I went natural:
a. because I wanted to go against society’s norms of beauty
b. because I wanted a change
c. because black girls like me inspired me to
Going natural:
a. showed me that I don’t need to straighten my hair to be pretty
b. offered me the full experience of my hair’s versatility
c. taught me that self-love is important
I love it because:
a. I can be unapologetically me
b. I can proudly rock my healthy, curly mane
c. it shows that black is also beautiful
“I cried, I cried… it was such an emotional experience and it wasn’t just about hair. It was what my perception of beauty was and had been for all of my life and then I look at myself in the mirror and I’m like, ‘That doesn’t look like what I thought was beautiful.’”
-Teyonah Parris