Hairspeak; Natural on tv

1.16.10

Sitting here watching episode 7 of season one of True Blood when Tara's mother gets the demon exorcized out of her. Remember the lady who does it had a bald head. I remember when I first watched this over the summer I thought she looked "authentic." Yeah, that's just the way to portray a black woman in small town Louisiana straight from the bayou. Ragged clothes and bald head. Never in a million years could I imagine taking that step and taking all my hair off myself. It was deep thinking about the feelings towards "natural" and a lack thereof then and now. I also find it amazing how "mainstreaming" natural changes people perception towards the whole movement. Sometimes, I feel like it's taking off and people are understanding they don't have to be what society wants them to be. Other times, I feel like it's turning into a fad and will subside or that people are doing it for the wrong reasons. Regardless, I know where I came from, where I'm at now, and where I'm headed for the future. Authenticating the real me in every arena of my life.