YES

Facts

HappyHalloween yes

HappyHalloween is you stupid?

When she wore it black Americans spoke loudly about it. The fact it was claimed as a white creation was the wrong thing, not that she wore it. Claiming something is wrong, but sharing it is not.

Right...smh I had never heard of her before either and based on your reaction after researching her it was probably best for your coworkers at that time that you had not either....lol Your reaction would have been one for them to remember! 😉🤦🏾‍♀️🏃🏾‍♀️

how sad! she was no inventor of braids what so ever!

painToTearx3 you should've said "no bo derek looks like me"

I am imagining that moment of you learning who they were referring to 😅😂😭😭 Chile' I remember I was wearing my typical Fulani braids and was told by a White woman that "Bo Derek made that style" and assumed that Bo Derek was my "inspiration." I feel like low-key she may have been trying to be funny. I cringed. I just did NOT have the energy lol. OVER IT 😩😩😩

She didn’t invent this type of braids but she surely made them famous worldwide. I don’t know her name either until I saw a comment about her. But her presence on the movie is iconic. You must have felt angry which is completely normal

Qiana Clark and?

Kexius Fray and...that was Qiana’s point. What do you not understand?

@@kexiusfray9950AND it needed to be corrected. We were FORCED to assimilate. The way she worded it was like our oppression was chosen...you must be white 🙄

Kexius Fray keep your stupidity to yourself. Please and thank you

Yea, it was a chose. 1 white person oppressing 20 black people. They chose not to turn on him. EVERYTHING IS A CHOSE. No one is holding a gun on forcing you bleach your skin.

Sephorah O. Very ❤️❤️✨✨.

At first, when I glanced at her on the thumbnail, I first thought it was Beyonce and I had to take a second look to realize it wasn't her but I agree that the presenter is beautiful!

Yes, she is. 💙 and peace be upon you and her and all the people in the video. Yahweh bless them all.

Emanuela well you’re not helping the community so

Well theirs nothing special about curly hair either. It’s just keratin with a different molecular structure.

@@RinCooks Straight hair = death. As in, Everything in life grows up but, your hair grows down. Black people's hair is nature. Nothing that is natural, hence the word nature, is straight.

@@RinCooks afro hair actually protects from UV radiation and is less likely to get infested by lice

some people just love a slick or flat style. not everyone likes curly hair

BUT WHERE WAS OBAMA

Murdering civilians in global south isn’t woke

@@cinnamonstar808 Obama is a mixed male, raised by a white woman. What about him? Where was Trump?

@Naomi Madan what I meant is when people use it, they use it negatively or like as a lil side comment. Whenever I hear people say Natural hair isn't for everyone, it's usually used when people don't like the way a person going natural is wearing their hair.

Good point about natural not being for everyone. It's self deprecating.

those are cornrows......

wait do you mean the lady at 3:30 or the narrator

those arent dreads but ok sksks

Are you feeling it now Mr Krabs? They are but ok

@@lailamarie739 they're cornrows...

LOUDER

Do you want the history behind it?

That’s why I’m learning right now!! :D

@@rocking7408 how long will it take you to complete?

@ky yk they don’t want to hear the truth.

Really? I’m from the Caribbean too, Dominican Republic to be exact growing up straight perming your hair was very popular. And natural hair was considered “bad hair” my mom she’s fully black and she did it very often when she was young. She was born with anti blackness and I feel like perming away her hair was kind of erasing and covering her blackness. I love her and I wish she would accept her blackness more. I never understood the protective hairstyles since my mother never taught me about it and tried to cover up her blackness. It’s pretty harmful being an Afro Latina women at Dominican Republic.

much of the caribbean hates their own hair too, its so dumb

More like caucus braids

@@Femi- ewwwww🤣

Fr so annoying 😫😫😫

Fulani braids not Bo Braids

Try not to be so racist and pathetic

Really? I mean hasn't the army allowed the non-christian members of the force to wear long bears and turbans for ages now. I'm 24 and not in the military but from what I understand they let religious men wear long beards and turbans, BUr braids aren't /were not allowed? that seems kinda unfair. maybe if you'd say you're a Rastafarian you could've had dreads because with Rastafarians they are allowed those since it's a religious thing.

thats different you’re a migrant in Europe you have to respect the culture of the native people. WHEN IN ROME DO AS THE ROMANS DO. your not native English Sottish or Irish so you have no say in Traditional culture of the British isles.

