POST 22: Don't Touch My Hair!

Don't touch my hair is a song by Solange Knowles. The song can be seen as an Ode to Black girls.
A very significant verse of the song goes as follows :
Don't touch my hair
When it's the feelings I wear
Don't touch my soul
When it's the rhythm I know
Don't touch my crown
They say the vision I've found
Don't touch what's there
When it's the feelings I wear
 Solange lays out these rules and speaks for many Black people when they say they want to be left alone and BE. The song is very empowering especially for those black girls who have learned or are just learning to embrace their natural hair. The song represents a journey to self-acceptance of one's hair and understanding that you're beautiful in the strands that you wear. It is your hair, it's the rhythm you know, your soul and your crown. Not something for people to marvel at because it doesn't fall under the eurocentric ideals of beauty. We didn’t come so far for our hair to be picked at by random strangers on the street. Performing that type of rude behavior makes it feel like everyone has access or a right to your hair.My hair is my hair. I control who gets to touch it, play with it, or work on it. There is so much beauty in this song and it comes through in each and every line of the song.



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  1. PorshaApril 8, 2017 at 8:40 PM

    Hello Ashley,
    I really agree with your post. The song you picked went perfect with everything. Great Post.

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