"Good Hair" Movie Review

Zena

The term Good Hair is very old. All women were happy when the first straighten combs were invented. Even White Women will straighten their curly or wavy hair. We Black Women have been ashamed of
our short nappy hair every since slavery and the wanna be white attitudes came about. This is a sore spot with our people. Now that Chris Rock has made our secrets public, hopefully we can get over it. And
love our natural selves more.

ms

I haven't seen the movie yet but I have mixed feelings about seeing it just from the trailers…I think his intentions were in the right place but I think he should have approached it differently. There are a lot of women: black, white, hispanic etc who were or get hair extensions or weaves. It is just frustrating that it is not pointed out…and why are black women always the butt of those jokes. I personally like having those options to wear my hair any kind of way I choose from braids, weaves, wigs or whatever. But who knows this debate is far from over…

yolandawilliams

I want to know what you think about some of the things he exposed in India….particularly about the black market hair from a name that I see quite often on the net and the way they obtain the hair…how about that?

nygeria

SECRET, What secret?

First and Foremost, I'd like to say thank you to Marquetta for providing a venue were we as women not just black women; can come a let our voices be heard. I love my hair, in it's natural state and otherwise. I've never looked at anything, I, as a black woman do to my hair as secret.. Nobody not even Chris Rock can OUT what the media exposes everyday. So, to take offense and not pointers from a movie that was clearly created to help and not hinder woman, is merely ignorance and your lack of exposoure to the world around you.

There come a time in every woman's life when she has to take a close look at herself, Not at her hair, not at her smile or any of her other imperfections, just at herself in all her glory. As a strong woman of african descent I will never let the world around me influence me to become that perpetual “runner up” on the media stage of beauty. I embrace my beauty, which includes my hair no matter how I choose to wear it.

And, to address (Mrs. NAME) SELLOUTS?? Really, how dare you speak on the manner in which (CR) used a movie to degrate and disrespect BLK women, when you in the very same sentence verbally attack marquetta for HER opinion on the movie, (emphasis on HER). You practice such a ritual in self contempt that you have essentially reduced yourself to a mere figment of your own imagination, clearly; you do not need CR help.

Marquetta , keep doing what you do!
Cause, we will defintely keep supporting you…..

k

the movie was good, i am still disturbed to know that asian manufacturers wont sell to black companies. they are in our neigborhoods treat us like dirt but we're making them rich. also putting a perm on a 2 or 3 yr old should be considered child abuse….. they are way too young. i love weave and will wear it till i die. no a man cannot run there fingers thru my hair but there are other ways to express affection.

Marquetta Breslin

Yolanda,

Unfortunately, there's a black market for everything. There's a black market for diamonds, Prada bags, movies, you name it, there's a black market for it. I was just listening to the news today and someone one was selling “black market” H1N1 medications, so it's the nature of the beast.

It's sad they go through such measures for hair, and I of course do not agree with that at all. The Gentleman being interviewed said something like it's not an important crime. That's very sad and something should be done about it.

Michelle

Chris Rock movie is what it is a movie. I use to wear weave, micro braids and now I just relax my hair and where it short because thats what I perfer. Do you get mad when black singers, rappers artist calling black women bitches and they doing it on tv and movies. I rather be fake than a bitch. I know someone might say a bitch is a female dog but I am not a dog. Men have been dissing black women since I can remember an you know this so stop trying to make a big issue out of something that is true. Black women wear fake hair and so do white women it's just a shame our men make fun of us about it. Chris want to make money he's a comedian and by all means necessary what material he or any other comedian dealing with certain things in there lives going to use to make money. Just be happy you not married to him you will be on his joke list all the time. I think some women need weave. You are upset because white people laughing at us about our hair. Hello white people always been laughing at us and we also laugh at them. If the tables were turn we would be laughing at them too. So go get your weave on and wear it well it's your money.

sharmine1

Hello again marquetta I was just reading some of the responses on the blog . There are many views but one thing is sure he has upset alot of black women with this movie. I made my comment on the movie already but it is very interesting to see that many women feel as I do. He took one of the most personnal things that we had to hold on to and made fun of it then put on the big screen for all to see. Im starting to understand why he has a series called EVERY BODY HATES CHRIS.