@@covfefe1787 How do u know she's an immigrant? Because she's black? Minorities have lived in Europe for centuries so assuming she doesn't come from Europe because she's black😬lil' sus. And tights only for white people isn't culture it's colorism.

@@crackdreams3661 no they havent sure there might have been a few of them here or there but thats just the exception not the rule and those people respected the culture. YES ALL NON EUROPEANS ARE IMMIGRANTS TO EUROPE BLACKS ARE NOT INDIGENOUS TO EUROPE. 100% of black people in Europe are immigrants at max going back 2 generations.

@@covfefe1787 culture?? 💀 u have to be kidding. Is their culture to force the people who don’t have the same hair type as them to not have their hair type?? 😂 what’s their new culture? To tell every person with dark skin to bleach their skin because it’s their “culture” give me a break.

Shyshyshy there are a lot just search up Nigerian hair styles

Yess I’m Eritrean / Italian and I love my African pride

You're not, no such thing as "black" people.

@@Nardos553your not African if your dad is Italian. I’m sry

freewithnature I’m so sorry about that! Happy to hear that it doesn’t (seem to) bother you and you’re thankful for your beautiful hair! ❤️

Oml yea I hate it, I was in class and I told my teacher I couldn’t turn on my camera bc my hair was knotted and I couldn’t get it to fit in a bun without having a bump on it. He kicked me out of class a few minutes later. I felt so bad because I didn’t want to miss class but my hair didn’t fit into a bun

Modest One slavery may have ended but there’s still modern day slavery and racism every corner of this country it’s honestly sad

Conor O'Brien but at the same time it does. When they were enslaved they took something part of them away. Imagine being taken away from your family and having your children being taken away along with having to shave your head on the hair you spent so long on it was part of their identity. It relates to slavery and when we put rules that forbid people from doing their cultural hair style it’s a type of oppression.

Yeah physical slavery doesn’t exist in america but mental slavery does

@@sashajacquet7213 it does but not to everyone Prison people work.. THEY ARE HOLDING Africa's POWS eternally under bondage. The US Government is the one who worked hard so black business owners could not make & sell wigs. Push them out of the manufacturing of wigs by banning the raw material. THEN allow Korea to import wigs. GIVING a foreign ally country a 60 year monopoly. Then the army has the nerve to say "wear a wig" to is in regulation. you can die for the USA but they block you in making money $1

for one no there isnt. and two thats kinda disrespectful to the people who were actual victims of slavery. Like I'm sure your life isnt THAT hard, right ? Are you working from sun-up to sun-down picking cotton ?

Plus, He gave us this kind of hair to protect us from the sun's dangerous radiation 🤗

True he chose what was best for us

God is a he not a maybe

Don't push your god onto others

I used to hate my hair too. It took me about 2 good years to learn to love my hair. Our hair is our baby. If we love it, it loves us back. How can a rose flourish, if it's ignored? Give your hair time. No natural isn't easy, but it's worth it in my opinion. We have hair like no else on the planet.

hawkeyemadi wish I could love this comment ❣️this was said perfectly, thank you for this

@@hawkeyemadi I don't think you read the comment right. They didn't say they hated their hair, they said the hate Doing their hair.

@@hawkeyemadi They don't see to hate their hair. Just doing it. I'm the same way. I don't straighten my hair at all but I don't leave it out because I can't be bothered to do it💁

The military isnt a tool for societal reflection or some representation to the rest or the world about our vast amounts of different cultures. Its serves a very specific purpose and uniformity and conformity is at the heart of it serving its purpose well and efficiently. That being said, there should definitely be room made so that people can be able to take care of themselves the best way they believe. But the ultimate goal is still some level of conformity.

The whole purpose of the military is to be unified, structured and prepared for combat. So if anywhere, that’s the only place stricter hair restrictions would make sense. Still, I think as long as it doesn’t impede combat (is tightly pulled back and/or away from the face, not too heavy or high maintenance) then it should be good?

Ayyyeee!

Yes, your culture was suppressed and your hair policed back then and maybe still is in places. But that does not mean it is the norm now. Black Americans now speak up and wave their culture flag proudly and I am truly glad for you. By wearing braids as a non-black person, it is acknowledging and sharing in the beauty of something. BUT braids are not unique to any one culture, a STYLE is. Locs are a natural way for hair of all people to go if it is not combed. I do not care about the different "kinds" of locs or braids. Keep fighting against the racism but do not do to others what was done to you by cancelling someone else's right to wear their hair any way they want, It sounds like even in the military which has been specific to hairstyles in general, that they are loosening up to allow culture so you are winning in that fight. Keep going!

