A Mighty Scissors?
I came across this hilarious article about how Angelina Jolie cut her daughter Zahara's hair. It turns out that it was just pulled back into a pony. Not good enough, report the Black Police.
I think the hairdresser interviewed, Shellee, used to do my hair in Boston when it was relaxed. I didn't know her last name, but how many black hairdressers named Shellee can there be in Boston? Good for her that she has her own salon -- on Newbury street no less! (And they seem to specialize in weaves. Gee, and I thought SLs were expensive.)
I don't like Shellee's statement about Zahara though: "With a little girl, her hair doesn't say as much about her personality as it does her mother's. And this little girl's hair says her mother doesn't know what to do." But if it's the same Shellee, she sported a long straight weave. What would Shellee say if Angelina gave Zahara a weave? Angelina can't win with the Black Police.
After the bar, I really want to see "A Mighty Heart." Then I can rant about why they didn't use a mixed actress if AJ did a bad job, or why having your husband produce a movie is the way to have an important story told, if AJ did a good job.
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Brunsli,
I can't wait for you to see "A Mighty Heart", please blog once you've seen it. I would love to have your interpretation/feedback as a "bi-racial" woman.
i can't lie and say that i didn't feel some type of way about it when i saw photos in which zahara's hair appeared to have been cut. i can't say that i didn't allow myself to feel a lil tinge of african-american self-righteousness and mentally scold brad and angie, but that's their baby...
and i agree with you b, they can't win for losing. i remember reading the backlash after brad mentioned that they had discovered carol's daughter and were using it on zahara's hair and what a lifesaver it had been. let 'em be, i say!
very interesting article...after only being in the midwest for 2 days (iowa no, less), i was stopped in the hospital by a caucasian man, inquiring about my hair. he quickly proceeded to pull out a picture of his 2 adopted african-american children, one of whom is a 4 y.o. girl...he then went on to tell me about all "oils" that he and his wife use and how they have to get her hair "corn-rowed every 2 weeks." he then went on to basically say that it takes a lot to keep the child's hair tame(i forgave his ignorance...it's iowa). anyway, he liked the idea/look of sisterlocks until i told him that it should be considered a permanent style and that unfortunately there are no locticians in iowa (i looked prior to heading out there). it was a comical exchange and this AJ article reminded me of it.
@Muse, I think it's cool that he asked, unlike the tattooed blogger I ranted about in my previous post.
Have you sent an inquiry to LockItUp lately to see if anyone does locks in Iowa? Not all people who can do SLs have paid-up certifications to be on the list, or are certified at all. I wonder if they can learn or can convince their braider to do Nappylocs or some other technique.
What are you going to do about your hair while you're there?
i normally go for retightenings every 8 weeks. but my next session won't be for another 12 weeks... i spoke at length with my former loctitian in michigan and she said it should be ok...i also spoke to your friend (M) again today in boston, and she said it should be fine as well. it'll likely add another hour or so the session...i can handle that though. i imagine i should probably take extra measures to really condition my hair. i'll keep you posted.
Even though I love Angelina Jolie, I was a bit miffed at the fact that they used her in a role that should have gone to a mixed woman. It was a little of that "there already aren't enough roles for black women in hollywood..." thing. I'm sure she'll be great in the role, and at least they made an effort to make her look somewhat mixed.
I'm frequently appalled when parents haven't taken the time to adequately groom their kids' hair. And that goes for the black parents too who can be just as bad, if not worse, than the non-black parents of black children - especially when it comes to styling choices that actually hurt, rather than enhance the health of their kids' hair. In the case of Brad and Angie, however, I didn't take offense when Brad said they had discovered Carol's Daughter and were using it on Zahara. Isn't that what he should do as a loving parent - seek out products to help promote the beauty and health of her hair and, importantly, keep it natural? Heaven forbid they should get her a weave or a perm, the black police would put them under the jail!
Well...her hair was in a ponytail. To me it just highlighted how trigger-sensitive we are about hair. The child is 2. I haven't seen an energetic 2 year old whose hair isn't fuzzy around the edges after a day's play. My mother used to pull my hair tight into barretted twists and I hated it. I think its good that "Z" isn't wearing a fussy do. She looks like she has a lot of fun. And she's quite a ham...always pointing at the paparazzi. As you point out, many black people(parents) have hair issues... I was watching a Judge Hatchett where this couple brought a 3 year old (!) to a salon for a relaxer and the baby ended up with serious chemical burns. I think Brad and Angie are doing way better than those nutcases. Sigh. I don't know Brad or Angie...but I do respect that they patronize black business publicly (they didn't have to endorse Carol's Daughter) and that are raising a beautiful black girl, so I give them my support. And to be cliched...they have plenty of black friends who can help them with Zahara's hair...I'm sure she'll be just fine.
I was wondering when I'd hear something pertaining to Zahara and Angelina Jolie.
All I can say is that child will live like a princess and be loved to the fullest, even if it's by a nanny. I still don't understand what the big deal would be if she did cut the childs hair...If she cuts, weaves, perms, hot combs, or just lets it be free the "Black Police" will have something negative to say. How many black children have you seen running around looking like a hot mess? Seen any of those mothers in the tabloids lately? LOL!!!!!
This is LBellatrix...
Muse, I've been in Iowa for the past 2 years. Unfortunately I don't have Sisterlocks; I'm back to the short 'fro after 3+ years of wearing regular locs. Where in Iowa are you? Anyway, they're (Iowans) actually not that bad. Give it some time and you'll get used to them.
Re Z's hair: I heard about this some time ago and thought the "uproar" (if that's what you want to call it) was hilarious and sad at the same time. For some of these little AA girls walking around right now, a haircut would be an IMPROVEMENT. But oh no, God forbid all girls not have long hair, even if you have to braid it in or slap it on.
I've been outside the black hair mainstream for so long that it really does feel like I'm on another planet when I read stuff like this. *smh*
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