Why do white people have an obsession with black women's hair?

[Anonymous]

For centuries black people were ridiculed for their hair and to this day there are laws in countries and states saying black people can't wear their hair natural. It goes back to slavery when in 1789 black women were forced to wear head wraps because their natural hair got too much attention from white men and made white women jealous so they forced them to wear headwraps. These were called Tignon laws.
Apparently, women of color were wearing their hair in such fabulous ways, adding jewels and feathers to their high hairdos and walking around with such beauty and pride that it was obscuring their status. This was very threatening to the social stability (aka white population) of the area at the time. The law was meant to distinguish women of color from their white counterparts and to minimize their beauty. And when I say ‘forced’ I mean sanctioned, as in the Louisiana government passed laws to effectively regulate Black women’s hair, because it was becoming too much of a problem for white people.

Nowadays black women more and more black women are wearing their hair in natural state. Feeling free to wear their hear in its natural states despite discriminatory laws and discarding weaves, wigs, and relaxers and embracing their natural curly and kinky hair. And a result have been getting a lot of unwanted attention from white people. So much so that Solange had to make a song towards whites proclaiming to not touch her hair and issue many black women have dealt with.

Many black people have had this happen wear whites come out of nowhere and start touching their hair like they're a petting zoo. It's even become a popular commercial for a natural hair product line.

Today still many schools and work places ban natural hair. In fact the government made it legal to discriminate against people based on if their hair is worn in an afro style and why many black women had to wear weaves and relaxers in the first place

Why can't whites LEAVE BLACK WOMEN ALONE?

[DaniaMQ]

Okay, banning something just because in its natural state it can catch attention or whatever is stupid AF coz I think you should be able to do whatever you want with it. I mean, its only hair, no big deal. And about touching the hair thing, I'm not black but I do have curly hair. But the thing is, I dont think people just go around touching your hair in the streets or without asking (if they do then, I don't know xD). And also, that second video (That's my curl one). I dont get why girls with curly hair can find this offensive or annoying. Being a curled hair girl I find it funny when anyone asks me to please get my hair out of the way coz its blocking the screen xD also, if someone touches your hair then that also means they like it. Tbh I think that people get offended by silly things these days. (I'm not talking about the last 2 videos, coz that's totally wrong and racist)

[NyomiMcClinton]

This is something that I always wondered about also. I think that white people dont want black women looking attractive with weave. Lets be honest here, when black women wear weave it makes them look good and other races dont like that. So they will talk, thats what they do. You have to ignore it and not let it get to you because it will. Stop watching those Youtube videos where random people talk bad about black women. It will only put negative thoughts in your head. I use to always watch those videos, and realize that its not healthy to watch.

[Asker]

Black women look worse with weave. Black women look better with their natural hair which is why whites want to ban it and have black women wear those nasty looking weaves and relaxers

[Puppylove94]

White people dont give a fuck what any person does. Do what you want. I've never even seen any of my black friends beingcthis up as an issue. It's pretty much nonexistent.

[Asker]

@Puppylove94 Shut up Amanda, you have no black friends nor do you know any issues we face

[Puppylove94]

Amanda?

[KiaTate]

I have no idea. It's annoying though.

[G-Daz]

Not really an obsession, most white people don't live to touch black womens hair. Indeed most people who are even white with natural fro's will have people wanting to touch it.

I wouldn't say obsession and curiosity are synonyms. People are just intrigued by difference which is a natural human trait.

[Asker]

No. You don't see black people coming up to touch white people's hair because we generally have no interest in your hair. The only reason black women wear wigs and weave is because we have to wear them to get jobs in this racist society than bans black women from wearing their natural hair.

[Lolita911]

Yeah u do... black girls at school always liked messing with my hair so that statement u tried making asker is stupid

[Asker]

@Lolita911 I doubt they liked messing with your hair. Black women in general don't like playing with white people's hair because they have lice.

