Work that hair!

 Coming across this photo, one of the things I loved about it was the head of healthy natural hair on the female. Though I have a wide range of styles I choose for myself, from long relaxed tresses to braided rows, I like to see a head of wild natural coils.

A female friend of mine hated this hair. She insisted, this was not a style, but just a nappy mess on the loose. She concluded, while it may be acceptable for wondering the streets, this woman, unknown to us, would never be accepted in the corporate world of work.

I, of course, had a problem with that.
Why should anyone be turned down for a job because of the way they wear their hair?
I am a woman who loves all races and skin colors. Some people have hair that grows out of their heads and fall straight and limp. Others have hair that grows out in frizzy coils. Some, like this woman pictured here, have hair that grows out and up and looks quite like a large brush. How ever your hair grows up out your head is called your natural hair. You have no control over how it grows. So why is it that a person of lighter skin who has loose limp hair is not under any pressure to "fix" their hair, but a black woman wearing her natural hair is asked to "fix" hers to attain a position in any "prestigious" place of business.

Is the woman ineffective at her job if she has a huge nappy fro? Is she any less trustworthy than the female with relaxed hair?
Would it really be so bad if your lawyer or doctor had a big wide afro of healthy natural hair? Would it cause them to loose your case or give you a wrong diagnosis?

You can all see where I'm going with this.
I recently cut my own damaged hair off and some of the people I know acted like it was the end of the world as they knew it. Does losing my hair make me suddenly unable to type a good blog post, listen to a friend in need, love, smile, share a positive idea or laugh and enjoy life?
It does not. I am still the same person, with relaxed hair, natural hair, braided hair, or no hair! Would you prefer the woman with the good personality or the good looking hairstyle?

In this era, where we have accepted low standards of morale, all forms of violence and promiscuity, is what we wear on our head really so important that is is more important than what is inside our heads?

I really think not.
If a person is qualified and meets the specified job requirements, then their hair should not be an issue.

Sometimes we need to stop judging books by their covers.

Bisous!!xoxo