Are We More Than WEAVES and BLUNTS?

[Truthangel]

Listen to this before reading: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AugKnRQx48.


<span style="color: #000066"><span style="font-size: 11pt">Hair weave and weed. Two of Black America's favorite items of purchase. Gettin' blazed...then getting that dome stitched. Chris Rock is getting a lot of attention for his new documentary &quot;Good Hair&quot; and now Black women are upset with him.

Why? He's not lying. Black women have always been obsessed with having long hair/good hair in order to attract a Black man.

But seriously...is this what our culture has been reduced to?

What happened to Black people?

Perhaps there's a reason why everybody stays blunted up.

Has anyone been paying attention that there aren't many Black shows on any of the major networks? Yeah, we get supporting cast roles, but nothing where &quot;our true culture&quot; is being represented--the way WE SEE IT.

What happened?

Who are you? What African tribe did your family originate from? What do you know about your history? Are you proud to be of African descent?

Questions...questions...questions...in a world that still asks WHO IS THE BLACK MAN/WOMAN?

We talk about so much stupidity on this site and I can only imagine how people act at home, but the main thing messing with me is that I can't stand Black people these days. I'm not joking around. Everyday, I see people that look like me, but I don't have an affinity with them--none at all. Why? I ask myself. And the only reason I can muster up is that a lot of Black people have an identity crisis.

Black kids wearing AC/DC t-shirts, Miley Cyrus gear, manipulating their voices to sound like their white friends, the enormous amount of money Black women are spending on hair weave, not realizing that they are making Koreans rich, as well as Beauty Salon owners, because of this obsession. An do many Black women realize they are emulating European Beauty standards in doing this, yet are hurt and confused when a Black man dates or marries a white woman?

Frankly, I think Black men are depressed that their women don't take pride in themselves any longer and the once proud Soul Sisters that vamped it up in the 60's and 70's have been replaced by fake [censored] Black Barbie wannabes.

Lil' Kim comes to mind at this juncture...the woman is so confused, she actually stated in an interview that she felt like she was a &quot;white woman trapped in a Black woman's body.&quot; WHAT?!? And the real reason she got plastic surgery initially? She wanted to look like a Black version of Pamela Sue Anderson. Yeah. But I know the truth. When Kim came on the scene in 1995, she was interviewed by Vibe magazine and she stated that when she was coming up in Brooklyn, all of the guys she wanted only wanted the &quot;light-skinned&quot;girls with long hair.&quot; This woman is now warped psychologically because she bought into the dysfunctional thinking of guys that still aren't paying her any mind.

And that is what I see happening to a lot of sistahs today...their actions are motivated because of the rejection of men who couldn't see their true beauty, thus, the makeup and hair extensions are a reaction to that.

How can you be a proud Blck woman when you're wearing &quot;blue/green contact lenses, fake hair and nails, and probably bleach your skin? That's not pride--that's self-hate.

Let me just say it: We look more like buffoons more so than a people that is focused and serious about advancement.

Who's really in our heads?

Please...show me how you become a strong Black man/woman through the juxtapose of white imagery. The white media has no regard to show positive images of Black people, but I inject this thought: It's one thing when people think something about you, but it's another when we prove them right.

Something needs to change in our culture...and fast.

I am not a product of White America--I'm better than that.</span>

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[foolya]

Re: Are We More Than WEAVES and BLUNTS?

What a cracker barrel of BS in this article. Black women aren't the only one with identity issue. I personally think the Asians are worst especially the Koreans? I believe most Koreans has some kind of plastic surgery to achieve a more Euro-centric features. I know several high school Korean who has had plastic surgery and the parents told it's as normal as orthodontic braces are to the us. Most Asians used skin lighting. Why do you think Japanese hair straightener and perm are so popular? Most women non black women I know has some kind of perm.

I strongly believe the Anglo Saxon has destroy every nations and tribes thus every culture has been marred.

I still no know why black women chasing long hair when every one else chopping theirs off. I think short hair is way cooler.

[Nunya]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: foolya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think short hair is way cooler.
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In more ways than one...

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: foolya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What a cracker barrel of BS in this article. Black women aren't the only one with identity issue. I personally think the Asians are worst especially the Koreans? I believe most Koreans has some kind of plastic surgery to achieve a more Euro-centric features. I know several high school Korean who has had plastic surgery and the parents told it's as normal as orthodontic braces are to the us. Most Asians used skin lighting. Why do you think Japanese hair straightener and perm are so popular? Most women non black women I know has some kind of perm.

