Comments on Womanist Musings: The Root Just Had To Mess With Obama

Wow that shit is NOT funny at all! This madness ne...

2008-11-08T13:19:25.236-05:00

Wow that shit is NOT funny at all! This madness needs to stop!

I guess it's supposed to be in the spirit of humor...

2008-11-07T12:55:58.541-05:00

I guess it's supposed to be in the spirit of humor. I think it more makes fun of the type of people that would consider those hairstyles "subversive", because they look "too black.", rather than it being a mockery of Obama himself.
I do wonder sometimes though - as a people must we always make fun of EVERYTHING about ourselves?

I had to laugh..and actually, I think he looks qui...

2008-11-07T07:17:46.734-05:00

I had to laugh..and actually, I think he looks quite handsome with the dreds...I never would have imagined that myself.

A) Obama with dreds might actually look very aweso...

2008-11-07T01:55:22.978-05:00

A) Obama with dreds might actually look very awesome...except it'd never happen (I had to say it)

B) This is just silly and I'm not fully understanding the concept...was this supposed to be positive?

I... actually don't think any of these look really...

2008-11-07T01:30:50.104-05:00

I... actually don't think any of these look really terrible. All they need is some minor styling to fit his face better.

So... how ARE black people supposed to do their hair? Almost-but-not-quite shaved? I guess JC Penny's might be willing to "do" black hair then.