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you my african community,i need education so pls help
so i saw the "silence the white voices" tingy and understood that it was just half joking like not so serious and then i saw another qn where the op said that a non-black person wearing box braids is racist,im indian so never properly understood why a hairstyle had so much controversy behind it? can someone explain cause i didnt see any exploitation of cultural from my point of view,help!
from one indian to another, you need to educate yourself
https://www.essence.com/hair/respect-our-roots-brief-history-our-braids-cultural-appropriation/
here's a link to help you get started
besides the cultural appropriation, box braids suit the hair texture of black people the most, so wearing box braids will ruin the hair of people who don't ...... 1 reply
