This sometimes means we have to wear masks to conform. Found inside – Song lyrics as part of tracks such as Don't Touch My Hair (2016b) and Interlude: For Us by Us (2016c) vividly convey the words and worlds of Black people, including Solange's mother, Tina Knowles.
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This idea that lighter skin and straighter hair is what is most desirable has come to be internalized within the Black community leading many to change their appearance to assimilate and conform to society 's beauty standards. This idea of “house Negroes” (“good hair”) and “field Negroes” (“bad hair”) has created a division within the Black community that keeps them from coming together. Hair for Black women has come to represent more than just fashion, but can be seen as a reminder of slavery and the oppression they have experienced. When the term “good hair” is used it is meant to portray an image of “naturally straight, soft to the touch, long, and closet in texture to white women’s hair” while “bad hair” has portrays an image of Black hair in its natural state “- thick, wooly, an enemy to fine-toothed comb”.
There are also moments of what look like celebratory dance, meaning celebrate our hair and the different ways we can present it Our hairstyles do not have to be made to seem aggressive as outsiders think, but should freely be expressed in the diverse styles shown throughout the video. She goes from outside to inside and the lyrics “what you say to me” (Solange) defies that anyone can question our choices in hair or otherwise. The observatory scenes speak of self-examination. With this, she seems to give homage to our ancestors who carried jugs of water on their heads to show there is strength in our hair and us while at the same time, the liquid could be interpreted as chemicals, seen at 2:50. Two scenes display the artist and four other black members with natural hairstyles, carrying jugs and buckets of some sort of liquid on their heads in one (2:33) and then not carrying them in another (2:39). A black women’s hair can be a form of resistance and not restricted by how society says it should look. If her hair is also her feelings and her soul, it is the time invested in herself. She is reminding herself and those like her to embrace themselves.
rolled the rod, I gave it time, but this here is mine…” (Solange). The third audience the artist speaks to are her fellow black women. Per Race in America, our country defines what is normal as “whiteness” (p. It speaks to people who are not of color, the black …show more content… Their hair can be used as a resistance to reject constraints put on them. The video seems to have a three-fold purpose. This is defined by how the artist equates her hair with feelings, pride, glory and her soul. A black woman’s hair is an extension of her identity. The song and video is about black women and their hair. There are various scenes and camera angles used which include a simulated basketball game, a church choir, women at a swimming pool and dancing inside and outside an observatory. The video has a vintage look laced with diverse black hairstyles, eclectic fashion and interpretative dance moves. The song comes from her album titled, A Seat at the Table, which was released in 2015. Show More The video I chose to analyze was “Don’t Touch My Hair” by Solange.
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