>Separated "self" from the very "idea"
>or "concept" being adressed is...western
>thinking at best. much like
>how anthropologists will stand off
>a far distance and observe
>a culture and say they
>"KNOW" that culture. It is
>far more beneficial to "involve/immerse"
>oneslf in whatever it is
>being discussed. That way the
>intimacy and spirit of one's
>individuality is added into the
>interaction. To not "want" to
>say whether you do or
>not have a natural crown
>is what is important to
>me. Whether you do or
>not, I could care less.
>Your ideas on the subject
>are, to me, elementary and
>when I deal with them
>in reality, they easily get
>dismantled. Maybe i'm too tired
>now...but lemme go let my
>locks get some sun now.
>be right back.


Comical...at best! What I find elementary is the desire or need to break down to my individual components in order to make your point...now where's the western thought process? Stating whether my hair resembled Angela Davis's, Aaliyah's, Whoopie Goldberg's, Lisa Nicole Carson's or Alec Wek's is pointless..."set don't change"(c)lil bow wow. The only thing that matters is the fact that I'm black, everything else is irrelevant and fluff. My thought processes and beliefs aren't dictated by my hairstyle so again I ask you what would that piece of information add or take away from what I've said thus far?. What you're seeking is a foundation for what you want to say, and I say to you if you feel your words have any merit within themselves let them stand alone without crutches.