Public Reactions to Afro Hair in London | Natural Hair Social Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 23 май 2019
- How do people react to natural, afro hair? I explore the history of afros in this social documentary, produced as my dissertation which voices and visualises the lived experiences of those with afro hair. Thank you for subscribing and supporting my channel 🤍. IG 📷: / goldflo_
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Thank-you sooo much for watching 💕, I have honestly loved reading everyones comments on afro-hair! If you liked this video you can check out my latest: Do YOU see colour 🧐? WATCH: ruclips.net/video/wArxYKzVViE/видео.html
Living in the Carribean and Africa, one does not deal with this nonsense.
@@margyiphillips4931 yes, definitely western problems 😅!!
@@KareObihara wait....ur that pretty and NO one stares at you without a fro?
Looks cute proud to be african 😁🤗
You look so cute in the profile picture! Cutest hair style ever!
I hated when people stared at me. Until my grandmother told me people like to look at pretty things, so now I own it when people stare at my beauty👸🏾
Preach luv💅‼️
Such beautiful words from your gramdmother.
@@elizangeladominguessoare3652 thank you, I think so as well
All my life my hair have been every natural afro kinky rasta short afro long afro any thing natural I think if ido anything else people Will quicker watch me strange
Thank you friend blessings we natural
I hate when i go to wear my hair in a fro and other black people say “do something to your hair” . It makes me wanna go awfffff
I ask how they manage their Afro to see if I can manage mine better
Jealousy is a bitch and that's what they are
I'm 16 and my hair is not really afro like but i still have big hair and after I get braids and take them out after a couple of few month's my mom always ask me what I'm going to do with it next with a disgusting look I'm just thinking can I let it breathe first I don't understand why I always have to depend on weave and I actually like my natural hair but she doesn't seem too though sorry if this was too long
@@Peachcobblerr I understand where you're coming from. These days black women depend on wigs because the styling of our hair is hard or it takes time but the thing is we can't keep depending on wigs how will we find ways to take care of our hair if we depend on wigs. My mom always tells me to use wigs because they are easier and take less time even my sister schools in the UK (not london) and they're not many salons for black women (very rare) most black women she sees there wear wigs.
@Blackà Đønz so you dont think people have freedom of expression ??? You only think people should wear what you deem acceptable ??? What kind oh CRap is that
I’ve been natural my whole life and lemme tell you, witnessing how it went from " you look like you don’t brush your hair “ or " you would look so pretty with straight hair " to people literally stopping me in the street to compliment how beautiful it looks and those same types of people who made fun going natural as well has been real interesting
Facts! People switched up fast
I'm so sorry I've got so much to say that woman who walked down the street with her afro have loads of hair it was very big but when you've got short hair people don't give you any attention will I wear a wig I got so much more attention more men are attracted tell if I've got my little afro and I've always had a small afro and people used to call me a little boy so I don't believe that people think afros look sexy especially if it's like a little African afro that's what I have like a little African kids afro😮😮
Also I'm 50 now and I am still is that because I'm natural I don't wear make-up or any of that Ever sometimes I think maybe I should maybe I should put makeup on and be all girly and wear long hair and be a different person who I am to find somebody because black women will me do not get any attention
It’s important to prioritize health over length. Also, well looked after mind, body and spirit goes a long way to convey beauty.
the first type of reaction is so insane to me, people back then were so brainwashed by racism and hatred it's crazy
Anyone with natural hair has had someone tell them “it would be more professional if you smoothed it out” . It happens to all of us. Everyday.
but she did look so much prettier with the ponytail.
@@lorimiller4301 she did not look prettier. She looked unlike herself. Your comment is a reflection of you. Not her.
@@lorimiller4301 i like her with her afro! Afro hair is beautiful
Yup!!!
I personally have never gotten that comment towards my afro before..just positive feedback. I live in norway..i guess it depends in where in the world we are in and which era
‘Black’ hair is not that hard to understand. We’re jus fighting generations of discrimination to see that it’s beautiful.
Simple as that Kathy
True That
Because of it beauty they discriminate our women
it holds so much power so obviously they did everything they could to make us and everyone else feel otherwise!
I just realized that we are the only type of people who put Black in front of everything, like black hair, black community, and black power or black magic
The audacity to insult our girl Zendaya like that when she looks STUNNING--
ZENDAYA??? THE GODDESS?? BYE
Right talking about she smell like some oil, I bet that lady smell like potato salad.
@@mcdrizzlej6573 Or boiled veggies and vinegar 🥱 lady looks like she has no ✨flavor✨ lmao
@@lotsofuwuenergy3983, You know something is wrong when you realize the smell is coming from you.
Man nevermind Zendaya, they insulted all our black queens . Let's riot ಠ_ಠ
The truth is people aren’t used to us wearing our hair out we need to all ditch the wigs and wear our hair out and everyone will just get used to it ❤
Whether we choose to wear a wig or not, that don't stop the stigma around our hair.
When we wear wigs, we're "bald-headed" and "ugly/trying too hard," yet when we don't we're "nappy" and look "dirty."
How about we stop stigmatizing black hair all together? Wig or no wig.
We were used to it in the 70ies. Black people look much better with their own hair.
@@hu7380Yesss babe!!! It's hard bc either way we're a problem for jobs, or black ppl who CARE that much about other people's hair. If everybody minded their own business, none of this would even be a topic haha.
