Long, Straight, Curly, Fuzzy, Snaggy, Shaggy, Ratty, Matty: Hair!

Last week, Kate posted about the asshole Glamour editor who haughtily sniffed that "political" hairstyles like afros, dreadlocks, twistouts, etc. aren't appropriate for the workplace, and in comments I mentioned that Pam has written some great posts on the issue of hair (like this one, for instance) and has catalogued her own "Hair Journey."

Yesterday, Pam posted an interview she did in 2005 with Heather Barnes of Hair Stories, who was working on a documentary about women and hair. It's just fantastic.


Aulelia at Charcoal Ink also writes a lot about hair; this is one of my favorite posts of hers on the subject, in which she wonders how her hair can affect someone else to the point where they're compelled to comment negatively on it. Aulelia has also documented her "Natural Hair Journey."

And of course because I wouldn't be me unless I were a broken record, I'll link to A Girl Like Me again, which I hope by now every Shaker has watched at least three times.