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Chris Rock presents this documentary offering an insight into the fiercely competitive world of Afro-American hairdressing. The film includes a visit to the Bronner Brothers International Hair Show, the annual trade show for the African-American hair care industry. It also looks into the dangers of many common hair-straightening treatments, reveals the alarmingly high cost of regular hair 'relaxing' and weaves, and asks what the ongoing pursuit of straight hair says about African-American cultural identity.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
It's a great look at Afr. American women's relationship with their hair, and how the hair products industry has grown and is constantl in demand. It's got the Chris Rock touch so it's obviously funny. I learned a few things: that you can never touch a black girl's weave/hair, that most hair comes from an Indian temple, and that girls as young as 3 or 4 are already relaxing their hair. Good movie/docu, great value!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By T. Laindon
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This dvd is good eye opener as to the amount of monet unscrupulous business men and women making so much off the backs of unknowledgeable people. It is indeed an eye opener to me and my family.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By Big Bird
Format:DVD
The documentary was revealing interesting and funny. It made me sit up and think and then rethink what I was doing to my hair. Relaxing afro hair isn't all about wanting 'good hair', but about wanting hair that's manageable. I'm reluctant to continue relaxing my hair because it does a lot of damage, but whilst there's lots of choice as to what to do with relaxed hair and weaves, options for natural hair are limited and it's true that people's perception of you change according to your looks. I remember taking the elevator at work every day with a guy who never gave me a second look, but on the day I stepped into that elevator with a shoulder length weave, I got noticed! Shame really because I was the same person underneath that weave as I was with the short nappy hair.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
It was Okay...
I wouldn't have spent money on this (even though it was okay), if I'd known. I'd have waited until it came out on terrestrial TV. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Imani
4.0 out of 5 stars
good stuff
Educational and funny. This was not what I wasexpecting,it is a documentary but has some very funny stuff going on. A very good buy.
Published 1 month ago by Y. Oronto-vidal
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good hair?
As someone with afro textured hair who has never relaxed it I was curious to find out what good hair was and it was of no great surprise that 'good hair' to the majority of black... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mauri
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good fun
I am not normally a fan of Chris Rock. I was buying it as a presnt for my cousin. Nonetheless, it was interesting to see a woman's viewpoint on looking good and all the efforts... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Micklet
4.0 out of 5 stars
Knowledgable fiim
This film enlightens you to what goes on behind closed doors when it comes to relaxers and weaves, however once you've watched it once, there is no need to watch it again.
Published 2 months ago by Yvonne Brooks
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good hair
This is a very entertaining and informative film for all people of afrikan descent. It is very important to know how much damage is being done in the pursuit of vanity and the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ogbeni
4.0 out of 5 stars
amusing insight into the black hair products industry
I found this to be a good and amusingly insightful look at the black hair products industry - well worth it.
Published 5 months ago by T. May
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Hair
I always wanted this film for my collection because it shows how mess up African Amercian & African Caribbean people have become.
Published 7 months ago by Mwenda
3.0 out of 5 stars
Is there any such thing as 'bad' hair?
On my local street there is a black women's hair shop. They have a sign in the window for 'Brazilian women's hair'. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Flora Cake
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, funny and sad
This film was much better than I expected in that the humour didn't obscure the tradegy of the subject matter. Read more
Published 16 months ago by P
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