It took awhile, but I finally recovered from that humiliating time I was sent home from work for showing up "unprofessionally."
Yeah, I had the nerve to show up with my hair in its natural -- apparently savage -- state.
From that moment, my hair became an ideological statement.
Fuck you, corporate America. And your lame and limited European standards of beauty... which trickle down to even the white-washed billboards I look at here in Mexico.
Anyway, I accept no jobs, friends, lovers, or even invites that have a prob with me, and my natural self.
I love your gorgeous, anarchistic hair, @j3551c4. And the free thoughts that live beneath it.
Resteemed!
Hearing stories like this absolutely infuriates me and breaks my heart. A friend of mine used to tell me stories about how she used to get treated because her hair when she was going to private school when she was like in 4th grade. The worst story was when the teacher called her up to the front in front of the whole class and told her that her hair stank and she had to go home and wash it and to tell her mother to not put that stuff in her hair anymore... Which was coconut oil... Which everybody is obsessed with now.
I'm sorry that this happened to you. I'm sorry that this is happening to anybody. But there is something to be said about forging true strength from adversity. You are a perfect example of this. Thank you for sharing Erika. And thank you for being a trailblazer.
I love your hair Erika! It suits you beautifully. 💕