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I'd just like to say that of the entire Lil' Mama video review, the thing that stands out to me is when she says who her critics were.  


To recap, Lil' Mama posted a picture of herself wearing an afro. People commented and said hurtful things to her, even saying that Lil' Mama looked like a shocked slave.
She says that the negative comments were all from Black people.  This is what really stood out to me in the video.  Man, more of what I call "Black on Black crime."


Honestly, I don't know Lil' Mama.  But when I look at her, I see a young lady who has feelings just like everybody else.  I hope that we let love be our guide.  Our words are powerful.  Let's use them to build up one another, not tear one another down.  One may ask where do we get this tearing down of one another from?  I offer one answer:  Just reread the blog post on the  Willie Lynch letter.  
  
 
 
I love to see little girls with regular, natural hair.  They look so adorable.  Children are fast learners and for all of you parents out there, you KNOW how fast they learn and imitate others.  :-)


Whether we wear our hair natural or relaxed, we need to be aware of the messages that we send to our children.  A child should never feel bad because they have "nappy" hair.  


We have to listen to the things that we say.  Words like "Whew, you look a mess, your hair is so nappy" send negative messages that get embedded into the minds of our children.  We have to be careful not to unconsciously plant word-seeds that we really don't mean to plant.


Our little girls should feel great about who they are, and about how God made them. Nappy hair is not bad hair.  As my mother used to say "God made nappy, and God don't make no junk!"
 
 
For those who may not have heard of this letter, it is called "The Making of a Slave".  I'll include a link to  it at the end of this post.  It is lengthy and heavy reading.  You may ask, "What does this have to do with natural hair?"  Well, it has a lot to do with our mindset and gives a glimpse into perhaps where some of our attitudes about natural hair come from. 


 
 
Deep, deep.  Unbelievable..  If you haven't seen this already, check it out. It's real and real sad.
 

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    I had many questions about locs/dreadlocks when I started and so i decided to start this website InspiredLocs.com to help others who may have lots of questions, and to help celebrate what I call "Distinctively Adorned Hair"!


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