Chris Rock’s Good Hair is seen, by some, to be a wonderful insight into the lesser-known aspects of Black women and hair. For others, however, the film was more about making fun of Black women and the oppression on display in the billions spent each year to accommodate white fantasies of beauty. This edition of Jazz and Justice tackled the issue with Ms. Goldie Deane, Dr. Baruti Kopano and DC’s finest listening audience! As a post-script we take the suggestion passed along to us that 400 Years Without a Comb be a documentary added to the mix. It appears to offer far more substance to the history and politics of Black hair.the intent of this blog is to inspire the practice of holistic activism--recognizing the interconnectedness of all forms of oppression and using that awareness to help upset the set up.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Good Hair and Bad History: Chris Rock’s “Documentary” Fails to Address the Greatest Lye
Chris Rock’s Good Hair is seen, by some, to be a wonderful insight into the lesser-known aspects of Black women and hair. For others, however, the film was more about making fun of Black women and the oppression on display in the billions spent each year to accommodate white fantasies of beauty. This edition of Jazz and Justice tackled the issue with Ms. Goldie Deane, Dr. Baruti Kopano and DC’s finest listening audience! As a post-script we take the suggestion passed along to us that 400 Years Without a Comb be a documentary added to the mix. It appears to offer far more substance to the history and politics of Black hair.
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Please check out my BLACK HAIR DOCUMENTARY at this link...it's about the korean take-over of the Black hair biz
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p96aaTSdrAE