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African American womens search for societal acceptance often encompasses struggle between natural and socially constructed ideas of beauty. As an essential component in traditional African societies, cosmetic modification is ritualized to emphasise natural features of blackness. ... In the search for the African American identity, blacks have undergone many different changes in hairstyle. Hairstyles are cultural classifiers of what African Americans consider beautiful. Hairstyles are a representation of the African American soul, all of their confidence and dignity show in how they present themselves on Sundays and on a daily basis. ... Complimenting the soulful styles of women is the "natural" hairstyle.
Often womens hair is teased, sparkled, sprayed and intricately decorated with beads and shells; styles which demonstrate the influences of traditional African techniques such hairstyles represent a tribute to their ancestors and ultimately signify an expression of Arfrocentricity. ...
Women seeking solutions come to focus on artificially changing their natural hair structure. African American women have been trying to manipulate, control or find solutions to their "hair problem" for years.
By being brainwashed into believing black people are "inferior" and white people are "superior" African Americans mutilated and adjusted their bodies to try to look "pretty" by white standards.
Approximate Word count = 871
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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