[Lolita911]

wow just wow boo boo. racist much? like damn boo u got worse and way less smart. at least try saying one intelligent thing for once but no it's always nonsense and stupid stuff. I assure u black girls get interested to touch white girl hair just like sometimes we fet interested and touch theirs sweetie

[Asker]

@Lolita911 Black women have no interest in flea infested dog hair. White hair is boring stringy thin and usually has lice. Trust me black women don't want to touch it. Also I'm not boo boo

[Lolita911]

yeah u r. I'm not stupid boo boo, u talk just the same as always and whine about the same stupid stuff

[Lolita911]

lol aw you still love me and u know it boo

[Asker]

@Lolita911 Girl go wash your cave pussy and get out of your trailer for a while. You obviously need to stop the meth and get some fresh air.

[Lolita911]

still super racist I see, guess u never change. shame

[Asker]

@Lolita911 Still don't understand what racism is I see. That trailer park education is helping. Shame.

[Lolita911]

I'm not even gonna bother, my boyfriend is waiting for me to get ready for bed so I'm way more interested n him than u boo boo. but stay u cause we all love u as insane as u r

[Lolita911]

boyfriend isn't a cracked but I'll b sure to suggest trying it, and he doesn't have aids boo. but hey there's always time for everything

[Asker]

@Lolita911 trust me he got aids

[Lolita911]

trust me sweetie I'd know by now 😏

[Asker]

@Lolita911 The trailer park don't offer free HIV testing LouAnn stop lying

[Lolita911]

I thought I was Becky boo boo at least keep my ild nickname I liked it. man now I'm sad, u just ruined my whole love for u and it was getting so strong to... dream killer

[Asker]

@Lolita911 Go back to fucking your dog LouAnn

[Lolita911]

night boo boo. learn to not hate yourself so much u gotta whine to get attention

[Lolita911]

maybe if u didn't whine about it you'd learn I agree with half the stuff u said actually considering yeah black women do get discriminated against for jobs because of their haor and yeah schools r trying to ban them from having their natural hair. but the way u go about talking about it is super unappealing and no one is gonna care about u that way

[Asker]

@Lolita911 No one needs white people to care. White people need to leave black women alone before they get stabbed. Because at the end of the day black women are gonna do what we want anyway. Regardless of what whites say.

[Lolita911]

ok then y whine about it? if u don't care what they think then y care and whine? defeating the purpose boo boo

[Asker]

@Lolita911 You literally missed the point of the question. I don't care what white people think, but their obsession with our hair is weird and creepy and they liable to get fucked up if they don't leave us alone

[Lolita911]

Yeah I doubt anyone would come near your hair with a 20 foot pole. it's not that liked lets be real here

[Asker]

@Lolita911 Actually I've dealt with this countless from whites trying to touch my hair. Strangers and people at school. Its all annoying and when I push their hand away they looked shocked like they're entitled to touch me. I'm telling you white people gonna start getting stabbed if they don't stop they're bullshit.

[Lolita911]

ok then stab a hoe, and be quiet with your whining cause that's all u ever do is whine and it's pathetic. do something about it then if it's so important u have to whine like every single week

[Asker]

@Lolita911 You whiny trailer park thot. This isn't whining this a warning. Leave us alone or get stabbed

[Lolita911]

boo it's whining clearly. we both know you've been whining about this for like a year and haven't done anything. u just wanna act tough but aren't

[Asker]

@Lolita911 So all those videos of black girls whooping ass online are fake. Keep playing louann you gonna meet the wrong one

[Ro0kie]

It's simple, they're jealous. Why call their actions another word when that's all they're good at? Look at the media, they're full of white people. I'm not racist because I love me some white girls & black girls & natives & mexican girls oooweeeee come with me lol

[vishna]

I see where you're coming from, but you sound really accusatory and hostile to all white people... exhibit A "Why can't whites LEAVE BLACK WOMEN ALONE?" It reminds me of this... hmm...

https://youtu.be/EqfTLgHbhxs

[Asker]

I have no time to say not all white people because white people aren't checking other white people on their bullshit and racism so until then YES ALL WHITE PEOPLE

[peachblossomluck]

I hope and pray modern society is getting closer to that place where more people can just be themselves. I love seeing natural hair! There is a lot ignorance still about this issue. A lot of people still think that black people can't grow their natural hair long. Maybe it's all the damage from relaxers making it break off. Time to stop all that nonsense.

