I've been tiptoeing around the idea of blogging about natural hair for a minute. Not to give advice, because there is enough of that out there. Good and bad. I just want to vent.
I invite you to explore the misfit posts that already shed my view on the subject, one and two before I go any further.
In my last post, I explored the topic of natural conformity or what is most expected and accepted from naturals. The curls. And I went on to explain how I didn't appreciate the fact that my coils are overlooked and not deemed as worthy. I listed the things I wouldn't do to my hair, heat training, and how I felt these things took away from the natural "movement". I feel now I have some explaining to do.
Rarely do you see me with my coils free. Yes, combing them daily does cause stress I do not wish to expose my hair to. And I'm lazy and detangling takes a while. Yes, when my hair is free 75% of the time I'm sporting curls. Normally an out of some type. But please,
Don't take my twist/flat twist/knot out for conformity to mainstream standards of what natural beauty should be under the all time supreme white standard. I like curls just as much as a white chick but I'm growing to resent them. It makes me feel like I'm giving up on my coils so that my hair will be more widely accepted. To which I truly say I don't give two left foot shoes what somebody thinks I'm doing. I still don't confirm. I still don't give a fuck about your opinions. I still love my kinks, I just want to keep them safe.
What am I trying to say? What's the point?
Love who you are naturally, in whatever form it might take. But do what it takes to protect your edges. Lol
I love my kinks. Fuck the status quo. I think I may have just created another way to divide us and I'm not even working for sir whitey, but you must admit you've noticed the lack of kinks/coils in "acceptable" natural platforms.
Whatever. I'll make more sense as I keep blogging on the topic.
Napturally yours,
Mama Misfit
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