The tangled history of black hair discrimination in the US - BBC News

I've NEVER straighten my hair. I grew up in America and didn't care what anyone said. I wore cornrows, Afro puffs, pineapple, braids, etc.... to school, work literally never caring what anyone thought. I knew it was beautiful. I would not allow anyone to Gaslight me into making myself less attractive by, wearing plastic looking blonde straight ridiculous hairstyles that don't accentuate my beauty. Natural hair is sexy goddess hair. I live in Rome where everyone with Afro hair rocks it. My hair is kinky curly glorious

Oh god. Don’t let the Gingers see this.

It's channels like this that youtube CEOs removed dislikes for

I hope the crown act passes, and becomes law. The racism is real, as the comment section shows.

Natural Hair doesnt just apply to Black women ! As a Middle Aged Black man who went "Natural" in his 50s, it was my "Rage" and Rebellion against White hegemonic notions of Aesthetics and "Model Minority Negro" who must always wear his hair cropped and overly groomed in making White people "comfortable" with our Blackness. I just happen to be one of those Black men with Long / curly Hair genes. For for decades kept my hair growth under raps for "professional" and career purposes.. I also cultivated my beard too that gives me a slight "rough hewn" / street look in other people's imagination. Indeed while I am PROUD of my lush wavy hair, it has made me the target of "Racial profiling" and stereotyping, accused of being a "Rasta", a ganja smoker, a shoplifter. There are always Consequences to Black persons who choose to Love and Liberate themselves from White supremacist / Respectability notions of Blackness.

Natural hair is beautiful. I dated a black woman in the Army and she could do amazing things with her hair. Including making it regulation.

So stunning and brave

At what point does this become satire..

His hair is fine. As a mother someone tells I have to change my kids hair because they’re not allowed it coloured or even curled. I maybe white and don’t understand it but I support all people being discriminated against anyone. I think black peoples hair are all beautiful and bold. I comment one black woman for her hair because I thought it was nice. It was platted with some coloured highlights I still thought it was lovely.

America is weird.

I love everyone who says this is not a big deal. Well if it wasn't why are u committing on it if it's so unimportant. Further, for others who call it playing the race card, it's interesting how does black ppl demanding being held back because of their hair style hurt u? Aren't u the same ppl who quote MLK when he said content of character and heart. How does black hair disqualified someone from being great at their job? Moreover, braids and locks protects black hair.

How do they keep a straight face putting this drivel up?

Natural hair looks the best imo, especially curls.

it's illegal to fire a person with an afro?

The anglo-american hatred of black hair is more than "acceptable" versus "unacceptable." It went beyond phobia to the level of taboo. Other aspects of African culture, like language and religion, were also forcibly eradicated, but black hair was the thing most visibly offensive to the white invaders.

Russia is supposed to have started an invasion and the BBC post about someone getting upset over their hair. Give me strength.

I used to think as a child America was a wonderful place as I've become a man I recoil in horror at what America is

The not so funny thing is that, in a subtle way, this discrimination is everywhere 🌎 But who can tell a confident woman what to do with her hair? Nobody.

Came to bbc to check the news on Ukraine but got this as a recently uploaded video. Last i checked the UK was in Europe. God help us all

I never knew this I'm surprised