Marquetta Breslin

Sharmine1,

You're exactly right, he has upset a ton of women with this movie, but just like someone else said, I think his intentions were in the right place. I really don't think he would intentionally “out” Black Women and “expose” our “secrets” when his Mother, Daughters, Sister, and Wife are all Black.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Mz. Terri

Khalidah, Ditto! I also feel that he did this movie to make fun of blackwomen hair. I had watch the episode with him on Oprah and Tyra show's and when he was ask about do his wife wear weave or wigs he didn't answer the question. Like he was embarrass to say. I'm very offended by this movie. Two thumbs down, Chris. You will not get my money, for down grading me!!! Yes….It's personal!

dnisey64

I'm going to post this first as someone who hasn't seen the movie then as someone who has. But after reading this as a child of relaxers and hot combs I have to say this. I was and still and bery tender headed… My mom tried everything she could to do my hair and minimize the negative effects of doing my hair day in and out. My mother was also a beautician. She went to more experienced beauticians to see what could be done. Finally at age 6 she started to relax my hair. So, in some cases there are times it needed to be done. luckily she knew what she was doing. Now for those women who process their childs hair just to do it and don't know what do or how to do it. That's another story.

I had a friend who told her daughter if it burns that means it's working…. NO!!! I had to school her on that one.

So, this is my post movie comment about relaxing. IF the movie comes to my area I will post on it. Unfortunately they tend to “forget” there are people like me where I live.

Shamika

Hi Marquetta, Love your product you just need your own hair line! The movie was crazy! But hey its out there, what can we do? LOL I do think he should have did it for other races too! Black women are the only ones that wear weave look at Britteny Spears and Paris Hilton. Just because they white don't mean they hair is not fake! Any who, I would like to know how you feel about Dr. Miracle's product's and have you tried them. Thanks so much. Shamika

Geno Rollin

geno, i thought the movie was well done and also insightful, there is much to discuss regarding how we have allowed our haircare products to be mass produced by other races which is giving our dollars to other communities instead of recycling our dollars as we should…however we as a community of african americans can never say we dont have the resources or the money to make significant change in our lives and the lives of our children as we spend approx. 9BILLION DOLLARS annually on products that we choose not to control by patronizing and re-establishing our own… I would seriously like to organize and mobilize around this issue. Thanks! Marquetta for the opportunity to give my thoughts on the subject.

Scheri36

If white people are laughing they ae saying what's the BIG DEAL. Who do you think staqrted the wig, weave and fusion industry. White women were ahead of us on this one. I found myself seeking out more information because I want to go natural and I want to know how to do it without damaging the hair on my head. I have three teenage daughters who choose to alternate between weaves, braids and their hair which is permed. I hadn't planned on seeing it but I think I'll make this weekends family outing to see this movie.

jackiehatcher

My name is Jackie and I am a hairstylist that specializes in basically everything from natural to relaxed hair. I watched the Good Hair documentary and like it also agreed with a lot of things that was talked about. I wasn't pleased with the barber shops and beauty shops that he interviewed. I felt like he could have gone to more up scale salons especially to speak with stylist that were more educated on the whole hair spectrum. He went to shops that were a bit unprofessional to me and I felt like that was not a good look when there's so many other black owned salons that are very professional and that could have elaborated a little more on the whole natural vs. relaxers also hair extensions topic. Besides that once again, the documentary was nice

JTB

I am a woman in my 50s, the group that is “supposed” to be so opposed to this movie. I totally disagree with most of these comments. I love my hair, I can do anything with it–from straight to curly, from long to short. Granted I have hair like Oprah's but I've always believed anybody that keeps oils off of their scalp can have long thick hair. Think back to the gherri curl remember how everybody was able to grow long hair, it was the moisterizers, sistahs!!! And we have to wash at least once a week.

