What Is 'Good Hair?'
By: Oriana Sweeny
Issue date: 11/25/09 Section: Entertainment
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Chris Rock's hilarious documentary, Good Hair, explores the amount of money African American women spend on human hair.
In Good Hair, Rock interviews actresses Nia Long, Raven-Symone as well as rapper Eve. The interviews reveal that these celebrities spend thousands of dollars to acquire the best kind of human hair.
Unfortunately, these three female icons of the African American community help to further mainstream society's notion that nappy hair is ugly by defining "good hair" as simply being straight.
In the film, Rock addresses the reasons why African American women feel they have to straighten their hair in order to conform to society's view of beauty while simultaneously joking about the standards of beauty.
Many people are curious about African American women's hair, but are often intimidated and refrain from asking questions. The comedy aspect of this documentary provides the perfect excuse to those curious individuals.
Rock adds his brand of humor to the film, even attempting to sell a bag full of African American hair to a beauty supply store! His incorporation of countless punch lines keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. Probing deep into society's perception of good hair, Rock proves that all hair -long, short, curly or straight -is good hair.
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