At first when I saw Solange in my timeline discussing hair and fashion I thought “AGAIN”? But this time it seems she addresses her natural hair rant in response to the natural hair nazi and why she is no longer the face of Carol’s Daughter Transition Movement. Originally, she says “I never painted myself as a team natural vice president…”. She admits to not knowing anything about hair typing and styling of natural hair. This of course was odd because she was the face of what is considered a major natural hair care line.
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Now they have parted ways. She tells Lurve Magazine she is no longer working with Carol’s Daughter, and it’s because they couldn’t see eye-to-eye on messaging: “I was constantly fighting for the right message to be heard. The message that the way we wear our hair is a personal choice, there’s no right or wrong way.”
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curlyteaconsult (@curlyteaconsult) says
October 2, 2012 at 8:14 pmFor some people, it just ain’t that serious. I understand that. But I love figuring out what I want to do with my hair, trying new DIY concoctions, testing out maintenance styles, etc. I love that stuff. Some ppl don’t. However, I also don’t want to be accused of being Team Natural Vice President simply because I share advice and like trying things either. I’m hoping Solange isn’t saying because Carol’s Daughter makes full product lines, then they’re trying to guilt natural women into following their regimented system, right? I respect Solange very much, but I’m not the one to just wake up and go. That just ain’t me.
naturallystellar says
October 1, 2012 at 3:35 pmI’ve been natural for over 15 years & I also like to take the minimalist approach. Who wants to buy 10 products to achieve 1 hair goal? Whatever happened to simplicity?
My hats off to Solange for departing. At least she has the integrity to call it quits for something she feels strongly about. Some people just endorse these products solely to get paid, knowing when they go home they barely even crack open a jar. I think some of these natural hair product companies go overboard with the amount of products.
Hopefully, we can all please leave the chick alone, hair is not life, it’s just a small expressive part of who we are.