Posted on 08/28/2009 5:47:16 AM PDT by nickcarraway
When the First Lady attended a country-music event in July without a single strand of hair falling below her jawline, the blogosphere exploded with outbursts ranging from adoration to vitriol. Things settled down only when her deputy press secretary clarified that there had been no First Haircut. In the aftermath, a didactic post on MichelleObamaWatch.com proclaimed that anyone "familiar with the amazing versatility of black hair" would have known that the new summer look was simply "pinned up."
Many Americans have dismissed this hair hubbub as simply more media-driven noise — like the chatter about Michelle Obama's sleeveless dresses, J. Crew cardigans, stocking-free legs or, for that matter, recent (shocking!) decision to wear shorts in the Arizona heat. But for African-American women like me, hair is something else altogether — singular in its capacity to command interest and carry cultural baggage. The obsession with Michelle's hair took hold long before Inaugural Ball gowns were imagined, private-school choices scrutinized or organic gardens harvested. It's not that she's done anything outrageous. The new updo wasn't really all that dramatic a departure from variations we've seen on her before (the "flip-out," the "flip-under," the long-ago abandoned "helmet"). Still, her hair is the catalyst for a conversation that begins with style but quickly
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Now that hairdo looks decent.
I wish I could do that, too. I’ve had short haircuts for a while now but my cheeks are full and it doesn’t look so good on me. I get my hair done every week and now I’m letting it grow longer. I get a perm every few months. It’s gotten pretty white and straight.
Doesn't anyone remember how Hillary's constantly changing hairstyle was in the news when they first got in the WH?
Eventually she settled for the plain style she has today but she couldn't figure out who she was for a long time.
You are inferring a lot here. Sometimes it's just a matter of preference. I have wavy hair, but most of the time, I like to use a flat iron to straighten it. Doesn't mean I think wearing my hair wavy is ugly.
only a burka will help!!!
Don’t insult the Burka!
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