Archives » Monday, November 02, 2009
-
Newsweek
|
Nov 2, 2009 04:15 PM
The author's nieces and their natural hair (courtesy of Lindsay Grell)
by Patrice Grell Yursik
Can I be honest? If the opportunity presented itself to meet Allison Samuels in person, I might respectfully decline. At the very least I'd be a little nervous. Not because I'd be intimidated by such an esteemed journalist (whose work I have admired in the past) but because apparently she'd look at me and deem my hair to be "a hot mess." And according to her most recent rebuttal, other people are apparently looking at me and thinking the same thing "...because like or not, how we look has a huge impact on how people see us and ultimately judge us. Is it fair? No. But is it reality? Yes, it very much is."
Wow. That's enough to give anyone self-esteem issues.
Just about every day of the week, my hair looks quite similar to Zahara Jolie-Pitt's. Yes, it's true, I live in a wash-and-go world. It exists. And it's wonderful here.
More
-
Newsweek
|
Nov 2, 2009 02:02 PM