Yup
There is nothing wrong with our hair; in fact we should start creating / investing in our elaborate decorative hairstyles like before
“good on her” that made my stomach drop, absolute disgust.
natistal when was that said?
natistal ikr I was immediately like yikes, even the guy next to her looked shocked
ashley 7:29
Me too imagine saying good on her to natural hair it’s like saying that to people with straight hair, also nice profile pic lol
@@zhakwithered his face is like: this bitch wha- 💀💀
If I saw a black girl with a fro walking down the street I would look
You don't see a queen slaying every day
Amen to that 🙏
Terry Morris I think almost every women is a slaying queen
YO I LOVE HOW YOU SAID THIS and that's a fact lol
@SIMply Skye facts
@@michelleee9272 here we go again the term queen is used mostlyfor black women and yes every girl looks good but it's about black women and if you have nothing to say about that then get lost
She went from mainstream attractive to supermodel! I had no idea a hair change could make such a huge difference. Stunning. Absolutely stunning.
I thought the opposite but that's me. I don't think those looks were because they liked it. Just my opinion though. 🤷
My mom put a relaxer in my hair at age 3 and 33 years later I still remember the trauma of having it put in. After 30 years of relaxers, I finally went natural two years ago and saw my hair in its natural state for the first time ever and was shocked with how gorgeous it was. I wouldn’t change it for the world.
Honesty, if I saw her walking in the street I'd look. Not because it looks bad, but because she looks cute.
Jahnaya Anderson lol I’ve seen you before
Jahny I think they mean they’ve seen you in another comment section
Jahny I would look and think to myself “why won’t my hair do that?! 😩😩😩😩”
Same 😂
I mean, she does stand out rocking that look, I would look too.
I don't know if I would have the confidence to tell her it looks pretty :(
I saw a woman with a stunning afro the other day with my Mum, and she overheard my Mum say 'wow look at her gorgeous hair!'
She told me we made her day, because she'd just been called a 'monkey'. It broke my heart for her. How can people be so cruel?
awww
Cruel people are disgusting and stupid.
Thats awful! I truly am appalled
It happens a lot, especially in England.. idk why they wanna say it but it’s also “malteaser” is said
@@niamhy5941 I say it as a joke to my friend since he calls me banana head.
I relate to this on every dimension! My mother relaxed my hair as a young girl because she found it more “tidy” and “manageable”. I spent 30 years trying to straighten, relax and make it straight. 6 months ago, I did a big chop. It upset many of my close friends and family… I had butt length dead stringy hair. I now have shoulder length wild ringlets and I have never loved my hair as much! Exactly as it is! I’m in the medical field, which makes it even more controversial to walk around with a wild head of curls, but I’ve never been more proud to be me! It’s a journey, full of ups and downs and I’m only at the beginning. My daughters have coilier hair than mine, but I’ve invested time to figure out what their hair loves. I tell them how beautiful it is every day! And I hope they grow to love theirs just as much as I love them!
You are a great mom! ⭐️
I had an allergic reaction to perms and started wearing my hair naturally before it became popular. I actually had another Black woman say to me she wouldn't be brave enough to wear her natural hair. I had another Black woman who was a HR executive tell me wouldn't hire me if I came in and interviewed with my hair natural. This was over twenty something years ago and Im glad times have changed. It amazing how ppl can be brainwashed into thinking what is natural about them not normal and that they are less than because of it.
Anyone else think Afros are really attractive? This isn’t to fetishize it of course
Hell yea. It's stunning.
oh of course. just talking about fros with my mom the other day. i literally loooove afros they’re absolutely gorgeous.
not me
idk i think its pretty
When I made my video yesterday I was wearing my afro
Whenever someone has their hair in an afro, I do look at them, but it's only because of how beautiful they look.
Malia Ahmed sameee
It's okay to look but to glare is another thing
I know! So stunning!
same
Malia Ahmed same. I love to just appreciate the beauty of it but also the bravery of it because so many people judge women for it
Love love love this documentary. 💞 “Embrace who you are from head to toe.” Period. 🙌🏾
I stay in Russia. And they are so curious about African hair. When they stare they are actually admiring it.
Please stop. It's offensive!!
@@dcs3609 ?
@@rhea2117 what?
Not gonna lie, she looks STUNNING and sexy with that Afro. That's why they were staring. Notice it was mostly guys.
Is that why the white sisters started the black hair is unprofessional movement cause their mans like it?
@@cyndb6303 Could be. For myself, I think that the afro haircut is the best looking.
Greetings from Ukraine!
Indeed
@@cyndb6303 probably, i wouldnt be surprised with most my fellow white women and their jealously problems. they need to take a chill pill
@@elevenpoisons2484 lmao facts
More Black people need to OWN these natural hair shops.
If that's their passion.
Black Black stfu
Bluu Nzuri are you dumb??
Where I’m from black women have recently opened up beauty supply’s.
KN RB i I’ve a white guy as my hair stylist and I have curly hair and he does very good
Wow I remember that Blue Ivy fiasco. That was the time when I finally fully understood what my white privilege really meant. To see people of color going In HARD on a freaking toddler, for nothing other than wearing her hair exactly as it grew out of her head, it was so heartbreaking. I had a daughter the same age and I literally never fixed her hair, and no one ever batted an eye. It was an eye opening moment for me when I realized how other people can be living a life so completely different than mine.
white privilege is a racist myth.. POC disliking a black toddlers hair has nothing to do with white people. Stop the BS.
It’s so weird to me how it wasn’t so much of white people who belittled Blue Ivy for her natural hair, it was the people who looked exactly like her, same hair texture and everything. It opened my eyes to see how insecure black ppl especially black women are when it comes to their Afro texture hair
@@cloudydumpling492 you are so right!
@@banker1313 It has to do with self hate it’s very obvious
@@banker1313 leave this video if you still think that
Ma'am, I'm a 60 year old Arkansas man and I like your afro-hair best. It's natural and looks good. Blessings to you and yours...
