Stay out of my Kitchen!!!
“Don’t Hinder Me”
As a culture
we’ve spent many years in our
kitchen both preparing great eats
and doin' some HAIR.
In most of our homes that room is
the focal point of our living space.
Our Mothers, Grandmas and Aunties would
spend countless hours preparing us
for our Sunday “GO to Meeting” look.
This is where we learned how to cook Soul Food, heard family history,
taught grooming techniques, and found out why it's
important to stay out of "grown
folks" business.
You would never butt in or add any thing to a conversation.
Manners were a must not the exception.
I remember being told
"What
goes on in here is between
you, me and THE WALLS"
Modern day translation ... you didn't hear nothin' or see nothin'.
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Come on get yo
hair "DONE" |
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"The
Kitchen Kulture Classroom"
was the focal point of our learning experience.
Hair was the subject of study. |
So the question is how does state laws affect
our cultural
craftsmanship???
Depending
where you are located
this question could be a real issue.
Dr.
JoAnne Cornwell , Sisterlocks™ founder, fought the state
of California on this very issue.
Go
to their web site for details about their court victory.
http://sisterlocks.com/courtvictory.html
Several states
now have laws requiring a license in order
to do Natural Hair. The Hair Care industry
has mixed opinions on this subject.
Some schools even
include lessons on weaves,
which I feel has nothing to do with Natural hair
care.
Other states force you to learn chemical techniques,
which is very
contrary to why I got Locs in the first place.
In most cases few schools offer just
natural hair course
and those that do are inaccessible to most state residents.
Doesn’t sound like THEY are really trying to help us out … does it???
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So ..Stay out of my MIX… OK???? |
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