1. Braids aren’t weave
2. Sew In doesn’t mean sewed into your scalp
3. You can only have an Afro if you’re black
4. We don’t have to wash our hair every day, it has a nice habit of staying clean by its self
5. 4c hair is just as good as 3a hair
6. Saying “naps” will get you smacked
7. You can’t “just” do anything with textured hair.
8. Hair products for us are expensive and/or hard to find
9. Dreads aren’t just twisted into existence
10. If your hair isn’t Afro-textured all you need to say is “looks nice”
11. me getting a weave don’t automatically mean im bald
12. me wearing a wig don’t automatically mean im bald
13. DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR
14. braids AIN’T locs and vise versa
15. doing my hair is not a 15 minute deal, i’ll see you in two business days
16. unless you’re black no you can’t do your hair like mine. twists or braids or nah
17. yes I put oil in my hair, no that does not make it dirty. My hair is not naturally oily
18. My hair changes length depending on how curly or stretched it is.
19. NO I will not straighten it unless I have a good reason and I feel like it. It takes a good amount of time, and if not done regularly it most likely won’t remain straight.
20. Do not tell me about what you saw on “good hair”.
Life with Tierra 