When i was a little girl, and the Winx Club was my favorite show, I saw that episode where the black girl's hair turned into an afro. I was sad because she thought it was ugly.
IshYaGurl the way my jaw dropped at this comment😳🤚🏿
i remember this exact episode and the one white girl with the blonde hair touched her hair
Damn this hurts
CONTROLSOLO same, this hurt me doe😭💀
I couldn't believe this was a real thing that got broadcast.
I am 12 and I have BEAUTIFUL 4c hair and I will NEVER let anybody tell me my hair is anything less than beautiful.
👏
Periodt same3
That's great that you are young and appreciate your natural hair at such a young age. It took some of us much longer in lulife to learn that.😉
That's right you go girl !👏🏽
• STDW yes ma’am!!!
So thankful I went natural and didn't let the pressure of kids at my school and family get to me. Let your hair flourish. :)
Ive learned to care less what others think or feel about my hair. Ive had mid back length hair, ive had a fade and ive had locs, ive had dyed hair, i got perms as a kid. Ive done it all. Im back to short and the freedom we gain when we release our cares for other peoples opinions about us is astounding.
The saddest thing is most older black people be the main ones talking junk about natural hair 🤷🏽♀️
^^^they hate themselves still, and they project their insecurities onto the younger gen
younger generations^
I am 63 and my hair is natural, cut very, very short...I don't have those issues that you speak of...
@@joycebrown1413 that’s good! But majority of the time it’s older black people that tell us how unkept we look nowadays
Can you blame them? They had to survive under far more harsher conditions so, Post Tramatic Slave Syndrome is still an issue.
If the media made magazines and talk shows and movies and stories of white people or black people with straight hair or european features and did that for literal generations, and you, by comparison didnt have that, maybe you'd want to conform as well.
The self hatred via assimilation is still a thing.
But it was survival. They had many other things to worry about. I think that thinking is similar. They taught survival, not freedom.
Black women get criticized no matter what. Even our own people criticize our natural hair.
TheLeah2344 sad but true
You are right.
@@name0055 Okay, no one said that.
We only criticize our own hair is because we are brainwashed and dont love own hair.
myname isjustmarry but are we talking about ALL people sweetie??? No we’re not
I love everything about the Black woman including her hair, she can style it in many different ways, shapes, and colors..
Natural hair is so charming, can’t wait to see it normalized. Tired of the stigma.
Thank you.
I'm from Ghana (Africa) and if you wear your hair in an afro that big, poeple will stair at and admire it because it's a lot of hair.
Same in Nigeria
My teacher told me I shouldn’t wear an Afro because I had too much hair for it… and she’s from Ghana.
Bro! You know the deal😂 Our hair is so short it can't even make a nice looking afro because of so much braiding and weaving
My sister's first reaction, almost everytime, when she sees a black woman with such a big afro will say it's not their real hair. I used to get where she's coming from cause growing up, we didn't see alot of black people in SA with big beautiful hair unless it was permed not grown naturally. That's probably because we didn't either know how to grow out our natural hair or a lot just dont have much hair to grow out that big. Also she'll say stuff like, "she's probably biracial." Yes, she can be really ignorant and stuck in her way of thinking, sadly.🤦🏽♀️ I understand where she's coming from for most of us grew up seeing only African-Americans on TV with such hair, however, it's 2020. There's so many ways to inform self on these things.
@Nicole Ray you shoullddd so beautiful and peaceful
I'm black and when I was young I wished I had white people's hair ....now I'm older and know better..and I LOVE MY HAIR😍
same I'm proud of being black now
I’m literally jealous of black women!! your hair is amazing🥺😍
im proud of you!!
Same gurl
Same
I even used to wear a wig
I dated a girl who wore her hair this way and everywhere we went she would get compliments on her hair literally every time we went out.
I'm a kid of the 70s, so afro hair has always been .....beautiful to me. I never realized there were people who thought it was unkept. My hair has always been frizzy red hair. Watching people have such beautiful curly hair that looks so gorgeous...rock on!
I cringed at the Australian news reporter at saying that it was a good on her for the other sister to get fair skin.
Yesss me too and the fact that they let that slide and be allowed to be said
I'm sure she got Flack!! Her co-host was a bit stunned.
you've gotta love the co-host's reaction he was not having it by the way he looked at her!
@@adr_x1114 yeah her name is Samantha Armatage she is a complete hack of a human being with literally 0 personality
And what do you expect!!, Their ignorance is phenomenal. Why to we care so much about what they think and say!! We are beautiful
With the Afro she straight up looks like a model, gives her height and frames her face nicely.
criss Cross I think that experiment was a little silly, because she’s gorgeous and people were looking at her the way you look at a beauty walking by. And like every single person looks at her hair and think, wow.. bc it’s unusual. You just don’t see it all the time, so it’s something you look at twice, without malice. Kinda like seeing someone wearing something unusual. We can’t ask people to stop looking at each other. People watching is so much fun!
RIGHT?!?!
I've always embraced my 4c textured hair. My mom at the time asked that I not wear my hair natural because she worked at the governor s mansion in the late 60's and they wouldn't approve. I continued wearing my beautiful hair and everyone including my mom got over it. I've always seen my hair as being regal. Love who you are, all of you !❤
I'm 38. I'm 1/4 black. Growing up as a kid, people assumed I was just white or maybe Hispanic until I grow out my hair. I was made fun of and bullied all throughout high schoo because I had afro hair, I lived in a majority white area. I've finally decided to embrace it, I'm no longer self conscious, and accept me for me. When people question me nowadays I'm just open.
