Lots of heads of beautiful hair, that's what I saw.

bad hair to me, is when it's dirty and smelly 😷

I hated my pelo Afro growing up because I would hear my relatives say pelo bueno/good hair is loose curly/wavy hair. I wanted pin straight black hair or at least loose long curly hair like my grandmother & great-grandmother. I noticed that Caribbean grandmother's like to look at their newborn granddaugther's hair to see if they'll have good hair or bad hair. That makes me cringe so much.

I'm Mexican American and I really love Afro Latinas, to me they are the most beautiful people

I'm not being rhetorical when I say I genuinely don't get why people think afro hair is ugly?? it's so pretty??? I just really, honestly believe that it's fucken gorgeous; artistically, it stands out because it's a big, layered mane with these wonderful, dense locks and I find it so captivating

I LOVE how she said it's like saying someone's skin color is wrong. So true! from the palest white to the darkest brown, it's your skin and as long as you love it and it's heathy, don't give a fuck about people's opinions. Same goes with hair! straight, wavy, curly, kinky, LOVE WHAT YOU GOT

I am African American and I have natural hair. The struggle is real especially within our community because you’re deemed not beautiful for not having straight long hair or for not having hair like other ethnicities. Took a long time to love my hair.

I have 3c/4a hair but growing up it was always straightened. I never got a relaxer but when my hair was blowdryed and flatironed it layed as if I did get a relaxer. I just always remember feeling so pretty and I was always complimented on my hair by my peers. When my hair was curly I never wanted anyone to see it. I remember telling new beauticians "warning: my hair is a hot mess when you wet it". And when I finished getting it done I would run to social media and post about have "white girl hair". Now I realize how fortunate I was to be able to grow and love my hair without having some of the emotional and physical scars other little black girls had to deal with. I preach self acceptance and when my 80 year old grandmother makes remarks about my sisters "nappy hair" I explain to her that our hair is beautiful straightened and unstraightened. I still get my hair pressed but after a fiasco where my mother heat damaged my hair, I only get it pressed once a month. I have regrown my hair a restored it back to health with the help of my beautician so Now it is currently at bsl. I was recently caught in the rain so I'm going to be wearing my natural curls until it's time for my next appointment. Seeing myself with my curls after having my hair straight for so long made me feel so good. My new sense of self appreciation has made me see my natural hair in a whole new light. I encourage girls with any level of curly hair to be proud and rock what you have. I also believe that we as minority women have the right to choose what we do with our hair so if you want a weave or a relaxer do what makes you happy as long as no one is forcing you.

I used to hate my hair until I went to a salon and realized how much people paid to look like me. It just made me appreciate my hair and realize that God gave me this controversial look because I can handle it.

Mi cabello es súper riso y soy afro latina por mi padre, pero siempre mi familia me dice cosas qué me dan a entender que no le gusta como soy. Pero soy muy orgullosa y no me importa si prefieren mi pelo lacio o rizo porque me amo a mi misma

I was shocked to find that their beautiful hair is considered "bad hair" by some. To me bad hair is hair that is overly bleached or chemically processed to the point where it's so damaged it's unkept but nothing to do with their natural hair

There is a Venezuelan film called Pelo Malo. It's pretty interesting.

It's sad that so many people are ashamed of their natural hair. When i was a kid i used to have lots of beautiful curls and my hair was super long and big and it made me happy. But in middle school my classmates started to tease me because of it (they said it looked like a broccoli and i was like ???? okay?????) and i started hating it. I changed schools for high school and everyone liked my curls but i hated them. Then, the "quinceañera season" started and i straightened it almost every weekend for a year or two. It was completely ruined, but i was happy because i finally got rid of my curls. Two years ago i got tired of that and chopped it off myself to shoulder length, and last year i decided to go for a pixie cut. Now my hair is growing again, super curly, and i am loving it. It took a lot of damage for me to start loving what came out of my scalp, but i finally did it and i'm happy 💖

I remember people use to stare at a person with Afro hair back in my country and they would call that person the "spongy hair" and compare it to the sponges we clean plates with, they would literately laugh. Seeing this reminds me how upsetting it must of made that person feel :(

my son is latino mixed and has much different textured hair than me and my husband, we both have wavy thick hair but my sons is very coarse and tight curls (which my brother has also). We have made sure not to make him feel bad because his hair is different to ours. We had to learn products and different styling routines to help his hair but it was worth it so he doesn't grow up with the idea his hair is bad.

