So it's been a minute since I've posted about the natural hair community and I wanted to address some things that I've seen lately on Facebook. If you are into joining natural hair groups like myself you've noticed that Facebook has a number of natural hair group pages where black women share everything from styles to products, methods etc. At first I loved them until I started to see arguments in comments and blatant disrespect for women who had come to the group with a common interest. I know, I know those darn social networks! Lol. However we may feel about the internet and drama it is a great tool to share ideas and experiences, but there are some things that seriously bother me about black women and how we communicate with each other at times.
Why the attitude?
As black women, black people period, we are high spirited and passionate but there is a thin line between getting your point across with passion and just being plain nasty. On a number of occasions I have seen women argue over something as simple as slicking or not slicking edges. No we may not be able to tell how your tone might be through text but honey when you start say things like "Don't insult my intelligence, sweetie!" We know a neck roll was most likely connected to that statement.
What do we really have against each other? There is no reason to argue over personal preference or opinions, am I right? We are women who share a common interest and we can learn from each other. (The point of these groups in the first place!) It saddens me to see grown women with careers and children arguing over straight or natural texture and tearing other women down for liking the creamy crack (relaxer). At the end of the day it's about healthy hair and a healthier you, sis!
The Wrap-up
I wanted to keep this brief because though I could rant for days on this topic I'd rather talk about the more positive things about the natural hair community. So I hope we can start to encourage and build each other up more. Natural hair should be fun and having curlfriends is a cherry on top, who wants curlenemies? Not cute.
Thanks as always for reading!
Koily Kute ;-*
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