News Woman: “She got her father’s light skin, *good on her* . ” *Nervous racist laughter*
....I’m shocked.
It's a sort of misunderstanding. "Good on (you/him/her/them/etc)" is a popular phrase for a lot of stuff. The interview later the twins said they were quite sure it wasn't intentional racism and that she was meaning, "good luck having fair skin in the sun." As she lifts her arm to reference her tan.
U saw how the guy looked at her... he was just as shooked
@@aleenahhh Except, "good on" can be used in place of good luck and is. I'm not saying she didn't say something racist. I'm saying that a later interview with the twins said they believed the racism wasn't intentional.
@@aleenahhh Look how people put in so much effort to defend or make excuses for racism. It's scary lol
@@DarkestDeeds... I've never heard anyone use "good on you" for saying "good luck". I normally hear it as someone saying "Well done" ...
I can’t believe that news lady just said that
I literally went BITCH WHAT?
Gaming Hero she’s what she’s making us look so bad omg !! They better have fired her
U could tell the guy next to her was shocked
Yea, that shit hit smh
Time stamp?
I'm mix race myself (black/Cuban)
When I was younger, I would see people with long straight hair and that's what I always wanted back then, never letting anyone see my natural hair but after I stop straightening it, I get more compliments when it's a curly puff. I love seeing more women with afros, and now I see lots of models wearing their afros proudly. 💕
Cuban is not a race :)
Cuban is your nationality.
Latino is your ethnicity
Black/Brown/White/... is ur race
Yep that's true. I am a full black and now that my hair is natural i get way more compliments than when it was straightened
@@yasmineelboubsi6038brown isn’t a race either 😂
I did the “The Big Chop” 07/20/2010 and I wore my hair really, really short for 10yrs…. I started my Loc journey on 10/24/2020!!! Best decision I ever made!!!! ❤️🖤💚
“Good on her “ 😳really ??? ... I’ve never wanted to reach through a screen like I wanted to at that moment
Woke right!!! I live in Australia and watch this show every morning.. not anymore !!
Ikr the guy beside her was like :o
Me too did you see the look on the Mans face next to her - he shock. This white female demon was jus looking for attention. Dam fool.
Good on her? Wth
What the hell, did she won the gene price or something? What an awfull thing to say.
Black ppl: GRAVITY...WEVE NEVER HEARD OF HER
Periodt pooh
Did u Mean "We've" cause if u didn't that's really offensive
@@angryhamster6198 how?
@@sweetener5200 its like talking about black hair and weaves
@@sweetener5200 which is true but offensive
I'm a Natural hair-loving mom and tried to impart that "self-love" in raising my two girls. I did twists, braids (they received compliments at school & in public); but, my girls didn't live in a bubble and my oldest craved to "look like" her peers (predominantly wite students). I refused to allow her a relaxer/perm. By her senior prom time, the choice was hers: natural hair or processed hair...she choose & still chooses "relaxer" processes. So, she's doing NOT what her mother or grandmother preferred and practiced but by her own way. I'm 54yo and am still loving my Natural Crown of roots, while raising my youngest (16).
That's disheartening, but if she wants straight hair, she can always opt for a silkpress. That way she can have both kinks and straight whenever she chooses!
That's how I raised my two daughters....to love their natural hair. But when they became teenagers, they wanted to look like some of their peers and wear weaves. They're adults now and they both wear their hair natural and teaching their daughters to love their natural hair as well.
I think she needs to go through the process to realise how damaging it is. Eventually she will come to her senses
Kids always want to change their hair. My ‘white’ daughter has beautiful coloured brown hair, but I know she will do all sorts to it, just because she can. Sigh. I am white, but had wild kinky frizzy hair that’s only went to into proper curls sometimes when it felt like it, Orr depending on the weather. It took me years , and John Frieda frizzease, to accept it for how it was. When it went grey I dyed it for twenty years. Now I love my beautiful silver hair, and I cut it myself, so it is always just how I like it.y
I had a best friend in first grade that wore her hair in braids with beads and I loved her braids so much. She got so much bullying for them. She was a strong girl.
When I have my afro out its "ohhs," "ahhs" "can I touch" "is it real" like my hair is some magical creature 😂
😭😂
It is magical 💖
@@IlseBelievesInPink 😘
That’s how it was when I had locs
It is magical
Its a shame that most of these "black hair shops" aren't actually black-owned
I don't mind who owns them. As long as the products work I'm happy.
: Anocris : you should mind because many of them don’t respect or even like black people and they certainly aren’t knowledgeable about our hair or the products
Also, intentional. They won't give us the loans but they will give foreigners..the loans to make money off of us.
@@VEE-rd7cu Bingo!
All of these “black hair shops” actually started with a Korean hair wig. The wig was the most popular among black women (most likely because of the oppression they were experiencing). So the Koreans who owned the wig decided to start selling other products that appealed to the majority of their customers. Many Koreans (and other types of Asians) own most of the shops to this day. Bare with me on this next part because I don’t know how to explain it in the correct terms. When applying to order products for a business, it can either be approved or denied by the dominant people who have the products in their possession. In this industry, most of these people are Asian. Often times, your name can be the reason you either get approved or denied. For this reason, some black entrepreneurs would disguise their name and use one that sounded more Asian in order to get the approval to receive products.
I'm currently Rocking my natural hair. Decided to go with the afro. It's hard because all of my life I've been insecure about my hair, people would stare, make rude comments, which made me shy away from natural hair and stick with braids.
I embrace the fro also and want to encourage you to never give up!
