I’m really looking forward to seeing this movie because the whole hair issue is extremely interesting to me.

Growing up, I even dealt with it and I don’t even know why because my hair was never flowing like Banderas, but it wasn’t as coarse as you’d expect from someone my complexion.

There were times I permed my hair at the shop and looked like Pedro Martinez, who still perms his hair on the regular.

I’m talking lots of 99 cent store green, pink, and clear gel and Uncle Jessie from Full House mousse.

But, alas, it was way too much maintenance. I know, I sound like a girl, but it was. Some mornings I’d wake up and wouldn’t know what to do with it.

As for women, which is who this movie is about, it just doesn’t only affect Black women, but all women, especially my Latinas and specifically, mis Dominicanas.

I can’t speak for any other segment of the Latino population, but I know its a huge issue amongst Dominicans.

My mom and sister are both part of the perm committee. Well, they recently stopped because they’ve been doing it since they were small. They’ve decided to go with their hair natural because its better. But, I still know many Dominican women in my family and outside who are on the ‘creamy crack,’ as the sister’s like to call it.

Man, there were times I was dragged to the salon with mami when I was younger and I’d be there ‘all day.’ I mean, ‘all day.’ Looking back, I was miserable, but nowadays, sheesh, I wouldn’t mind spending a day mopping a floor in a salon with all those Dominican Milf’s.

Let me stop.

One of the reasons Black women go to Dominican hairstylist’s a lot is because they’re good at it, and Dominicans know how to handle their hair.

Why?

Because its basically the same.

Of course, you’ll find more Dominican women with more free, flowing hair, but a good portion of the population’s hair is no different from Black women’s because of the African ancestry factor.

In final, I really wish more people, especially Dominican women, would stop this perming nonsense because I see kids as young as 4-5 years old doing this and its not good for them.

I also hope that Dominican women go out and see this movie. That they don’t lie to themselves and say ‘this isn’t an issue I can relate to; only black women can.’ That would be my folks lying to themselves yet again.

So I urge all women to go out and check out this film and get off the crack.

Love your hair, but most importantly, yourself.

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Good Hair…Bad Hair… is a post from: Live Above Mediocrity