Claudette

Yes Jackiehatcher, Chris could have done a lot of things differently … like not make such a derogatory movie. Just the basis of the movie … a comedy … about something black women take seriously makes it difficult for me to see the humor. Whether any woman should take hair so seriously is not the issue. The issue is that while Chris was mining our lifestyle for laughs, black women are the butt of the joke. It's not about “outing” anything. Who cares what whites know or don't know about black hair; it's just that there is some sense of betrayal at the hands of a black man (meaning his willingness to persent us as laughable). After all, what other woman is so ridiculed by her man. I do agree with Marquetta however, about it being unintentional – I think the making of the movie was possibly influenced by two things: 1. The almighty dollar and, 2. I'm sensing some self-hatred coming from Chris (this is based on some of his statements in interviews on Oprah and other talk shows). He probably has issues he's not aware of.

And, by the way, I have worn both straight and natural hair. For me, it's all about a hair style. I enjoy both and feel comfortable with both. No, won't be running to the theatre to pay Chris Rock while laughing at myself.

dretta

I THINK THAT SOME HAIR SECERTS SHOULD BE SECERTS.THAT IS WHY WE GO TO THE SHOP ALONE NOT WITH YOUR MAN IT IS NOBODYS BUSINESS HOW YOU DO YOUR HAIR AN THAT COMMENT CAME FROM MY HUSBAND DO YOU SEE WOMEN GOING TO THE BARBER SHOP JUST TO HEAR WHAT THE MEN TALK ABOUT

I AM A PERSON WHO SPECIALIZES IN BRAIDING CHILDREN HAIR AND WEAVES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. I WAS AT THE POINT WHERE I WAS TRYING TO DECIDE ON PERM OR NO PERM SHE IS 5 YEARS OLD WITH THE THICK HAIR I THINK YOU CAN EVER HAVE AN ITHINK THAT IS GOOD AND BAD AT THE SAME TIME RIGHT NOW I AM HEADIGN TDOWN THE NO PERM PATH …..

judia

hi marquetta i like everything you do but what' s going on with the insider club it's haven't been update in 2 years and you remove the cut and style weaves? that was the section i was waitting on and i think the mose important part of a weaves is the cut can you give me a answer? when are you going to had some new stuff in that club?

2cbh

Go Girl. Out of all of the comments I read, I identified with yours the most. Chris was quote on Oprah saying, after everyone started to shoot him down because of their own issues, that “we put too much emphasis on what white people think.” I am bi-racial (Filipino and White) and a stylist myself. I have a full African-American daughter and a bi-racial son, who were adopted, and I have not yet noticed any signs of “good hair syndrome”, in fact we don't use the words “good hair,” nor nappy in our home at all. I even discourage it among my clients. My clientele is 85% African-American women, and although I will perform a relaxer, my clients will tell you that I encoruage them to wear their hair natural (the white women too for that matter), to take the step and go on the journey, to embrace the way their hair wants to go. I never get tired of educating women about all hair. Hair is hair…period. I tell them all the answer and then tell them the reason I have spent the time I have with them… many Black women are sick of answering ignorant questions about their hair. Honestly, the biggest thing I got out of the movie from my point of view is maybe some people in the industry would get a clue, maybe white women would humble themselves and get a clue as well. I think if everyone looked past their issues, and some would own their ignorance, that maybe there could a change in how our babies grow up; and they will grow seeing locs, braids, natural tresses, wigs, weave, hi-lights, etc. on all people and it's no BIG DEAL.

