Good Hair, Good Hair, Good Hair!!!

Never in my life did I see a movie that actually spoke to me. Good Hair is about my life! Or my hair at least. Even though I did not see the whole movie, I fell in love with it. When it comes to my hair I tried pretty much everything. My hair is what my family calls "thick", its been this way my whole life. This is the reason why my mother thought it was a good idea to perm or relax my hair when I was three, so I know what those little girls are going through. In truth I never liked getting my hair done, but I knew that I had to so that I could be presentable to my peers. For a good part of my childhood I either had a ponytail or braids. To outsiders, it might seem insane that black women would go through all these extremes to get their hair fixed, but its perfectly normal to me. What I really liked about this movie was that I thought I would know everything about it, but then Chris Rock added in a few surprises. For example, I had no idea that women in India sacrifice their hair to please their god, and unknowningly black women. I also didn't know the process in which tracks or weave were put together and packaged in order to come to the U.S. This movie is amazing and I cannot wait to see the rest.