People like to hate on things that they don't do/don't understand. People get super mad if someone does something to their appearance that isn't "natural". People love that fucking word. "It's fake" blah blah.
(Curlybeauty17, I'm not talking to you, I'm talking to anyone who has a problem with other people's hair, I know you get it girl.)
Let's get shit straight.
I wear weave. I have hair. There is nothing wrong with my hair. It's natural and I weave wear to protect it. My hair is curly, so while it's past my shoulders, when curly, it shrinks to be quite short, which I don't like. If I wear weave/wigs/extensions, I put less stress on my hair. I don't have to use heat to keep it tame. I wear weave because it allows me hair to grow without disturbing it.
Weave does get old. The pictures you see on the internet of dirty hair are on the internet BECAUSE THEY'RE SO BAD. That's not a normal outcome. That's why it was worth posting. Many women put their weave in and take their weave out all the time. It's no big deal.
Some people say it's fake. Why do you care if it's her hair or not? I really don't get that. If you have that much of a problem with what I wear on my head, I need to stop being your friend, lmao. Also, people don't know if it's weave if you do it right, look up lace front wigs and lace closures. People wear them all the time.
Lastly, it allows us to have versatility. That's why I wear it.
I don't mind it as long as it looks natural. But there's no bigger "fashion" faux pas than weaves/extensions that look all gross and obvious. But that goes for anyone wearing them, not just black girls.
Unfortunately for black girls/black people specifically, due to racism it's very difficult to do anything like that without being labeled "ghetto" or trashy. If a black girl wears a weave or dyes her hair fun colors, she's trashy. If a white girl wears a weave or dyes her hair fun colors, she's suddenly seen as cute, edgy, fashionable etc. It's really, really annoying that people still believe stuff like that, it's downright racist.
I like when they look natural because then they enhance appearance but most people associate them with being false and over the top like make up from the 1980s. A lot of people are ignorant and think black women can't grow their hair long so the concept of them with long hair seems unnatural.
The only problem I have with it is that black women don't have a monopoly on the weave industry. All of these other races are making billions off of the sales of weave mainly purchased by black women. I'm surprised that prominent black female figures like Oprah, Michelle Obama, Beyoncé etc haven't shown a interest in the weave industry, or at least invest money into some of the black women businesswomen that are trying to break into that industry.
I was at a convenience recentry, and saw a black man and black woman there with really tacky weaves that looked like some creature attached to their heads, or that alien from Predator. They were kind of scary, since human beings aren't supposed to look like that.
Then you have those football players wearing extensions down to their waist. It may be the fashionable thing, but It's one of the reasons I don't watch football.
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I don't think they're as look down upon as they used to be. When it first came out even if people knew it was extensions or weave no one wanted to admit to it or talk about it, like it was a secret. Now a lot of women wear weaves, you can finance hair extensions, etc. and it's more accepted because it's becoming a norm. But I believe many people think it's very fake and unneeded because it's not real at the end of the day.
Well weaves and extensions is not something i wear but when did it become ok to tell people grown people what to do and how to live, i don't look down on anyone because i'm secure within myself, what someone wants to do with or to themselves is none of my business, that's the problem i think people getting involved in things that clearly does not concern them. Some black women with weaves especially when it matches the texture of their hair it looks nice.
I honestly don't understand tbh. I think this snobbery at hair extensions is a mainly Western thing. Hair extensions have been around since the Egyptians-era.
I mostly wear wigs with my natural hair braided up underneath. I could care less about a gremlin that's jealous he/she can't stunt in a purple full lace wig.
Stay mad devils !! (not you sis)
I don't know, I prefer girls with straight natural hair, and I get annoyed with straight hair extensions anyways.
Noticeably fake stuff in your appearance gives the impression of fake personality too, or maybe an impression of not liking and owning what you got, insecurity.
Let Black women do what the wanna do with their hair without society spreading their two cents all the fucking time. We aren't children!!
"Omg, that guy in the tupee, is so sexy, he's hot af", said no woman ever. 😂
I personally don't like when girls wear weaves. It is almost implied when they take it out they won't look as good.
I love girls who go natural. Weaves are also often associated with insecurity in one's appearance. But hey, that's my opinion.
lol@dudes with weaves. Stop it, lol, you talking like 1 out of every 500 thousand men, none of my boys have weaves or would dream of showing up in one.
I think it looks good, especially on black women. When it's blond, it can look really fake and cheap. I have never encountered someone being looked down upon because of hair extensions though.
Because it's fake thats why anything fake people will look down on it period fake breast fake butts fake eyelashes fake teeth fake noses fake shoes they will always look down on it period
Weaves are ugly as fuck, it just shows how insecure you are about your hair.
It has nothing to do with race... typical...
It is because on most black women it does not blend in right. I usually see weave on black women that is silky soft and straight, and their leave out is not straightened and their edges are not blended in at all. Thats my theory
i don't know why anyone would have a problem with them
This is just my personal opinion, but it looks bad, that's why.
I'm thinking because it hurts the scalp and makes hair fall off...
natural is Beautiful.
it will always be better than fake stuff applied.
Weaves and perms and the like tend to be linked to people who don't like their natural features.
Probably because it's a 'thing' that's common between many girls so it could create a negative connotation...
it depends on weather I can tell if its weave or not
They shouldn't! Good weaves look beautiful!
nothing wrong with this one bit!
TSwift's weave looks like ramen
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