I am finding that the majority of stylists actually enjoyed the documantary. I did. even if some crazy folk may lump all black women into being the same, I encourage you to go there… take the opportunity to have them meet YOU! A woman who loves her hair weaved, relaxed or not. All black women are not the same. If you have them share your own issues, complexes, and frustrations (we have them too). There could be a great potential for a lot of healing! I am glad this movie is out. You can't change what you don't acknowledge. Things that may have been meant for hurt or pain, can turn around and bring good!!

Thanks Marquetta!!!

I agree too that a lot of stylists will take your money even when they know you don't put a relaxer in a child's hair, I mean the scene just before that one was of the aluminum cans that were deteriorated from being submerged in beekers of pure sodium hydroxide. The child's momma should have know from the ge go that the stylist was not concerned about the health of the child's hair; she herself wasn't even wearing gloves! Folks interview your stylists about their practices. Ther are many who are committed with their whole being to promote healthy hair over making some money.

On a Mission

No, I have not seen the movie; however, one of my good friends has. If it is anything like she describes, I will be sitting on the edge of my seat watching it ( in a good way). I am a 37 year old black female who works for a multicultural company, is a public school cosmetolgy teacher, and presently owns a salon. I believe in telling raw naked truth. The problem with us (stylist) is that we are not caring for the hair. Many people in the business, do not know how; yet, they are truly gifted at styling the hair. So, if the movie is what some people call exposing the secrets, let them be exposed because if anyone has something ( a secret) that they do not want anyone to know that means that there is something wrong with it anyway. In life period, if you're doing something that you're ashamed of “DON'T DO IT”. Stylist you all need to get educated, so that you can educate your clients.

tira

I agree with you. We have gotten away from hair care and maintenance. I have heard some women say well my natural hair doesn't matter because they wear braids, wigs or weaves anyway.

Tay

Wow, I have read every last comment and post regarding this movie and all I can say is wow. This movie was not about mocking or EXPOSING black women it was about enlightenment, not enlightenment about hair care but enlightenment about self esteem. I am a black women and I have done everything you can imagine to my hair fried it, died it, cut it bald, weaved it, braided it, you name it. I keep reading that we do the things we do to our hair to make us look better. What’s wrong with the way we look? At the end of the day it’s really about how you feel about yourself. So many women are so upset because it exposes how we feel about ourselves. Just like On A Mission said if you are keeping something a secret it is because you are ashamed. Why is how we do our hair a secret? Love you not for the hair on your head but because you are happy with yourself. If anyone took the time to find out what was behind the movie, you would have read this movie was made directly because of a comment his daughter made to him regarding her hair. He thought it wise to figure out why she feels the way many black women do about their hair. The point again was to show that what is on your head is not half as important as what is inside!

By the way I wear weaves and braids as well as my own hair which is relaxed. I change my hair like I change my drawers not because I’m trying to make myself look better but because I like to try new things. I don’t feel the need to keep what I do to my head a secret. As my grandfather use to say good hair is any hair that covers your head! Chile bye!!!

Zena

I didn't see the movie, and from what I have heard I don't want to. I know if the issue were something that was that sensitive to men. Chris Rock would have never done it. If he called his self helping his daughters,
he just helped to insult them, as well as his wife and mother. All in the name of money!! Call it a “sell out” to your people. Have any of you ladies noticed men are getting dredlock weaves. Check out some of the football players. I think Chris might want to watch his step! A Lot of folks don't like it.

NIcola

Hello,

I did not see the movie. I fell to the peer pressure about my daughter's hair and had their hair relaxed when they were little. The kiddie perms are okay is what I was told. I have regret that decision.

Name

So far as this good hair movie, No, I didn't see it, and have far better things to do with my money then pay to watch how another black man can disrespect black women yet Again. I will Never watch another show with him in it. In my opinion, he's no better than those brown skinned men who after having “Arrived” have turned on black women. God blessed us with our Beautiful, Versatile Hair, and I Thank Him for it.

Marquetta Breslin

Judia,

Girl, I've literally been worrkin on the Insider's Club for the past month literally until 3 or 4am. We just had the site re-designed and I will be adding new video's soon with cutting and styling. It's been a long time coming!

