Comments on: Good Hair: Between a Rock & a Hard Place http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/ spirit.fire.she Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:52:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: felicia http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-60 felicia Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:44:45 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-60 good piece! good piece!

]]> By: Funkidivagirl http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Funkidivagirl Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:58:40 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-40 I haven't seen the movie yet, but your blog post echoes many comments that I have already heard. I haven’t seen the movie yet, but your blog post echoes many comments that I have already heard.

]]> By: KAREN.H http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-39 KAREN.H Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:00:21 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-39 OK Just saw the movie last night with my husband. We thought the movie was funny and informative on many level. Nicole you are on point with your blog. For me the thing that makes me cringe every time I hear or see it is when mothers put PERMS IN THEY'RE CHIDREN'S HAIR!!! That's just child abuse in MY opinion. I want to cry every time. It's just a case of educating ourselves on how to manage our natural hair properly because I have contrary to popular belief our "Nappy Hair" it can grow long. If you know how to take care of it. I can go on but won't. I like the movie. OK Just saw the movie last night with my husband. We thought the movie was funny and informative on many level. Nicole you are on point with your blog. For me the thing that makes me cringe every time I hear or see it is when mothers put PERMS IN THEY’RE CHIDREN’S HAIR!!! That’s just child abuse in MY opinion. I want to cry every time. It’s just a case of educating ourselves on how to manage our natural hair properly because I have contrary to popular belief our “Nappy Hair” it can grow long. If you know how to take care of it. I can go on but won’t. I like the movie.

]]> By: Aurie http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Aurie Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:55:43 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-38 I sincerely enjoyed this movie review. I will be watching it at some point for sure. Chris has been taking a lot of heat about this, but I'm glad that he brought up the subject in this way. It's uniquely his style of doing things and I would be disappointed if he deviated from doing it any other way I sincerely enjoyed this movie review. I will be watching it at some point for sure. Chris has been taking a lot of heat about this, but I’m glad that he brought up the subject in this way. It’s uniquely his style of doing things and I would be disappointed if he deviated from doing it any other way

]]> By: Nicole http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Nicole Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:01:40 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-37 @ Jam: "He’s a comedian who’s worn a family version of a relaxer himself!"... Him, Puff, Jaime Foxx,, et. al... You are hilarious!!! Chris is not a historian or sociologist end of story. To those that feel he should have featured more women with natural hair to illuminate his point, I'm not sure I agree. If I was doing a doc on people with tattoos, I would not interview a bunch of people who do NOT have tats. Doesn't make sense. @ Jam: “He’s a comedian who’s worn a family version of a relaxer himself!”… Him, Puff, Jaime Foxx,, et. al… You are hilarious!!!

Chris is not a historian or sociologist end of story. To those that feel he should have featured more women with natural hair to illuminate his point, I’m not sure I agree. If I was doing a doc on people with tattoos, I would not interview a bunch of people who do NOT have tats. Doesn’t make sense.

]]> By: KweliArt http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-36 KweliArt Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:41:02 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-36 Great Blog!! I remember the day I went "natural" it was Aug 21, 1985. To my family's horror I cut it all off!! I loved my new tiny fro...and, now I love my dreadlocks. The bad news... I simply miss the beauty shop experience. What's a sistah to do? I've tried to go to the loc-tician..but, seriously, who am I foolin'? It just aint the same!! So, you go, my sistahs!! Get yo' "Stella-Grove" on... Strange envy, huh? www.kweliart.com Great Blog!! I remember the day I went “natural” it was Aug 21, 1985. To my family’s horror I cut it all off!! I loved my new tiny fro…and, now I love my dreadlocks. The bad news…
I simply miss the beauty shop experience.
What’s a sistah to do?
I’ve tried to go to the loc-tician..but, seriously, who am I foolin’?
It just aint the same!!
So, you go, my sistahs!! Get yo’ “Stella-Grove” on…
Strange envy, huh?
http://www.kweliart.com

]]> By: What’s Good About Good Hair? | afrobella http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-34 What’s Good About Good Hair? | afrobella Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:14:44 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-34 [...] interesting, but I didn’t learn anything I didn’t already know. I have to agree with The Hotness Grrrl on this point — if you must be mad at Good Hair, be mad that Chris Rock’s wife, Malaak, [...] [...] interesting, but I didn’t learn anything I didn’t already know. I have to agree with The Hotness Grrrl on this point — if you must be mad at Good Hair, be mad that Chris Rock’s wife, Malaak, [...]

