Comments on: nappy girl. http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/ Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Trecia http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-95 Trecia Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:08:03 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-95 As someone who wears their hair natural- having cut of the perm, I don't try to pay too much attention to the media. I know why I do what I do and at the end of the day as long as I know the truth thats the most important thing. Ohh your hair style is cute!!! As someone who wears their hair natural- having cut of the perm, I don’t try to pay too much attention to the media. I know why I do what I do and at the end of the day as long as I know the truth thats the most important thing.

Ohh your hair style is cute!!!

]]> By: Theresa http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-94 Theresa Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:20:31 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-94 In all honesty I get tired of how many woman are portrayed period. I don't watch daytime television too much so no I haven't noticed those things. But all in all I feel as though women are portrayed as those who are expected to consistently keep up with themselves and if they don't walk outside with their hair, nails and make-up on then they are "looked down" upon. I don't wear make-up, I don't do my hair on a regular basis and I don't keep my nails manicured so when I see someone else who doesn't do those thing (regardless of race) I don't really notice. I do notice women who DO keep up on those things and sometimes I wish I did too, I just don't have the time or the drive for it. In all honesty I get tired of how many woman are portrayed period. I don’t watch daytime television too much so no I haven’t noticed those things. But all in all I feel as though women are portrayed as those who are expected to consistently keep up with themselves and if they don’t walk outside with their hair, nails and make-up on then they are “looked down” upon. I don’t wear make-up, I don’t do my hair on a regular basis and I don’t keep my nails manicured so when I see someone else who doesn’t do those thing (regardless of race) I don’t really notice. I do notice women who DO keep up on those things and sometimes I wish I did too, I just don’t have the time or the drive for it.

]]> By: Asia http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-89 Asia Tue, 16 Sep 2008 03:15:32 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-89 I guess I wasn't clear on the source of my cynicism. Obviously history has forced us to neglect ourselves, but I can't see that span of time truly affecting what is ultimately a factor of genetics, which takes far longer to change. I understood and agreed with the central point of your post, but rather than paraphrasing it for the sake of agreement as some have done here, I commented on a fragment of it that I found the most intriguing in hopes of further discussion. I see this isn't and hasn't ever really been the place for that, so excuse me for misinterpreting the purpose of this blog. I appreciate you taking the time to write all that out though! Carry on. I guess I wasn’t clear on the source of my cynicism. Obviously history has forced us to neglect ourselves, but I can’t see that span of time truly affecting what is ultimately a factor of genetics, which takes far longer to change. I understood and agreed with the central point of your post, but rather than paraphrasing it for the sake of agreement as some have done here, I commented on a fragment of it that I found the most intriguing in hopes of further discussion. I see this isn’t and hasn’t ever really been the place for that, so excuse me for misinterpreting the purpose of this blog. I appreciate you taking the time to write all that out though! Carry on.

]]> By: chanel http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-88 chanel Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:10:35 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-88 Do you really need a HISTORY BOOK to know that slaves weren't allowed to go get their hair done by a professional beautician? If anything, slaves were the ones hired to be the ones to cut/wash hair, shine shoes, perform manicures & etc. Now, since you want to look into some books, how about you show me where slaves were able to go get their hair done, their nails manicured and etc. Because I'm not wasting my time researching something that's common sense, and completely off topic. I also think you're taking my blog personally, being that you're "afro-centric" yourself. That's not my fault your feelings were brought out due to my opinion on how the media portray us. Don't allow your feelings mask the facts. Fact is, black women, BLACK PEOPLE as a matter of fact, are not displayed in a positive venue by the media. And for <b>the last time</b>, that was the main point of my blog. Stop trying to make it something that it's not. You're welcome. :blogee: Do you really need a HISTORY BOOK to know that slaves weren’t allowed to go get their hair done by a professional beautician? If anything, slaves were the ones hired to be the ones to cut/wash hair, shine shoes, perform manicures & etc. Now, since you want to look into some books, how about you show me where slaves were able to go get their hair done, their nails manicured and etc. Because I’m not wasting my time researching something that’s common sense, and completely off topic.

I also think you’re taking my blog personally, being that you’re “afro-centric” yourself. That’s not my fault your feelings were brought out due to my opinion on how the media portray us. Don’t allow your feelings mask the facts. Fact is, black women, BLACK PEOPLE as a matter of fact, are not displayed in a positive venue by the media. And for the last time, that was the main point of my blog. Stop trying to make it something that it’s not.

You’re welcome. :blogee:

]]> By: Asia http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-87 Asia Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:47:57 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-87 Thanks for the clarification! That's an interesting theory about why our hair is this way, though I don't buy it. Where did you get that information? If you have any history books I could look into, I'm very interested. Thanks for the clarification! That’s an interesting theory about why our hair is this way, though I don’t buy it. Where did you get that information? If you have any history books I could look into, I’m very interested.

]]> By: chanel http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-86 chanel Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:35:00 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-86 The reason why black women hair was kinky or knotted years ago during the slavery days was because they simply did not allow them to comb it and/or could not afford to go to beauticians due to the lack of <b>experienced</b> black beauticians that knows how to do our hair. That's what I meant about that comment. This post wasn't solely on black hair. I used the pictures of hair as an example because that's the only thing I can catch as a still shot for proof to strengthen my point. This post was how the media tries to represent us and they mostly use what THEY find as a "negative". I don't find it as a negative. The reason why black women hair was kinky or knotted years ago during the slavery days was because they simply did not allow them to comb it and/or could not afford to go to beauticians due to the lack of experienced black beauticians that knows how to do our hair. That’s what I meant about that comment.