As a biracial person who lives in a majority white area most of my life, oh let me tell you I have some stories!😂 When fetishisation for mixed babies was at its peak, mostly white women would say fetishising stuff to me. I remember one time a white female classmate of mine came up to me and said “You’re so beautiful, I want a mixed race baby and I want her to look like you BUT I would want her to have looser curly hair.” When I told you I was UNCOMFORTABLE. OH MY GOD. My hair is 3c/4a however I wear it in an Afro because afros are gorgeous and it really suits me. Even when my hair used to be defined, people would tell me it was “too tight” for a mixed race girl.
Now I’ve noticed a change.
I now get stares of admiration and compliments about my hair wherever I go! Even at school too now and my hair has even encouraged a few fellow black people in my year to wear their hair natural as well. Not only that but I definitely get less fetishising comments.
I know we’ve still got a long way to go for equality but it’s lovely seeing things change for the better! Even if it is small! We just need to stay strong and push forward and break down more ignorant barriers holding us back. *WEAR YOUR HAIR THE WAY YOU WANT* because it’s absolutely beautiful no matter how you do it darling.😉❤️
Take care and have a wonderful day!🥰
Black women look sooooo beautiful with their natural hair.
What about white women?
durtle
they look like normal white women. what do you want us to say?
@@user-pu2xu2iq9o they're not beautiful? Wdym by "normal"
durtle
its the norm for white women to wear their hair natural. its not like they can actually do anything with it, like what black people do.
@@user-pu2xu2iq9o mkay whatever I don't want to argue. U don't get what I mean. ❤❤
GOING BACK TO MY NATURAL HAIR WAS THE BEST DECISION IVE MADE
Karine Bent girl same!
Amen sista. Me too
Mine's too
Karine Bent same
It's such a rewarding journey- even if it is just hair
even as someone with looser curls, this video was so inspiring to just accept my hair for what it is and give it love and life. my hair deserves it, I deserve it
😐
I really appreciate the knowledge in this video. I was telling my brother that ignorant people love to tell you how to wear your hair. In fact my mom said I like your weave better when I decided to go natural. I’m still natural and my hair is the healthiest it’s ever been. 👊🏾
Ive stopped caring what people think. Black women will be criticized no matter what we do
Scheene Kendrick #facts!
That's the truth!
Scheene Kendrick True 💯
Unfortunately. But still
If your not the European standard there not way out of being criticized
Wow that comment about Zendaya’s hair was awful. She looked amazing wtf
It was offensive
@dreamland wait...why???
@dreamland once as a kid I was next with a black kid in my class maybe the kid smelt
I don't remember
I don't wanna wear dreads either I don't think it will suit me
@dreamland first they are called locs. Dreads are the name white pll called them. Secondly black folks who actually take care of their locs do not have a smell. White locs do because theybare usually dull of mold and because they do not/cannot wash their hair if they want the style
@@dubfrjk5014 bro they’re called dreadlocs and regardless of your skin color or hair texture won’t determine whether they smell or don’t that’s just on of the person is clean or not, of my friends that had them one always had them dirty full of dandruff and they smelled bad but I had two other friends with dreadlocs and they where always clean and well maintained. And @dreamland most peoples dreads don’t smell it’s just the people that sweat throughout the day and don’t come home and shower it’s like that with any hair style if you don’t wash your hair it’s gunna stink if you wash it, it won’t
7 years ago, when I got into sixth grade I decided that I wanted to ask my mom to give me bangs and straighten my hair with the Just for me product. Not because I was ashamed, but because I really liked the style. On my first day of sixth grade people treated me normally, they complimented my hair, they wish they had it, and they touched it and played with it. By the time I hit seventh grade, I decided to wear my hair in an Afro, which had now grew extremely big and fluffy because of the way I constantly took care of my hair when it was straightened. On my first day of seventh grade, Not That I wanted my hair to be adored like it was straightened, but people disgustingly stared. People looked at it, and visibly tried to avoid it. A few group of boys and girls even said my hair smelled like used veggie oil. I still had friends who didn’t care about it, and still defended me but I was extremely sad either way. So later on I decided to ask my mom to curl it which happened. I got no criticism, which was okay and a few of the people who said my hair smelled like used veggie oil actually apologized. Even after almost 8 years I don’t know how to feel about that situation, I don’t know if I should call it racism of hair or not. But whatever it should be labeled as, it’s still wrong. And no matter how you keep your hair, it’s beautiful. And you should be able to confidently go out with it however you want without having to be ridiculed, and hurt.
people disliking your hairstyle is not racism.... unless they were your friends they probably didn't need to tell you how your hair smelled. With any race people may or may not like certain hairstyles that each other wear and some will tell you....I had a stranger complement me on a hairstyle...usually if they don't know you and don't like it they will not say anything.
At the end of the day if you like wearing your hair as an afro you should...its your hair if they don't care for it that way....too bad.
@@banker1313It can be. Some people don’t like the way natural hair grows on black people and that’s racist
It's amazing how much hatred we also get for our natural hair. It's tiring. It also depends on who it's on, and how long it is. I had a short afro and I got made fun of so much for my hair, was shamed into wearing wigs because I couldn't handle the hatred. When it got longer and I had looser curls more complements. Still not super comfortable with wearing my natural hair.
Gurl, the jacket? The red lipstick? The jeans? The hoops? The fro? It looks so freaking good. Omg like a 70s vibe with that jacket. It’s a whole look I’m loving.
