A black child looked less than perfect in public, so naturally, some denizens of Black Twitter and the most obnoxious people you know on Facebook are having a field day. In the last 24 hours, there has been a deeply shallow debate over the styling of a young black girl featured on the website of fast-fashion retailer H&M. The problem: The girl’s hair isn’t tidy. The culprits: H&M, or her mom, or both, depending on who you ask.
, and can be punished severely as a result. However, fear of retribution from a white supremacist society is no excuse for the kind of intra-racial sneering that has surrounded this absurd controversy. This is respectability politics masquerading as concern for a child’s welfare, and it’s as transparent as an H&M t-shirt after one wash.The embracing of natural hair over the last decade has come with some caveats.
If it’s coarse or on the short side, then those edges better be slicked down with a jar of Eco-Styler, deep conditioned with a gallon of coconut oil, and perfectly coiffed before it dares be seen by another living soul. God forbid one be accursed with the affliction of being black, natural,The young model’s hair looks like any black kid’s hair after a day of activity.
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