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Do you like your hair?
Seems like the buzzword for this week and last week is “hair-tastic”, because there has been a lot of follicle-praising offerings given to us in entertainment.
Firstly, it’s the anticipated music video for ”Whip My Hair” by music newcomer Willow Smith, daughter of Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith. When this song first hit the internet, everyone was shocked by how mature Willow sounded for a nine-year-old. The music video is cute and really puts the emphasis on what the song’s about, whippin’ hair around.
Willow Smith – Whip My Hair (Official Video)
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Also, “Sesame Street” uploaded a video called “I Love My Hair,” featuring an African-American girl puppet singing about how she loves her hair and all the styles she can put it in. Even though the video was made primarily instill self-esteem into black youth, it can also be used to help us grown people realize that, even though relaxed hair is a beautiful style, our hair doesn’t always have to be relaxed to be beautiful.
So what do you guys think? Are these videos helping African-Americans in the conversation about hair, or are they merely entertainment? Sound off below.
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I love this whole hair revolution. I think it’s time people just start accepting hair for what it is–hair. You can wear it however you want, just as long as you love it. Willow is my new favorite person for her awesome song (and i’m no pop consumer, so that really says something). Sesame Street, my old standby, has impressed me again with this cute video. I, too, love my hair.
I love the Sesame Street video, I saw it while watching it with my son and thought it was great. Sometimes it’s amazing how children shows speaks to adults as well and I hope that it reached some parents out there so that they can stop destroying their little babies hair with weaves and perms at 3,4, &5 years old.
Willow video is HOOTTT!! The song is poppin and I think the girl is already there and if she stays on track everything will be great for her, here on out.
~Karma
I absolutely ADORE Willow's new video! I love how youthful she is but yet takes such a grown woman approach with her message. I hate to admit it but I was once that person who only believed relaxed hair was beautiful. I have grown my perm out twice before but made the decision to continue using a relaxer after extreme criticism from a friend. I can happily say now I am almost four months and relaxer free!! So I guess I whip my hair back and forth too lol!