Good Hair

Documentary
3.5 stars
Chris Rock humorously shines a light on the plight of black women trying to attain “good hair”. He exposes the dangers of relaxers and the somewhat sleazy way India encourages its people to shave their heads in an act of religious cleansing only to turn around and make big bucks on the sale of the hair to use for weaves. He also follows the market on hair products and how they profit from women’s unhappiness with their natural hair. I think maybe there should be a rebellion and they should start proudly rocking some big 1960’s style afros, but that’s just me... Good movie; educational for non-blacks, and a good case study on people’s perceptions of what is defined as “good hair”.