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neverwhereWhy oh WHY does everyone pick on curly hair!?
Tonight on American Idol that bastard Simon told Kimberly: 'Ever since you got rid of that weird hair you've been so much better'. ARRGHHH!
Weird?? WEIRD? No, Simon, you tosser, it's CURLY -- big, beautiful, black curly hair, that had more PERSONALITY and looked a billion times better than the flat ironed, CONFORMIST hairdo she is now wearing -- which no doubt Simon the Sheep Shagger told her (sorry, advised) to change it to, because it was 'better'. More normal. More tame and BORING. And, let's be honest here, white. Where is that gorgeous curly afro Kimberly once had? When I first saw her I was absolutely in awe of her stunning, monumentally huge hair, which was big and bouncy and vibrant, just like her. When I don't tame my hair with styling products it becomes an unmanageable curly mess, a large, gravity defying Jewfro that looks nothing like the perfect kinky curls or bouncy ringlets I see on the afro-carribean women that I envy so much. And I fell in love with Kimberly's curls right away. Here, I thought, was an outstandingly talented girl that I could emulate in so many ways --- same body shape, same vocal range (though, very sadly, not ability -- only a few people on earth are gifted with her vocal prowess), same hair. If she could make it, there was hope for me.
Now, I know what you're thinking. Why the hell should hair matter so much? Well, trust me, it does. Everyone with curly hair will understand my pain, my incredible frustration with the rest of the world. If you have curly hair, it's a nightmare. You can't ever just wake up in the morning and leave the house, unless you want to look like Sasquatch or you just fell in a briar patch. Every fashion magazine tells you that your hair is wrong, that you need to straighten it and be normal. I once read an absolutely diabolical article detailing how people with curly hair do not come across as 'trustworthy' or 'serious enough', and that if you had curly hair you were twice as likely to be turned down for a job than if you had straight. Celebrities are told that they are not attractive enough with their natural curls, which is why people like Minnie Driver, who has some of the most enviable curls in the world, constantly straightens her hair and looks terrible -- her curls are supposed to distract the eye from her broad jaw and pointed chin, and without them she looks like a troll. But time and time again, these beautiful people are sacrificing a part of themselves in order to conform with how they think society wants them to be perceived. And so that brings us back to Simon 'The Only Dates I Can Get I Have To Pay For' Cowell and his insensitive and thoroughly ignorant comment. I hate Kimberly's new look, and I especially hate that this is how she thinks she has to be seen in order to be successful. *I* don't want to change my look, though god knows I'm constantly being told I have to. I am sick and tired of being told I'm a fucking Cabbage Patch Doll and that I need to alter my look if I want to get anywhere in life. I don't WANT to change, I think my hair is quirky and fun and a part of who I am. And Kimberly, so should you.
Curly hair is BEAUTIFUL, dammit! Stop trying to deny who you are! Embrace your curls! Please, for all of us who suffer in silence, embrace your curls.
Tonight on American Idol that bastard Simon told Kimberly: 'Ever since you got rid of that weird hair you've been so much better'. ARRGHHH!
Weird?? WEIRD? No, Simon, you tosser, it's CURLY -- big, beautiful, black curly hair, that had more PERSONALITY and looked a billion times better than the flat ironed, CONFORMIST hairdo she is now wearing -- which no doubt Simon the Sheep Shagger told her (sorry, advised) to change it to, because it was 'better'. More normal. More tame and BORING. And, let's be honest here, white. Where is that gorgeous curly afro Kimberly once had? When I first saw her I was absolutely in awe of her stunning, monumentally huge hair, which was big and bouncy and vibrant, just like her. When I don't tame my hair with styling products it becomes an unmanageable curly mess, a large, gravity defying Jewfro that looks nothing like the perfect kinky curls or bouncy ringlets I see on the afro-carribean women that I envy so much. And I fell in love with Kimberly's curls right away. Here, I thought, was an outstandingly talented girl that I could emulate in so many ways --- same body shape, same vocal range (though, very sadly, not ability -- only a few people on earth are gifted with her vocal prowess), same hair. If she could make it, there was hope for me.
