Throwback moment!
I am thankful my parents and grandparents were for blacks. I see so many black people demean other blacks in regards to their ethnicity and it is really disheartening. I came from a race of people who did things they didn't want to do so we could have the privilege to do more of what we want to do.
They were strong proponents of doing the right thing. They did not preach hatred because collectively they had friends of different ethnic backgrounds. And on all sides they had at least one grandparent who were not black. I say not black because not all dark skinned people were from Africa. Some were of island descent.
Some black people when they consider they have arrived are quick to demean the choices other blacks make which cause harm to no one. If you don't like women who wear fake hair, or any other thing fake about them so be it. You have the right to choose.
If I didn't have children and grandchildren I would post a nude photo with a wig on to show hair doesn't define my blackness. As a child I remember my grandmother and great-grandmother purchasing wigs from Gayle's Wigs and Things in Norfolk. They wore the wigs underneath their fabulous hats. The brims around the hats would most often cause their natural hair to sweat and their curls to droop. They wore them to Church. I think they were made right here in America during that time. They were more expensive back then. Over time I think the hair extension and wig industry became something which was outsourced because they could be made cheaper and faster elsewhere.
I don't recall women losing the edges around their hair from the older type wigs. I guess when they started being mass produced some of the quality was reduced. Other nations got in on the market later on.
The color of my skin, my blackness is real regardless. Personally, I make the mistake of wearing a wig during the winter months because my hair is thin and my head gets cold quickly. Then my hair breaks off and I have to regrow it. It normally grows back to a good length by the time winter rolls around again. Each year I say I'm going to brave it and just wear a hat on the really cold days to keep my natural length but then as it gets colder I give in. The next thing I know summer is here again and I wear just my own hair.
What someone puts on or wears on their head does not define their ethnicity. Yes there is an industry making billions of dollars on fake hair. If you work for it you should be able to spend your money on whatever you want. For those men who don't like women who wear fake hair don't date one.
I can think of other industries were blacks spend a whole lot more but I don't hear no one complaining. I spend most of my spare change now sending money to my son who is in a system which was not designed by my people or for the uplift of my people nor to help their appearance. I can think of an industry which I think is probably the biggest industry in America which gets a whole lot black people money and it is rate of return is murder, gangs, theft, blight, and a whole lot of other negative stuff to the black families which I think some people are smoking and it is not even legal.
Personally, I like to see people look their best. And there are a whole lot of people I think look a lot better with extensions, wigs, or extra touches to boost their appearance.
There are those black people who neglect to recognize, uplift, and uphold the struggle that allowed blacks to have opportunities open for them. You don't have to dwell in it but you don't have to set people back 100 years either. When they get a slap of reality they want to run back to the black community to champion their fight. Give me a break. There is something we can find not to like about everyone. But I was always taught to look for at least one thing to like about everybody. Now there are some people I personally do just want to give chaos but it is normally people who act like they are ashamed of being black. People who want to fit in so well with another ethnicity they shun their own people.
I okay I'm stepping down off my soap box now because even though I ranted today I know with me there is a still a whole lot of work to do.
I am thankful my parents and grandparents were for blacks. I see so many black people demean other blacks in regards to their ethnicity and it is really disheartening. I came from a race of people who did things they didn't want to do so we could have the privilege to do more of what we want to do.
They were strong proponents of doing the right thing. They did not preach hatred because collectively they had friends of different ethnic backgrounds. And on all sides they had at least one grandparent who were not black. I say not black because not all dark skinned people were from Africa. Some were of island descent.
Some black people when they consider they have arrived are quick to demean the choices other blacks make which cause harm to no one. If you don't like women who wear fake hair, or any other thing fake about them so be it. You have the right to choose.
If I didn't have children and grandchildren I would post a nude photo with a wig on to show hair doesn't define my blackness. As a child I remember my grandmother and great-grandmother purchasing wigs from Gayle's Wigs and Things in Norfolk. They wore the wigs underneath their fabulous hats. The brims around the hats would most often cause their natural hair to sweat and their curls to droop. They wore them to Church. I think they were made right here in America during that time. They were more expensive back then. Over time I think the hair extension and wig industry became something which was outsourced because they could be made cheaper and faster elsewhere.
I don't recall women losing the edges around their hair from the older type wigs. I guess when they started being mass produced some of the quality was reduced. Other nations got in on the market later on.
The color of my skin, my blackness is real regardless. Personally, I make the mistake of wearing a wig during the winter months because my hair is thin and my head gets cold quickly. Then my hair breaks off and I have to regrow it. It normally grows back to a good length by the time winter rolls around again. Each year I say I'm going to brave it and just wear a hat on the really cold days to keep my natural length but then as it gets colder I give in. The next thing I know summer is here again and I wear just my own hair.
What someone puts on or wears on their head does not define their ethnicity. Yes there is an industry making billions of dollars on fake hair. If you work for it you should be able to spend your money on whatever you want. For those men who don't like women who wear fake hair don't date one.
I can think of other industries were blacks spend a whole lot more but I don't hear no one complaining. I spend most of my spare change now sending money to my son who is in a system which was not designed by my people or for the uplift of my people nor to help their appearance. I can think of an industry which I think is probably the biggest industry in America which gets a whole lot black people money and it is rate of return is murder, gangs, theft, blight, and a whole lot of other negative stuff to the black families which I think some people are smoking and it is not even legal.
Personally, I like to see people look their best. And there are a whole lot of people I think look a lot better with extensions, wigs, or extra touches to boost their appearance.
There are those black people who neglect to recognize, uplift, and uphold the struggle that allowed blacks to have opportunities open for them. You don't have to dwell in it but you don't have to set people back 100 years either. When they get a slap of reality they want to run back to the black community to champion their fight. Give me a break. There is something we can find not to like about everyone. But I was always taught to look for at least one thing to like about everybody. Now there are some people I personally do just want to give chaos but it is normally people who act like they are ashamed of being black. People who want to fit in so well with another ethnicity they shun their own people.
I okay I'm stepping down off my soap box now because even though I ranted today I know with me there is a still a whole lot of work to do.
