Comments on: Tyra Banks Real Hair Dismay

By: Dem

Dem — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:53:34 +0000

OMFG!!! r ppl 4real?! what makes “treated” hair any different from natuarl hair? its all REAL hair rite?! if its growing from ur head u have the rite 2 do w\ it whatever the heck it is u wanna do w\ it, & nobody has that rite 2 judge u in any negative sence regardless of whatever that chose maybe. so 4 all u ppl out there (especially if it came from the mouth of a black woman) u need 2 get off of tyra’s case just cause her hair wasn’t “natural”. maybe u should all take a second 2 stop slinging insults & go look in the mirror & learn 2 love urselves (kinky hair n all), cause CLEARLY she does.

p.s. & yes i am a YOUNG black woman & i’ve had both treated & natural hair & its given me no less or more trouble than anyone else’s hair in either state, but i love it either way regardless of what others have said, r saying & will continue 2 say because its MY hair.

p.s.s. & ALL HAIR (NO MATTER ITS STATE) IS GOOD, BEAUTIFUL HAIR!!! u just have 2 take the time 2 learn what 2 do w\ it, thats all.

By: strawberryriddick

strawberryriddick — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:18:35 +0000

While it was disappointing that she didn’t show her natural hair, you must remember that it probably wasn’t easy for her to go like that. Like many women, she’s a length-lover that feels the need to cling to fake, woven-in hair, and she’s probably comfortable doing that…almost like a security blanket. Now, I’m not saying that I don’t think she should have used her natural hair (that would have been lovely), but this was her real hair…the hair she’s insecurely hiding from the world, and she showed it to everyone. That counts for something in my book.

By: MJ

MJ — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:12:04 +0000

To some degree, I see both sides. I am a young, NATURAL sistah now lol and while my hair looked more “desirable” while relaxed, it has reached the desirable level of health and beauty now without chemicals.Tyra’s segment did deceive a lot of women, in particular, of all races. I think we assumed her to wear a fro or something, but instead Tyra tried to promote beauty w/o fake hair. It was counterproductive, but it’s great to see her in a more natural hair color without barbie looks. She’s starting to embrace her heritage, physically.

I do commend her for the few times she wore natural hair on TOP MODEL-corn rows once or twice, and a curly, frizzy fro from the season with Eva Pigford.

By: Rix

Rix — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:36:48 +0000

You people with natural hair are always so angry with the world. So what if Tyra has a perm or if I perm my hair? What’s the big deal? Whether you like it or not, you DO put chemicals in your hair. Just because your hair isnt straight doesnt mean it’s chemical free. And by the way, if you wear makeup, there’s chemicals on your FACE. If you wear clothes, there are chemicals in those too. Relax, natural folks. Your hair is kinky…so what. Don’t flatter yourselves…

By: GJ

GJ — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:40:42 +0000

I don’t understand all of the hate/disappointment. Although I’m not a fan of Tyra and all the hype surrounding the show drove me crazy, how was she supposed to show her “natural” hair? Anyone who has ever had a perm knows it takes a long time to go back to natural (short of cutting all of your hair off and starting from square one). At the end of the day, it is our responsibility as parents/future parents, role models, etc. to teach our children that people come in all different shapes, sizes, colors, etc. And what a person chooses to do with their hair is personal and should we really question it? I wear a relaxer and sometimes I wear weaves. I’ve also had braids and natural hair. I’ve liked every style for various reasons and I’ve never felt the need to explain my choices to anyone. Let’s love ourselves and each other no matter how we choose to wear our hair. There are so many more important issues to focus on.

By: Retro Diva

Retro Diva — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:56:26 +0000

I didn’t get a chance to watch the episode just a few clips. I’m surprised by your disappointment. Real hair is just that real hair. She grew it, its hers. Real and natural are different. I have been natural over seven years and I love it. It works for me. Not all sistas with a relaxer are sellouts. Relaxing is a choice just like going natural. I think its a shame that there is this divide between the natural and relaxed sistas. Tyra’s hair was wet from the shower. This only further proved that the hair was hers. She got it cut right before the show. The wet look was not to create the illusion of lenghth. She already had length to begin with. We have got to move on from this. Its getting to be as bad as the light skin/dark skin feud.

By: Wow

Wow — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:33:44 +0000

There are a lot of rude people on this board…anyway…I feel like people get way too concerned about what other people are doing to their hair and clearly many plain just don’t listen. The woman said REAL hair…she didn’t say NATURAL hair…she didn’t say varieties of natural black women’s hair…she didn’t say squat about this show being about black women lol matter of fact. Why assume she’s going to do all of these things?? The whole point was to show that not everyone that wears a weave is necessarily bald-headed that may be why she kept repeating that she wasn’t bald hmmmm. Also, so many think Tyra’s so dumb so this so that…since you’re so much smarter surely you have the business savvy to start your own show and be the change you wish to see in the world.

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By: tisha

tisha — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:13:25 +0000

I think people misunderstood Tyra. I think she was saying that she was not going to wear weave. She showed her real hair. So everyone who are mad get a life!!!!

By: Taylor

Taylor — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:11:51 +0000

I seriously think you should get over yourself. Your problem with Tyra is that she adheres to “others’” standards of beauty when it comes to her hair. Would you prefer, then, that she adhere to your standards of beauty? Black comes in all shades–nobody is more African than another based on their skin color. Similarly, Tyra should feel comfortable to showcase her style in any manner without someone judging that she isn’t natural enough. I’m assuming with your criticism, you use all natural products and would never color your hair, right? And you have dreadlocks, too, right? Because if you were to trim your hair into a style or use products in it, that doesn’t fit my standards of natural.