Liketellmeabout a timewhenyouwereyoungerandyouhad a meaningfulmomentor a meaningfulpersonthathelpedyoulikeshapeyournarrativearoundhowyoufeelaboutyourblackhair.
I thinkgrowingupinthesouth, straighthairwasthebigthing, liketherewasnonaturalhair 20 yearsagowhen I wasincollegeororitwasdefinitelyforbiddenwhen I wassmallenoughtobeinelementaryschool.
Soitwasalways a situationwhereifyouhadtogosomewhere, youalwayshadtostraightenthehair.
だから、どこかに行かなければならないときは、いつも縮毛矯正をしなければならない状況だったんです。
I wenttothebeautyshoplikemostofuslikeonce a weekoralwaysforspecialoccasions, butitwasneversomethingthat I, Sobythetime I gotoldenoughtoreallycontrolmyhair, I waslikeno, thisisn't it, likeveryearlyinthegame.
Soatthattimewhenmymomwassortofallowedmetokindofdomyownhair, I wasprobablylikefirststartinghighschoolandthisisearly 90s, solike I washedmyhairnowand I wearitembracedandat a pointintime, I wouldneverhaveneverhavebeenseenoutsideinprotectivehairstyles.