No doubt having natural hair and wearing is a controversial topic. I personally do not see why, seeing as how this is the hair that God gave us so why wouldn’t we wear it? A controversial topic about natural hair is natural hair in corporate America. Some say that it is not acceptable to wear natural or locked hair to a business job. Others say that it is because natural hair is gaining more acceptance in society that it is gaining more acceptance in the business force. My thing is, why should we need acceptance of our hair just to get ahead in the business field? Why is it that straight hair is more accepted than a fro. Why is this even a controversial topic? It is partly because of the media and how they portray people in corporate America. Sometimes media is good but it also has its defects. If Americans didn’t live their lives so much by what the media says then women of color and the acceptance of their hair wouldn’t even be a topic of concern.
An article in Examiner.com gave a story of a black female in corporate America who had locks but hide them with a wig that seemed more socially accepted. She was afraid to show her true self in fear of losing her job even though she was highly qualified for it. I think it is sad that some of the most qualified females and males get picked over for jobs because of their hair or the color of their skin. It frustrates me even more to read articles like this where a white man, Luke Visconti says, “[But] I think America is ready for the Black women (and men, but this mostly a women’s issue) in our lives to be more natural with their hair”. Why should we as black women or women of color wait for the approval of society about our hair? This is how we came here and this is who we are. That is where the positive side comes in on new media, the internet has so many sites that promote natural hair and empower women to be proud of their natural hair. Be bold ladies and rock that fro!
http://www.examiner.com/natural-hair-in-columbus/is-corporate-america-ready-for-ethnic-hair
An article in Examiner.com gave a story of a black female in corporate America who had locks but hide them with a wig that seemed more socially accepted. She was afraid to show her true self in fear of losing her job even though she was highly qualified for it. I think it is sad that some of the most qualified females and males get picked over for jobs because of their hair or the color of their skin. It frustrates me even more to read articles like this where a white man, Luke Visconti says, “[But] I think America is ready for the Black women (and men, but this mostly a women’s issue) in our lives to be more natural with their hair”. Why should we as black women or women of color wait for the approval of society about our hair? This is how we came here and this is who we are. That is where the positive side comes in on new media, the internet has so many sites that promote natural hair and empower women to be proud of their natural hair. Be bold ladies and rock that fro!
http://www.examiner.com/natural-hair-in-columbus/is-corporate-america-ready-for-ethnic-hair
No comments:
Post a Comment