Monday, December 7, 2009
Thoughts
Friday, December 4, 2009
NHD topic
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NHD topic
Psychology and the Hair Weave
“She’s Gotta Have It”
I realize that the subject of hair is more far-reaching than one may imagine. A cosmetology license doesn’t offer nearly enough credentials for counseling women about self-esteem, long-term effects or the psychology of hair additions. The psychological scarring could emanate from earlier unpleasant memories.
“All my high-school classmates looked like Barbie dolls. Too often, my hair looked awful. I was always late for morning classes because my hair took so long to style, and I was painfully self-conscious. After gym class, the girls would share combs and brushes, but it was always clear we black girls couldn’t borrow a comb or brush from our white classmates. It would be no surprise that by the time weaves became available my only issue was how to pay for the procedure. Not only would I finally have long, beautiful, well groomed hair, I heard that weaving would make my own hair grow like weeds and that it would be healthy, thick and damage free. That was definitely not true. I wore a weave for eight years. I’ve had every method: from braiding, to interlock, to individuals, to infusion, to sewing, to the wefts, to wig cap and even glue. You name it, I tried it—each time a stylist gave me reasons why their method was healthier and better than the rest. I was getting my hair redone every four to six weeks, paying anything from $250 to $1,200. (That was just for putting it in, not for the hair or styling, etc.) Between weaves, despite deep conditioning treatments, I was always disappointed with how my hair looked. My hairline was becoming thinner and thinner and I was losing plugs of hair from where the end of the weft was sewn. Some method of weaving looked beautiful on, but when it was time to remove it, it seemed to require a surgeon’s skill. The folk who took them out (usually a stylist's assistant) notoriously cut my hair, despite their claims otherwise.” According to Jill, a client I persuaded to remove her weave and grow out her natural hair.
Too many sisters are unwittingly victims of harmful services rendered in the hair salons today worldwide. Most consumers are misled about the deleterious effects of hair weaves. After extended or prolonged usage of the hair-weave process (six mouths or better) most weave clients will experience a degeneration of their texture. Once the hairline fades or the hair texture thins, the client is more susceptible to continue wearing the weave to hide her imperfections and to maintain an image. Sadly, this is another form of bamboozlement that has plagued the black beauty industry for years. Black women have suffered through some of the worst product launches I’ve seen in the last 25 years. The No-lye and Gel relaxer kits, Rio products, permanent colors and high alkaline shampoos, etc. In some respect, the local beauty supply store has turned into a chemical waste dump.
Why are sisters so infatuated with hair additions? Some women say they follow the celebrity leads for fashion. There are some women who say their husband or boyfriend likes long hair: I’m lazy; the weave is easier to take care of; I can wear different styles without cutting my hair; I need the thickness and length; I never liked my hair; I’m trying to get me a man; I feel sexier or I’m trying to hide my bald spots as a result of alopecia.
Whatever your mind can conceive, you can achieve with a weave. The irony about that is, weaves aren’t very popular with the men. Many of them are unprofessionally done, and those that are done correctly are so neatly done that the man doesn’t learn it’s a weave until in the midst of intimacy. Some may see that as a form of betrayal because the hair may have been a motivating factor of interest. Ladies, you may want to let him in on your secret before he finds it out himself, and you know he could. Most men would rather see you with your real hair busted than with your weave hair looking good. However, some men don’t care how you wear your hair: braids, weaves, wigs or frizz. Such a man would rather live in your world than to live without you in his. Most men prefer hair that is healthy, natural looking, fresh smelling; touchable, not overly done and painless to run his hands through. So sisters, if you’re weaving for a man take some advice from the beauty director of Essence Magazine Mikki Taylor. “Hair is a very tangible form of self expression, of how we feel about ourselves, and how we want to be perceived."
