SeventeenDayze said:

MidniteMagnet said:

I liked her old look. It reminded me of Jean Michel Basquiat. I like "chunky" looking black hair. To me it looks better than a fluffed out afro or ponytail.

Well, sometimes people get loose twists that last for a few days before you have to re-do them again. There are a few options with that look. I think Lauryn Hill had that look you're talking about back during her Miseducation album days.

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Yes!! I didn't know what it was called but I love that look!

MidniteMagnet said:

I liked her old look. It reminded me of Jean Michel Basquiat. I like "chunky" looking black hair. To me it looks better than a fluffed out afro or ponytail.

Who, Beyonce?

Beautifulstarr123 said:

MidniteMagnet said:

I liked her old look. It reminded me of Jean Michel Basquiat. I like "chunky" looking black hair. To me it looks better than a fluffed out afro or ponytail.

Who, Beyonce?

nah baby Blue

Cinny said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

Who, Beyonce?

nah baby Blue

Oh, thanks.

Beautifulstarr123 said:

I would like to say while it is true that Jay and Bey has the free will to raise their child the way they choose, moral discretion and common sense should apply. They are public figures, and all eyes are on them. I believe that someone close to them should had an discussion with them, regarding Blue Ivy, before this public petition. No black child should walk around, looking like buckwheat, while their parents are well groomed and pampered. Believe it or not, this mess is also happening in the ghetto: children looking like they're not well cared for, while the mother has to get her hair and nails did, and the father is lining up his pockets for the next and latest style Jordans sneakers.

yes, i think this is what is so irksome about the people who are attempting make this into a "natural" vs "european look" debate. the person who started the petition maybe wasn't clear in the way she attempt to frame the discussion, but she gave voice to many people, like me, who have seen pics of the carters and their daughter and have said, what's up with the baby's hair? this is not about one pic, and people saying 'well, she looks like she just woke up'. no, blue's hair ALWAYS looks matted and unkempt. if she had looked like any of those precious little girls in the post above, i and so many others would never have thought jackshit, except, 'aww, look at her'. it is especially irksome when her mother makes a point of being on point.

kibbles said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

I would like to say while it is true that Jay and Bey has the free will to raise their child the way they choose, moral discretion and common sense should apply. They are public figures, and all eyes are on them. I believe that someone close to them should had an discussion with them, regarding Blue Ivy, before this public petition. No black child should walk around, looking like buckwheat, while their parents are well groomed and pampered. Believe it or not, this mess is also happening in the ghetto: children looking like they're not well cared for, while the mother has to get her hair and nails did, and the father is lining up his pockets for the next and latest style Jordans sneakers.

yes, i think this is what is so irksome about the people who are attempting make this into a "natural" vs "european look" debate. the person who started the petition maybe wasn't clear in the way she attempt to frame the discussion, but she gave voice to many people, like me, who have seen pics of the carters and their daughter and have said, what's up with the baby's hair? this is not about one pic, and people saying 'well, she looks like she just woke up'. no, blue's hair ALWAYS looks matted and unkempt. if she had looked like any of those precious little girls in the post above, i and so many others would never have thought jackshit, except, 'aww, look at her'. it is especially irksome when her mother makes a point of being on point.

I agree.

Are you suggesting that black people aren't concerned as much about civil rights and unemployment, etc because a few people decided to start a petition? Remember that these lame-o Bonnie and Clyde Carters had a TON of publicity right before this lame tour kicked off. We have no idea who started those so-called petitions but to think that black people as a whole have dropped the ball because of celebrity nonsense is RIDICULOUS.

That is all.