This post wasn’t solely on black hair. I used the pictures of hair as an example because that’s the only thing I can catch as a still shot for proof to strengthen my point. This post was how the media tries to represent us and they mostly use what THEY find as a “negative”.

I don’t find it as a negative.

]]> By: Asia http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-85 Asia Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:07:32 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-85 It's funny, I recently wrote <a href="http://www.evitae.net/archives/2008/09/03/crown-of-thorns/" rel="nofollow">a post centering around a similar topic</a>, although it came from more of a personal perspective than a media oriented one. "We’re all not nappy anymore. We can afford to keep our hair looking right." I don't want to read too far between the lines, but what exactly to you constitutes "hair looking right?" From the pictures you posted to illustrate your point, it seems like you don't take a Black woman's hair as it is naturally as beautiful. Black women are generally born with kinky, curly, poofy hair. What's wrong with that? I think it's refreshing to see us portrayed as we are (to some extent) in commercials. I believe it's a mistake to think that we need to put some heat/chemicals/weaves in our hair in order to be beautiful/presentable. This post actually surprised me. But as always, we're allowed our differences. It’s funny, I recently wrote a post centering around a similar topic, although it came from more of a personal perspective than a media oriented one.

“We’re all not nappy anymore. We can afford to keep our hair looking right.”

I don’t want to read too far between the lines, but what exactly to you constitutes “hair looking right?” From the pictures you posted to illustrate your point, it seems like you don’t take a Black woman’s hair as it is naturally as beautiful. Black women are generally born with kinky, curly, poofy hair. What’s wrong with that? I think it’s refreshing to see us portrayed as we are (to some extent) in commercials. I believe it’s a mistake to think that we need to put some heat/chemicals/weaves in our hair in order to be beautiful/presentable. This post actually surprised me. But as always, we’re allowed our differences.

]]> By: Wes http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-84 Wes Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:22:46 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-84 I get your point about African American women always being portrayed as "angry", "single mother", or uneducated but what I don't get is the "nappy" argument. I'm black and I have a perm and I don't see a problem if a black woman wanted to keep her hair natural (not all black people have kinky hair, especially if they happen to be mixed). If black women don't have perms why are we already deemed as ugly? I actually love seeing black women in commercials with their natural hair because they aren't fitting into how everyone in society wants them to look like. In fact, I find them to be beautiful for embracing their natural beauty. I must say when I was young I wanted to perm my hair because I felt inferior to my white and hispanic friends/peers at school because I have short, thick, kinky hair. Now, I wished I didn't perm my hair because I would love to braid my hair and not worry about it as opposed to getting a wash and set every 2 weeks. I don't know about you but I find the black women I see on TV and paper ads to be pretty regardless of shade, body type, etc. The only problem I have is that I see more light skinned black women than dark skinned women. It's messed up because they are messing with the self esteem of young dark skinned girls (I know because I felt that way myself) which then makes them feel that they must be light skinned to be considered as pretty. I get your point about African American women always being portrayed as “angry”, “single mother”, or uneducated but what I don’t get is the “nappy” argument. I’m black and I have a perm and I don’t see a problem if a black woman wanted to keep her hair natural (not all black people have kinky hair, especially if they happen to be mixed). If black women don’t have perms why are we already deemed as ugly? I actually love seeing black women in commercials with their natural hair because they aren’t fitting into how everyone in society wants them to look like. In fact, I find them to be beautiful for embracing their natural beauty. I must say when I was young I wanted to perm my hair because I felt inferior to my white and hispanic friends/peers at school because I have short, thick, kinky hair. Now, I wished I didn’t perm my hair because I would love to braid my hair and not worry about it as opposed to getting a wash and set every 2 weeks. I don’t know about you but I find the black women I see on TV and paper ads to be pretty regardless of shade, body type, etc. The only problem I have is that I see more light skinned black women than dark skinned women. It’s messed up because they are messing with the self esteem of young dark skinned girls (I know because I felt that way myself) which then makes them feel that they must be light skinned to be considered as pretty.

]]> By: arlene http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-83 arlene Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:39:45 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-83 I never really noticed any of that. however i have noticed that most actors and actresses on tv are black or white. its very rare to see other races. I'm half hispanic and half native american. Its very rare that I see other hispanics in comercials. We are just now starting to come out on tv with shows like geroge lopez and ugly betty. I dont think I've ever seen a native american in a comercial. If they are on tv they are usually shown in the uaual stero type manner. I dont think i've seen a modern day native on tv or in a movie peroid. Honestly I dont understand the media at all. I never really noticed any of that. however i have noticed that most actors and actresses on tv are black or white. its very rare to see other races. I’m half hispanic and half native american. Its very rare that I see other hispanics in comercials. We are just now starting to come out on tv with shows like geroge lopez and ugly betty. I dont think I’ve ever seen a native american in a comercial. If they are on tv they are usually shown in the uaual stero type manner. I dont think i’ve seen a modern day native on tv or in a movie peroid. Honestly I dont understand the media at all.

]]> By: Lav http://kisschanel.com/nappy-girl2/#comment-82 Lav Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:59:51 +0000 http://chanellie.com/?p=210#comment-82 Aww.. both sets of images are pretty though. It just varies. Well, I don't see many african-american people in commericals though...but then the proportion of american media that gets to my country varies. But then you don't see aboriginal people at all so they are far more marginalised =( Aww.. both sets of images are pretty though. It just varies. Well, I don’t see many african-american people in commericals though…but then the proportion of american media that gets to my country varies. But then you don’t see aboriginal people at all so they are far more marginalised =(

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