[DH]

We like to have alot of options with our hair. We like to have braids, extensions, wigs, afros, ponytails, relaxers, whatever – even shaved bald if we feel like it. We play with the colors and the textures, similar to the way we play with ‘doing’ our fingernails. We don’t take hair as literally as our people did under Jim Crow. Back then, they tried to pretend that their hair was naturally straight. Oprah has spoken about this. Today, however, we don’t worry about whether anybody knows we ‘do’ our hair. We have fun with it. Why do so many non-blacks want to have darker skin? (Tanning and such) Why do people want to modify their looks in general? I don’t think you could find a culture (tribal or ‘modern’) who doesn’t have body modification rituals. Some don’t even remember why they have the rituals they have…

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Name : DH, Gender : F, Race : Black/African American, City : Pittsburgh, State : PA, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, 

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