Solange Knowles, Et Tu?
I JUST blogged about bald being the “new” old trend yesterday, and gave 5 tips on how to wear the look on AOL Black Voices a day ago…and here comes a new celebrity on the bald is beautiful scene.
Enter Solange Knowles, fresh out of the wig crypt and rockin’ a super cropped, all natural do.
You already know how I feel, right?
The comments I’ve been reading online have hardly been positive. They’ve ranged from calling it a desperate cry for attention, to disgustingly, comparing Solange to a cancer patient. That’s not funny, not by any measure.
I say go ‘head Solange. Rock your natural hair with pride. At first, you can expect a whole lotta hateration and negativity coming your way, but continue along this new path with confidence and bravery. You’re inspiring more people than you may realize!
edited at 12:44 p.m. — thanks to my friend Carmen of All About Race for letting me know, disappointingly Solange has already returned to the wig crypt. I’m left scratching my own natural head and wondering — was this a step towards being natural? Did the reaction scare her back to the fake-hair security blanket? Or was Solange not trying to make any kind of statement to begin with?
** edited Sunday afternoon, round 6:15 — thanks to the commenters who added the extra info that Solange responded on Twitter! I move slowly on the weekends…
NYMag.com reported it, but the quote was truncated. Here’s the whole statement verbatim from her Twitter page —
“seriously? lame. listen. if. i. wanted. to. make. a. statement. i. would. have. twitpic’d. photo shoot. ect. i. was. simply. taking. my. son. to. school. stupid. paps. took. pic. ive. had. my. hair. cut. like. this. for. two. weeks. i. was. NOT. inspired. by anyone. but. my. self. i. have. done. this. twice. in. my. life. i. was 16. i was 18. did. not care about your opinion. then. dont. care. now. dont. need. your. attention. or. your. co-sign. i am #3. trending topic. before. IRAN. &. some of you cant even locate it on a map. its sad.
dont. want. a. edge. up. or a perm. because. im not trying. to make this “a style” or a statement. i. just. wanted. to. be. free. from. the. bondage. that. black. women sometimes. put. on. themselves. with. hair. this. phase. of. my. life. i. want to spend . the time. the energy. and the money. on something else. not in the hair salon. im. not. mad. at . all of you. that have made your opinions known. and have sent negative. energy. my way. i expected this of you. you. have. the right to have. an opinion. so. do. i. ONLY reason i responded to this i have is because i was disappointed to see my name more talked about then #iranelection. we. gotta. do. better. people. happy. happy. joy. joy. “im no soul girl quipped with no afro, im just my god given name.”
That last quote comes from one of her songs, God Given Name. So there you have it, straight from Solange herself.
What do you think now?
Category: Famous Faces, Hair
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I really admire Solange for her outlook on how she dealing with the attention surounding her ‘do. All the scrutiny is not neccesary and even though I’d never thought I’d say this–sometimes hair is just hair. It is to her anyway. And that is totally fine
I respect her hair and I think that her hair looks fine. I am natural and I like to change my look with falls sometimes, what is the big deal about her wearing a wig to an event? I do not care for the edge ups on women I think that it looks kind of butchy.
I think she looks great! It’s a flashback of a young Jada Pinkett-Smith.
It will grow back. She’s probably just going through a phase.
i’m back to sporting the bald/almost bald look myself. it’s a freedom that most folk won’t open themselves to feel. this time around i’m sporting the look in support of my cousin who’s kicking the hell out of breast cancer. i told her when she cut hers, i was cutting mine. i could care less about my locs….solidarity baby
Regardless of whether we think it looks good or not, it’s her decision, and I don’t think it’s fair for people to label her as the “black Britney Spears” just because she buzzed all her hair off. It’s a shame that celebrities can’t do anything without it being translated into something else by the media–and even the fans. Can’t she cut her hair just because it’s her without all the b.s.? She’s not even “bald” really, but the comments made on other sites about her being bald and whatnot really show how much hair is a big issue in our community.
I love it! Natural Beauty!
for no apparent reason, my totally natural wedge cut hair began to fall out in a horseshoe shape in the crown, and on the sides of my head. Visits to the dermatologist, homeopathic, primary and endocrinologist could find no reason, except illness,(which I didn’t have, or stress, which I did have.) I had what I called a mohawk or my combover. My best friend convinced me to take it down to the baby hair that was left in spots. I did, and have received nothing but compliments! Now that it is growing back, I’m not sure I want to let it. I love her new look. It is beautiful and shows her natural beauty, as well. Too bad she didn’t hang with it.
linda educada talentuosa capassitada de aprender as coisas melho da vidar esperando a opurtunidade de demostra o sau talanto de conhacimento eu sor linda e tenho minha fomilra para demostra como samos linda eu espero a opurtunidade.
like her!
Well, this page looks way better than my yahoo blog. I think I might use WordPress aswell.Your thoughts on this Regards.