Personal Narrative: My Family Hair Traits

If you told me 5 years ago that I would be taking the plunge to go to Paul Mitchell: The School, I would probably give you a puzzled look and continue slicing the raw meat on the table in front of me. I’ve held many professions--from butcher to tech support, and I never really expected things to take a turn in this direction. What started out as touching up roots and using the hashtag “#hairbyben” on instagram as a joke turned into something more profound and I made the discovery that changed my life. I realized that hair was something I could see myself doing, the only problem was I couldn’t see where I would gain the knowledge to be successful. Luckily, I stumbled upon Paul Mitchell: The School in Fort Myers.

There has been a notable amount of conversation on the internet on the rebirth of the natural hair movement. Cherise Luter (2014) states that despite afros and the natural hair movement not being a new concept (i.e. the Black Power Movement), it has gone under what she calls a “refreshing change”. Furthermore, what used to be “I’m black and I’m proud”, has been replaced with “I’m me and I’m proud” (Luter 2016). So, what is the natural hair movement? It is defined as a movement where black women decide to not conform to the social norms of chemically altering their hair and wearing it in its natural, kinky, or curled state (Joignot 2015). The movement could also be considered as an outlet for black women to display their racial and cultural pride or to articulate their “political position (Brown 2014:297). However, simply the terminology “movement” is something that should be shocking to many. There is a great amount of historical context behind the continuous influence Eurocentric beauty ideals have had on black women for centuries. According to Nadia Brown (2014), Black natural hair throughout history has proven to be recognized as “either unintended or intended personal and political statements” (298). the beauty standard in Western society which praises European hair textures, has influenced many black women to be critical of other black women who choose to chemically straighten their hair, accusing them of being subservient to the dominant and pervasive racist

Chris Rock’s documentary, Good Hair, investigates the notion of what good hair is. Dominant society views good hair as straight or essentially caucasian hair. This is not only problematic to the self-esteem and confidence of black women, but it can also cause black women to appropriate Asian culture. Black women unfortunately take advantage of Asian culture in search of what society believes is good hair. Many black women wear weaves in order to align to what society believes is good hair. However, when they buy this hair, they do not realize what Asians go through. Likewise, Asians who give up their hair do not know where or who this hair will be going to. Thus, this desire for good hair further perpetuates the lack of understanding that black

I am my hair. A shoulder length pile of sun-kissed waves, kinks, and ringlet ends. Breakage, split ends, dryness, and kinky roots. There is a myriad of textures, some natural, some “chemically enhanced.”  My identity and growth are tied directly to my curly hair; struggles and feelings of uniqueness are woven through each strand. When I realized I had curly hair, everything changed.

I wanted to start of the event with this video. I made it a few weeks ago. When I started working on this project I really thought that this was a minority only problem and I wanted to focus on Hispanics because of my Colombian decent. I wanted to honor my roots while embracing my American life style. But it was Monday night, a slow day at a beautiful restaurant overlooking the ocean city somersault bridge and I was polishing glass for my side work and chit chatting with my coworkers. I was specifically talking to a co work. American. Blonde hair. Blue eyes. About 40 years old. I was telling her about my Tuesday plan that was handing out exit surveys at a polling location. She was confused. I said yes the primaries are tomorrow (this was Monday

First, I must check the roots to make sure that the new growth is straight. If it is not; therefore, we must perm the hair to make it straight. Second, before styling my hair. I must first wash, condition, and blow-dry it. Finally, I curl it, and put spritz, or oil sheen on it to make it shine. Then I use a rake comb to comb out the curls, and style

I'm 10 years old and I have long curly brown hair. I have a love/ hate relationship with my hair. I love having it but at the same time it is just too much work to make sure it looks nice and I'm tired of hurting my head every time my mom tries to comb the knots out. After a couple days I finally decided to ask my mom about cutting my hair. She was very surprised and questioned what I was saying, " Since when did you want to cut your hair? I thought that you loved having it long?? Even I was alittle surprised by the question I was asking because I did love having it long but then again I’ve never had it short so I had nothing to compare it too. I then answered saying, " I do, but maybe it’s time for a change. Change is always good right?” Not completely sure what I was getting myself into I decided that I’m going to actually do it although that I love my hair. Later that night my mom and I were watching tv and a commercial for St. Jude Hospital & the Locks of Love Foundation appeared on the screen. Then I got such a great idea and It was

How many people do you know in the world who can be picked out of a crowd just by their hair? Not many. I just happen to be one of those people. My hair is a large, frizzy mess of curls which is very hard to tame. I have a face that is dotted with freckles in the summer. While most people tan, I freckle! My height is an outstanding 5 foot and 4.25 inches. The life of heels and stools is one in which I shall live. I have one sister, Brianna. She is 11 years old and one of the biggest pains in my life but I love her anyway. Shelly and Chris Boyk are my parents, they are very supportive in everything that I do. I used to have a fish, his name was Kristoff, after Anna’s love interest in Frozen. Last year, I got to go on a once in a lifetime

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In this research, hair had been a part of our identity. Not only women, but it goes with men as well. Hair had been symbolic for each individual in front of the society. Hair had been important and crucial to our identity because it plays an important role identifying identity such as gender, race or health or age. These differences help us to identify which categorization of superiority vs inferiority or strength vs weaknesses. Therefore, hair as a cultural identity impacts these traits or intelligence of a group or individual. Hair can perceive different perception, such as in work’s place. Many minorities here in the United States felt the pressure in one physical feature-hair. Hair as an appearance is one of the beauty attributes that

We know that the increasing visibility of black women’s natural hair and its growing popularity does not mean there isn’t still a bias against it. Most of us have had to deal with our own experiences of this bias or at the very least, are aware of someone who has. Whether it’s in the workplace or at school or going through security at the airport, we live this. Naturallycurly has also written about this study in an article entitled There's still a stigma against natural hair (this study is proof). TeenVogue.com also has an article entitled Study Shows Bias Against Black Women’s Natural Hair, and both are worth reading. The TeenVogue article had a link to the test on which the study is

I used to hate my hair. I used to hate how it looked every time I would woke up in the morning. Whenever I brushed or didn’t brush it, and especially how it would turn into tiny balls of hair on my head.

Just as normal, I started my day off in a mundane fashion. I woke up via alarm clock, of course after a couple of presses of the snooze button, and I got up. I wasn’t what some would call a “morning person,” but I needed a fair amount of primping before I could go to school looking presentable, so I begrudgingly woke up at 6:30 a.m. to put on my face, do my hair, and pick out a worthy outfit. To top it off, I took a swig of whiskey and stuffed the bottle into my bag, at the bottom where no one would see it. “I love you, Mom! Love you, Dad!” I shouted, because sometimes, though rare, they would slip into the house during the night. They were never there, but when I was younger, I made it a habit to say goodbye just in case. I was trying to stop

Numerous individuals are continually attempting to wind a powerful approach to invigorate hair development. There are different regular cures that individuals have utilized and gone down from era to era, affirming that the hair truly grows speedier.

I love doing my hair i get up two hours early just so i can do my hair no ponytails or braids i'm talking prom hair everyday with lots of curls and millions of bobby pins my friends tease me about it like why would anyone wear that kind of hair with a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt I don't mind infact i say why not have an awesome pair of jeans and a sweatshirt .