For black women, you’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t,” said Ingrid Banks, an associate professor of black studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. “If you’ve got straight hair, you’re pegged as selling out. If you don’t straighten your hair,” she said, “you’re seen as not practicing appropriate grooming practices.
— Skin Deep - Black Hair, Still Tangled in Politics - NYTimes.com
“i’m a victim of 400 years of conditioning, bro. even my conditioning has been conditioned.” “nigga, you so brainwashed…”
“i’m a victim of 400 years of conditioning, bro. even my conditioning has been conditioned.” “nigga, you so brainwashed…”
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