Here's a link to the new design! I hope you like it!

https://s3.amazonaws.com/InsidersClubOnline/ICH…

Marquetta Breslin

Tay,

I couldnt agree with you more! Why IS how we do our hair a secret?

If you've purchased any of my DVDs you know my hair style will change in the middle of the DVD in a hot minute! I love being able to change my hair when I want with a weave, braids, natural (my real hair relaxed), or whatever. I have friends of all different races, they know Marquetta's hair might be down to her butt one day and the next up to her shoulders, it's not a secret, it's what I want to do with my hair. If someone asks, I'm not afraid to let them know. I'd much rather them ask me and hear it from me than to assume something else.

karen .j

I havent seen the movie, but by your comments I really want to see it. Chris Rock is not one of my favorite actors but Iam going to veiw the movie with an open mind.I wasnt aware that he had a movie out thank you for inlighting me. I havent been to the show in about two years. I am excited to go.

Debra

I also saw the movie and found the information to be knowledgable and true with a lot of his findings. The part about India was very interesting on how the hair we use is taken from these women as rituals to god and then sold for profit. Also this film should wake up every black mother who has a daughter and really start teaching her to love herself reguardless of what hair type or length is. I found it very concerning how little black girls view beauty and feel their hair needs to be straight and long to be beautiful. We need to be careful what we are teaching our daughters if we want to change the future black women of tommorrow.

A.M.

I was watching the history channel and noticed many famous people wore wigs hair pieces and braids.
George Washington (white powdered), Queen Elllizabeth I (red wig) Cleopatra (braids made from natural hair wigs. They were proud to wear extra hair. I remember in the 1970's afro wigs were common place. I had a few of them, and have the pic's to prove it. LOL!! Hair care is time consuming. I remember I sat in the hair dressers for 8hrs to get my hair done. Just cut and curled. I started doing my own hair. It may not look as well but who has that kind of time each week?

Stacey

I wonder how Chris's wife feels since she wears a weave too & he talked about her going into a “secret room” to get it done. I was glad I didn't have a weave when I walked out of that movie. When I went to the beauty supply store later (only for neck strips to wrap my own hair), I felt really bad when I saw what I think the Korean owners of the stores see, pitiful women with bad looking, burned out hair from at home perms and weave all kinds of colors and bad wigs that don't look good on them, yet giving all their money to these people because they're unhappy with themselves.
If we all had $1,000 weaves or wigs and it looked natural, to each his own, but we don't and look downright foolish, thinking we look good.
I was proud for the first time in years to go to the counter knowing I didn't have that stuff on my head. It's ok if it looks good, but for the majority, it doesn't.
Ladies please, get a texture close to your own & leave all the wild circus colors alone!
Of course, at work a white person started asking me questions like I'm the expert. I guess it's better to ask, but only if they want the truth and most often they don't. They want to believe they hav the inside track as it were to go back and discuss our issues saying I confirmed it.
Never happen! I speak only for myself & asked this person, do I come to you asking for your entire race why white people are constantly tanning themselves and getting fake body parts as if you're the expert on every person your color?!?!!?
NON-BLACK PEPOPLE, PLEASE STOP THINKING WE ALL DO THIS, JUST LIKE WE AREN'T ALL GOOD AT SPORTS, or ALL EAT WATERMELON AND FRIED CHICKEN (and if I did I wouldn't do it at work seriously).
Please, just like you lock up yourselves in the bathroom so your own spouse doesn't get to see all the mystery removed, do the same at work & let's keep some things to ourselves.
It's insulting as if we're lab rats.

Stacey

Zelicia: THANK YOU! You expressed my own thoughts perfectly. Hair is an emotional issue & there are other reasons some women wear wigs and weaves. I would love to have the world to see Black women in all their glory being versatile and celebrating that instead of the nonsense in this movie.
It's ok for us to laugh at ourselves somtimes, but now everyone is laughing at us and it hurts.

