tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post2366468875552900673..comments2023-10-26T05:43:54.865-05:00Comments on Screed: Delia Christinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-2014578760507976942009-08-15T13:18:45.707-05:002009-08-15T13:18:45.707-05:00v. interesting post! i'm going natural and it&...v. interesting post! i'm going natural and it's not at all about making any kinda political statemet for me...it's just a matter of having healthier hair. relaxing is good/alright for some people and not for others. i decided it's not right for me. it was also more of a physical decision because it's a step towards loving the whooole me...natural. blogged about it recently, doShamelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159051684214835577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-16114569573597615682008-09-15T09:16:00.000-05:002008-09-15T09:16:00.000-05:00no, Sid, I hear you. the experiences you've descr...no, Sid, I hear you. the experiences you've described are similar to ones I've had. (I remember getting my hair cut a few years ago and the other black women in the salon getting really bent out of shape about it.)<BR/><BR/>"Owning my own body" is exactly it. From both inside and outside the community the black woman's body isn't yet her own - it's open to criticism, fetishizing, creepy Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-16802935294846276592008-09-14T15:43:00.000-05:002008-09-14T15:43:00.000-05:00Hm. I never thought of it that way. I don't necess...Hm. I never thought of it that way. I don't necessarily think of hair style as political *statement,* certainly (I completely understand the humidity battle, and I say do whatcha gotta to be as comfortable as you can).<BR/><BR/>But I also feel like it's something that has affected me for as long as I remember--being the child who's hair announced me as public property, open to comment and SiddityintheCityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08375591249598881771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-81614754941015192502008-09-14T01:57:00.000-05:002008-09-14T01:57:00.000-05:00hah! you'd think the desert would have dry heat.hah! <BR/>you'd think the desert would have dry heat.Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-85637294593372185842008-09-13T09:46:00.000-05:002008-09-13T09:46:00.000-05:00P.S. I think you described perfectly why the guy w...P.S. I think you described perfectly why the guy with the pik seems to be so irritated: clearly the humidity is driving him fucking nuts.<BR/><BR/>-LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-21680460455927475142008-09-13T09:38:00.000-05:002008-09-13T09:38:00.000-05:00Can't resist sharing this hair-related humor with ...Can't resist sharing this hair-related humor with you.<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtkK3eijBso<BR/><BR/>-LeeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-14704586361579960882008-09-12T17:29:00.000-05:002008-09-12T17:29:00.000-05:00i think it's a very young conversation to have, my...i think it's a very <I>young</I> conversation to have, myself.<BR/><BR/>for me, there are other things to politicize than hair.<BR/><BR/>(though i do sorta get all squirrely when folks in my office comment on my hair or touch it.)Delia Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00433503510087047283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5459857.post-7056255981813715792008-09-11T17:25:00.000-05:002008-09-11T17:25:00.000-05:00You know, I was going to link this one. Still will...You know, I was going to link this one. Still will, prolly. I wrote a Vixen article a few years back preaching this one to the choir. It amazes me that we are still having this conversation, and as the comments section of that post makes clear, we still need to have it.<BR/>-sidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com