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Afro Retrospective

Aliza Hausman4 Comments
Barack Obama · hair · Hispanics/Latinos · homosexuality

Please don’t…

Aliza Hausman10 Comments

Thank you for being my friend. Here are some guidelines so that our friendship can be a pleasurable experience for all of us. Please don’t make fun of gay people. Please don’t make fun of black people’s hair. Please don’t tell ask me why I don’t straighten my hair. Please don’t make fun of Mexican… Continue reading Please don’t…

hair · jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

Wearing this to shul

Aliza Hausman11 Comments

Going to a new community is never easy when you’re a Jew of color. There’s this paranoid (but not paranoid) feeling that everyone is staring at you. You twiddle your thumbs during services and wait for the questions that come after: “Where are you from?” and “Where are you REALLY from?” and “Are you a… Continue reading Wearing this to shul

hair · Hispanics/Latinos · jews of color · mikvah · money · race/racism

The Mikvah and "Black" Hairstyles

Aliza Hausman50 Comments

I’d like to respond to a number of issues in this post. For one, I’d like to respond to a number of criticisms of my video post, “Going to the mikvah with your ‘nappy’ hair”. 1. Too negative. I hate this criticism. Heehee, H-A-T-E. I feel like I hear it every time I write something… Continue reading The Mikvah and "Black" Hairstyles

hair · Hispanics/Latinos · jews of color · Jews/Jewish/Judaism/Orthodox Judaism

Going to the mikvah with your "nappy" hair…

Aliza Hausman17 Comments

Okay, so it’s totally immodest to talk about going to the mikvah. Like, ever. I know. But I’m doing it anyway. So get over it.

culture/multiculturalism · hair · news

Barbies that look like ME!

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I wrote earlier this week briefly on the new black Barbies and the backlash that has taken place in response to the hair types and bling-bling (truly larger-than-life gold jewelry in this case) the Barbies were wearing. Well, check out this post on Jezebel.com: “Dear Mattel, this is how you make Barbie more diverse”. I… Continue reading Barbies that look like ME!

culture/multiculturalism · hair

That’s exactly what I was thinking!

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Did you hear the one about the new black Barbies? When I heard of them, I remember thinking…in a different world, some Barbies, maybe all Barbies, would have afros. Yes, afros. And instead of brushes, they would all come with comb picks. The bigger you could pick your Barbie’s afro, the cooler and more loved… Continue reading That’s exactly what I was thinking!

clothing · hair · shopping

Did you get a haircut?

Aliza Hausman13 Comments

My husband came home and accused me of getting a haircut without telling him. A haircut’s not in our budget this month so it was like being accused of hiding a new little black dress in my closet. Okay, I’ve done it before but I promised I wouldn’t do it again. On a constant basis,… Continue reading Did you get a haircut?

celebrities · hair · news

Thanks for asking, my hair is fine!

Aliza Hausman4 Comments

Pictured: Zahara Jolie Pitt (daughter of Brad Pitt and Anjelina Jolie and Johan and Heny Samuel (Seal’s sons with Heidi Klum) Yesterday’s hair post, “My Hair is Not a Wild Animal” comes on the heels of many, many comments that have recently been made about my hair. It seems like the longer I go without… Continue reading Thanks for asking, my hair is fine!

animals · hair

My Hair is Not a Wild Animal

Aliza Hausman15 Comments

FOR THE RECORD: My hair DOES NOT make me look like: a) a monkey b) a dog c) a duck. d) Or any animal. And anyone who says otherwise is being RACIST even when they think that likening hair like mine to wild animals is funny or “cute.”