Our society has this preconceived notion that long hair equals beauty, especially in the bla
ck hair community. My roommate and I were talking about this very thing and I started thinking: "Why do people think that long hair equals beauty?" Maybe its because women with long hair are always talked about? Maybe its because its repeated in songs that men only want women with long hair? Or maybe its because our parents tell us that long hair equals beauty as well. My roommate was telling me that she knew a girl whose father told her that long hair means your beautiful, so she never cut it. So d
oes that mean women with short hair aren't beautiful? Is Amber Rose not beautiful? I think that our society is just ridiculous when it comes to the standard of beauty. Skinny=beauty, little feet=beauty, long hair = beauty? So are you then saying that those women that have the exact opposite for what ever reason are ugly? Halle Berry is often thought of one of the most beautiful black women but she had short hair at one time. She made short pixie hair cute, but was it not cute before?
I jut want people to think about this when they say they want long hair. What are your reasons for wanting long hair? Why do you think long hair is associated with beauty? So many of us say "I don't want long hair, i just want healthy hair." But then we join forums and websites and buy ridiculous products that promises impeccable growth.
When people say, by people I mean the ones we look up to, the rappers, singers, actors, actresses, moms, dads, grandmas, when they tell us that long hair means that your pretty then that makes that girl with short hair insecure. Then you wonder why so many people have insecurities, because you put that in us. In a very popular song pretty bog swag by soulj
a boy he says "I'm lookin for a yellow bone, LONG HAIRED star." So is short dark skin not beautiful?
a boy he says "I'm lookin for a yellow bone, LONG HAIRED star." So is short dark skin not beautiful?I really want people to think about what they say, and how they say it. What older people say and do now will reflect how our generations will view beauty for years to come. I could go on about this but I'm going to stop here.
Beauty comes in all different shapes, sizes, and lengths and if people can't realize that NOW in 2010 then we have a long way to come.
Until next time.
I feel you but I am sometimes like those people. I mean I do find short goregous. I am about to cute my hair into a short bob. ANd for me it isn't about the length of the hair, it's about the possible hairstlyes you can do with the long hair but hair that just hangs is not beautiful to me. I feel you are just being lazy. Donate that!
ReplyDeleteI love this blog. I agree that society depicts a lot of "normalities". I think we are slowly growing out of some of them tho. For years the "in" thing to do was to perm ya hair NOW its ok to be different.I think change is coming its just taking awhile. I agree with Kristina, for me its just the possiblity of hairstyle with longer hair. I just want thick healthy hair but its hard for me to do things with my short fro...maybe if i saw/found more styles i'd be ok...but i agree that beauty comes in ALL length, shapes, styles, and sizes.
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