I just loveeeee the jacket it's crazy i need it
Oh yeah! I'd stare at her cause she rocks it! And probably jealous too lol
I LOVE THE 70s
Just call me Art I feel you
I want to get them for my friends
When I looked at the differences when you had your hair in the fro it seemed the glow in your face was more brighter. You have beautiful hair flaunt it. I've been married to a cosmetologist for 22 years nobody should ever ever be ashamed of their hair. Your hair's an extension of you embrace it.
Thought the same thing
i just love this wild look the natural hair gives. goodness i wish i had the guts to tell every woman who keeps their "afro hair" how it is beautiful. (i fear it would be out of place for me to do this.... ) this rock style, long earring and hair. LOOOOVE IT!!
We’re gonna be judged no matter what
Natural-do something with your hair
Relaxed - that’s bad for your hair
Wigs - why don’t you wear your natural hair
Braids- your hairs not clean
I'll take do something with hair, it's not clean.
Ikr like what you want me to do next shave my head?
Even people with straight hair want to curl it and have volume. Beauty standards aren't one-way. No one is safe unfortunately
Crack baby Zarah someone said to us why yall like weaeibg braids
@@Hawerrrr they'll complain about that too 😒
the reality Afro hair on light skin is judge differently from Afro hair on dark skin
Don't mean to bother but, could you explain?
@@nv230 I can't speak for her but I'd like to take a stab at it lol. I don't think it's a secret that [for the most part] light skin is seen as more desirable, in every culture and nationality. Anything "black" or "afrocentric" is more palatable on any race but black, in society ie. braids, dark skin (tanning), big butts, hips, lips... In black culture the closer to white you are, the more your blackness is tolerated. This woman was obviously black but being that she has a lighter complexion, her hair is more tolerable. I see it all the time at work, on tv, wherever. My honest opinion, and I'm entitled to it, is if this woman was dark skinned, the reactions may have been different. Some may still see the hair as ugly on the most attractive woman, but overall it's seen as less unattractive on lighter skin. But side note, that woman is gorgeous and I honestly think ppl were staring at her because of her beauty. And her big beautiful afro just added so much confidence and attractiveness to her. Those are just my thoughts
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I’m light skin and I still experience a LOT of discrimination in the work place bc of my Afro textured hair. I get comments saying my hair is wild, crazy, it looks like it exploded. I constantly get asked why do I wear my hair like that (as if I chose how my hair grows out my head.) It’s mostly acceptable when my hair is gelled very flat, defined, and has less volume. And I see people who are way lighter than me experience the same thing. We all experience the same hate, but perhaps it is worse for dark skins. I would never know bc I’m not dark skin. But I feel sometimes people like to belittle others struggle bc of the shade of black they are and that’s not fair. It doesn’t make it hurt any less. At the end of the day we are all black people who face discrimination and we should stick together.
Perhaps the issue is texurism. Ask yourself why are Indians and some are darker than a lot of us black people considered one of the most beautiful people in the world. They have long black thick hair and it is beautiful. But I bet if they had Afro textured hair (also beautiful) it would be a different story. Dark skin girls with 3c hair they are seen as more beautiful than a dark skin girl with 4c hair (in reality they are both beautiful black queens). Dark skins girls with 3c hair will often gets asked of their ethnicity bc they don’t believe a dark skin girl can be completely black and have 3c hair. I often see that texurism is often an issue in the natural hair black community, this video shows some clear examples of that. If you have HEALTHY hair you have GOOD hair regardless of your hair type.
I’m not denying that colorism is not an issue in the black community. I just wasn’t sure if it is an issue when referring to natural hair. But judging from the comments I think it is. However I’m still not to familiar with it.
Adalise heart well said sis ! Couldn’t have said it any better ! I’m a 4c so I feel that
I'm wavy haired girl and I loooove afro hair, I think it's a shame that some people try to "tame" it.
Such an amazing video through and through. I went through a big chop 2 years ago of my childhood relaxed and damaged hair and now I’m working to grow my natural 4a-c Afro out!❤️
Her AFRO looks way better than that gelled slicked back bun
Shelia Moore Yeah, because she has a high forehead. Not everyone can pull off slicked back hair. Bangs would suit her face.
TRUE
YAHUWEHISMIGHTY but what on earth has that got to do with this comment??
Agreed
@@YAHUSHUAISLORD468 bruh stfu nobody cares tf you doing this for
I hate when ppl wear Afros for crazy hair day at school (thx for the likes)
Exactly because it's not crazy, it's beautiful and unique
Same
@@user-vx3gn6ub4i Europe is not a country
@@user-vx3gn6ub4i You I never wrote that you Europe was a country making you just as much of a finctuonal illiterate as me. You also live up to the stereotype and what people believe and think of you. You're a very narcissistic, center-minded person. 2. USA is* a country, funny how you insult other's, but me an "a lil old Native/ African American" to be specific did not. Now I'm going to go live my life in my "diverse country" that, yes does have many probleme country. The "language of your country" is spoken here too by the way and much more.
Junk Dog • 9 anni fa Its just in school, calm yourself
My daughter is 14 and she lovessss rocking her Afro... she wears braids too but when she wears her Afro she gets more compliments ☺️🥰
This is such a good video! I loved the documentary section especially! Thank you!!
7:30 did she really said "good on her" because she has a white skin like her dad???? Wtf
Pure Ignorance
I'm still speechless after watching the whole video just about that ignorant comment. Good on her for what now? Did she somehow 'win' her genetics? And that too implying that the white genetics are somehow better?! That woman is either beyond stupid or very openly racist. My guess is both
Yup she did. White Australians are generally quite racist. Just look how they treat the Aborigines the original Australians
Very fuckup right, sad thing is like many other well meaning white people, she probably doesn't realise the problem with what she just said. We are all victims of the system.
She's an blonde Australian woman. What do you expect..