Do you mention how the earliest known depiction of braids is possibly on what is also the world's oldest known piece of art? It's called the Venus of Willendorf. Tiny thing found in some random Austrian archeological dig.

@urusledge of course not, I'm not trying to annoy my clients with bs hat has nothing to do with black people!

@@osofoxleyoxley4093 oh my bad. I misread your original comment. Thought it said "the story" instead of "my story." We can all have our own stories, of course.

@@urusledge my story meaning, how I got started🙄

@@urusledgeThat’s because Austria Celtic tribes lived near the bce. Salt mines. They are recorded as wearing small braids close the scalp (corn rows) and large braids (dreads).

Yes we do wearing our hair short is also a way to conform, I remember back in school I could not style my hair the way I wanted it only could keep it simple.

Perhaps blacks should walk round with 'Black hairstyle; registered trademark' stamped just below their edges.

@@MonkeymagicsMum Perhaps you should try to be a nice person and respect other people, race and cultures. You'd be happier.

Black men also had their own distinctive hair styles in history.

Actually b4 slavery the men of African tribes wore different hairstyles to show their social status on their specific tribe

Myshan Amakisi u want some

Where do you go to school? That needs to be protested. Stand strong. A school should have no say in how you wear your hair.

Ayse You know what I mean so don’t try and smart mouth me.

Ayse it could also be people the same age as our president

So much hate? What did “white people” done to you? African copy white people ALL THE TIME. Breads is common with black people but it’s not a black thing, a lot of different people wear bread across world. stop being jealous of white black and focus on your people jezzzz

@@preciliabuya5456 you don't seem to understand certain aspects of American history. American culture IS taking from other cultures, including many things that were stolen from black people and appropriated. Art/culture, inventions, etc.

LittleGothGirl what do you mean by American culture? American is a nation made up with people from different nations, cultures and people. I don’t see you point in relation to what I said. Tell me exactly what you mean?

Imma wear them if I want to girl lol

@@localweeb2924 Did you understand the history of them though? Before the atlantic slave trade, hairstyles were such an important thing in Africa, as it allowed people to know which country somebody was from, their status in society, if they were married or single, if they were a soldier or had been a soldier, how much money they had. The more money somebody had, the fancier their hairstyle would be. For many black people, not only was this a huge part of their identity, it was also a symbol of beauty. When white people then came along and enslaved millions of black people, one of the first things they did on the slave ships was shave off black peoples hair, why? So they could steal them of their identity. When these black people were enslaved, they were only allowed to do anything to their hair once a week, and as they also no longer had access to anything they usually would use on their hair, they had to make protective styles that they knew would last them a week. This is where cornrows, box braids etc etc came in. This is why they were made, because white people enslaved them, stole a huge part of their identity and forced them to have to create new hairstyles that would protect their hair. It is cultural appropriation. Also, to add to that… Many black people lose their job over their braids, because it’s not eurocentric enough for many white people. It’s not considered ‘natural’ enough. When black people keep their natural hairstyle, same thing. How is it fair, that when black people have braids, they get called ‘ghetto’ and ‘controversial’, yet when white people have the same braids they get called ‘beautiful’ and ‘trendy’? And please don’t say this is untrue. One of the first examples of this happening was in the late 1970’s. Black people would have their hair braided and get called those things, and then suddenly a white woman decided to get cornrows and got so much positive media from it, being called ‘beautiful’ and suddenly every white person wanted cornrows. But in modern day society, the Kardashians, UFC fighters etc have gotten braids, and then the media call all of these white women ‘beautiful’ and ‘trendy’ for it… they act like these women have come up with these hairstyles ‘Kim K braids’ ‘boxer braids’ and try and erase the true history of where these braids came from and why they were created. When black people have braids, do they get positive media attention for it? No. Even though it is a part of their culture. And also, many braid hairstyles are protective hairstyles, created specifically for black peoples hair texture. They aren’t protective hairstyles for white peoples hair texture. In black peoples hair, they can last for weeks at a time, in white peoples, they can last a few days at most and even then, many white people have had hair loss from having braids that are specifically created for black peoples hair texture.

