tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post1403445215958100712..comments2023-10-21T09:31:13.411-05:00Comments on KenyaGurl: You Have Good Hair! Why Don't You Straighten It?Kenyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14353917839488655797noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post-79059355929730348722011-06-22T14:29:05.318-05:002011-06-22T14:29:05.318-05:00@Tianna Mae Maybe you're right...maybe he know...@Tianna Mae Maybe you're right...maybe he knows a lot of women that are natural in Memphis. haha, girl I never really took the "rest" I was supposed to take when I got out of the hospital. Grocery shopping is sometimes my getaway!<br /><br />@NaturalLady (waving) Heyyyyy fellow Memphian! :D It's always good to meet another HairGurl from my town. I'm trying to head out there this summer...<br /><br />@Lillian and Elegant Elle I guess I'm not used to it since I'm a new natural. If I were not so tired I prob would have responded differently to the deli counter lady. <br /><br />@TLD Are you trying to get a rise out of me Reign? LOL<br /><br />@Twix I'm still getting a feel on Houston. I've met some natural women here, but not a lot. Now i'm wondering if it's "accepted" in Houston... I know when I lived in the DC area (last year) there were naturals EVERYWHERE.Kenyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353917839488655797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post-78456620727498506982011-06-22T13:56:24.483-05:002011-06-22T13:56:24.483-05:00In some places, the natural style is more accepted...In some places, the natural style is more accepted. That might be what the dread guy was thinking. Certain hairstyles are more okay in certain places. You're probably more likely to see a natural in the city than in a colorless Midwestern town, for example (I know that's a lot of why I ended up relaxing my hair again in 2008).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057111738855507825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post-41516944135884701202011-06-22T09:01:12.713-05:002011-06-22T09:01:12.713-05:00Get a rise out of you??? for real??? LOL
ReignGet a rise out of you??? for real??? LOL<br /><br />ReignTheLeoDuohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12814823105575111881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post-32787150584049550122011-06-21T16:13:09.120-05:002011-06-21T16:13:09.120-05:00Girl, I get these types of comments all of the tim...Girl, I get these types of comments all of the time. I'm a teacher, so I encounter students daily that say "why don't you straighten your hair?" "why's your hair so big?" I try to educate them and inform them that natural hair is beautiful too and that it's ok to be different. Also, I turn the question back around to them and ask: "why is the standard for beauty straight hair....why can't other textures of hair be considered beautiful as well". Always smile and show your confidence in the face of negativity :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475350648083105590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post-51395992034523594332011-06-21T14:05:43.649-05:002011-06-21T14:05:43.649-05:00I don't get the "memphis" comment ei...I don't get the "memphis" comment either, but the "good hair" comment, I hear that all the time! My hair is very curly, a "3c/4a" mix and people always say "i bet it would be beautiful if it was straight". That may be, but I love my curls and only straighten once a year, so get over it! lolLilliannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post-65289151269595851292011-06-20T19:39:21.803-05:002011-06-20T19:39:21.803-05:00Hey I live in Memphis and natural, I wonder what h...Hey I live in Memphis and natural, I wonder what his thinking was when he said that. There are alot of natural here.naturalladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16377999348222175024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6558787908775996583.post-56666768346819423342011-06-20T13:20:21.370-05:002011-06-20T13:20:21.370-05:00I would have taken both comments as insults, but I...I would have taken both comments as insults, but I'm going to play Devil's Advocate. What if the lady who asked if you would straighten your hair meant that you would look cute with your hair straight. Of course, she could have said it a better way, but maybe there wasn't any ill intent involved in the comment. Maybe the guy with the dreads meant that he knows lot's of women from Memphis who are natural and love it. No harm intended. I commend you for being a new mom and going grocery shopping in the first place. <br /><br /><a href="http://tiannamae.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">tiannamae.blogspot.com</a>TiAnna Maehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11420794367800310718noreply@blogger.com