[Nuala]

What? I'm seriously confusion... I was gonna say I'm obsessed with it because it's sooooooo pretty especially when they put it in all those braids ( I think they're called corn rows...). Anyways after reading the full question I am completely confused... I don't think we have those laws here, I see women with natural hair all the time.

[PlacentaSalad]

I don't really the hair myself. Too oily and knappy and every time I've been close to a black woman, her hair smelled weird. I try not to stand behind them in a grocery store or while onboard a train/other form of transportation.

As for banning their natural afros, it's obviously a fire hazard and is for the safety of themselves and everybody else.

[Asker]

How is natural hair a fire hazard and how is unsafe? What kind of white nonsense did I just read?

This is case in point why white people shouldn't be making laws

[John_Doesnt]

She's trolling again.
https://i.imgflip.com/160ix0.jpg

[Asker]

@John_Doesnt You're gonna call my comment trolling when he called natural hair a fire hazard and unsafe for others?

This is white nonsense at its finest

[PlacentaSalad]

Haven't you heard of Michael Jackson's experience with his hair catching alight? I don't care if you want to endanger yourself, but if you want to wear that afro, do it in your own home. Not outside where you're liable to harm other people should your hair accidentally graze the flame of a torch or a lit candle or something because you misjudged just how big your afro was.

White people are making the laws, especially in South Africa, because the black people who have resided in the country since the beginning have never actually attempted civility themselves. How can we trust them to do anything to improve the well-being of any other country if white people didn't take the initiative themselves?

[Asker]

What kind of white nonsense? No his hair caught on fire while it was relaxed. It was not his natural hair. He had a relaxer filled with chemicals in his hair. He got to close to the flame and it caught on fire. I repeat his hair was not NATURAL.

My question is why do white people think they have the right to come in and tell black people what they can do with their hair? Please go back to Europe and stay there. White people did nothing to make things better. They went there to steal rape and pillage and uphold white supremacy as per usual. Gonna throw some "white man's burden" shit at me.

Fucking cunt you need to kill yourself and make the world a better place

[John_Doesnt]

You keep saying "white nonsense" so you're obviously trolling; Trolling means purposely trying to offend or agitate people with your bullshit.

[Asker]

@John_Doesnt Therefore I'm not trolling bitch. What I said was all facts and if you're in feelings about a topic because it pertains to you then its not my fault.

[John_Doesnt]

Enough with your trolling. Go have your black victim pity party somewhere else. Troll better.

[PlacentaSalad]

No, I think instead of killing myself, as a white lawmaker, I'm going to start writing some more laws that will further oppress you. I've already come up with one that would solve the issue I sometimes have in public: the scent of their hair.

I'll message you later with a few accepted hair products that you may use outside of your home for everybody's convenience. I know it sounds unfair, but it's easier than getting everybody to hold their noses.

[Asker]

You have nerve to say black hair smells, when whites smell like wet dog everyday and are the main spreaders of lice?

White delusion at its finest

[Asker]

In fact just deport all whites back to Europe. That way they can keep their putrid smell over there and just keep their lice and germs in one place.

[PlacentaSalad]

Lice doesn't affect the smell of hair so that's irrelevant.

Since you are probably one of those protesters until it gets too late at night for people to see you complaining about the trivial, lice has been around for centuries. Egyptians are not technically white and scholars have located lice combs within their ancient tombs. The Chinese are not white either and lice has been recorded to have affected them well before the 4th century. As for who got lice first and who spreaded it, we'll never know. Black people are the main spreaders of AIDS though, we know that since it originated in Africa through an infected chimpanzee that was hunted for its meat. The virus then mutated to be more compatible to the human body.

Thanks for your contributions to the world.

