In response to what he perceives as pressure from African Americans to support the movie Red Tails, author Javon Johnson reports that he will not be bullied by "the Cult of Blackness". He says he means no disrespect to the film, but he believes that such pressure is based on flawed logic: Black people made it so Black people must support it.
"I mean, if all Black-people-should-support-Black-films, then we should also pay for all Tyler Perry movies, Soul Plane, The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Kazaam, Glitter, The Cookout, Who's Your Caddy, Norbit, Meet Dave, or any those made for TV BET movies too," Johnson says.
This is an interesting point.
SBW does not support the shenanigans of BET or Tyler Perry movies. [I'm sure Ntozake Shange is still shaking her head in disappointment at Perry's horrible attempt at presenting the story of Black women to the world in For Colored Girls. I know that I am still shaking my head.]
Kudos to Mr. Johnson for making such a pointed criticism.
You can read more here.
Can weave really kill you? One can probably think of several ways in which hair extension tracks might be used to strangle, choke, or maim someone. [Just kidding on the maiming.]
However, does the glue really seep into your blood stream and kill you?
[Are these just the rants of a crazy lady with a tin foil cap on her hair trying to prevent the aliens from reading her brain?]
Apparently not.
Atasha Graham, age 34, died in England of what appears to be an allergic reaction to the glue that was used to secure her weave in place. After a night of dancing, she collapsed as the sweat caused the seepage that led to the deadly allergic reaction.
Is this rare?
Somewhat. Dr. Michael Heath, a pathologist, says that, "There are about 10 to 20 deaths a year in this country [England], many more in America. I have seen four in the last three months."
Are long flowing locks worth a life? Not to sound like militant 'Naturals,' but we don't think so.
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