Hair, Exercise, and the Big stage...

As you can tell by my name, I'm a natural girl. I transitioned for a year and with the kind encouragement of well we'll just call her KD, I did my big chop last summer. No regrets, I've been taking the year to learn my "new hair" and like McDonald's "I'm lovin it"(singing, of course). I wanted to take a moment to talk about hair.

Before I went au naturale, I was a perm wearing sister. This never stopped me from going to the gym though. I can't understand why someone would compromise their health for the sake of a hairstyle. This is not about to be a bash against anyone. I don't care how you wear your hair. Like I have said repeatedly, it's all about being healthy. This issue is such a hot topic, it was even on the news. Of course the content focused on black women but it would have been anyone who forsakes going to the gym until right before they are going to see their hairstylists again. I even heard a lady say that she usually works out twice a week, the two days before her next appointment. Let's get serious ladies, get in the gym.

On another note, I fro'd the hair out this week and unfortunately forgot my head band for the gym to turn it into a puff. If you know nothing about natural hair, let me give you this equation: hair plus sweat/water plus heat = hugeness. This is exactly what my hair was halfway through the workout. During lunges, the guy that introduced me to Beast cam to speak. You know what, let's give him a name. Let's call him "Diesel". During my rest between sets, we are chitchatting about Beast's upcoming show but while we are talking, he's not looking at my face, his eyes are fixated on the fro. Now I am totally aware that the fro is completely out of control but you would think that I was Medusa and had snakes on my head. Then he asks, "What's up with the hair?" My first reaction is to go sister girl on him but I remain reserved, after all we are in public. I politely ask "What do you mean?"(If you know me, you can hear my sweet little voice). He's like, "I'm not saying it doesn't look good but are you going to have it like that for the show?" ......................What is THAT supposed to mean? I've already detoxed from the creamy crack an have come into my own as a natural woman. To this date, I have not straightened my hair since my chop. Am I supposed to straighten my hair now for the sake of looking like everyone else on the stage? I am completely aware that sisters are a minority in this arena, I'm cool with that, but am I going to be deducted points because of my hair? That's not right.

The first show I went to had a natural sister on the stage, and i thought it was amazing to see her natural hair up on that stage. I don't know how I will wear my hair for the show but it is quite unsettling that I have to even think about it now...

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