Why Do African/Black Women Hide Their Hair?

One of the awful side effects of this slavery was africans were not allowed to display their hair during slavery. They were asked to cover it up, and so that was an experience whereby they were not able to embrace themselves. They were not able to display their hair and their beauty, but again the christian bible states that the hair is the glory of a woman. So can you imagine not being able to display your glory just because your hair texture is different? It'S all about humanity, hello. Everyone welcome back to breakage barriers. If this is your first time of tuning in my name is blessing, you can call me ladybee. What i do here is talking about culture and human habits, stay tuned hair, no, not just hair african people's hair african hair. This is a question that i grew up with mom. I used to ask why can't i just leave my head the way it is. I love it. No, no, she will say you have to straighten it. If not, they would think we are poor and don't have the money to look good and trendy. Do you blame mom? No, i don't blame mom, not at all, because she's also a victim of circumstance, a victim of the side effect of slavery, which has boiled down to the culture of how people in that society lived or cared to embrace their hair. It'S no news that africa went through slavery, an awful awful experience for the people of africa. Thank goodness slavery is over, but guess what the side effect of slavery is still on, and africans are still trying to overcome it to overcome the mental abuse that has been passed on from generation to generation. On end, one of the awful side effects of this slavery was africans were not allowed to display their hair during slavery. They were asked to cover it up, and so that was an experience whereby they were not able to embrace themselves. They were not able to display their hair and their beauty, but again the christian bible states that the hair is the glory of a woman. So can you imagine not being able to display your glory just because your hair texture is different, thereby after slavery, african people had to start all over again trying to know who they are their history, what their hair represents, since they have been taught not to display Their hair, but to hide it one thing i recently found out is that pre-colonization, african hair, every style of an african hair had a meaning was meaningful in that. If you style your hair, a certain way, there's a meaning to it. For example, people from nations like europa mende and wolof used it to communicate things such as ranking religion, wealth, ethnic identity, as well as marital status. Even after slavery ended, some africans still tried their best to embrace their hair, but whenever they did that they were always discriminated against because of their hair, especially in some certain professions and careers. Discrimination against african hair was denominative and, in some cases labeled in society as not acceptable, so africans actually had to struggle with being accepted due to their hair. So what they most africans resolved to doing was like okay, if you're not ready to accept me because of my hair i'll, then straighten it up. So it was like a case of if you can't beat them. You join them. Africans start straightening their hair, buying false hair buying wigs and human hair and lace frontals, which is still in trend today and is either sewn in or one on the head. Presently, the trending hair fashion for africans are wigs, regular wearing of wigs, which does have side effects, especially when it comes to the airline, the baby airline in front, and at the back you see some african women losing their hairline in front. The irony is that big companies and organizations are truly cashing in on it. It'S big business, it's like most women want to belong, it's like if it works for them, then fine. This is not to judge anybody, but to highlight an epidemic. This is just to showcase. The side effect of what colonization or precolonization has had on africans, especially african women and their hair. We are all victims trying to survive. We are all victims trying to make the best of a bad situation. Most african women do love their hair and, thank goodness presently, most african women have now started coming out to embrace themselves to embrace who they are to embrace their hair to embrace their skin type, which is beautiful, and i have also joined in because i also used To straighten my hair with chemicals for a long long time, but deep down in my heart, i knew that was not what i wanted and so two years now i have chosen to embrace my hair and i'm really really loving it, because the african hair is not, As bad as some people make it out to be, this is the same hair that has been called different types of demeaning names, such as kinky, nappy and dreadful, as in dreadlocks and so on. Neither is it any of those names, but coily african air is simply coily hair in different textures, but this is going to be a video for another day. So african women know your hair type. You have got coily hair. Your hair is not kinky. Your hair is not nappy, your hair is not bad. Your hair is very beautiful, bold diverse, it can be braided, it can be straightened, it can be weaved single plated. However, you want it to be it's an absolute unique hair, contrary to common beliefs, and african hair is easier to manage than thoughts. It was previously the understanding that an africa hair is so nappy. It'S not easy to manage. No, no! No! That'S not true an african hair, it's very easy to manage. All you need to do is understand your hair type and how it works and what works for you get the right products and get in there and you see the beauty flourish. So it's an amazing turnaround to see people in power and when i say people in power, people in high position like lubita in yongo, displaying her natural, beautiful hair. Even if it's weak, at least it still represents the african hair, showing the beauty and african hair consists of so you go gal, lubita, nyongo, you're doing us proud. We are truly proud of you and same goes with all african women out there, embracing their natural self, embracing their natural hair. You'Re. All doing us proud in conclusion african hair is easy to manage african hair is beautiful. African hair is affordable to manage and african hair mirrors the true you so exhibit the true you and let the world see the true you thank you for watching, see you next time take care bye. You