Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Black women don't excercise because of our hair???

I saw a link on this newstory from CurlyNikki:

Great Hair Style or Exercise? Solving the delimma. The desire for straight hair keeps many African-American women from exercising and that can be the root of serious health problems. Robin Robinson reports on the change that might be one answer to the dangerous dilemma of women sacrificing their health for great hair.

http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/black_hair_2_apr09


My response: I was greatly offended by the segment called 'Great Hair Style or Exercise? Solving the Dilemma' aired to discuss black women and hair/exercise. So I wonder what about the fat white/asian/hispanic/etc women AND men in America that are overweight? Is it because of their desire to confirm to the American Beauty Standard of Hair? Or is it just the nappy black ones?

Black hair isn't 'ugly' and to say that some people are fat is because of hair is stupid. Some people don't like to exercise, in the African American community the ideal body isn't that of a prepubescent boy and some people are 'ok' with themselves.

You should be ashamed of yourself for this slam on women in general and black women in particular.

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