why do YOU think so many african american girls wear hair extensions and glue in hair peices?

Question

lol i think this question is hilarious. i already know the answer to this question im just curious what the rest of the world thinks (you would be surprised at some responses)..i think that unless its braids id never get hair extensions and id never glue it in!! NOTE: I KNOW THAT MANY MANY OTHER RACES DO THIS AS WELL BUT ITS MOST PROMINENT AMONG AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN. (not including CELEBRITIES!! but the fake hair is becoming very popular! - at the senior prom last year most girls got hair extensions!!) lol okay please answer this question without trying to be scientific in reason reason - its hair. i dont want to know differences in hair folicle of each race-just why you think black women resort to this!!! by the way i am black. i hate my hair but if you wanna see it go to my myspace ( lmao) http://www.myspace.com/ashleyiscoocoo4coacoapufs

if you want my opinion message me plz!!

oh yeah whats with black girls and the relaxers? relaxers are evil - use a blow dryer and a flat iron damn it!

Answer 1

It looks cool and we can do some creative stuff with our hair. I don't like it when they don't allow their hair to breathe every once in a while.

Answer 2

I'd have to say that this question has attracted some of the most hypocritical answers I have ever seen on Y!A. Straightening hair is a relatively new thing in "black" culture, but weaving has been here for CENTURIES. Anyway, some black women wear weaves to fit into the media's perceptions of beauty. (i.e. the long, fine, flowing hair). Most African Americans don't pocess fine hair, it is rather kinky or curly. Some wear weaves for convenience. Some just wear it because they want to. Now I have a question for you. Why do YOU HATE YOUR HAIR?

Answer 3

I never understood that myself. I tried getting braids once and my head was so irritated that I took them out within a week. I have long naturally curly hair and my mom has normal black hair she has to get perms and everything she has only had braids as well. And someone said something about straightening hair is a relatively new thing no it's not it's been around just as long as weaves. My mom and aunts were straightening their hair in the 50's

Answer 4

I think braiding, etc. takes so long that the extensions are the way to go. Actresses are also into hair extensions like Jessica Simpson who told Jay Leno that some days she prefers her shorter hair. Most models wear extensions too. I met a girl at a party with gorgeous long hair and she told me it was extensions to make it full.

Answer 5

Truth be told it does make some women look better. ITs hard for alot of black women to grow their hair or they relax it too much and damage it to the point where they look like buckweeta. I think nothings wrong with weaves as long as it doesnt look tacky. If I wasnt fortunate to have this versatile hair, Id get a weave.

Answer 6

Why don't you start accepting yourself before you start to question other people's choices. We wear our hair in many different styles. I would rather have my hair then a Caucasians. I've had naturally long (mid back) hair, short relaxed hair, and even braids. It's called style change. I've never wanted to be white, wear blue contacts or bleach my skin.

It's sad that there are so many young women of color that are embarrassed by their beauty. When I was little, a girlfriend of mine wanted to be White so bad. I couldn't understand. My mother (who's dead now) was so strong, preserved, educated and beautiful. She had thick, black hair and wore it at different lengths.

Please, starting with yourself, stop looking at society and listening to what the WHITE people tell you and start loving yourself. Hair is hair, but in your case, it represents the hatred of ones self.

Answer 7

I think so many blacks do so much damage to their hair with heat and styling products that it just stops growing. A lot of people are not satisfied with their hair but look at what we see on tv. Everyone has long pretty hair flowing down their blacks.No one is 100% satisfied with themselves so what is the difference in having weave in your hair and wearing fake nails?

Answer 8

What's the difference of that compared to wearing hats, bows or wigs or getting your hair done in rows on vacation? You have everyday hair and it's easy to take care of. But sometimes you just want something more spectacular and extensions are a novel way of doing that. It's a fashion trend, that's all.

Answer 9

I thought it was that some wanted long or straight hair and it looks nice. I know you said you didn't want to know about differences in hair types but I can't leave that out. I'm white with curly hair and I know curly hair breaks a lot easier in general, especially when you straighten it. If you want long hair, sometimes it's easier to use extensions.

Answer 10

You just wear them like you normally would does not matter if you are in school or not. I wear weave about 10x a year each one last for four weeks