Curly hair is just too amazing.. Your curls are never the same, sometimes they're tighter, sometimes it's looser.. you can rock so many beautiful hairstyles! If you want to straighten your hair (as a style) you can have the best of both world! #curlyhairrocks #curlyhairdontcare aaaand if you think curly hair o a pajon (afro) is not beautiful, you're just jealous of my uniqueness! #byefelicia

I've always wanted curly hair, probably since I was like 5. My niece has curly hair and straightens her hair everyday and I cry a little on the inside because her hair is so naturally pretty!

ok i gonna say it in spanish: aquí en dominicana siempre miran mal al hecho de que decidas dejar tu pelo rizo, de hecho yo solía tener él pelo rizado e iba con ellos suelto al colegio al igual que mi hermana y por nosotras ellos prohibieron esa "clase de peinado" y tuve que usar desrizado (una permanente) mientras que las chicas que tenían él pero lacio natural podían ir con su pelo suelto sin problema lo mismo pasa en la escuela de mi hermana menor muchas chicas quieren tener su pelo natural y no las dejan por que dicen que "eso es una moda" lo que es estúpido por que es con el pelo que nacieron, moda es que lo cambien.

I perfectly understand. I am Dominican and I have curly hair. For so many years society made me feel as if I needed to straighten it in order to look "groomed"... Going to work with curly hair would be considered as if I wasn't presentable. I came to realize that in my home country many don't want to accept who they are and care way too much about skin color and looks... they are racist against their own race. It is an insult to be called black, and the lighter shade your skin is gives you more "status". Also, comparing to other countries, they make a huge deal about dressing up too excessively when going out, or wearing too much make up even to a casual occasion... this used to put so much unnecessary stress on me...

I have very curly hair and my sister has very straight hair, she had the "good hair" and I had the "bad hair", and that's what I always thought growing up, but now I embrace my hair, i love my curls. the last time I straighten my hair was 8 years ago.

Arriba los pajones!!

They said I have bad hair. Now I have a KZfaq channel embracing my " bad hair"

I ADORE THIS VIDEO. You all have gorgeous curls. There is no such thing as bad hair, every texture is beautiful.

The meanest thing that a "friend" told me was Your looks like Hair from Down there! 😭😭😭😭

Yo amo mi cabello tal y como es. Gracias por darme la idea de mi próximo video. "Porque decidí dejarme el cabello Natural" creo que va a inspirar a otras Dominicanas a apreciar nuestro tipo de cabello.

mi pelo no le ha hecho nada malo a nadie, so mi pelo es muy bueno 💙

im crying this was too real for me

I went natural 7 years ago and have never thought to go back. Our hair is gorgeous! My sister has always had this super long, very loose curls and my hair is thicker, but it's okay. Since I went natural, my hair is almost the same length as hers. Sometimes, we hear things even from our parents or family but you know what, there's nothing wrong with our hair at all

I feel like people just want what they don't have/see. Everyone in DR has "pelo malo" and hardly anyone has naturally straight hair so they're always getting it straightened. Growing up in a white neighborhood, you don't see many people with curly (not natural hair curly) hair and I always wanted that. I learned to appreciate any type of hair tho. I had a Dominican boyfriend who had "pelo bueno" but it was still curly, I liked it

mi pelo e bueno that's it I said it as a negrita with darkskin I have it twice as hard the hair and the skin but I'm thankful for my parents for teaching me that I'm beautiful teaching me about black power and negritud

My hair was pretty close to one of the girls' hair but the comment about that when she got her hair relaxed she felt beautiful, the same thing happened to me when I was younger and I still straighten my hair today, but I still have a couple of weeks where I'll have my hair curly and I'm slowing starting to love it, the problem now is that I don't know how to style it

i think all hair types are beautiful 💕

in my country everyone in this video would have good “pretty” hair

pelo malo for me is damaged hair... i grew up thinkin i had pelo malo too i have thick curly hair. but since about 2-3 years ago i been so inlove with it 😍 forget what people say. not every latino has straight dead hair 😂

I love being able now to do so many things with my hair. Thank you for sharing.

In my family having curly/wavy hair is considered better than straight hair because curly hair is seen as a sign of having European blood and straight hair indicates signs of indigenous blood. Idk why but I just remember my dad saying that because I hated my wavy hair and would straighten it every day in high school.