[Asker]

White people are literally responsible for every major disease. The black plague, wiping out Native Americans, cholera, yellow fever, etc.. Yet your claiming that white Egyptians (yes there were white Egyptians who used lice combs for their lice aren't responsible for spreading lice? White people and their delusion.. smh. Such plagues to the world. Everywhere they go they bring trouble and disease. Didn't even know how to wash yoruselves until the Arabs taught you. Go back to your caves in Europe and stay there

[PlacentaSalad]

You should not pretend to have credentials in the study of something you have no idea of. Yellow fever is transmitted through mosquitoes. To be more specific, the mosquitoes of Africa. It was then transferred through slave trading to the South Americas in the 17th century. I bet next you're going to blame slavery on white people. In our caves, we're at least curing and preventing diseases and illnesses. Which is much more than what the Africans are achieving in their mud huts. It was actually a white guy living in South Africa who developed the vaccine for yellow fever as well. Leave it to the white people to have to cure ancient African diseases. You could do something useful for the world as well if you weren't so focused on complaining about how you are expected to style your hair. In fact, figure out how to prevent an afro from catching on fire and you'll certainly change our opinions.

[PlacentaSalad]

I remember when internet trolls used intelligence as part of their tact. Those were the days.

[Afrochick]

LOL white people hair is a lice hazard

[John_Doesnt]

@PlacentaSalad she's trolling you so hard right now. Just ignore her.

[JuicyBrain]

I didn't even know this was a thing !
I say you should have your hair the way you want them.
Whites certainly didn't ask my opinion on this though, so I don't consider myself responsible.

[Anonymous]

Lol couldn't care less about your nappy hair. Nobody wants that. When white women do something to their hair, they don't think "I want to be exactly like that black girl!" you're wrongly referred to hairstyle. Which is something black women don't own. White women don't do their hair to be like black people, like how black people don't put weave in to look like white people. We do it for ourselves, not because we want to be like you.

[Asker]

This is whites are always touching our putting laws in place to ban our natural hair, and copying our hairstyles. Sure Jan

[Opinion Owner]

You're pretty racist, for somebody that's apart of a race that has been discriminated against for centuries. I thought you'd be better than that. I personally don't give a shit about what black women do with their hair. I'm Hispanic and I love my hair. Like I said, I really doubt women get a new hairstyle because a black woman has the same one.

[Asker]

I'm laughing because literally no one said you wanted to be like us. I said why they so concerned with what we do with our hair. LMFAO You told on yourself

[Asker]

Interesting a white girl (most Hispanics are just white girls who speak Spanish) with lice claiming white women don't steal black hairstyles. Like braids , dreads, cornrows, and its all in our heads. LMFAO

[Opinion Owner]

You're first paragraph literally stated that white women were jealous because black women were getting "too much attention" from white men, because of their hair. So you might not have said it, but you implied that white women were jealous.

[Opinion Owner]

You're really lacking some brain cells here. Because I didn't say white women didn't steal black women's hairstyles. I just said they didn't do it with the intention of "stealing" it.

[Opinion Owner]

And who says that black people own a certain hairstyle? Sure, it's in their culture. But when black women wear a weave that is nothing similar to the texture of their real hair, white people don't scream "Black people are stealing our hairstyle!"

[Opinion Owner]

Lol nobody wants to have your nappy ass greasy stinky hair. You can keep it. Don't go on an app where people can share their opinions and then get mad. I said "personally" as in, I don't give a fuck about your hairstyle and I would never get them

[Opinion Owner]

Don't be racist and act like your race is the superior one, then get upset when people comment on your crispy hair

[Opinion Owner]

Is that your only come-back? "Lice-infested" "wet dog smelling"

[Opinion Owner]

And your hair isn't kinky. It's nappy. Hispanic women with really curly hair have kinky hair.

[Anonymous]

I don't know... I am white and most of my friends have touched my hair and I there's... in the white culture we're not so weird about people touching it... maybe people are interested because it's off limits?

[front2back]

LOL I do NOT want to touch a black woman's hair, the one time I did on accident I seriously thought she was going to attack me.

