Look in the mirror. No matter what your hair type is, whatever you're staring at in the mirror is what good hair looks like.
It's extremely saddening when I see textures with a looser curl pattern getting more love than textures with a tighter curl pattern. This view is very detrimental to a young person's view of their hair.
I remember the first day I decided to go natural, I was hoping and praying that I didn't have type 4 hair, especially 4c. At the time, I, unfortunately, gave in to the notion that type 3 hair was just the epitome of beauty. Hell, I was cool with having 4a or 4b pattern but 4c was like a nightmare for me. It was foolish of me to think this way but women with type 3 were just "praised" so much that I wanted the "beauty standard." After a couple years of being natural, and with more representation available, I truly do believe that type 4 hair is just as beautiful as type 3 hair.
There is no such thing as good hair; everyone's hair is "good." I always try to emphasize this on here. This is why I believe representation is important. Representation = more men and women out there seeing people that look like them and learning to love and embrace themselves despite being the opposite of the typical "beauty standards."
QOTW: Do you have type 4 hair? If so, have you ever felt that your kinky hair wasn't good enough? How did you learn to embrace it?
Until next week, xx
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