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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Doug M: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by The Explorer: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by cassiterides: How can Blacks have pride when they are artifically straightening their hair so they can look like whites? Its self-hate not pride. [/QUOTE]Ancient African females like the one featured here beat their modern counterparts to it, in sporting the long straight hair look: [IMG]http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/3507/miniature3.jpg[/IMG] This was long before these Africans even knew Europeans existed. Another way to lengthen the hair, was to braid hair into thin long locks...again, long before these Africans knew anything such as Europeans existed: [IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TFdF--fOnx8/SOseJ4i79RI/AAAAAAAAAPs/TuFOlKHzCO8/s400/hydrau3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TFdF--fOnx8/SOsZK0vM7iI/AAAAAAAAAPM/4KWfDDepMIo/s400/Mummy_image2.gif[/IMG] So, when "Black" females straighten their own natural hair, they are merely following a long tradition of treating hair. It is no more anomalous than European females treating their hair and stylizing it, including braiding it. It's been a ball to see apologies or excuses being made for how "Black" females treat their hair. :) [/qb][/QUOTE]Africans brought to America were not wearing their hair like this 300 years ago. African Americans more often than not wore their hair in natural styles or braided for most of their history. And the origin of hair decoration predates even Egypt in the interior of Africa. Of course Africans invented hair decoration and treatment. That isn't the point. The history of hair straightening in America has nothing to do with Egypt or Africa in general. Hot hair combs are specifically an African American development and along with that came the concept of chemical relaxers, which again are a strictly African American development. Both of these were created specifically to allow black women to have the straight hair that was seen as preferred and desired by the larger society: white society. The issue is that these processes have destructive and painful side effects with the weaves that are currently in style being the most destructive. Yes, hair treatments and even hair weaving originated in Africa, but those treatments were more than likely not destructive like these current practices. And it makes no sense to deny the documented history of the history of hair preference and the domination of European beauty standards on the African American hair care industry. The ancient Egyptians wore wigs and weaves. But they were not second/third class citizens in a foreign land subjected to abuse and mistreatment by a larger society of non black people with different standards of beauty that were against natural African beauty. [QUOTE] Origins * 3,400 B.C. is roughly the first documentation or proof of hair weaves. The Egyptians weren't fans of any body hair, minus their heads. They wore extravagant wigs, sewn-on hairpieces and braids. Materials * The first hair-weaves were bought or traded human hair mixed with dyed sheep's wool. The Egyptians used resin, braids and beeswax to attach the extensions. Misconceptions * Typically, when you think of hair weaves and decorative wigs, you picture women having the most elaborate hair pieces. However, in Egyptian times, men's hair weaves outshone the ladies (see Resources). Function * The reason that wigs and hair extensions were so popular in ancient Egypt was because of the diversity. They wore bright blue, red and gold wigs, along with the traditional black. Hair lice also helped it become popular. Many Egyptians kept their hair cropped and bodies shaved to prevent any insect infestation. Read more: Where Did the Hair Weaving Technique Originate? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_5015053_did-hair-weaving-technique-originate.html#ixzz1b9esKRLA [/QUOTE] http://www.ehow.com/facts_5015053_did-hair-weaving-technique-originate.html http://theweavebar.blogspot.com/2010/10/origins-of-human-hair-weaves-ancient.html [/QB][/QUOTE]
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