at the natural hair movement. It's had an enormous impact on almost every sector of our women...by ethnicities. Even those who compete head on with white women are wearing thier... actresses, singers etc... now wear their hair natural. The struggle to raise consciousness about this has been long and hard fought...but we continue

Odette Morgan: This is the best talk i have ever heard from this man that is 100% true I pray the Most High YAHUHA it will go for and wide !

Kamaria Haistead: I think it stems from the black man so obsession with long hair. Same with the new Brazilian butt lift trend, men love the hourglass body. Women highly conform to get acceptance and it’s a big part of how a girl is raised; so the end result of highly comfortable people is identity loss. We so it in actors when they conform and change roles and we see it on a mass scale in black women. The only way to change this is to raise women that can produce free independent thoughts.....idk if that’s possible . Anyways just my thoughts.

Water Eye: Much respect! Yet, I am called to add that weaves are worn by white women much more than Black women. At least 9 out of 10 white women on screen add hair to their stringy strands. Theirs are just not as easily detectable as Black women because it is met with this engrained expectation and belief that white women all just have long, bouncy hair. That is an illusion. And if we zoom out the lens of our eyes we will overstand that it all derives from the conditioning of white supremacy and domination. Please be gentle with us because both men and women of African origins have taken on survival strategies that self-negate and self-disrespect - consciously but more so unconsciously. On the other hand there are a small percentage of us that have sacred reasons for covering our open head center in a functional but stylish fashion and in a way in which we can cloak and protect ourselves. So.....It’s not that simple and run of the mill. Let us truly rise in consciousness.

Maggie: I was shocked when I realized how much money goes into weaves, wigs, and products to straighten hair. I know a woman that wore braids for decades, and he hair line receded to the top on her head. Now she is looking for wigs out of necessity as she describes it. The same goes for makeup.

Brian Spivey: Well, you can't put all Christian ladies in the same category, yes some of them that do call themselves Christian do fall in this vanity category, but I know the majority of ladies in my church dress modestly. I agree with you 100 percent, about all the extensions and all of the nonsense. But it is definitely not all Christian women doing this, that is a false statement.

Sun Flowers: I’m a black women and had my hair pulled out my scalp by a black man and it never grew back. Not all black women wear hair weaves by choice. Ask black men why they love beat and pull black woman hair

Beverley Reid: Preach Sir. I’m a woman and I’d like to know the real deal. Thanks!

Pat lui: The question is fair ..BUT have you taken stock of how BLACK MEN select their women? They pick light, white as them Mrs. Right Dark skin, proper women are left to fend for themselves....and these are from my experience as a Western hemisphere Black woman. PS ...we straighten we hair because we can, it allows for various hair styles and cut down time in getting ready to earn a living...a next topic for discussion on how black men nah carry Dem weight in we life.

Ling January: So because I choose to cover up the bald spots from my alopecia due to Lupus… “I’m keeping up with the Jones’s, Kim Kardashian, and Rihanna”… whew Chile how about… Some of us are legit bald head… literally don’t have the option for “natural hair”… can’t even grow eyelashes… no disrespect…. But it ain’t always that deep. SOME OF US REALLY JUST BE BALD HEADED ‍♀️

Cee Cee H: We must also remember that the dna is in the hair. When we wear another person's hair, we have another person's dna attached to our head. Think about that. Is there any hair that is made from natural plant based materials, because i do like to wear braids but i don't want to have synthetic hair or someone else natural hair absorbed in my bio-system.

Joanness: I have a special dislike for artificial hair. I've worn braids with artificial hairpieces but I don't anymore. I keep my hair short and curly. I feel so beautiful in it

Marilyn Birch: Grand rising to you my brother more life more strength more love unto you keep doing what you are call to do ❤

Deborah Lemba Monae: me watching this whilst making a wig, but definitely understand your point

Renata Lewis: Why does anyone care about what another chooses to do with their life. Red, blue or green shirt who cares. One life wear whatever you like. FREEDOM!!!

Candy Cat: Don't get me wrong, I'm totally against covering my hair with European looking hair and I refuse to conform to that trend. But all women wear all the extensions he mentioned, in some cases even more than brown women (I prefer the term brown versus pale/non-brown. Black and white are inaccurate and archaic descriptions of skin tone).

Lilly Mcintosh: Some women wear weave because they want to simple. Just let ppl live their lives bruh it doesnt have to always be this debate about everything

AdinkraArtsCollective: Isn't it interesting how women rarely ask Black Men how much they spend on their German sport car or on the season ticket for their favorite football club or at the bookie or the 'erb man or on the regular 'Friday night out, with the lads. Despite her doing nuff cooking, working, and raising the youth (too often alone); her weave remains an issue and many of our natural haired, sisters still remain without a good Brother to build with.

Chantal Wright: To each his own, some of us are very comfortable with our natural self but want to change up the look every now and then. So it is more like accessorizing.

Jennifer Collins: The thing is not the women, is the men who admire them MY black is unapologetically beautiful am proud proud to be born black and I am staying black and btw, do our black women think women of other races want to look like us?? NOOOOO

gaza_alien: Some women have insecurity some women feel like if they wear that they will be looking like the Eastern European so man will look at them more. Be proud of your blackness and your Beautiful hair

Tietea Roddy: I'm a black woman and I do not wear weave. I've been natural for many years.

BOB App: As a black woman who stopped perming her hair 20 years ago. I do colour my hair and keep my hair usually in natural big twists. But sometimes I will wear a weave or crochet for a different look. For me it's not about trying to look European. For me it's simply about making a change doing a new look for me.

r. stevens: How come he’s not asking why are black men so obsessed with long straight hair?

Albert Binns: The voice of God. Hail Muta.

Angela Timmons: I agree! Love yourself!