Stacey

You have a valid point about why Black women wear weaves being the issue, but what now!?!?
Chris did NOT show anything else except desparate women who are unhappy with themselves. What was the solution? Where are the sisters who don't wear weaves (only 2 in the movie, one with natural hair, and one with a short fly cut). Non-Blacks will NOT leave this movie seeing any confident Black women (and I'm not talking about the hair either) since there are many confident Black, educated, professional women who choose to wear weaves out of convenience & pay handsomely because they can really afford for it to look good!
The only women in this movie (other than a few actresses) were ghetto & the BB Hair show,my God was so awful and did nothing to add any class to the movie.
When a topic uses evidence to support we are all insecure and want to be white, it's not funny no matter who the hell Chris Rock is! He got paid and we're still paying the price (and no I don't wear a weave, just being a Black woman has made people at my job (non-Blacks) start acting like I'm the #1 source of info. and thinking even though my hair is short that I must feel bad and insecure.
I used to wear weaves and wigs (good natural looking ones) & people at work knew it wasn't real, but it looked so good, they wondered how I did it since they could see my hairline and the texture was exactly the same, so there was some mystery. Now, I don't wear them anymore and I'm not going back even when it gets hot and unmanageable because I don't want the looks of pity!
I want my ticket money back for this trash movie.

Diane

The problem is that Chris did NOT show the versatility of a Black women's hair or highlight that our ability to change our hair just like our mind in a heartbeat is to be celebrated. The way he presented the topic should have only been one part of the hair journey of Black women.
I know Ricky is white & obviously loves his Black woman and I'm sure still at times is in awe of how you do what you do & that is a part of why he loves you (not the hair), but that you are not just one way all the time. You can turn on a dime and always look good doing it in addition to being beautiful, intelligent, a career women, a mother, etc. I'd never look at you and feel pity as if you're unhappy with yourself because you wear braids or a weave because I see who you are and that's the issue right there. Non-Blacks don't know who we are and don't take the time to try to find out.
They don't have access to this information & prefer to believe what they think they know and in a way this movie confirms their stereotypes.
I don't wear a weave at all & still have white people at work look at me as if I'm pitiful like I should feel ashamed of my short hair or brave for not wearing a weave. I'm neither. I wear it how I feel at the moment. I don't feel bad because it's not long & I'm not brave as if I have nerve to go out with my ugly short hair and defy the standard. My hair is cute short.
Even my youngest son has ridiculously long hair, but I've had only white people ask me what his father is as if Black people can't have hair that long. We'd all have hair to our butts if we stopped abusing it. That message would have gone well with showing the women who do take good care of their hair even if they perm it and the other hair choices and styles we have at our disposal other than weaves or even how to care for our hair under a weave.
I have a friend who has hair to her rear & it's very thick and she's as chocolate as you can get and very beautiful with no weave,and no perm, only the occasional pressing comb.
Why weren't some women like that featured? Most non-Blacks don't know there are women who have hair like that. Even Oprah's hair is real & most Black people don't believe it.
In a nutshell, Chris's intent may not have been to be hurtful, but he did not provide a balanced argument. It would have been great to have you and Ricky documented for this movie as experts on the haircare industry and to dispel the myths that all Black women are dissatisfied with their hair.

Name

Talk about extremes for Hair. I know women who have children by white and Spanish men just so their
children will have straighter hair.

ABG

I haven't gotten the chance to go see Good Hair yet, but it's in my agenda. I've heard a lot about the movie though. Why should we be ashame? Everybody knows that our hair can't grow tremendously over night or whatever. Some caucasians have to do the same and even more so they can't laugh and point fingers. There's nothing wrong with wanting a change in hairstyles, just wanting to look good or whatever the problem may be. At least we look good! He has no room to laugh….what does he look like??? I've learned not to let things get the best of me and for those that are upset about the movie, get over it because if it's not Chris it would be someone else. People will talk regardless so let them talk. Everyone's entitled to speak their own opinion….so I've just spoken mine. Keep doing your thing and stay beautiful my black sistas!!!

kaye

I want to address the question “Chris is black, Why would he have white/other races in this movie?”…. BECAUSE… he made this movie for all nationalities to go see. WHY focus on one race of people?

