Comments on: Weave for a Toddler?

By: Roger Kleven

Roger Kleven — Sat, 28 Jul 2012 13:01:28 +0000

You are my inspiration , I own few blogs and occasionally run out from to brand.

By: arleneac

arleneac — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:00:24 +0000

This is such a shame…..this why we as black women don’t think we’re beautiful. No one should be putting a weave childs head and slathering their faces with make up even if it is a paegent. My daughters (who are adults now) went natural this year and now they both regret ever getting perms.

By: Shawn L. Williams

Shawn L. Williams — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:08:38 +0000

That fact that your hair did not break off does not contradict the fact that pressing, perming is not good for the vast majority of black women’s hair. You should also consider that the damage could be cumulative. That is, he maybe your hair began to break later as a result of the history of treatment given to your hair. Either way, an exception does not disprove the rule. The bottom line: the Creator did not screw up when he/she/it created black folks’ hair.

By: Shawn L. Williams

Shawn L. Williams — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:49:23 +0000

That’s a good reason why African Americans should not compete in these pageants. Why compete in a contest that his based on standards that say we are naturally deficient. (Actually, no one should have their daughters participate is anything that teaches her that her physical appearance is her greatest attribute.)

By: Shawn L. Williams

Shawn L. Williams — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:43:47 +0000

If you ask me, everyone is too young for this madness. How sad that so many women believe that someone else’s hair looks better on her head than her own.

By: Shawn L. Williams

Shawn L. Williams — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:10:31 +0000

Unfortunately, this “self-loathing” is deeply imbedded in the culture of African America. It’s more shocking to watch this indoctrination in process especially with a three-year old child. When adults do it, it is no less an example of “self-loathing.” In fact, Grandma is passing down what had been instilled in her. We need some serious re-education.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:01:01 +0000

oops, I meant to say the pageant isn’t for my daughters.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:00:14 +0000

I agree that it is up to the parent to decide. But I must voice my opinion and say this really disturbs me. If a pageant requires that 3 year olds wear all that make up and fake hair then that pageant isn’t for me and in my opinion shouldn’t be for anyone. These little girls should be judged on their talent and natural beauty. What message is this sending to these babies? And these girls aren’t in these pageants because they want to be. They are doing it because their parents want them to.

My daughters dance and my youngest is in the competing company. At competition they have to wear make up etc but our dance school keeps it age appropriate. It doesn’t matter what the other schools are wearing. If they can’t be judged on their talent and skill then the girls have no need to be there. Yeah, they wear costumes, heavy make up and even those (gulp) fake pony tails. But they keep it age appropriate (the younger ones don’t wear the pony tails and none of them wear risque costumes). And my daughters have natural hair and no one has required that I press or do anything to their hair as long as I can get it in a neat dancers bun.

I have a REAL problem with taking things to this extreme with a 3 year old. But I have a problem with this industry when it comes to younger girls.

By: Marshae

Marshae — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 14:45:43 +0000

OMG this is very sad….I am a 15 yearold girl nd I believe that is taking the world beauty to a whole new level. There is no way that this girl at the age of 3 should feeling like she is pretty because she has long weave in her hair. It can cost serious damage to her hair (speakingfromsomeonewhoithappento). Nd I feel for this little girl.

By: DME

DME — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:57:49 +0000

I have been to quite a few pageants in my life and their were a few little girls whose hair was natural and one of the girls placed 2nd (my niece at age 4 she was natural at that time), but I dont understand why parents and guardians fail to realize that yes they are causing severe identity crisis at that young age it doesnt matter what race beacuse when those little girls go on that stage they have prove themselves to a bunch of judges that dont care about them and wear clothes,hair and makeup; perform talents to please others while on the inside some may like it while other girls dont like it because they feel that they are not pretty enough on their own merit. My other issue is pedophilia, because with taking all these different picutres and posting them on the internet undiscovered pedophiles have an easy access to pictures of these dolled up babies and only God knows what they could be doing to themselves while looking at these babies pictures.