Repost: What Does Natural Hair Represent?
2 Sep
The text below was originally posted on June 10, 2010. I thought it would be interesting to repost this topic to allow my new readers to weigh in. Feel free to share your thoughts below!
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I was on my way to Alabama when I started having an intense craving for some chicken nuggets. Since I was nowhere near the state line I decided to ignore it and press on. Well, somewhere
between Columbus, Georgia and my destination my craving got the best of me; when I saw those golden arcs I knew I had to stop. After receiving my 10 piece Chicken McNugget (I know, I’m greedy) I took a seat to devour my meal. Mid bite I looked up and spotted this picture (left) hanging above a vacant booth.
Recently I have noticed more natural haired women in advertisements, print & television. This may be due to the fact that I am now natural; but, in my opinion, there seems to be an upsurge of models rocking their natural hair in mainstream media. This picture and recent ads sparked some thoughts.
When a model is chosen to represent a company she not only sells a product, she must embody the company (its values) & the message it is relaying to its consumers. What is it about natural haired African-American models that cause advertisers to prefer them over their relaxed counterparts? Or better yet, what does their natural hair represent?
What do you think?

