I cannot believe how beautiful each persons hair was in this video

everyone wants what they don't have. afro people relaxing their hair, straight haired people getting perms and such, blondes going brunette and vice versa... there's always gonna be people who don't like what your hair looks like and that's ok. Just like there's always gonna be people who LOVE how your hair looks and thats ok too. If you want to defy percieved social norms with your hair, that's ok. Likewise, if you want to follow social norms and do you hair according to them, that is also just as valid. JUST LET THE HAIR BE FREE GUYS ♡♡♡

I looooooveee your hair, it's beautiful 🤗

I didn't start learning how to love my big hair until over a year ago and this video really warms my heart and makes me feel a lot more confident about el pelo mío ❤️❤️❤️

My nickname when I was a child was GREÑAS! Good hair is healthy hair PERIOD.

I’ve just heard her story on Duolingo podcast I’m so touched by her experience , I’m not latino but I have 4c textured hair and have been very self conscious of my hair during school , and had the same experiences! After high school I did the big chop and I loved it and it does take a long time to accept it for me but I love it now and I’ll rock and Afro and a wig!

"I fell in love with her." Same.

Y’all hair is amazing😊❤️

Thank you for addressing this issue

I had super curly hair growing up and then I started bleaching, dying and straightening it and now it's just frizzy, no more curls and it's literally got no shape at all :/

beautiful hair!!! i love it so muchoooooo

i love all their hair also unrelated to the video topic but i'm loving that bright purple lipstick tbh

This is true. I have curly hair as well and I remember not liking my hair while I was in middle school and high school. I didn't know what to do with it. So, I would put so much gel and other days I would straighten it. Now I'm in college and I just put a little leave in conditioner and I love my hair! I even get compliments on my hair once in awhile.

Mannnnn I would kill for their hair! 😍

Love how I'm watching this supporting it every bit but have 100 different products in my hair right now just keep it soft😭😭 #thisneedstogo #letyourshitbenatural #stoppingthissoon

Beautiful.

I use to Hate my puffy Wavy Hair but one day i just said to my Self that i had to Love my Self! So Now i LOVE my Hair, yes people would make fun of me. But There is nothing wrong with My Hair! I like it! I DONT CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS!

omg this is so dominican like my pelo is so malo i will kms

It makes me so sad that they have felt this way. I personally think all of their hair texture is beautiful and so unique!

I love their hair 😍😊💕

My mom and grandma always loved my curls. They always did my hair and treated me with the upmost delicacy and always taught me how to care for it bc it was so curly and thick. When I'd straighten it they'd always tell me they missed my beautiful curls. and growing up everyone thought my hair was fake bc of the ringlet curls I had in pigtails or buns and ponytails

Gracias guys! No se imaginan lo contenta que me puse al verlos hablar de un tema que a muchas mujeres nos afecta, yo tengo un año de no ponerme ningún tipo de relaxer y me siento libre, es como que la verdadera yo por fin está respirando 🤗

I am from Cuba and started getting my hair straight at 12years old and stopped doing it at 18. My family used to tell me It will look beautiful straight. Even going to Cuban hairdresser they tried to put keratin on my hair to make it “ easy to handle”. It happened to me like 5 times with 5 different ladies in Cuba and in United States. It’s sad that some families teach you to don’t like your natural hair.

0:18 Back in the 90's, all the ladies would get the "spiral perm". So, if the chick in the jean jacket and the one with the pink sweater had been born back then, their hair would have been the ideal. Except that they would have had bangs, and a little weft of hair would be teased to stick straight up. Lots of hairspray, gel or mousse!

Same hair and I have big curly hair and wanted s relaxer so bad I can relate now big curly hair everybody wants

The only bad hair day I have is when I try to brush my gorgeous bed head... Basically everyday...

I don't have super curly hair, but I do have a lot of volume and wave to it, growing up I was the only kid in my family in my with my type hair, so my mom didn't know how to take care of it because she had straight hair, and growing up I straightened it so much thinking that was the only hairstyle that would make me look pretty, and my mom told me once that if I was going out then I should straighten my hair, but I've come a long way from that and have learned to love my hair for what it is, and I'm trying to take care of it, thanks for this video, I hope it can help someone out there

Oh do I understand this. I remember in HS I was nominated against a girl with straight silky hair for prettiest hair. Guess who won .... The one whos hair looked like everyoneone elses. It has taken a LOT of healing and self loving to embrace me. I refuse to straighten my HAIR because I knew that somehow that meant denying who I am. Thank the LORD God sent me a husband who adores my looks and treats me as a rare piece of GOLD because when we were growing up I looked like NO BODY. Now I have kids FULL OF CURLY AFRO hair who get stopped everywhere we go to be told HOW GORGEOUS THEY ARE. THANK God times have changed. Thank you for this awesome VIDEO.

