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kwassa

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69. No, juror #6's opinion was ignorant, actually.

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 09:45 PM

Aug 2013

Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: Racist, really? It sounds like an opinion about a certain particular hair style. The poster says they don't think the look in the OP looks good "on anyone". The alerter needs to chill out. Nobody is trying to "insist " anything, it's just a personal opinion being expressed. Besides, do we know the poster's race?

You are saying that black women wearing her hair in style that is most natural to them never looks good, when you say that an Afro doesn't look good on anyone. White women don't wear their hair in Afros because they don't have the tight curl that makes it possible.

Now, you might not think your opinion is racist. I disagree, when you make a sweeping statement that essentially says that black hair in a natural style is ugly.

and no black person would ever make such an ignorant statement about black hair, which is why juror # 6 is so laughable. Your race? Not only not black, but not even familiar with black.

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Can I get a "Bravo!" for Ms. Oprah Winfrey? [View all] hedgehog Aug 2013 OP

Or even... Bay Boy Aug 2013 #1

and she endorses real hair with a wig on her head? ironic. elehhhhna Aug 2013 #27

Good thing she flies first class SoCalDem Aug 2013 #2

Definitely... but as a "shortie", I sort of hope I get the "shaved" head and not the Cover "DO" hlthe2b Aug 2013 #3

I didn't need Oprah to tell me that RudynJack Aug 2013 #4

my hair like jesus wore it, hallelujah, i adore it hallelujah mary loved her son unblock Aug 2013 #76

Love it. Let your freak flag fly! nt Zorra Aug 2013 #5

Wow! She made the cover again! KarKar Aug 2013 #6

Oh no you didn't. bravenak Aug 2013 #7

I wish more of us would wear our hair more naturally. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #8

I know just what you mean Fumesucker Aug 2013 #11

*snarfgle* knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #31

You could make a cool handbag out of that n/t leftstreet Aug 2013 #9

oh, that does not look good, sorry but quinnox Aug 2013 #10

If I was black, I would have an afro. panader0 Aug 2013 #15

Same here. I love them. Glimmer of Hope Aug 2013 #18

Really! I've often wished I had hair that just rolls up as it grows Warpy Aug 2013 #20

"We always want pipi_k Aug 2013 #36

To suit you black women should chemically treat and iron their hair so it looks white BainsBane Aug 2013 #19

No, that is not what I'm saying at all quinnox Aug 2013 #21

Afros don't need long hair. panader0 Aug 2013 #26

So you just like them whiter. Way to prove the poster's point. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2013 #28

My thought, as well. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #40

with chemically processed hair, relaxed hair, as in like white BainsBane Aug 2013 #35

What can I say, I have my preferences quinnox Aug 2013 #46

And other people's preferences might include letting their curly hair grow out into an afro. Do Guy Whitey Corngood Aug 2013 #53

I would advise you not to articulate your race-based preferences BainsBane Aug 2013 #55

it is not race based at all, you are confused, it is hair based quinnox Aug 2013 #60

You have offended several African American women here BainsBane Aug 2013 #62

Unnn, isn't halle berry mixed?! uponit7771 Aug 2013 #52

well, looks like Halle Berry calls herself "Black" - maybe you should take it up with her quinnox Aug 2013 #54

Halle is biracial, and that affects her hair texture. kwassa Aug 2013 #68

QUINNOX, you do realise that Halle Berry is biracial and not indicative of most people Ecumenist Aug 2013 #80

Believe me. Everyone here is SHOCKED by your reaction Number23 Aug 2013 #29

I alerted BainsBane Aug 2013 #56

I appreciate that, Bain. But I'm not surprised the jury saw otherwise Number23 Aug 2013 #59