]]> By: Keith L. Forest http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Keith L. Forest Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:50:03 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-33 Kudos Niki Noodles you smashed this review. Sounds like you got your groove and voice back to me! Power to the sisters... oohm shock lock oohm LOL Kudos Niki Noodles you smashed this review. Sounds like you got your groove and voice back to me! Power to the sisters… oohm shock lock oohm LOL

]]> By: Justin http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Justin Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:56:43 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-31 Just had a *heated* conversation about this film at dinner last night, so I'm glad to have your article to share with folks 'cause it breaks it down like only you can, Nic! Plus, you need to trademark the term "coon-atrics," talk about laugh out loud! Just had a *heated* conversation about this film at dinner last night, so I’m glad to have your article to share with folks ’cause it breaks it down like only you can, Nic! Plus, you need to trademark the term “coon-atrics,” talk about laugh out loud!

]]> By: N. Jamiyla Chisholm http://thehotness.com/2009/10/20/good-hair/comment-page-1/#comment-30 N. Jamiyla Chisholm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:02:26 +0000 http://thehotness.com/?p=509#comment-30 I completely agree. Who's really mad at Chris for not tackling this the way an intellectual would? LOL. it's almost funny to have thought he would have used his money & power to hire a research team and at least try to answer the question of Why? What is it about the world's standard of beauty that Black women will do anything to achieve knowing it's damn near impossible to be something we're not? But that was not a thesis for Chris to break down, build up & make socio-cultural sense out of. He's a comedian who's worn a family version of a relaxer himself! And like you said, it's apparent he had no intention of een trying to be intellectual. He's a funny guy. And lastly, I'm real tired of folks thinking that a group of men, women or children speak for everyone who looks like them. I'm personally anti-weave although I knock no one for rocking one. Someone else's sense of style has nothing to do with me. Just like I cringed everyday for a month in Ghana when me and my beautiful locks would craze in the sun to the dismay of all the skin bleaching Africans before me. I said "whatever" then and I say it now. Let folks be happy, or not if that's where they chose to sit. I just know that I love swimming & I love it when men I'm dating put their hands in my hair. Those women cannot speak for me just as I know they would fall out if me and my fro tried to speak for them. We're all individuals and again, Chris Rock is nobody's bell hooks (just like you said Nic). Can't wait for when we can all either just be ourselves (weaved or not) and not think a man, just because he's black, is ever going to get Our stories right. jam I completely agree. Who’s really mad at Chris for not tackling this the way an intellectual would? LOL. it’s almost funny to have thought he would have used his money & power to hire a research team and at least try to answer the question of Why? What is it about the world’s standard of beauty that Black women will do anything to achieve knowing it’s damn near impossible to be something we’re not? But that was not a thesis for Chris
to break down, build up & make socio-cultural sense out of. He’s a comedian who’s worn a family version of a relaxer himself! And like you said, it’s apparent he had no intention of een trying to be intellectual. He’s a funny guy.

And lastly, I’m real tired of folks thinking that a group of men, women or children speak for everyone who looks like them. I’m personally anti-weave although I knock no one for rocking one. Someone else’s sense of style has nothing to do with me. Just like I cringed everyday for a month in Ghana when me and my beautiful locks would craze in the sun to the dismay of all the skin bleaching Africans before me. I said “whatever” then and I say it now. Let folks be happy, or not if that’s where they chose to sit. I just know that I love swimming & I love it when men I’m dating put their hands in my hair. Those women cannot speak for me just as I know they would fall out if me and my fro tried to speak for them. We’re all individuals and again, Chris Rock is nobody’s bell hooks (just like you said Nic).

Can’t wait for when we can all either just be ourselves (weaved or not) and not think a man, just because he’s black, is ever going to get Our stories right.

jam

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