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Whether you're Black, White, Asian, Latin, Mediterranean, or any glorious combination of the above…
That’s a real excerpt from
MixedChicks.net, the go-to spot for women with hard to manage curly hair. Yes,
there’s a website just for you Biracial Barbie and that in between hair that
your mother never quite knew what to do with. I found it funny when I saw a
commercial for their products when I was in Atlanta, but had totally forgotten
all about it until a FB post jogged my memory.
The fact that this site and these
products exist is unsettling with me; I guess there’s a large population of
mulattos out there with untamed manes, but to market these products directly to
them is almost making them feel even more entitled than many of them do
already. Pay attention to that statement up top, “…any glorious combination of
the above,” stands out to me. It’s like, just because your mama and daddy were
from different ethnic groups and got butt-naked busy, you are special.
Doesn’t it all play right into one of
the many schisms in our community? Don’t get me wrong, I’ve been known to dig a
redbone or 25, but this is just the way we continue to build our fairer skin
brothers and sisters higher on a pedestal. As usual, I’m disappointed in
America that this sort of message is pushed to the people, but
I’m also doing a commercial for them, because some of you need assistance with
your wig piece!
2 comments
They're catering to a specific market, so go for it.
I totally disagree with you. I am mixed (Black, Native American, and Italian) and i do not believe i am no more special than anybody else. Only folks with hate or jealous issues within themselves would think that being mixed makes a person better or think that we should not have products for us. There are many products that cater to various hair types, ex. products to loc and twist hair, products to straighten or curl hair BUT nothing for those of us that have naturally curly hair. how would we know of this product if they didn't market it. I wish black people would learn to love themselves instead of pointing out what they deem to be negative attributes of others.
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