>...What many Black people exclude from
>"Afrocentric" is waaay out of
>wack. If you'd ever studied
>African hair styles you'd see
>that for centuries Africans have
>dyed their hair
>by adding pigment, added hair pieces,
>worn wigs, and used many
>other processes to mold, style
>and shape their hair into
>probably thousands of styles. By
>the standards of some of
>the people above, the originators
>of the styles they mimic
>
>would be considered "unnatural" and therefore
>some how inferior.
>

Our BRAIDING is one thing that we DID carry from Africa. They cannot be considered inferior because if you have ever seen may photos of people from different countries and cultures, you would see that the styles that are worn by many are very normal.

Also, the people who do love thier OWN hair and choose to wear it as such are MIMICING THIER OWN, they are NOT like MOST black women straightening thier hair because of a CULTURE of SELF-HATE and this is MOSTLY the case. Go to a SALON and ASK these women about the Africans they are mimicing, THEY will tell you that they ARE NOT.

Don't throw everyone in the same pot by calling one more lost than the other when your point is very weak.

The point is that although YOU may be aware of African traditions, EVERYONE else are less likely to be. To say that Africans did it is weak when you know that these Africans here in this country are perming thier hair for another reason, cause they ain't got that "good" hair...

peace