Brennan Nevada Johnson: However you feel about Will Smith's reaction to the Oscar host's joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, it points to a larger issue that Black women are made to feel ashamed of their natural hair. - NBCNewsTHINK
To quickly recap the most talked-about moment, Rock was presenting the Oscar for best documentary feature and made an insensitive joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's lack of hair."Jada, I love you. ‘G.I. Jane 2,’ can't wait to see it." Pinkett Smithbecause she has alopecia, a health condition that has no cure and causes hair loss, which she's been very transparent about.
Initially, Smith was laughing at the joke, but after seeing his wife's reaction — anyone watching could see that Pinkett Smith was humiliated and annoyed by the statement — he proceeded to walk on stage and slap Rock across the face before going back to his seat. Once seated, Smith yelled at Rock, to keep his wife’s name out of his mouth.
However you feel about Smith's reaction to Rock — and there are many who seem to be split on it — this incident points to a concerning and larger issue that Black women continue to face around their natural hair not being good enough and being made to feel ashamed of wearing it proudly.While watching the Oscars, I had the same reaction as Pinkett Smith. As a Black woman who11 years ago, I can absolutely relate.
Any woman can tell you that shaving your hair off is both thrilling and empowering. Personally, it has given me a long-awaited freedom: I no longer fit into the box — constructed by fragile men and racist opinions stemming from European standards of beauty — of how I should be wearing my hair.
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