Get Out of My Hair: A Tribute to the Naturalists

Before I start I want to send a big shout out to the bro Shamar. The real OG, the realest thing ever for giving me this idea. Make sure you check his brand TRPKL STORM  on insta and twitter @trpklstorm. 


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Growing up, I never had long flowing hair. My hair was considered as the "short nappy, balls hair" no legit, a dude told me in my first year in high school that I had balls hair now he has no friends and everyone is looking for him... OOPS ☕

But growing up it was always about who had the "softest, longest, whose hair is closest to straight naturally hair. In primary school everyone wanted to straighten their hair. If your hair wasn't relaxed at a certain period of time, it was a problem. Many parents encouraged this because it was easier to deal with in the morning.  Many girls also liked it because it stretch their hair and they saw their true length. Moving on the later years in high school, many girls tend to regret straightening their hair and go through the big chop phase. 

Now this post is not anti-perm hair, because I love to see (and smell) fresh relaxed hair straight out of the salon, but this is a natural hair appreciation post. So pull out your shampoo, conditioners, leave -ins and mousses and turn up on the natural side.. 
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For decades, natural hair has been a form of protest in institutions, stating that it is to wild and it is a distraction. Many of these institutions or persons who agree with "everyone should relax their hair" are all results of serious "white washing". Persons think that because their hair is straight like their Caucasian  neighbour, that means they are smarter and/or more approachable. 

Which I find quite stupid. 

Sadly, this ideal is expressed by many persons in the black community. There is traits of colonialism and institutionalization ingrained in our brains that "straight and neat" is professional. It is downgraded that nappy is bad hair and straight or extremely "coolie" hair is good hair.  

In the words of an woke older Caribbean man (aka my Grandfather) "Don't come to me with that nice hair stupidness. All hair is good hair. Black people always trying to downgrade each other. All hair is good hair. All hair is beautiful" 

Hair is and should be a form of expression and represents your personality. The colour or the style of your hair should not determine your intelligence and what type of persons you are. Locs does not make you weed heads and conrows does not make you hood. 

Talking about locs and conrows..... YES I AM SHADING ALL OF YOU PEOPLE WHO STEAL MY CULTURE TALKING ABOUT "NEW TREND" BOOO BYEEEE. 

Moisturize your hair.
Use castor and coconut oil.
Drink a lot of water.
Love you guys 


Comment below your thoughts about how natural hair is viewed in the black community and in society. 

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Oh. And P.S. Shamar said that those who do not appreciate natural black hair in the black community..... you are self- loathing muddascunts.💀

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