tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post116006174361004517..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: Brad Pitt and Black HairProfessor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-50423575554542602532012-03-21T11:43:51.031-07:002012-03-21T11:43:51.031-07:00That is nice of Brad to suggest products to help w...That is nice of Brad to suggest products to help with black hair!Precision Resistorshttp://riedon.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-88625928639879344062008-09-06T14:27:00.000-07:002008-09-06T14:27:00.000-07:00Hey Anon at 8:43,Thanks for reading the Meltingpot...Hey Anon at 8:43,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for reading the Meltingpot. I appreciate your comments for illuminating the "other" side of the story. However, I would also suggest you pick up a copy of Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America, so you might have a better understanding as to why the Black community is so "overly sensitive" when it comes to our hair. I'm not saying you'll agree or condone the behavior, but it just might make more sense to you.<BR/><BR/>Again thanks so much for stopping by!Professor Tharpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-50113311123247620132008-09-06T08:43:00.000-07:002008-09-06T08:43:00.000-07:00Brad Pitt adores his daughter. If his verbage ratt...Brad Pitt adores his daughter. If his verbage rattled the cages of the oversensitive black community, I'm sure it was not intentional. Please stop being so overly sensitive so the white people in the world will stop walking on eggshells, all trying so hard not to offend you. Good grief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-68622162186700877022007-07-09T08:10:00.000-07:002007-07-09T08:10:00.000-07:00why should these people get mad at the white peopl...why should these people get mad at the white people. they are ignorant of the ways of ethnic hair. we cannot expect them to know something just because we do. i personally thank brad because i can't seem to find anything that works on my hair. it could be because of the fact that my hair is so confused....it;s nice to know that the caucasians are at least trying to see things in our perspective. shouldn;t we look at theirs???????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-36043811202408282442007-07-09T08:05:00.000-07:002007-07-09T08:05:00.000-07:00Lori- first and foremost i love your view on Brad'...Lori- first and foremost i love your view on Brad's comment. i have entirely embraced the white community as well as my black people. its funny that we're all the same on the inside but hair can set us apart. its great that white people are trying to learn our hair. But we really cant expect them to get it ALL right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-1162526713923930302006-11-02T20:05:00.000-08:002006-11-02T20:05:00.000-08:00Hi Lori,Great blog - I've been cracking up with ag...Hi Lori,<BR/><BR/>Great blog - I've been cracking up with agreement all evening. <BR/><BR/>We black folks are so funny...I read a bunch of recent posts where people had a bazillion comments about how "they needed to do something with that child's hair", and how "no child should ever be allowed to go out of the house like that!" It was in response to a recent pic of baby Z and dad on location in India (okay, she was sporting a slightly uneven, slightly matted twa, but she's a baby!!!).<BR/>Maybe the pic was taken before the Mimosa Hair Honey?<BR/><BR/>I really think that people just like having something to talk about half the time. If it's not one thing it's another. Also, "we" are supposed to be the "experts" on us. So how dare anybody else comment? Who does he think he is - Brad Pitt?? <BR/><BR/>That said, I still had to go there on my blog and write a short satirical post on what Brangelina needs to learn about having a black daughter with "black person hair". Maybe we should send this along with your book (which I loved btw). <BR/><BR/>Thanks for keeping it real...meera bowman-johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09822353561822881644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-1160413647053959352006-10-09T10:07:00.000-07:002006-10-09T10:07:00.000-07:00I hadn't heard about any of this until reading you...I hadn't heard about any of this until reading your post. Quite interesting. The never-ending saga of black hair drama continues. <BR/><BR/>I have to give it to Brad for learning that his daughter's hair needs different products than he is used to. Some white parents just don't know or don't want to think about the differences.Lisa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08096947438461486505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-1160071821121984962006-10-05T11:10:00.000-07:002006-10-05T11:10:00.000-07:00Lori,All black folks know that we are *always* loo...Lori,<BR/><BR/>All black folks know that we are *always* looking for the next product that's promises magic. That's just the reality: our hair generally requires more tlc to look good. I keep reminding my dear hubbie when he's caring for our dear daughter's hair: she's only half caucasian, merely brushing will not do. We use special combs, certain moisturizers, specific hair oils, and we almost never use the generic shampoo/conditioner available at our local gym. We know that, why get mad when white folks find out too?<BR/><BR/>I think if popular culture would depict more multiracial families, reflecting the reality that white people are having/adopting black kids for example, and dealing with these mundane everyday puzzles, then we would be more honest about such issues.<BR/><BR/>But apart from Grey's Anatomy, as you mentioned in an earlier post, multi-culti just isn't seen on tv. I just started watching The Unit, a show about an elite army unit and their families. Now, I've only watched a few shows but I have yet to see a mixed race couple or family. Surely in the US military, which sends its personnel all over the world, there are some folks who come back home with a German, Japanese, African spouse. Off the top of my head I can think of at least two such families. Why are they not depcted on tv?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com