SeventeenDayze said:

free2bfreeda said:

There are lots of things that black people in the US should be protesting right now. High unemployment. The extreme loss of wealth. The gutting of the Voting Rights Act. Gun violence. The entire state of Florida. Yet one of the main things to dominate the news as of late is the hairstyle of a particularly famous 2-year old. It’s one of the few things I don’t think we need to worry about In a world where a black child is born into poverty every two and a half minutes, and where the choices of all too many black families are limited, Jay and Bey are pushing the norms. Instead of fearing what whites or other blacks would say, the Carters chose to let Blue Ivy’s hair just be at certain times. Call it entitled, call it empowering, b ut it’s a privilege that many black kids don’t have—the ability to just be. http://www.theatlantic.co...ns/373060/ [Edited 6/27/14 15:47pm]

I failed to see the point in what this editor is saying because while you are dealing with issues that are more important than hair, you can still comb your hair, regardless of your race and the texture of your hair.

free2bfreeda said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Are you suggesting that black people aren't concerned as much about civil rights and unemployment, etc because a few people decided to start a petition? Remember that these lame-o Bonnie and Clyde Carters had a TON of publicity right before this lame tour kicked off. We have no idea who started those so-called petitions but to think that black people as a whole have dropped the ball because of celebrity nonsense is RIDICULOUS.

That is all.

please do your homework before posting your POV

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/11/blyoue-ivy-petition-comb-her-hair_n_5483765.html June 11, 2014 One of those critics is Jasmine Toliver who created the Change.org petition entitled "Comb Her Hair."

"One shouldn't judge people through the prism of ones own stereotypes." also: "Stereotyoes are devices for saving a biased person the trouble of learning." to the above two quotes, I concur! ohtay. [Edited 6/28/14 8:15am]

Yes because it's impossible for people to create phony identities online. SeventeenDayze is on my birth certificate.

Don't bother to answer the actual questions that I posted. It's just an indicator that you know that you're not very savvy when engaging someone about how absurd your statement is.

I've got nothing else to say to you. Thanks.

Beautifulstarr123 said:

free2bfreeda said:

There are lots of things that black people in the US should be protesting right now. High unemployment. The extreme loss of wealth. The gutting of the Voting Rights Act. Gun violence. The entire state of Florida. Yet one of the main things to dominate the news as of late is the hairstyle of a particularly famous 2-year old. It’s one of the few things I don’t think we need to worry about In a world where a black child is born into poverty every two and a half minutes, and where the choices of all too many black families are limited, Jay and Bey are pushing the norms. Instead of fearing what whites or other blacks would say, the Carters chose to let Blue Ivy’s hair just be at certain times. Call it entitled, call it empowering, b ut it’s a privilege that many black kids don’t have—the ability to just be. http://www.theatlantic.co...ns/373060/ [Edited 6/27/14 15:47pm]

I failed to see the point in what this editor is saying because while you are dealing with issues that are more important than hair, you can still comb your hair, regardless of your race and the texture of your hair.

There are idiots who think "natural" black hair means unclean, uncombed and matted up. It's an insult to people to take care of their so-called natural hair. It's like the difference between fat and full-figured. Some people are larger but wear their size very well, while others do not.

Are these people too stupid to see the contradiction between a mother having ridiculously expensive weaves, wigs and extensions but the kid has a bad appearance?

SeventeenDayze said:

SeventeenDayze said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

I failed to see the point in what this editor is saying because while you are dealing with issues that are more important than hair, you can still comb your hair, regardless of your race and the texture of your hair.

There are idiots who think "natural" black hair means unclean, uncombed and matted up. It's an insult to people to take care of their so-called natural hair. It's like the difference between fat and full-figured. Some people are larger but wear their size very well, while others do not.

Are these people too stupid to see the contradiction between a mother having ridiculously expensive weaves, wigs and extensions but the kid has a bad appearance?

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Beautifulstarr123 said:

SeventeenDayze said:

There are idiots who think "natural" black hair means unclean, uncombed and matted up. It's an insult to people to take care of their so-called natural hair. It's like the difference between fat and full-figured. Some people are larger but wear their size very well, while others do not.

Are these people too stupid to see the contradiction between a mother having ridiculously expensive weaves, wigs and extensions but the kid has a bad appearance?

