Recently I stumbled upon this article about a short documentary entitled, "You Can Touch My Hair."
http://www.bust.com/women-of-color-say-you-can-touch-my-hair-in-mind-blowing-documentary.html
It's a project directed by African American women working to eliminate the seemingly small prejudices that occur throughout everyday life. The women address a problem many of them face on a day-to-day basis living in a big city- people just going up to them and touching their hair because they find it strange or unique. Before reading this article/watching the video this issue had never really occurred to me- I was surprised to learn that this actually happens! The women in the documentary take the reigns by participating in the project "You Can Touch My Hair", standing and holding signs and answering questions about hair and heritage. The women of the project explain that their main goal is raising awareness. I thought it was an interesting way to combat stereotypes, but I haven't yet decided whether it was truly effective. Thoughts?
very interesting
ReplyDeletethis was really cool!
ReplyDeleteI think that's really cool! I mean I don't think anyone should just come up and touch someone's hair but that they're trying to educate people about the differences so it doesn't seem so foreign is nice. Some people have just never been exposed to certain things and to say that it's okay to not know and to provide a way to learn firsthand is great!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the scene from Malcom X's autobiography, about the first time he conks his hair. You all should read that section! It has similar ideas about what society considers as "wrong" or "unnatural" and tries to fix to be in line with certain norms.
ReplyDeletelol I find this awesome. As a woman of many nationalities my hair journey has been a very diversed one. I think it's important that you dive into other cultures and conversations you might not be eager to jump into. Though I don't promote doing it with a stranger. Do it with someone who'll appreciate your curios it and be happy to share
ReplyDeleteI would freak out if people randomly touched my hair
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