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Chris Rock's 'Good Hair' Might Not Be So Healthy
By Helena Andrews - Politics DailyWhat's ironic (or funny or hypocritical or just plain ol' sad) as I write this post about the politics of black women's hair -- as documented in comedian Chris Rock's new film, "Good Hair" -- is the photo of me you're looking at right now next to my byline. In it, my hair is, shall we say, synthetically enhanced. I was all ready to talk about how black women have been oppressed by the pressing comb! Flat-lined by the flat iron!! Crippled by the creamy crack!!! And then I stare at this picture of myself with about three inches of hair purchased from a Beauty Supply in Georgia and think, Girl, ...
Chris Rock, Dubi-Dubi and the Politics of Good Hair
By Mia Navarro - Politics DailyThere's an old joke that goes like this: When Puerto Rico-bound airline pilots want to know how close they are getting to the island, they ask flight attendants to walk through the aisle and check the women's hair. When the frizz factor reaches island levels, it's time to lower the landing gear. Escaping tropical humidity was not why I decided to move to the states as a college-age teenager, but it would have been as good a reason as any; imagine a bad-hair day every day. Those nightmarish memories all came rushing back as I watched an early screening of "Good Hair," Chris Rock's documentary ...
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