I strongly believe the Anglo Saxon has destroy every nations and tribes thus every culture has been marred.

I still no know why black women chasing long hair when every one else chopping theirs off. I think short hair is way cooler.

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so that makes it ok for us to practice self-hate?



i think the article has a lot of truths in it...
people always try to emulate the dominant or 'ruling' culture as the rulers usually ascribe humanity to other peoples based on how close they are to the 'rulers' in looks or customs;
asians having eye-lid surgery to look less asian is also an atrocity although i doubt it's as common as you wrote...

any obsessive desire to change an ethnic feature is a manifestation of self-denial...just look at any beauty pagaent in black africa- sure to be dominated by straightened hair &amp; weaves;
that tells me a lot

[Truthangel]

Re: Are We More Than WEAVES and BLUNTS?

<span style="color: #990000"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Why do minorities distort themselves so much? What is the root cause?</span></span>

[goldilocks]

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actually, one could take out all references to complexion and the article would be more relevant. The majority of people seem to focus on their appearance and try to fit the latest standards of beauty that media is promoting. Look at all the cosmetic plastic surgery going on, fake tatas, butt implants, all kind of artificial &quot;enhancement&quot;.

I just work with what I got, nothing artificial, no fillers or additives. guess I'll never be on the cover of Vogue.

[Suesumba]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: foolya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">What a cracker barrel of BS in this article. Black women aren't the only one with identity issue. I personally think the Asians are worst especially the Koreans? I believe most Koreans has some kind of plastic surgery to achieve a more Euro-centric features. I know several high school Korean who has had plastic surgery and the parents told it's as normal as orthodontic braces are to the us. Most Asians used skin lighting. Why do you think Japanese hair straightener and perm are so popular? Most women non black women I know has some kind of perm.

I strongly believe the Anglo Saxon has destroy every nations and tribes thus every culture has been marred.

I still no know why black women chasing long hair when every one else chopping theirs off. I think short hair is way cooler.

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i don't have anything against black women perming their hair. white women perm with chemicals as do chinese and other women. women in general spend lots of efforts, time and money on their hair. but i don't see other women in such vast amounts running out to spend thousand to buy hair to sew into their heads. they can't even wash their properly and have a permantly sour smell especially in the summer. now how is that better than the hair that grows out of your head?

also some of the jacked up [censored] i see some women sporting make them look like buffoons.

[Truthangel]

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<span style="font-size: 14pt"><span style="color: #330000">That's true, but women are literally dying to be BEAUTIFUL and men aren't. Reference, Kanye West's mother, Dr. Donda West as the prime example. Usher's soon to be ex wife, had a mild heart attack after getting lipo suction. She survived, but this is not a joke.

So, in your opinion, should the media be held responsible or the individual for being so weak-minded for falling for this trap?</span>
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[goldilocks]

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I think the media encourages the weak-minded individual (and plenty of those that should know better) to fall into the trap.

A lot of men are starting to believe the hype too. Pretty soon we'll all be walking around with weaves and plumped up duck lips that can't even hold the blunt.

[Truthangel]

Re: Are We More Than WEAVES and BLUNTS?

<span style="font-size: 14pt">I hope not. Oh, I don't even want to think abou</span><span style="font-size: 14pt">t that</span>.

[LiteBlonde]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: goldilocks</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I think the media encourages the weak-minded individual (and plenty of those that should know better) to fall into the trap.

A lot of men are starting to believe the hype too. Pretty soon we'll all be walking around with weaves and plumped up duck lips that can't even hold the blunt. </div></div>

Guys are already wearing weaves. U never seen the ones with the cornrow weaves or the dread extensions?

[Wahalla]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MJ7</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="color: #990000"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Why do minorities distort themselves so much? What is the root cause?</span></span> </div></div>

personally I find any one who defines tehm self as a &quot;minority&quot; has more issues than bunt (what ever the hell that is) and weaves....

[britisha]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Wahalla</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MJ7</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><span style="color: #990000"><span style="font-size: 14pt">Why do minorities distort themselves so much? What is the root cause?</span></span> </div></div>

personally I find any one who defines tehm self as a &quot;minority&quot; has more issues than bunt (what ever the hell that is) and weaves.... </div></div><span style="font-size: 20pt">Touche !!</span>