Comments on: Black hair has always been political http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/black-hair-has-always-been-political/ White isn't always right Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:57:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Pirsey http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/black-hair-has-always-been-political/#comment-45 Pirsey Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:57:30 +0000 http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-45 Hey, nice tips. I'll buy a bottle of beer to the person from that chat who told me to visit your blog :) Hey, nice tips. I’ll buy a bottle of beer to the person from that chat who told me to visit your blog :)

]]> By: Faith http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/black-hair-has-always-been-political/#comment-42 Faith Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:58:05 +0000 http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-42 I'm am currently a history major at Mac University, Canada. This post on black hair being political really surprised me. Studying history, I sometimes feel an air of frustration on how limited a non western perspective is given on issues that have effected and continue to effect the whole world. focusing on black world history I would really love to get to a place where I can draw connections between changes in global society/politics/technology and the influence of the global black community (both in the community and out). This post really inspired me. I have thouhgt much about black hair (having been born with it), mostly the disadvantages or harshness. I recently started thinking about the pros, viewing it as natural and beautiful. The point made that black hair is closely tied to politics can be very legit. Hair has always been a significant part of aesthetics, and aesthetics have always been a significant part of every culture (global culture). mainstreem medieval and ranaisance art for example made a point of creating aestetically beautiful art, in order to create harmony. art that is still praised today for its harmony. beauty was an element used to create harmony. the socially historical belief of Black people as aesthetically inferior (that still lingures, perhaps mostly in the -global- Black community) would therefore create an unharmonious element within the black community and to those looking in from the outside... I don't mean to bring this information up as an attack to either the black or non black community, or to raise any harsh feelings by bringing up history. I am a history major after all. I did not give a clear conclusion, and I argued using a lot of big ideas. I did this because I just came across the post, and am still beggining to build my ideas. no full colusions have been made on my part, but this post has inspired me to continue my studies with a critical mind, searching for truth, and remaining open to views that may not come out of a text book. Finaly, I would like to mention that my interests are in global history and the interactions of peoples, cultures, nations. I am especially dedicated to African (Black) history, but I am also a citizen of the world and by obligation dedicated to world history (the better interests of global community). I’m am currently a history major at Mac University, Canada. This post on black hair being political really surprised me. Studying history, I sometimes feel an air of frustration on how limited a non western perspective is given on issues that have effected and continue to effect the whole world. focusing on black world history I would really love to get to a place where I can draw connections between changes in global society/politics/technology and the influence of the global black community (both in the community and out). This post really inspired me. I have thouhgt much about black hair (having been born with it), mostly the disadvantages or harshness. I recently started thinking about the pros, viewing it as natural and beautiful. The point made that black hair is closely tied to politics can be very legit. Hair has always been a significant part of aesthetics, and aesthetics have always been a significant part of every culture (global culture). mainstreem medieval and ranaisance art for example made a point of creating aestetically beautiful art, in order to create harmony. art that is still praised today for its harmony. beauty was an element used to create harmony. the socially historical belief of Black people as aesthetically inferior (that still lingures, perhaps mostly in the -global- Black community) would therefore create an unharmonious element within the black community and to those looking in from the outside…

I don’t mean to bring this information up as an attack to either the black or non black community, or to raise any harsh feelings by bringing up history. I am a history major after all. I did not give a clear conclusion, and I argued using a lot of big ideas. I did this because I just came across the post, and am still beggining to build my ideas. no full colusions have been made on my part, but this post has inspired me to continue my studies with a critical mind, searching for truth, and remaining open to views that may not come out of a text book.

Finaly, I would like to mention that my interests are in global history and the interactions of peoples, cultures, nations. I am especially dedicated to African (Black) history, but I am also a citizen of the world and by obligation dedicated to world history (the better interests of global community).

]]> By: Jessica http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/black-hair-has-always-been-political/#comment-33 Jessica Tue, 20 May 2008 13:25:09 +0000 http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-33 No black hair is political. I hate having to shrink up my afro when I go into work to tone-down the blackness. But people need to get back to being Black and Proud and loving every bit of themselves because the rest of the world does not treat like equals. No black hair is political. I hate having to shrink up my afro when I go into work to tone-down the blackness. But people need to get back to being Black and Proud and loving every bit of themselves because the rest of the world does not treat like equals.

]]> By: seandodson http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/2008/03/06/black-hair-has-always-been-political/#comment-2 seandodson Fri, 07 Mar 2008 12:03:16 +0000 http://blackhairpolitics.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-2 I don't think it is pointless and <a HREF="http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/fashion/story/0,,2196403,00.html" rel="nofollow">neither does Hannah Poo</A>l I don’t think it is pointless and neither does Hannah Pool

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