The wages of identity politics. When the memory of the 19th century radical American leader and thinker, Frederick Douglas, was enlisted (hopefully unsolicited) for a commercial for 1970s TV ad for afro hair gel. About these ads
“IS BAD HAIR DIFFERENT FOR BLACK WOMEN THAN FOR WHITE WOMAN”?
October 1, 2009 By 1 Comment
More examples of the race essentialism that passes for public talk in the United States. Larry King (bad interviewer, friend of power) and Tyra Banks (the next generation Oprah Winfrey) talk “natural hair”–only black people use hair products. She, of course, encouraged it: “You want to feel my hair?” “It’s kinky.” King: “Is bad hair […]
