Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Chris Rock and Good Hair


One of our most contentious classes is about Black women and their hair. For the last few years I've used Chris Rock 's documentary Good Hair. I've learned that messing work a Black woman's hair will cause discussion (to say the least). It's a complicated issue that deserves a nuanced examination. Here are some of the questions I asked today's class :

Use the documentary 'Good Hair' by Chris Rock as reference for the following questions. Answer the questions in sentence and paragraph form where needed:

What is considered Good Hair?
Why do you think the term Good is used to define hair of that nature?
Why is Chris Rock interested in this subject?
Who does he interview about this subject?
Is Black hair a 'money maker' in the U.S. 
What are some of the complications in the Black hair care industry?
What is a relaxer? How does it work? Is it healthy?
What do they mean by allowing the permanent to burn?
What is a weave? How does it work?
Why do Black women get weaves?
Is getting a weave affordable? Explain? 
Where does the hair come from?

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