When it comes to my hair, I’m really not thinking about the economy, whether I’m helping it out, or not. I’m thinking about the cheapest ways to take care of my hair. Anywho…

I don’t think the latest natural hair movement will effect barbershops as it did in the 70’s because most black men aren’t growing their hair out in afros. In America’s society today, low-cut hairstyles on men is a common requirement when it comes to corporate jobs.

As far a hair salons, natural hair can either make or break them. The afro isn’t the only hairstyle that we tend to wear these days. Today, we have an endless amount of hairstyles that we wear in its natural texture. With that being said, there’s actually a huge opportunity for salons to educate themselves on styling natural hair so that they can advance and make more money. If for some reason salons suffer doing the “natural hair movement” this time around, it will be either because either they’re not as knowledgeable about natural hair as they should be, or because they’re just too darn “Grey Poupon” expensive. These things tend to scare naturals away and it’s also one of the main reasons why many naturals resort to learning how to do their own hair now. However, if it weren’t for both uneducated and expensive salons, many of us may not have taken the time to manage natural hair on our own. We would have simply allowed our hair stylists brainwash us like Hitler (whether the facts are true or false), taken their word for it, and be completely dependent on them. We would also probably have huge dents in our pockets.

I also found it odd how the article claimed how women going natural and maintaining their own hair could ruin someone’s dreams of not going to beauty school? Oh, come on. The beauty industry is always going to be around…period. Although black women help the industry a lot, we’re not the beauty industry’s lifeline. Black women with naturally kinky hair aren’t the only ones who like to keep themselves groomed. There were a few other quotes of ignorance (meaning ’simply not knowing’) in the articles as well. Well to be honest, there were levels of ignorance on both sides because we weren’t as knowledgeable about natural hair then as we are now.