All of you are beautiful, I love the hair too

With so many views thus vid should have waaay more likes and comments. Folks still in denial of the deep rooted no pun intended of European aesthetic still so widely regarded the the only beauty standard which at this day and age is heartbreaking.

It's a blessing to have curly hair. It's beautiful!😄☺😊😉👍

everything about this video is great, kudos to the trans Latina for being accepted and featured on this video !

I have straight hair with a few waves/curls but not enough to have it be actual curly hair and I just love curly hair so much I wish I had hair like that and I hate that other curly haired people don't see how gorgeous it is

OMG. You all have very beautiful hair... it's the most versatile hair that one could have.. you can do anything you want with that type hair.. others are just. Jealous

fuck their hair is so pretty I'm jealous

I can relate to this so much my hair is like Maya's hair but it can be really curly some days and really frizzy in others! so a couple years ago I hated how my hair was so frizzy and curly and big so I would straighten it a lot and I still do because it's "prettier" or better than my hair but when I started wearing it down at school and church everyone would always say omg I love your hair it's so pretty so that was a great confidence booster and without it I would hate my hair today. Now I've learned to try and embrace my hair and Puerto Rican craziness and try to overcome my fear! Today I still work on getting my hair self esteem up 😂 but everyday is a work in progress 😁

They all have beautiful hair 😭❤️

I LOVE CURLY hair I love it I thinks it’s so beautiful I’ve always wanted curly Afro like hair 😍😍😍😍

my mom refused to cut my hair even to the point where it was dry and damaged I eventually had to go behind her back and have my dad take me to get it cut and I felt so free it was to my ears and a huge fro it gave me a personality in high school and to this day I keep it the same way

CURLY HAIR IS SO BEAUTIFUL

Natural hair is the best! Thank you all for embracing your hair & reminding everyone natural is beautiful!

me siento muy orgulloso de tener mi pelo rizo

so i had straight hair my whole life! it had no body no life and just hung there. it was so thick and heavy when my mom would pull it back in a ponytail my grandmother would say shes giving me "china eyes!" and to do something else with it!! I have always loved curly kinky hair like this! beautiful! !!

That deep ass voice came out of nowhere!

Wow. As an American born black woman, with parents from Panamá I was fortunate to have a mother who instilled value in me for exactly who I am. Black beauty was embraced. I've been wearing my natural hair (without any chemicals nor straighteners) since around 1993. No hay "Pelo Malo." There is no such thing as "bad hair" as long as the hair is clean and well kept.

I guess not only my parents give me anxiety

Watching this video really makes me think about the fact that I always felt like my hair was wrong b/c I'd been getting straightened since age 5. For the longest time I detested my hair texture, but in the last several years I've grown to like having it natural and just embracing my curls. If anyone ever tells someone they have "pelo malo", it's more an insult than it is a help to them. If people want to embrace their hair, let them.

Definitely hard for Afro Latina. The kinky texture I have makes people think 'bad'

I hated my curly hair growing up, and spent most of the time wishing i had straight hair. Now at 21 I want it to be super curly. lol I love it!

damn that winged eyeliner mannnnnn

So true

Black is beautiful

Ay! Mis hermanas 💕 soy africana Americana pero es la misma en mi cultura 😔 pero soy natural!💃🏾💚

I can relate to this because when I was a kid I hated my hair because it wasn't straight but now I love my hair because it's beautiful!

We're y'all inspired by the movie called "Pelo malo" ?? I love that movie.

sending you all a huge hug. this Latino loves that Afro Hair. Afro Hair is God kissed.

I have curly hair but its not thick so i thought that i could brush it and i got bullied gor my hair being really frizzy and it took me forever to fibd something that made other people happy and its terrible because my mom is has mostly España heritage so her hair is straight and not thick but my dad is from cubaño so i had to figure out on my own how to deal with my hair and it sucked

1:45 - 1:50 I wish I had her hair. Mine is almost like that but it's so frizzy. When it's shorter it was a lot curlier, but as it has grown, and I bleached it once, it's gotten extremely frizzy

I think you all have amazing hair.

I love that hair it's beautiful, thick curly hair

Me encanta el pelo malo jejeje I love those types of hair. Im in love with the afro latina

I love my hair I'm a Salvi 100% born and raised there too bad I moved here but whatever still miss El Salvador ,I definitely love my curly hair💖

I love this and identify.

I still remember when my Puerto Rican friend in school told me she had pelo malo. I didn't know what she meant because I didn't know Spanish and when she told me I felt such sadness. I always thought her hair was so beautiful and to hear the sureness in her voice that is was bad broke my heart. I still remember the shock.