10 Things ‘Natural’ Women Wish People Would Stop Assuming

October 15th, 2011 - By LaShaun Williams

With the surge of black women sporting natural, kinky and curly styles, several questions have been raised. Of the most are uncertainties in the workplace and corporate environments. Then there are some from society as a whole.

These are just a few of the assumptions people make about girls with curls:

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  • Sunshine

    I COMPLETELY agree aith number 9. Everybody and they cousin asks me if Im gonna get locks. Like, no! Can’t a young black girl just grow her natural hair texture. No one asks girls with perms why they wear their hair out in wraps.

  • Nev

    Have i missed something, where are the 10 things?

  • BB

    1. Why the movement? Is not that I don’t like women leaving their hairs natural, is just why making a movement out of it? What are you trying to express? 

    2. I find very interesting that this article is trying to stop all the assumptions about Natural hair women and it dares to say “women who choose to wear their hair in a way that doesn’t conform to European standards of beauty display a degree of pride” . Well by saying that you are assuming that europeans don’t like this hair style or don’t approve it. Let me tell you, I am European, and as most people here, I don’t care how people wear their hair. Also, that if we have any beauty standard, Americans share it with us. I must say that in the States is where I have found more people caring about their looks, including every race. 

    3. By this movement, you are creating a new beauty standard, and leaving other hair styles outside of it. 

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_LMDJBVQT7URMQNBISXGOF73QTU MixedUpSiciliano

    Lol I’ve been growing my locks since February. (In my current photo that is mostly fake hair). I got rid of the fake hair and began growing locks just like my mom. Hers are pretty long as she’s been growing them since 1998. I love it. I feel so free and managed! It’s funny about the first point, since I am a HUGE, I mean HUGE neo soul and Jazz fan. Lol, but they whatever gets us by. 

  • Carolina Blue

    @ Daywalker the word is akin and who cares what you do for a living. To each his or her own. No need to be rude. The fellas show plenty of love. Just call me happy and nappy.

  • kjw

    I'm getting a big chuckle out of this entire thing b/c I'm a full lace sista who takes it off with all the men I date. I regret even ever doubting brothers b/c one day I got a new custom made unit and went to this function and kanye came right up to me. All I could think of was suppose he knew I had alopecia? Then next thing I see him with a bald chick! Come to find out they like my scalp shaved off when I take off my wigs. Matter of fact its guys who encorage me to shave it all off. So I guess thats sort of natural. I'm like 2 women in one. I thought they would run away, they seem to like me more in a weird way and my wigs change up like beyonce b/c I get the really expensive nice one's custom made similar to hers. They like the switch ups! I'm natural when Im home when Im out im whatever mood I want to be. hair is just an accessory to me.

  • ErinAshley

    FYI, most natural hair wearers (including myself) keep their hair neat, clean, and well-maintained. It's been my experience that natural hair is highly attractive to men, and largely repellent to ignoramuses. Please check yourself!

  • Not a Mech E.

    Wow. That is an amazing bastardisation of the english language. How on earth did you make it through school.

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