As most folk are aware, Chris Rock's movie Good Hair opened this past weekend.I haven't seen it as it's not a pressing priority but I heard that last week on Oprah a woman expressed her concern and feelings that she felt Chris was belittling black women. Her exchange with Chris went as follows:
I work in corporate America and I don’t want to be the butt of everyone’s joke when I walk out of a salon and my hair is nice and I have people walking up to me saying “Your hair is nice. Is it a weave? Is that Indian hair? ….It’s all mine”
Chris asks her if her hair is real and can he touch it. She let’s him
See, you can touch black women’s hair. The point is “we sit in the salon a long time. We don’t want you to touch it”. The trailer had me really upset. We are trying to promote positive black women and I felt as though you belittled us. When other races see the movie, they are going to laugh but they are laughing at us. If you had included other races, it would have been funny to us but it’s not.
Now to a degree I do see her point but I have to reserve judgment until I see the movie. I will say that at least from my vantage point black women are sometimes the worst and harshest critics of their fellow women. I guess I'll have to go check this out and see for myself.
Oprah Via Necole Bitchie
5 comments:
oh give me a fucking break with the sensitivity bullshit. Why are we so goddamn sensitive?! GET A GRIP!
I guess I see her point too..but hasn't this been an issue already? Im sure people in corporate america already knew some black women were walkin around with hair stitched into their heads...I haven't seen the movie either but I just know some people are gonna complain about it...who cares!!
Nice Blog BTW:)
During their promotional tour, knowing this because I have been in contact with the film's Executive Producer, Nelson George, there has been an ongoing dialogue about self-esteem.
This is hair! So yes, get a grip. Yet, we have to look at the people who are sensitive, and those who are going to look how they want to, because it suits them. To be honest, I have found that most other ethnicities have taken a curiosity, not a degradation, to my hair. I happen to wear, and prefer mine natural but every once, or twice a year, I get my hair blown out for change, for me.
I think people are looking for something to rip into, in an other wards positive accomplishment for a Black film. Jason hit it on the head, and I don't care who wants to refute me. Black women are the FIRST, and the LAST, to critique another Black woman. I have personal stories of that for days.
Let the insecurities ensue...
like you I remain neutral until I see the film..but it's not something I'm rushing to go see. If I want to watch a documentary about black hair I can sit under the dryer at the salon. All forms of black hair are beautiful our beauty is diverse.
Yeah I'm not in a huge rush to see this but the fact is that your America's, if not the world living circus attraction. Or at least that's how folk act towards us. Look at their hair, look at their skin, they run so fast, they jump so high, oh my look at his dick.........etc,etc. Any "black" that his a hint of generalization will get OVER analyzed without fail.
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