A lot of these incidents seem completely isolated and in more racist areas. I have seen plenty of women and teaching assistants on my campus have natural hair and there has been no such bans about it.

[Asker]

I didn't say every school banned but many are. Which is why I posted the question. Also the reason you got attacked was because you touched a girl without her person. She should've stabbed you

[front2back]

WTF. You do not stab someone because they accidentally touch you. I said I ALMOST got attacked because she was that angry. All I did was walk towards the exit of a school bus to get off and too many kids walking around in the same time meant I accidentally brushed up along her hair as I walk past.
Jeez chill out fam.

[Asker]

Bitch you're not my fucking fam and you should've died for touching her. Karma will find you.

[front2back]

Nah I should've died for being such a damn hustler back in high school.
#ControlAllTheHoes

[Asker]

Bitch your pasty ass had no hoes. The black people probably made fun of you and stole your lunch money

[front2back]

Nah I played football and was friends with all the black dudes. I had all types of hoes, I don't discriminate.

[Asker]

Bitch please.

[Lolita911]

Is this u boo boo? U always seem to love doing this and making yourself seem like a victim just because your a black women... maybe if u didn't act like this people would like u sweetie

[Lolita911]

it is u boo boo!! it's been way to long since u had a little rant. I missed u lol

[juniorsrosie]

Agree 100% @lolita
This girl is ridiculous and throwing a pity party for herself

[Lolita911]

Yeah it's one who constantly whines about black men hating black women and stuff like this. she's my boo boo lol I love messing with her... secretly I think we're beasties and she just doesn't wanna admit she loves me

[Asker]

More white delusion

[Lolita911]

that's u with what u think sadly. I'm not delusional u r

[Asker]

White people have always been delusional. Nothing new

[Lolita911]

peace boo boo, gotta go to my man now he's waiting and personally apparently not into my fun relationship with u. shame to I can love u both

[Anonymous]

I would never want to touch a black woman's hair. I could care less.

[Asker]

Tell that to white women who do it and tell them to leave black women alone

[Opinion Owner]

I have no responsibility to tell them anything. I do think you need to get some psychiatric help.

[Asker]

If a group of people are disenfranchising another group and touching them because they feel entitled to touch their bodies (as with slavery) than its your obligation to go collect your people because their likely to get popped

[Opinion Owner]

It isn’t my responsibility. Like I said get some psychological help.

[Anonymous]

White chicks with long hair have black chicks touch it too. I've had it happen.

That shit about not being able to wear natural hair is dumb though.

[shainart]

we don't wtf. why are blacks obsessed with our hair they look shit with light, straight hair yet they still do it

[Redstang88]

I had never heard of any of this. Seems odd to me, couldn't care less about hair.

[Asker]

Then you aren't paying attention

[Redstang88]

There really aren't many black people where I am, its never really come up. And I really don't pay attention to this sort of stuff online

[John_Doesnt]

I don't. I couldn't care less about black people's hair.

[Asker]

white people couldn't care less then why try to make laws banning it?

[John_Doesnt]

you're just ranting and making stuff up. None of this is true.

[Asker]

So in other words you have no clue what's going on it the past or present day.

[John_Doesnt]

I know that you're trolling.
https://i.imgflip.com/160ix0.jpg

[FakeName123]

How can you write so much and it is so much nonsense?

You should consider becoming a politician. Talking a lot without saying anything.

[Asker]

So I literally post video after video showing how countries and schools are trying to ban black girls from wearing their natural hair. How state governments put laws in place saying jobs can not hire black men and women who wear their natural hair and even show you the history of Tignon laws which banned black women showing their natural hair yet I'm lying?

You can literally look all this up. Wow I know white people tend to live in their own world and have no sense of reality but this takes the cake.

[Guy_No1]

I remember as a child wanting to feel a black kids hair at my school, just because it looked different to mine, but I wouldn't say it was an obsession

[HarrisonWells]

Personally, I don't bother people at all with their hair.