Now, I know what you're thinking. Why the hell should hair matter so much? Well, trust me, it does. Everyone with curly hair will understand my pain, my incredible frustration with the rest of the world. If you have curly hair, it's a nightmare. You can't ever just wake up in the morning and leave the house, unless you want to look like Sasquatch or you just fell in a briar patch. Every fashion magazine tells you that your hair is wrong, that you need to straighten it and be normal. I once read an absolutely diabolical article detailing how people with curly hair do not come across as 'trustworthy' or 'serious enough', and that if you had curly hair you were twice as likely to be turned down for a job than if you had straight. Celebrities are told that they are not attractive enough with their natural curls, which is why people like Minnie Driver, who has some of the most enviable curls in the world, constantly straightens her hair and looks terrible -- her curls are supposed to distract the eye from her broad jaw and pointed chin, and without them she looks like a troll. But time and time again, these beautiful people are sacrificing a part of themselves in order to conform with how they think society wants them to be perceived. And so that brings us back to Simon 'The Only Dates I Can Get I Have To Pay For' Cowell and his insensitive and thoroughly ignorant comment. I hate Kimberly's new look, and I especially hate that this is how she thinks she has to be seen in order to be successful. *I* don't want to change my look, though god knows I'm constantly being told I have to. I am sick and tired of being told I'm a fucking Cabbage Patch Doll and that I need to alter my look if I want to get anywhere in life. I don't WANT to change, I think my hair is quirky and fun and a part of who I am. And Kimberly, so should you.
Curly hair is BEAUTIFUL, dammit! Stop trying to deny who you are! Embrace your curls! Please, for all of us who suffer in silence, embrace your curls.
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:39 pm (UTC)It's ironic, really. I spent the better part of my life trying for curls, but my hair is so straight it barely even holds a satisfactory wave.
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:40 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2003-04-25 08:41 pm (UTC)Arr.
I know I shouldn't rant and rave about something so trivial, but it annoys and frustrates me so much that curly hair is so maligned.
I'd gladly trade your hair for mine. Maybe we can make some kind of Fantine-esque deal? ;-)
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:42 pm (UTC)Huzzah! *high five* :D
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-04-25 08:45 pm (UTC)Straight hair is so boring ;-;
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:46 pm (UTC)No hair-trading. *wags finger at you sternly* I doubt you really want to rid yourself of something you'd be willing to rant about.
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:48 pm (UTC)I know! That's what makes it so mind numbingly aggravating!
I wish all the girls who secretly desire luscious curls would rise up against the fashion industry and overthrow their nonsensical oppression of the Allmighty Curl.
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-04-25 08:49 pm (UTC)Hee. So do I. *beams*
I wonder if I should post my rant in a curly hair community...:)
Envy!
Date: 2003-04-25 08:53 pm (UTC)Simon's a jackass. Curly hair rules! XD
Da
Re: Envy!
Date: 2003-04-25 08:56 pm (UTC)Simon is a jackass. Unfortunately he enjoys being a wanker, so we can't mock him for it. ;-)
My hair still does very strange and scary things -- like staying completely horizontal when put into braids. I can get that Pippi Longstocking-esque gravity defying hair without even trying. *G*
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Date: 2003-04-25 08:58 pm (UTC)Sadly, boring is socially acceptable.
But you're not boring. *grins and smooches* :)
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Date: 2003-04-25 09:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-04-25 09:00 pm (UTC)You have my sympathy.;(
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Date: 2003-04-25 09:03 pm (UTC)> I'm 21 and look no older than 16
ME TOO!
I mean, I'm 25, but I'm still mistaken for a teenager. All the soddingarsingwankingbollocking time. *snarls*
I just keep telling myself how thankful I will be when I'm 40 and still look enviably young, but right now it is such a royal pain in the arse.
*huuuuuuuuuuug*
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Date: 2003-04-25 09:04 pm (UTC)Wooohooo!
Untamed is good. Tomorrow I shall vow not to tame my hair in any way, and let it run wild and free! :D
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Date: 2003-04-25 09:12 pm (UTC)And at least your hair is fully curly. What it really sucks to have is hair that behaves as mine does: about 1/4 of it in fairly good ringlets, about 1/4 of it as flat and straight as ever hair gets, and the remaining half split up among wavy, flat, and just plain confused.
Re: Envy!
Date: 2003-04-25 09:12 pm (UTC)As for my hair, it's too long now to be too scary. Although it does tangle all to hell... _-_
I love it, though, so I can't complain overly much. Although I can still be jealous of my male friend who has curls that most girls would die for. Lol.
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Date: 2003-04-25 09:21 pm (UTC)*hugs you right back*
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Date: 2003-04-25 09:22 pm (UTC)I know. I shouldn't watch it, but as a singer I find these shows (Pop Idol, Popstars, Popstars: The Rivals) strangely compelling. It's partly to see what the competition is like, and partly because I know *I* would be better than just about everyone in the competition, so I have to live vicariously through them. I know I would be turned away, no matter how good my voice was, because I absolutely do not look like what they want. I nearly auditioned for both Popstars and Pop Idol, but my self consciousness got the better of me, because I knew I could never take such public rejection. I know I can sing, and I have a great blues/soul voice, but a Cabbage Patch Doll isn't exactly going to sell records and set the world on fire, is she. *sad smile*
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