I am so tired of hearing this bullshit about how black women supposedly hate themselves because they wear Brazilian extensions, fake nails and lashes.
Are you insane?? Listen up fellow Africans, we are living in a Western society if you haven't noticed!! We drive in Western vehicles I mean I don't see YOUR ass riding down independence avenue on a horse or pulling up to the club in a Donkey Cart?
We live in Western-styled homes, I don't see your ass living in a hut, burning cow dung and what not in your backyard!!
We all wear Western clothes, eat Western food and even worship Western gods! Yes, the information that you have about your precious Jesus Christ was brought to Africa by Western missionaries who by the way even used their religion to enslave our ancestors.
Even the very undergarments we wear are Western, most of the music and movies on your precious DSTV aren't African honey get over yourself.
Look I understand and respect the whole natural hair movement, I cut off my relaxed hair too!! I wanted to see how I really look, feel my natural hair texture and also, relaxer is expensive man. I think its important to know your true self physically and spiritually but I also think it is equally important to stay true to your self. People judge you either way so just do what makes you feel good and the rest doesn't matter at all. You need to be honest to who you believe yourself to be. It doesn't make sense to uphold an image that you're unhappy with for the sake of the approval of society. If you want to bury your face under 2cm of makeup then go right ahead. If you want to wear 8 inch high heels out to brunch then do it. If you want to buy and wear 32 inch Brazilian extensions then just do it. You don't need permission from anybody especially if you make your own money and can afford such lavish items!!
So sit back and reflect on all the things that you do that's not completely African before you start judging the next African.
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