Thank you juror #6, you nailed it quinnox Aug 2013 #63

You should take this as a teachable moment BainsBane Aug 2013 #64

It sounds like you think political correctness demands we have to say we like afros quinnox Aug 2013 #65

it's called respect for other human beings and equality BainsBane Aug 2013 #66

Your twisting of my words into meanings that are unintended and purely imaginary has grown tedious quinnox Aug 2013 #67

What I'm doing is to ask you to think about how your words have been received BainsBane Aug 2013 #75

Well, since you said you like erm, "SHORT" hair on women, what about TWA--TEENY, WEENY AFROS? Ecumenist Aug 2013 #81

Except BainsBane Aug 2013 #82

No, juror #6's opinion was ignorant, actually. kwassa Aug 2013 #69

I keep thinking today of one of my earliest memories BainsBane Aug 2013 #70

In the late '60s, white girls with curly hair would iron their hair, too. kwassa Aug 2013 #71

I'm a white woman with curly hair BainsBane Aug 2013 #73

A former girlfriend's sister ... kwassa Aug 2013 #74

I used to get my hair "pressed" when I was a girl but NEVER with an iron but a HOT COMB. Ecumenist Aug 2013 #83

That might have been what it was BainsBane Aug 2013 #84

Yeah, I understand. It probably was a hot comb. Do you remember her mom oiling Ecumenist Aug 2013 #85

No BainsBane Aug 2013 #86

Aww, that's too bad. I know that white women sometimes literally IRONED their hair Ecumenist Aug 2013 #87

seriously? someone keeping her hair natural is looking for attention? La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #38

. Little Star Aug 2013 #51

Here's a movie recommendation for you: Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #43

I was going to say BainsBane Aug 2013 #57

That was a great documentary laundry_queen Aug 2013 #79

Rock did a good job of handling a serious topic with humor. n/t Gormy Cuss Aug 2013 #88

Chris Rock is a genius, IMO BainsBane Aug 2013 #89

Bye dickhead. Hopefully you won't be running into people with afros in your Guy Whitey Corngood Jul 2014 #90

+1 bravenak Jul 2014 #91

Umm, people have been freely wearing their hair however they like since about 1968. reformist2 Aug 2013 #12

I have long wished afros would make a comeback Skittles Aug 2013 #13

I always wanted a 'fro. xmas74 Aug 2013 #22

I don't care for Ms Winfrey HipChick Aug 2013 #14

I have never been able to stand her Skittles Aug 2013 #23

One of the best things I ever did in my entire life was embracing my natural curls. I love my hair, Liberal_Stalwart71 Aug 2013 #16

Yay! n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #41

No - too late for that malaise Aug 2013 #17

LMAO! HipChick Aug 2013 #33

Not me and that shite sis malaise Aug 2013 #34

I enjoy "kinky" whether it's hair or life style! YAY, Ophrah! n/t csziggy Aug 2013 #24

Uh, that would be "Brava" -- just sayin' markpkessinger Aug 2013 #25

Black women seem to be able to pull off any Bay Boy Aug 2013 #30

Bald black women... pipi_k Aug 2013 #39

Oh, give me a head with hair! Art_from_Ark Aug 2013 #32

I think fros are amazing.... Tikki Aug 2013 #37

Docter J was never quite the same after he went with the short hair. PoliticAverse Aug 2013 #77

I hate to say it, but... Orrex Aug 2013 #42

If you can get hold of a copy - check this film out: hedgehog Aug 2013 #45

Full movie streaming here Go Vols Aug 2013 #47

Thanks--I'll give it a look! Orrex Aug 2013 #50

If I may, and I hope no one is offended by this, hedgehog Aug 2013 #44

A bravo? How about big f-ing deal. Vashta Nerada Aug 2013 #48

Bravo! Orrex Aug 2013 #49

Yes, you have missed a lot. BainsBane Aug 2013 #58

+1 La Lioness Priyanka Aug 2013 #61

And some women's hair never grows back question everything Aug 2013 #72

Next edition talks about Brazilian Wax itsrobert Aug 2013 #78