For those occasions when you need instant glamour, try removable hair-accessories. Clip-on tracks are great for temporary fashion addition. You can buy the clamps from the beauty supply store and stitch them to the wefts. Clamping involves inserting the clamps onto parted sections, snapping it into a secured position. To remove, push down on clamp and slide out of hair. This method is a less messy procedure than bonding glue. For those of you that have lost your hair in the top crown area, weave netted fabric is used. The net is measured to fit the bald area then braid surrounding area and stitch weave hair to the net, which becomes a filler for the bald area.
There are exceptions, such as when one has a serious hair deformity and are forced to use hair weaving however, there are other women who use their hair weave as a fashion crutch and in the process allow themselves to become enslaved by their weave. (She’s gotta have it) This grooming obsession develops when women begin to place too much value on their beauty accessories and diminish the value of their natural beauty. In these instances, you may want to stop and question how much credit you are giving your hair-weave for contributing to your beauty and overall image. Chances are, you may be giving it far more credit than deserved. What’s even more psychologically disturbing is that one would sacrifice the health and well-being of their own hair to perpetrate an image.
Black women in most cases don’t realize how much pressure they put on their hair to represent them, wanting it to say things about them that will never come out of their mouth. She relies on her hair to make a statement about her when she walks in the room, takes a picture or go to an event. Weaves can be seen as a form of bondage, keeping the person wearing them on edge; wondering if it looks too “wiggy”, how it fares in certain lighting, self-conscious about the tracks showing or a thread hanging.
Here are some of the things you won’t have to worry about when you come to grips with yourself or decide that you no longer need to hide behind hair that’s not truly yours:
~ Spending 6 to 10 hours in the salon
~ Flinching every time someone touches it
~ Hair shedding from the tracks
~ Gray hairs intermixed
~ The look of the hair when it gets old
~ Spending outrageous amounts of money
~ Trying to tack down loose tracks yourself
~ Headaches from having the hair stitched too tightly
~ The wiggy looking photos
~ Trying to clean, condition and protect your hair in between the tracks
~ Tracks that don’t lay properly or were laid incorrectly in the first place
~ Emergency salon visits
~ Wondering what other people are thinking about your hair.
~ Excessive frizzing and tangles
To avoid going bald by the age of 45, don’t get hooked on weaves if you don’t have to. It’s okay to cut your hair short and start over growing it out. Yes, I understand it takes a lot of self-confidence and high self-esteem however, health and wellness has to be incorporated within all beauty services.
The Surgeon General hasn’t issued a health warning, but there’s a serious problem in the community with reference to hair, and black women are losing the battle. Pull out your old family albums and look closely at your grandmothers' or great-grandmothers' hair. You probably will notice they had longer, fuller, thicker hair than we have today. The average black woman had 10 to 12 inches of hair - between 1900 to 1950 - and now the average black woman has 4 to 6 inches.
“The battle scars of our never-ending hair wars are impossible to miss: breakage, excessive dryness inadequate growth, even balding. So when a sister somehow makes peace with her hair, when, through proper care and nutrition, she allows her crowning glory to become a glorious crown, indeed—she feels as great as she looks.” (Donna Britt – columnist Washington Post) That is the reason I insist that every black family read my book WHY ARE BLACK WOMEN LOSING THEIR HAIR? It will truly help you establish a relationship with your hair.
Beweave-it or not? How you take care of your hair will determine how long you keep it. Sometimes it’s best to cut your hair off and start again or go natural instead of chemically altering it. Going natural can be seen as going home; short hair reveals self-love, confidence, self-esteem and power - some of you weave lovers could use a healthy dose of that. Find the courage to be yourself.
God Bless America! … America the beautiful, home of the braids, land of the weaves.
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
essay..what i did today
that life places them in, but what they do with what they have to
create better situation's for them and others. When I was first asked
to write this I truly didn't know what to write. Then I starting writing my
accomplishments down such as debate team, tour guide, and peer mediator and
i started to see a pattern. Then pattern was that I am hardworking, good person
and creative mind set. Some reasons that I am this way is because of my family
who in inspires me to be who I am and creative.
