Definitely black folks. when Madam C.J. Walker came out with her hair straightening stuff, there were folks who were QUITE upset because they felt that making a kinky head of hair straight is denying your blackness. <P>Long hair signalled hippiedom. Afros, the black power movement. While it is certain that there are many people who just wore these hairstyles cuz they thought they looked good (the afro perm...strange but true), there were also cultural implications, stances, and discrimination associated with HAIR. <P>"I am the FLY"- Car Wash<P>"a child is born/ with a heart of gold/ way of the world/ makes his heart turn cold" Earth, Wind, and Fire "That's the Way of the World" Thanks qtpi6:)