I'm sorry about that SeventeenDayze. I didn't read the post properly, and yes, I agree.

Beautifulstarr123 said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

I'm sorry about that SeventeenDayze. I didn't read the post properly, and yes, I agree.

That's what I figured LOL I was going back and reading your posts like, "Wow, I thought Beautiful and I agreed on this subject!" Thanks for the laugh It's easy to misread things on threads because the messages stack.

SeventeenDayze said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

I'm sorry about that SeventeenDayze. I didn't read the post properly, and yes, I agree.

That's what I figured LOL I was going back and reading your posts like, "Wow, I thought Beautiful and I agreed on this subject!" Thanks for the laugh It's easy to misread things on threads because the messages stack.

That's what happened. Glad to straighen that out

Beautifulstarr123 said:

SeventeenDayze said:

That's what I figured LOL I was going back and reading your posts like, "Wow, I thought Beautiful and I agreed on this subject!" Thanks for the laugh It's easy to misread things on threads because the messages stack.

That's what happened. Glad to straighen that out

Straighten that out? Excellent pun for this thread....too bad the morons won't pick up on it

SeventeenDayze said:

Beautifulstarr123 said:

That's what happened. Glad to straighen that out

Straighten that out? Excellent pun for this thread....too bad the morons won't pick up on it

Well, it is best to leave folks with their own opinions.

funny video!

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free2bfreeda said:

SeventeenDayze said:

There are idiots who think "natural" black hair means unclean, uncombed and matted up. It's an insult to people to take care of their so-called natural hair. It's like the difference between fat and full-figured. Some people are larger but wear their size very well, while others do not.

Are these people too stupid to see the contradiction between a mother having ridiculously expensive weaves, wigs and extensions but the kid has a bad appearance?

Q. Why is this issue (jay and bey's bizniz) so overwhelmingly important to you ? A. [ answer here ]

this is a discussion board, filled with all sorts of topics. you can pick and choose to weigh in on any and all of them...OR NOT. are you presuming that b/c i or anyone else have an opinion on this topic on this discussion board, that that means we don't have an opinion about any other topics? no one ever said this was an "overwhelming important' topic, but it's a topic nonetheless, and so we have posted our opinions, just as you have, free. btw, no one has attacked blue so india arie can have several seats. if anyone isn't being "gentle with a child's hair", it's blue's parents.

kibbles said:

free2bfreeda said:

SeventeenDayze said: Q. Why is this issue (jay and bey's bizniz) so overwhelmingly important to you ? A. [ answer here ]

this is a discussion board, filled with all sorts of topics. you can pick and choose to weigh in on any and all of them...OR NOT. are you presuming that b/c i or anyone else have an opinion on this topic on this discussion board, that that means we don't have an opinion about any other topics? no one ever said this was an "overwhelming important' topic, but it's a topic nonetheless, and so we have posted our opinions, just as you have, free. btw, no one has attacked blue so india arie can have several seats. if anyone isn't being "gentle with a child's hair", it's blue's parents.

Leave it to folks like india arie, they can do no wrong. What can you say or do.

Beautifulstarr123 said:

kibbles said:

this is a discussion board, filled with all sorts of topics. you can pick and choose to weigh in on any and all of them...OR NOT. are you presuming that b/c i or anyone else have an opinion on this topic on this discussion board, that that means we don't have an opinion about any other topics? no one ever said this was an "overwhelming important' topic, but it's a topic nonetheless, and so we have posted our opinions, just as you have, free. btw, no one has attacked blue so india arie can have several seats. if anyone isn't being "gentle with a child's hair", it's blue's parents.

Leave it to folks like india arie, they can do no wrong. What can you say or do.

When is the last time Beyawnce opened her mouth to say ANYTHING positive or defending India Arie in any way? Kelly Rowland does the same stupid thing. I don't know what they gain from kissing Beyonce's butt. They need to grow a spine and just speak up when other "stars" don't go to bat for them!