Hardly a day goes by without some attack or disrespect being thrown at black women and her natural hair. Natural hair is a huge movement that is steadily growing. But despite the love of the hair that grows naturally out of our heads, many are not so in love with the idea of it. From salon shaming to being sent home from school , or the all-time favorite of it being “unprofessional” — natural hair gets a bad rap from a lot of people and most of the time it is coming from white people.
Well, a new video is making waves on social media that hopefully has the answer to this difficult problem. “13 Crazy Things White People Think About Black Hair” is an animated video by founder/Editor-in-Chief of Successful Black Parenting Magazine that touches on all kinds of false beliefs that white folk have about natural hair — like it being dirty or unkempt. Take a look:
The truth of the matter is, this video can be for quite a few black folks as well. And just for the record, we love it!