[Anonymous]

Generalizing much?
You really did not need to give such a long paragraph about that. I can assure you a majority of white women don't give a shit about your hair.

[Asker]

Not just white women moreso white men because they seem to be the ones making the laws banning it.

[Asker]

white girls are just the ones touching it all the time

[Opinion Owner]

Which is generalizing. And men in general are making those laws. Government just loves taking rights away from women of any color

[Asker]

bullshit. men aren't making laws saying white women can't wear there hair the way it grows out of their heads. so not its not all women that are being attacked.

[Opinion Owner]

Actually, women of all colors have been attacked throughout history for many things. Suffrage? Abortion? Even the right to hold a position of power?
Keep having a pity party for one.

[Asker]

LMAO. Just like white women to make a natural hair ban about them and say all women had to deal with this. NO YOU DIDN'T. If anything they banned natural hair because white girls were jealous and actually were the main ones telling their white husbands to put the law in place

[Opinion Owner]

I'm pretty sure the topics I listed are more important than what you're ranting on about.
You're literally preaching to people who don't care. You wasted your time.

[Opinion Owner]

Again, you're making things up to suit your agenda. Try again.

[Opinion Owner]

Girls in general are unable to get a lot of jobs due to their gender.
Again, stop thinking you're a victim and get over yourself. Nobody owes you anything. It's people like you who perpetuates the continuous racism in the country.

Really classy saying someone should die due to their gender. Remind you of anything?

[Opinion Owner]

*due to their race. Not gender.

[Asker]

No, white girls due to affirmative action get jobs quite easily. The fact that you're dismissing an actual factual problem black women shows who's the real racist. YOU Bitch.

I said white girls LIKE YOU should die, because you're a typical white feminist who overlooks women of colors problems and racialized prejudice they face that white women themselves try to uphold and discriminate against them. White men and women have had an equal share in brutalizing black men and women so don't like we're all women and treated the same because we aren't.

So please shut the fuck up

[Opinion Owner]

Telling someone that because they are a certain race should die IS racism. You're being a hypocrite right now.
Also you realize affirmative action benefits women AND people of color? So you're getting double benefit from that? Maybe you should shut the fuck up. All the comments on your post have been negative for a reason. Nobody cares about what you're preaching about, because it's not an actual issue.

[Asker]

I didn't say you should die because you're white. I said you should die because you're a typical white feminist who denies what women of color face and act just like white patriarchal men who try to instill white supremacy.

How are you going to tell me what black women face as an issue? Are you a black women? No
You're a racist white girl who has no clue of reality

[Opinion Owner]

Yes but of course you have to include my race in your proclamation of my death. How about being a decent person and not wishing death upon anyone who disagrees with you?

How about we flip that. How are you going to tell me what white women face as an issue? Are you a white woman? No. You can't tell me we get jobs easier.
You're a racist black girl who has no clue of reality. I'll add you're a selfish bitch on top of that

[Asker]

It's been proven study after study showing that white women are the main ones benefitting from affirmative action. White girls like to pretend they're victims but overall no. They are not.

[Opinion Owner]

"Study after study" how about you show me one of these studies. I'm not going to take your ignorant word for it.

[Opinion Owner]

I'm not going to do your research for you. Or you know, waste any more time on you.

[Opinion Owner]

Awww I didn't know your name was boo boo!

[Opinion Owner]

Maybe learn how to research and cite reliable sources for your obnoxious claims boo boo!

[Asker]

No one told you to come on my question if it didn't concern you. But like most white trash you'll do what you always do. Deny, deflect, project and act like racism doesn't exist while being racist.

[Opinion Owner]

Nobody asked you to post a question and beg for public opinions anyway 👌

So sweet boo boo

[Asker]

When did I beg for your opinion? Obviously this a question for white people who do this. If this wasn't you, you wouldn't even be hear answering it. You told on yourself

[Anonymous]

I'm not obsessed at all about it but I see you brought up some good points about it, some people are just weird or ignorant about it

[Anonymous]

Well some of us are married to black women so its a little rude to leave them alone.