Work to me is something that I can always get better at I feel like
its always more room for growth. I always feel like I can get more out
of anything I do. I push myself because I know my best is as far as I
can go and I have no limit. Don't get me wrong not everything interests
me but I try to get as engaged as possible into the subject. I always
try to make up ways to make things interesting. In history to remember
some key leaders I gave them nicknames so I wouldn't forget. I would
also make up short poems or songs. Even when I can't stand the subject
I have a positive mind set. I am a very positive person when it comes
to learning something new. I never get mad when I can't understand
something I just think its a good way to push myself even harder. I
believe that there's a brighter side to everything and if you don't
understand something then you don't give up just try harder.
Now when I say good person I don't mean just smiling and acting the
part you have to do the actions as well. I always help my friends with
classwork and homework because sometimes I get the understanding of
somethings faster then they do. I don't just help them with school but
also with personal issues. My friends always come to me for advice
because they trust that I won't lie to them and tell them what I truly
think and not what I would do but keep their best interest at heart. I
remember we had this kindness week at out school.in this week each day
we had to be nice to one person each day. One month has passed and I
was still engaged in it. I remember my friend told me that it was over
and that I didn't have to do it anymore. It has become so apart of my
daily life to be kind to everyone. I have a job at cvs and I am a
cashier and my goal is to make every customer I have laugh to brighten
up their day.
I am. I write poetry and I sing. I am on the choir at church and it is
a hard job to get your voice the way they want it. I sometimes sing
lead because I have a strong voice but I am very shy. I am the same
with poetry I hate reading my poetry out loud because I never seem to
have the voice to have the effect on people that it was made for. I am
very creative but I am shy which holds me back from my full ability to
share my gifts with people who it can touch. I am always making people
laugh and there is never a dull moment when your with me. My friends
come to me when they need a laugh or an up lifting person to talk to.
As I said before my family are some of the most influential people in my life.
They encourage me to be who I am and to after what I want. As of right
now I'm not sure what I want to become. I really feel like I want to try
to be a singer but I not sure. Even thought they know that everyone doesn't make it
as a singer they still are behind me no matter what.
I believe that our country cannot be run without each and every single person
doing their part, whatever their part maybe. In my neighborhood I have a huge
influence on the kids. They look up to me to do my best and teach them to push
themselves. I would like to call myself a big sister because I look out for them
and make it as so they can come to me for anything. Also in my neighborhood I
volunteer at
hard working and willing to work hard to get where I want to go in
life. I am creative and I can quickly make up a good idea and follow
through on it. I am always up lifting people when it comes to personal
or school issues. I am a good person and I try my hardest to stay that
way. I guess you can say I am working hard to become something great
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
what i did today
Monday, November 16, 2009
Thursday, November 12, 2009
1. Pakistan perceives the security arrangements in Afghanistan a threat because they let them stand on their own and they couldn’t. They blocked them off from protection.
2. Since the U.S has given billions of dollars in the military aid to Pakistan I have realized that we need it more than them. I feel like this can help our schools out and put more police on the street other then us cutting back when now I feel if we need it more then ever. I also feel that we could have did more with the money such as giving it back to the community’s that we have neglected.
3. When our president-elect Obama promised us similar efforts with projects in Afghanistan it was kind of the same thing to hear for me. We really can’t make sure that what he says will happen because we don’t know. There is no way to push him to do that we really just have to trust him that what he says will happen.
4. What the U.S can offer to the other nations is that they can stay neutral but we can give them what they are giving us. We can offer our help in the time of need. We can also give them help with their militaries
5. What I think should be the priority for the U.S is both A greater focus on nation building and training of the police. I think this goes hand and hand because if you are trying to build greater nation what is one of the best way to do this other than training our police men and women. The U.S has sufficient resources to tackle both with the tax’s that they take and the people that are willing to fight for the U.S
6. I do think that India can play a constructive role in the conditions of Afghanistan and the relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan because
Pakistan and Afghanistan need the help of Inda and if India is helping two countries that aren’t talking to each other then I believe that India will bring them together.