In this election year, a revolution is brewing. Finally, we as a society, as a nation, as people, can confront our prejudices and shatter our long-held stereotypes, and together open the door to a bright future. The culture is beginning to shift and an historically down-trodden minority has, for the first time in decades, been given a new hope. I'm talking, of course, about curly-haired women, and the long-awaited Curl D' Etat.
From the NY Observer:
Curly hair guru and author Lorraine Massey, founder and co-owner of Devachan Salon & Departure Lounge, preaches to the naturally curly to try and embrace their ringlets rather than quell them. "This whole pathetic straightening religion … it's modern-day slavery," said Ms. Massey, who is a passionate believer in her cause. "Everyone is trying to hide from their heritage–it's anthropological. It goes very deep."
Straight hair being temporarily fashionable is exactly like modern-day slavery. That's a totally reasonable metaphor. It's like African-Americans who were bartered and sold as goods and who had no control over their lives or well-being are the curls, and the plantations and slave-owners are the harsh straightening irons meant to steam and pull and smooth them into submission. When she tires of the "curly hair guru" lifestyle, Lorraine Massey should write American history textbooks that put everything in concise, easy-to-understand hair terms.
But you know what else our disgusting straight-ist society is like? Drug addiction.
Shari Harbinger, the director of education for Devachan, agreed: "Hollywood is reacting but Hollywood is also enabling this vicious cycle. Lorraine and I often refer to the drug addict and the drug dealer scenario."