@@localweeb2924 Firstly, can you send me your sources that say there is a lack of evidence towards the importance of hairstyles in Africa before the slave trade? Protective hairstyles were created because white people enslaved black people. White people still benefit from the enslavement of black people because of the system that we live in. Black people are not treated as equal to white people. I think it’s wrong for a white person to not understand the history of these hairstyles, to not support black people when they’re asking for support/to be listened to, to not care about racism/doing things to help prevent it or make a change, and then going to get a hairstyle that was created because of the enslavement of black people. I definitely believe it is cultural appropriation, I am still unsure as to why you do not believe that yourself. We don’t live in the 1970’s, no, that’s why I gave you examples of modern day media as well. And modern day America is a very racist country, as I would presume you’re pretty aware of? So once again, why would it be okay for racist white people to get these hairstyles?

@@Sabrina-uf3lx i’m Hispanic what are you be able to braid my hair like just regular braids bc I don’t want to like cultural appropriate

@@c.ccamilaaaa I’m white personally so I can’t give an answer to that, but I respect the fact that you want to find out and I hope you find somebody who can give you the answer. The reason I was replying to that guy was because I know the history of braids and why it’s cultural appropriation, but I’m not sure on braids if you’re hispanic

Nia Mays yeah sameeeeee

😂😂😂

A N is not that deep fam. chill.

C'est clair. Elle ressemble beaucoup à Queen bee

A N It’s her facial features, Not because she’s black...(don’t come at me, I’m black too)

Well you can't colonizer.

@@kaylad4486 As an African American, I think as long as they're acknowledging the meaning behind the braids, and the history without doing it just for aesthetics or to look cool, and are actually interested in the culture and are respectful, it's ok. They'res a difference between cultural appropriation and appreciation.

Go for it.. Since you wanted to try it out, you have my blessing. 🙏

do it as much as u want i think its fine (im not black i'm egyptian)

I am Bangladeshi and I got medium braids 3 days ago

2014

@@Apryll. That is so crazy how they just switched the UCMJ like that. I served in both the Army and the Navy for my time. The standards must have been rough on the ew t

This is crazy, as long as your hair is pulled back and non obstructing what does it matter if you have braids or locs. You can still pull you hair into a low bun with braids.

Mind you the Army’s regulations are a little more on the strict side. We were never authorized micros but I know women who wore them. They even took away our nail color all together! The only color we’re authorized to wear now is clear. Smh (Enlisted in 2007)

That regulation started to be phased in around 2004 and they started enforcing it in full in 2007. I knew people with shoulder and mid back length locs that either had to cut them or process out(air force). I wore micros and cornrows with designs. And I wore color. Because the males around me didn't know the hair regulations(even officers) and I did, I was able to push the envelope without breaking it. Locs were never allowed. It would be around 2008 when we would be allowed to start wearing French tips with your acrylics and they couldn't be more than 1/4in long. Still to this day, no color polish. No one had more stringent rules than usmc, except maybe special forces....

North too

Yess sorry dear I forgot North and South in short the whole of Africa @Naz

@@rahmakattanga5998 she should have just said Africa, or of African descent. not to have specified an actual location, like what to the rest of the countries do to their hair, straighten it?

I think she specified West Africa because it was the people from this region that were stolen by slavers and the most affected by the slave trade. Considering the huge variety of cultures in the continent of Africa, she must have decided to specify the region most relevant to the issue of braiding in the United States today. I don't know about anyone else, but that makes sense to me.

Yea thats why we we just say africa meaning east africa and central africa and west africa as a whole

Don't worry foreigner are not welcome in Africa, whites and Indians were kicked out of Uganda and Zimbabwe and now South africa, yet the Black media/leaders are dead quiet.

Thank you very much. We just want people to listen and understand our point of view sometimes. Much appreciated💖

Z AG why? There’s a past about this whole topic. The ugly side is very relevant, because it’s TRUE

Phatman Jake I think Z AG meant that it wasn’t talked about in the way it should be talked about. English isn’t my mother tongue, but I think that’s what they meant. Like they didn’t make it sound as bad as it was.

Mikaela Arhusen it really was SO much worse... they really concealed the truth. Just think about the worst thing you could physically do to a human being

Sustainable Beauties you’re right my bad

@@phatmanjake4336 100% agreed

Why don't you just use a detangle and strech your hair with banding?

clever username

Are you feeling it now Mr Krabs? Finally someone realizes my genius.

Afro King yup!

Art by Jeremy Maya Robinson yawn

boofuckinghoo save that energy for the 95% of African American men who are all magically bald while every other race of men in the usa manage to wear their hair.

Wool yarn. You're welcome.

It’s about certain braided hairstyles actually.

what's aka?

ً Taegi cause they don’t care

Something I question tooo. Because if they’re gonna do it, then obviously people around them (any culture) would see it as a hairstyle and End up doing the same.