I haven't seen the movie. I've read a lot of blogs and heard a lot of comments on TV, the good comments I've seen is that he shed a lite on chemicals and what they will do to hair over time. Yeah!! that's informative,,, but was that all? I saw far more degrading comments from this movie like “if you have good hair and see a black woman run”. I can go on and on with the bad stuff.

As a person who suffers from alopecia I wear a lot of wigs and weaves.. What I know is that they enhance my beauty.. they do not make me or break me. Selfesteem is everything if you don't have it people will break you down with their negative comments. My suggestion is be the best you that you can be wheather it's enhansed or not…. {just make sure the enhansement look good…lol}

Name

Everybody is entitled to their own opinion. It's precisely because people want to shut each other up that we end up with a documentary about hair. I don't think CR made a laughing stock out of black women, I think we do that to ourselves everytime we call our hair “unmanageable” an “hard” and glorify European hair, and practically burn off our skulls try to be what we're not. THAT's laughable. So what if white women wear weaves? Do you see any of them putting on an afro wig? Why would they want something we, the afro heads, aren't proud of? YOU made yourselves a joke, and all the anger against CR isn't going to change that fact.

Name

True. I live in a country where black men openly state their preference for hispanic women because they want their kids to have “nice” hair.

hostan

I will tell u this “name” there is a time to talk and there is a time to shut up!!!
thats the basic rule of life period….

Now everyone should have an opinion, but what did he achieve with that movie???
What did he expose?? What opinion he brought forward?? Like u wrote “I think we do that to ourselves everytime we call our hair “unmanageable” an “hard” and glorify European hair, and practically burn off our skulls try to be what we're not. THAT's laughable” Well i tell u this “name” thats all he did by laughing at all the woman of his race and exposing them!

The Question is why expose that???, Woman and Man in general do things that is laughable

(High Heels, sticky Lipstick, Fake eyelashes) or (toupee, steroids and more)

But why its always a black person who has to come here and expose Blacks???
Why talk about Black woman? When the whole world is a joke !!!
How many are on drugs or prozak, hell its seems that everyone is stoned today (even kids are sucking on prozak)!!!
Why not expose that, thats killing everyone, as an artist I think that would be real funny and eye opener to make a documentary on that subject or “try to be funny” as he put it! There is far more jokes to be made when a husband says “MY WIFE IS KOOL WHEN SHE'S HIGH” let me run to the drug store and get some more for her …
Again for the life of me anyone please tell me if what i'm saying makes a little bit of sense??!!!!

If You are doing any public project with the idea to entertain others and make profit then its a business and in business = POLITICALLY CORRECT …

hostan

I will tell u this “name” there is a time to talk and there is a time to shut up!!!
thats the basic rule of life period….

Now everyone should have an opinion, but what did he achieve with that movie???
What did he expose?? What opinion he brought forward?? Like u wrote “I think we do that to ourselves everytime we call our hair “unmanageable” an “hard” and glorify European hair, and practically burn off our skulls try to be what we're not. THAT's laughable” Well i tell u this “name” thats all he did by laughing at all the woman of his race and exposing them!

The Question is why expose that???, Woman and Man in general do things that is laughable

(High Heels, sticky Lipstick, Fake eyelashes) or (toupee, steroids and more)

But why its always a black person who has to come here and expose Blacks???
Why talk about Black woman? When the whole world is a joke !!!
How many are on drugs or prozak, hell its seems that everyone is stoned today (even kids are sucking on prozak)!!!
Why not expose that, thats killing everyone, as an artist I think that would be real funny and eye opener to make a documentary on that subject or “try to be funny” as he put it! There is far more jokes to be made when a husband says “MY WIFE IS KOOL WHEN SHE'S HIGH” let me run to the drug store and get some more for her …
Again for the life of me anyone please tell me if what i'm saying makes a little bit of sense??!!!!