Never take down your crown to make other people comfortable.
Yeeeeees!
That's a very powerful statement, Dora.
There is something called a dress code and professionalism. No one is saying straighten your hair but try a reasonable style that makes you look professional in a corporate setting or business setting.
@@annalishagoring are you from Barbados? Goring is my family's name too
Shiiiiiiiy that realy made my eye watery
I can relate to this so much, even with braids some people at my school stare at me and made fun of my hair and sometimes people would even touch it without my permission and there would be times people would yank my hair in the hallways
I'm from Africa and have natural afro hair, I'm proud of my natural hair, people stare at me when I'm in Europe. But I know its because of the beauty
7:29 did that white lady just say “good on her” when describing the twin who inherited her dad’s white skin? Wtf
It seemed like a slip of the tongue to me.
Fool
Ikr! and the other lady said some pretty fucked up shit about zendaya. Yk they gonna get dragged
The guy on her side even got surprised
I saw that. I love how the gentleman looked at her like "betch what?!"
They were staring at her with her Afro hair because it made her stand out from the crowd. She’s gorgeous tall skinny stylish etc. They weren’t looking at her in any way in particular, because when I look at girls like that with Afro hair I look at them like “wow”, admire.
I mean shes a hot chick in a crowd of average people.... Of course she stood out!
@Bella M even then, if I see someone with really nice hair or unusual hair styles like fades on women and hawks on people. Hair is just fascinating
The fro got lots of attention, and I didn't find it to be negative attention at all. Just a head turner, I love it! I call my fro 'Diana' so naturally, I was thrilled to see the pic of Miss Ross. I loved this video! ❤
i’m came to canada and never saw afro haircut before, and this is a pure beauty…i’m amazed
I often look at black women's hair, usually because they look stunning and I wish I had those curls. Rock whatever hairstyle you want.
perfectcircle360 their untamable girl any water and let it dry it’s over 😂
truly_taun not true my hair actually gets curly from water
i love this comment thank youu
perfectcircle360 exactly, then they think you’re judging them or some crap.
@@taunsinterlude lmao you shouldn't be talking at all 😂😂😂
It’s weird, I’ve always seen dreads, afros, and natural curly hair, as absolutely gorgeous. I never knew that people thought of it as messy or nappy. It looks beautiful!
Emma Louise then you not black cuz people think it’s messy and in the way
Dreads are inherently nappy
Levi Simonton what type of dreads u talking about?💀 the only nappy dreads are those who just started because my hang and are not nappy
@@youtubenayy6354 the kind that are frizzy, so basically all dreads
Levi Simonton the only people I see with frizzy dreads are white people unless people are in the beginner stage
Love my natural for 15 years now. I love having options and love a texture that’s hard to replicate and allow me to be an individual.
I love it! You look so gorgeous with your afro hair ♡♡
My mom told me when she used to work her boss loved to touch her afro hair and said it feels so soft and it is beautiful.
I think it is jealousy from their part when they make bad comments about our hair!
black woman hair is literally so beautiful. idk how people see it in a different perspectives.
Kaitlin yes. All hair is gorgeous. I love people who just embrace their hair regardless of texture. I am always telling my mom to wear an afro but she is just weird about it.
LinnErellie haha actually that is false. Yes, a lot of black women are insecure about their hair but their made to be. There has been a new wave of acceptance in the last 5years but before then the ideal standard for everything, not just hair, was white features. It’s very naive to say it’s just insecurity, when In reality it’s been ingrained in their mind that their beauty doesn’t match up for literally centuries and this is coming from a white girl. I see the propaganda in the entertainment industry that’s made to hate black women. It happens even today and you have to be quite blind if you don’t see it.
LinnErellie haha actually, you’re not blind this video puts the hatred on full display and choose to ignore it and blame it on insecurity. How sad.
@@nunya2189 Thank you. It's not just in the entertainment industry though. Schools, sports, and jobs have also discriminated and made black people's hair an issue and some have banned natural hairstyles of black people.
@LinnErellie haha You do or you wouldn't be on this thread.
7:31 “Good on her”
I’ve never felt so sick to my stomach over 3 words. What a putrid excuse for a human
i d0nt get i?
@@cakwe9161 , the woman sounded racist. 😔
And sis did a little nudge like “good job” WTF I am disgusted 🤢
「Tiara cakǝy」 the twins ended up with different hair textures and skin colours. Basically one looked white (ginger) the other one looked more mixed. And the anchor said “good on her” that she basically got the good genes/got lucky. It’s racist because she’s implying white is better when it’s not.
Even the dude beside her looked shocked
This video is 2 years old at the time I’m watching it. To the maker of it “Thank you” for encouraging us to be who we really are. It was interesting to find that my hair grows up, not down. I thought to myself, when my hair was made to praise Yah! HalleluYah!
This woman is fine regardless whether her hair is combed back smooth in a bun or picked out and fully natural.
That news lady. Wtf. "Good on her"..... does she still have a job after That? So messed up.
She has to be irritating daily. You see how the white anchor looked at her?
poisonkiss201 the other news anchor was surprised asf when she said that too
i thought she said "good honor"
the dark skinned twin is way more pretty, not because of the color of her skin or because i want to hate on the other one, its because beauty doesnt come from the colors on our bodies or the features that make us different from other races(large nostrils, monolid, etc) but good face proportionality and symmetry, something that is achievable for all races no matter what
poisonkiss201 don’t feel bad for these ridiculous twins. Someone put out a petition to have the reporter apologized and they got angry and humiliated their fans for asking the reporter to apologize. They are European ass kissers and happy about the remark.
