Another day, another insult? You decide! Insensitive media is getting a serious butt wooping out there in Twitterville, and you know what? Serve them right, even though this time we may have been too quick to get offended. Let me lay this one right here and see what you all think.
People magazine tweeted this on Thursday night during Scandal frenzy:
@peoplemag: Olivia’s back to straight hair so you KNOW she means business. #Scandal
Then Twitter went in with the following:
Uh…you might want to fire your Twitter intern “@peoplemag: Olivia’s back to straight hair so you KNOW she means business. #Scandal”
— Meredith Jones (@murrderdith) September 26, 2014
“@peoplemag: Olivia’s back to straight hair, so you KNOW she means business. #Scandal” so much wrong with that SMH.
— Theownley Winner (@theownley) September 26, 2014
The implication is that straight hair signified seriousness and business mannerisms, whereas curly hair signified the exact opposite. Can I be totally honest with you all? I did not find the Tweet all that offensive. The hair on the beach that was curly is typical of what you would wear on the beach or on vacation. Easy, breezy, care free hair; no flat irons* necessary.
When you head back to work, your hair might be more ‘conservative’, still curly and maybe even straight, which is where the offence lies. We know that curly hair can be business like, and we know we do get a fight when it comes to what looks professional and what doesn’t. I get what it meant, and personally, I don’t think they meant it to be that deep.
On the flip side, do I see why there would be outrage? Of course, because whoever was on Twitter duty for @Peoplemag made all kinds of blunders on Thursday night, along with that one. When you look at it collectively, everything they were saying in the moment would probably have come across as offensive, in comparison to another day, where they would probably get a pass. For instance, this is what they said about Viola Davis’s performance in How to Get Away with Murder.
“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” WTH? In the scheme of things, you would have thought that they completely lost their minds, and somebody was sippin while tweeting. They eventually deleted the commentary. So what do you guys think? Was Peoplemag’s statement offensive to us curly haired girls, or should we not even bat an eyelid?
Who cares, it’s just a show & it’s just hair.
OMG people are getting too sensitive nowadays you can’t say anything without coming off as offensive or malicious
Offended for all curly girls who daily deal with the ridicule!
Why are people so offended at this? Olivia Pope has straight hair. Women who feel that we shouldn’t relax have no qualms about saying so but because of this comment people are offended. People have way too much time on their hands.
Lol….
No. That was her vacation hair.
Precisely, when we r unofficial we can rock our own uncomformal hair, when we r at work we have to “straighten” up and white up or else we r not serious.
Just Stop. 🙁
Stop it…. It’s just a show
Seriously…can you say instigator?!
But did they lie? How many of us wear weaves and/or straighten our hair to look more ‘professional’?
She is back, period. What does straight hair have to do with that? Stupid.
It’s her hair, she can do with it as she pleases. BTW she has the sexiest lips on television
It’s just hair.
Olivia Pope has a look…Kerry Washington has a different one….anything else?
Making something out of nothing.
No the other tweet about Viola Davis was offensive talking bout still waiting for her to say I is smart I is kind I is important during the how to get away with murder premiere Smfh idiots
Why would I be?
Just the same ole sterotype that straight hair (not your natural) is more professional… lets look the other way
Let’s stop looking for lame reasons to be offended. We have enough legit reasons that show up unwelcome from day to day as it is.
Not at all offended.
People mag is on some straight up B.S. this week with their tweets on the TV shows with black leads. Whoever is in charge of their social media department clearly needs to get fired
If you’re not offended, u should be. It’s PEOPLE MAGAZINE a mass media that has influence
Silly. No.
I am not really offended, but I do think that it was a stupid and uncultured statement.
Nope! People are way too sensitive.
Well it was said after another offensive statement. And it’s like if her hair is curly then she isn’t about business and if it’s straight she is in her game? It’s all in perception so I understand why some people were offended.
I’m not offended because I made the same comment to myself when I saw the hair change. Olivia Pope has a specific look about herself. I doubt it has anything to so with race.
That’s not what they’re trying to say. Just when she got her hair straight she means business
Not at all!
Nope-
What is there to be offended by?
I get what she’s sqying. The curly hair seemed to portray liv as relaxed and more fun, but when the hair comes down she’s more business. I see nothing racially motivated in this statement. People stop looking for controversy!
OMG it’s the same thing I said to my partner whilst watching it. And it’s true!! You can’t go to work with an afro- it’s “too black”. So nah, I’m not offended because it happens
I wasnt offended but can see why some might take offense. When Olivia did press conferences, she usually had straight hair.
So if she has natural hair…she’s not professional or serious???
No, because black hair is versatile.
Meaning she can’t be taken seriously with natural hair. Our own hair is for us on our time but in the world we must conform to the status quo – a white run world, their rules their standards. Which tells u, if u work for someone in corporate America, no matter how “successful” u think u r, you are still owned and controlled by white ppl.
Ppl pick and choose ur battles. This is a STUPID reason to be offended because I’m SURE that wasn’t the intent. Olivia ALWAYS wore her hair straight. She only went curly when she was on that island away from everyone. So the tweet makes SENSE!!!!
F**k em