If You are doing any public project with the idea to entertain others and make profit then its a business and in business = POLITICALLY CORRECT …

Marquetta Breslin

You're right. There was a young lady featured on Tyra (last season I think) that pretty much said she'd never have a child with a black man for the sake of hair. She and her daughter appeared on Tyra. Her daughter was biracial. This is so sad but, true. It's up to us to tell our children (girls and boys) that their hair is beautiful no matter how it looks. I dont care who's child is in my chair. I make it a point to let that child know their hair is beautiful before and after I'm done!

V

I haven't seen the movie because I heard it was not really what I wanted to see. Since I watched your video and read the comments on the movie, I will watch it. I will leave a comment at a later date. Sorry…. If it's how I heard it was, I won't be happy with the movie at all!

Name

hi, one correction You have the wrong Rock It was Darryl (The Rock) Johnson that played in the movie the “Scorpion King”. This Chris Rock is a comedian/actor and yes you should feel pride in yourself but face it the one thing we can not change is histroy. why was I born with hair like this? Growing up all the little girls in my neighborhood had long hair. I grew up in Detroit in a black neighborhood and long hair no matter the texture was prized. My mother had curly hair and I had hair that she hated. In turn I hated it too. I still don't know what to do with it and it hide it with braids.

Lynda Littles

I can't comment on the film as I have not seen it and have no intentions of viewing it. I'm not a
Chris Rock fan. The blogs here were interesting to read, however. I have one definition for “good hair” and that is any hair that is on a persons head is “good hair.” I've listened to this “Good hair, bad hair” nonsense for just over 6 decades. It's mind numbing and inane that the term is still so widely used. But alas, I suppose progress takes time and I hope Chris Rock makes some.

tlpams

Correction Dwayne “The Rock' Johnson.

charlene dickerson

I didn't care for it at all. I am a hairstylist and I believe he didn't touch on natural hair it was all about weave 75% of the movie, and I think all hairstylists she get back to natural hair and a pressing comb and leave that relaxer alone because many of us had long healthy hair at one point in our life and soon as we got that relaxer then came the problems and the need for weave.the movie didn't make since it
should have been called hair show 2

Sunny

I saw it with a good friend. We both liked the movie; however, we did think that he might have brought more balance to the subject by discussing the fact that there are plenty of white and other ethnic women who straighten their hair, flatiron it, curl it, dye it, bleach it, add extensions to it, and too, hate their natural hair. This is not a black woman thing, and other ethnicities also spend huge amount of dollars on their hair. I do think that we spend way too much on our hair. It's almost obscene. There has got to be another way. Also, my friend was very concerned about the fact that Black Americans have not gone to India, purchased hair, got into the business of marketing, distributing, and selling hair. It might involve some cooperation with others in the hair business. Instead we seem to be content to let the Asians andCaucasians control that aspect of the business. Why just be a consumer when we might be able with enough savvy and joint effort bring some of those dollars back into our own communities.
Thanks for asking for reactions. This is the first request I've seen and I think it's great that you are putting it out there.

A.M.

From reading the comments on this site. FYI : your hair grows from the scalp. If you can keep the ends of your hair from breaking. By using Oils, creams or lotions in it. IT will get longer. Its a slow process and varies person to person. But with patients and much dedication its works. To many chemicals and too much heat will cause breakage. If your ends are split and broken you must clip them and it will continue to get longer. Its not magic, its old school and it works. Also wash your hair at least weekly. The cleaner it is the better it looks and smells. Give it a try.

“Good Hair” Movie Review