tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post221640505917276211..comments2024-01-26T09:29:04.765-08:00Comments on My American Meltingpot: Pelo Bueno, Pelo Malo and the First Meltingpot GiveawayProfessor Tharpshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04714326142739366426noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-73489128509288981552012-01-19T20:47:57.750-08:002012-01-19T20:47:57.750-08:00I don't like the terms pelo malo/pelo bueno, g...I don't like the terms pelo malo/pelo bueno, good hair/bad hair/ nappy, etc, but there is a type of hair that is what she described, it would be low porosity hair. My hair is like that, very hard to moisturize and saturate with water, I could wet my hair and you wouldn't even notice!Same reason why it doesn't take hair color or anything, and probably the same reason it wasn't bone straight when I was relaxed.Camila Maria Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04782539087973818706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-79452769818969663462011-06-18T13:57:28.742-07:002011-06-18T13:57:28.742-07:00I am very familiar with the term good hair, bad ha...I am very familiar with the term good hair, bad hair in the black community and also the Pelo Bueno, Pelo Malo debate in the Hispanic community considering that I am part Mexican on my fathers side. My whole family is multiracial like many afrolatino families and range in hair textures.<br /> <br />One time when I was in middle school, there was a time period when people would keep asking me if I were from another country like Ethiopia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, etc. I didn't understand because I really wasn't a light-skinned boy. One particular time a hispanic lady asked me if I were Panamanian. I said, "No, but I am part Mexican." <br /><br />She said, "I knew it porque tu tienes pelo bueno!"(I knew it because you have good hair). I knew what the term meant, but I never thought I had "pelo bueno". <br /><br />The same situation presented itself again with a black lady and I told her thank you even though I didn't really agree with it. I have cousins who would fall under the "bad hair" category and I didn't believe that their hair was worse than mine just because it isn't as eurocentric as mine. <br /><br />I will have to admit, for a little while I did think that my hair was better than others' because of how much people talked about my hair. Still today people who haven't seen me in a long time comment on my hair. It doesn't phase me anymore considering that I've heard it for so long.<br /><br />People don't realize that "good hair, bad hair" affects little boys as well as little girls so don't forget to tell all boys that their hair is beautiful....or handsome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-64958961811679985952010-05-20T11:49:39.802-07:002010-05-20T11:49:39.802-07:00It's nice that your husband is bilingual and y...It's nice that your husband is bilingual and you probably could practice your spanish on him. Also regarding stick straight hair (white) sometimes it could get very messy and full of snarls. My husband is white and Phillipino and cant speak anything but english. My daughter didnt have afro hair at all, not snarly fine hair. Her hair was very easy to do and she wasn't tenderheaded. Yet she complains about her hair not being as long as someone elses (sigh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-31398047661367559942010-04-12T18:24:10.591-07:002010-04-12T18:24:10.591-07:00Excellent~ Thanks for this. Check out our website...Excellent~ Thanks for this. Check out our website we are doing a segment on identity and pelo bueno/pelo malo is an impt segment. Blessings. Alicia<br />www.afrolatinos.tvAlicia Anabel Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08376462714496123854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-85058573163252241652009-01-17T08:30:00.000-08:002009-01-17T08:30:00.000-08:00I have a friend from Veneuzla and we often speak a...I have a friend from Veneuzla and we often speak about how similar the cultures are.Carleen Bricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01433203126527081458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-12122153529993804272009-01-15T07:18:00.000-08:002009-01-15T07:18:00.000-08:00hmmm. I would say when I decided to go natural and...hmmm. I would say when I decided to go natural and cut all the chemicals out my hair my mom's comment "What have you done! You look ugly." was one of the most hurtful hair comments.<BR/><BR/>Also brothers in L.A. telling me I needed to go back and straighten my hair was very annoying.nyc/caribbean ragazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370358466131415888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-35717598011344256742009-01-14T12:15:00.000-08:002009-01-14T12:15:00.000-08:00Well, I have hair that is the "best of both worlds...Well, I have hair that is the "best of both worlds" courtesy of my African father (Nigerian) and my African American (black American) mother. I would always question God as to why I didn't have slick, straight hair. Attending a predominately white high school didn't help either. I've heard everything from "Mop-Top" to "Woody Woodpecker" to "Electric Shock." And the list goes on. <BR/><BR/>One day, my mother decided to put my hair into two big cornbraids. She knew my hair was uneven. My mother said she was tired of me wearing hats to hide my unruly hair. She had the last word so I had to go along with it. <BR/><BR/>The next day, I rushed to school since I overslept. I didn't have time to examine my hair. Big mistake. Suddenly, before I'm inside I hear, "A loaf of bread is coming your way! Duck!" Laughter and stares ensue. All day teachers can't stop looking at it and kids can't stop pointing. I felt like a art exhibit. Finally, I rush to the girls' bathroom and peer into the large wall mirror. My mile-high hair would've put Don King to shame. My braids had come undone and I looked like a mad scientist. <BR/><BR/>I cried in the bathroom for a good hour. Then I threw as much water on my hair as possible, worked it into a ponytail and went out. I was ignored for the remainder of the day (I wasn't mad about that.)<BR/><BR/>As I ran out the school after my last class, a teacher stopped me. "Is it raining outside? Do you need an umbrella?" It was cloudy with a slight drizzle but not raining. I said no to both questions and left before she asked something else. But not before overhearing her talk with another teacher. "Is that the girl with the crazy hair?" The other teacher asked. "Yeah." The first teacher replied. She added, "Thank God it started raining, her hair looks so much better now."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25806438.post-69014762135192248082009-01-14T10:19:00.000-08:002009-01-14T10:19:00.000-08:00Sometimes in the adoption community, people talk a...Sometimes in the adoption community, people talk about easy hair, which is most similar to white hair and thus, most familiar to white adoptive parents, and bad or hard hair, meaning least similar to white hair. <BR/><BR/>I may be biased, but give me braids that will last two weeks over messing with tangles and tears every single morning before school any day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com