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more about #curlyhair LadyNo Fondles Sweaters: I know that Disney princesses are kinda the standard for all things princessy, but my favorite fairy tales growing up had heroines with more hair dive... more » CurtCole: Part of me is thrilled that my little nieces and nephews don't know the history of this. I want to take them to this movie and just let them think th... more » thesciencegirl wields the truth like a mighty axe.: I was just on Amazon shopping for Prince and the Frog-related gifts for my brown-skinned, curly-haired 4 year old niece. SO psyched for this movie! more » femme-bot: Is her hair in a updo the whole time? I mean, the time that she isn't a frog? more » unsecretcrush: I find it interesting that the little girl came to the conclusion that no princesses have curly hair. As a little girl with stick-straight hair, I saw... more » marciax3: Okay, I'll be honest: my sister and I (both sistas) are more excited about this damn movie than our daughters. more » siandt: Oh for straight hair. I cut my curls off a few months ago and have been growing it back out since. The combination of gigantic, very insistent curls a... more » taliewalie: If there is one thing that I've learned about hair in my short time on earth, its that everyone wants what they can't have. more » taytay18: I have auburn curly hair. For as long as I can remember, I have received comments from friends, family and strangers regarding 'how gorgeous' my hair... more » Uju: Man, as if we curly/kinky/nappy-haired people of the world needed YET another societally-sanctioned rejection of our natural appearance. I can just im... more » LittleShell: See, the thing is, the actress in the picture has gorgeous curly hair. And you can bet she got a great cut and spent a lot of time getting her curls t... more » MargaretMoony: I would love, love LOVE if someone (I'm talking to you scientists) would figure out a way to make my thick, tangely, straight hair into curls that wou... more » alotlikelo: I'll admit it, the idea of this intrigues me. As a girl with naturally thick, curly hair, I would love to just roll out of bed, run a brush through my... more » SocialAnimal: I want EITHER curls OR straight hair. Let me know when they isolate the frizzy, wavy-except-when-it-feels-like-being-flat, cowlick hair gene. more » knbfay: errggh. I can't read this. As a young girl with lots of freckles and curly, frizzy red hair I grew up being constantly shamed by my peers for having... more » crazy_lady: I've had stick straight hair ever since I was a kid. All I had to do was blowdry and voila - perfectly straight. I recently went off birth control (a... more » la.donna.pietra: I am still slightly bewildered--20 years after the '80s--to hear that straight hair is considered desirable by a large section of the population. Som... more » Flackette Goes Retro: Can they use this discovery to help straight-hairs like me get some body and curls? I would pay for that. People think that because my hair is stick-s... more » egg cream: How about we CURE CANCER? It's all well and good that cosmetics companies are supporting genetic research by buying beauty-related technology -- but ... more » special_boots: I wouldn't have a problem with taking a pill to make my curly hair straight -- provided its effects weren't permanent. Given that hair grows so slowly... more » -
#filmschooled
The Princess And The Frog Impacting Moms; Girls With Curly Hair
One mom says, "I'm probably more excited about this than my daughter… she doesn't realize the history of it." Another writes: "…It would be a mistake to overlook the significance of her coif." [WaPo, Time] -
#tresstests
Scientists Isolate Curly Hair Gene
It's cool that the finding can help in forensics at crime scenes; it's messed up that the researchers plan to partner with a major cosmetic company in the creation of a straightener — as though they're curing a disease! [Telegraph] -
#happytobenappy
An Open Appeal To The Jolie-Pitt Hair Police
I've been a fan of Allison Samuels' work for some time. But I cannot get behind her strange, continued appeals to actress Angelina Jolie about her adopted daughter Zahara's hair. She is, quite simply, missing the point.
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#iamnotmyhairmostly
Will We Ever Be Able to Stop Talking About Black Hair Politics?
Hannah Poole asks "Should you straighten your afro hair?" in the Guardian's Life and Style section. Before we all sigh about yet another black hair article, let's analyze why we are still having conversations about this issue. More » -