Wtf did that lady say ”i feel like she smells like petroleum oil” 😳 wow jealous much?
@Sandra Jefferson - Patchouli oil, not petroleum.
Like what dinibell said, patchouli oil. I personally love the smell of patchouli. That twit of a woman was being rude as F.
Her name is Giuliana Rancic
she is a fucking E News presenter or something who has had the same fucking hair style for like a 1000 years that gives her unwanted opinion about celebrities. Sorry she just gives me bad vibes and i would rather forget her existence😂
I think that comment was the end of her “career”
I remember when I was young around 7 8 or 9 I got my hair relaxed and I really liked it, ofc I didn’t think anything was wrong with it since I was young so I just rocked with it. Im 14 now and my curl patterns are back and have been back for a few years now. I always have my natural 4c hair out, normally in puffs or on good occasions in an Afro. I get lots of compliments and it makes me feel more confident to wear my hair naturally
U can’t assume that the people that look were thinking bad things when they look , I personally admire Afro hair to the fullest .
y'all i'm asian and i find afro hairstyle beautiful, wtf is wrong with some of y'all
yess i saw all those guys checkin her out. they were clearly attracted.
IKR
I am asian too,and I find Afro having so much personality and texture to it. My straight ass hair gets a bit boring sometimes
I love Asian hair, it's so silky and straight. I also love afro hair, it's so beautiful and versatile. My hair doesn't know if it wants to be curly or straight so it does both 🤦🏽♀️😂
@@kayerk mine is curly though, 2c curl, i'm filipino, well my nationality is, but my grandparents both from my father and mother's side are yemeni and persian soo i have curly hair
fun fact, the person who said Zendaya "”she smells like petroleum oil” for wearing dreadlocks praised kylie jenner for her cornrows stating it looked edgy. her kylie comment was made 2 weeks prior to Zendaya :)))))))
She said "patchouli oil" not petroleum oil. She deserved the criticism.
@@crogers3602 oh sorry thanks for correcting me on that :)
@@mayurip1548 it's okay, we all make mistakes :) you're welcome.
Exactly, the fact that black women will get told their hair is rachet and ghetto for wearing braids and putting it up in an afro. Or something like that, while white women get praised for wearing them do all of a sudden it’s ‘nice’ and ‘neat’.
poor
giuliana hahaha i think she was the first celebrity to be cancelled! after
this comment her career just went down hill! hahaha
For someone who has opposed the idea of ever growing my natural hair, I'm convinced to do it now
This video and interviews are so powerful! Thank you! ♥️💐
Thank u hunny🤎😩
Black hair is nothing less than gorgeous. End of story.
Edit: Good job guys, you’ve managed to turn something sweet into something bitter. Why is it so hard for you to let people appreciate beauty without tossing in some negativity? If I said “Wow, peonies are gorgeous!😍” who the fuck are you to butt in and try to devalue my opinion with “Uhm, actually roses are way better, peonies are trash blah blah.” Or “UHMMM, ALLLLL FLOWERS ARE EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL!!!” like damn, I wanted to compliment the peony, I didn’t say “FUCK ALL OTHER FLOWERS THIS IS THE BEST” so why are you so threatened by me appreciating it? And just because you can’t appreciate the beauty of something doesn’t mean you have to try to RUIN IT FOR SOMEONE ELSE. Damn. Not everything is about you. Miss me with that negativity.
Lily Raimey definitively!
Period!!👑👑👑
Lily Raimey afro* not black
Djazairia African don’t do that. I used the word I wanted to use, and you understood what I meant.
Lily Raimey yeah but i’m french and i got confused with black hair because black is a color not type of hair
Non-african have black hair
But non-african haven’t afro hair
I get the most compliments on my natural hair from white people tbh the only people who tell me my hair is nappy/short/ugly or criticize me for wearing weave are BLACK MEN. Its really a shame.
I started growing my natural a year ago. My hair is very fine its thin but pretty when it's oiled to give a shining look. My son father always make a comment when ever i see him. He would say did you forget to come your hair today. But my coworkers majority white say they love when i have my hair in a afro they say i love your curls. My friends and family love my curls to. I just can't seem to get my hair to grow very fast i would love to have a bigger afro so i can be more creative with my natural look. Do you have any suggestions on how to help it grown and thicken?
@@luvlifeamen6047 Hi! My best advice is to always make sure your hair is well moisturized. I deep condition once a week with hot oil treatments. It also helps to drink plenty of water/exercise regularly. Rice water helps SO many women grow/thicken their hair. It definitely works for some & I suggest trying it out yourself, but make sure you know what works best with your hair! Rice water only made my hair dry/brittle. So remember that everyone is different. As long as you are maintaining a healthy routine, your hair should grow an average of half an inch per month--that's 6 inches a year. So don't rush it! Your hair will grow at its own rate, but I know the waiting sucks. I have videos of my own hair journey that I upload from time to time. I hope this helps! God bless!!!
I don't believe you...I just don't..I think you just love white man..own it..and stop blaming us..😢😢😤😤👤👥
@@VayBabe white people compliment me on my natural chemical free hair as well. Those Black men who criticize your natural hair aren't worth talking to and probably have a lot of self-hate when it comes to their ethnicity. However; I wouldn't put wearing weave in the same category or sentence with natural hair. 🤔🤷🏾♀️✌🏾
@@kgbmg9318you don't have to believe her. I am a black woman from maryland and yes u can completely relate to story.
🧡I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE WITH AFROS AND FEMALES THAT TAKE CARE THEIR HAIR, LOVE THE VID
I’d look at her if I saw her in the street too. Her hair is stunning 😍😱