Remember this post? Well, it seems the YouTuber has made waves again because she did her second big chop, which surprised alot of her fans – including myself. I literally was looking at her picture saying, “Omg! Omg!!! OMG!!!!! Wow, she completely cut her waist length hair off!”
I remember when I first followed Kerry aka SimplYounique back in 2012 (when I started my natural hair journey). I looked up what styles to do for short natural hair, and I found her. She gave so many beautiful examples and styles that I could do for myself. She made the step by step process look so easy, and I was and still am so glad I had found her. For two years I have followed the YouTuber, and then one day she just vanished off of YouTube, and there was no video made by her for a long, long time.
Then one day she posted a video on July 23, 2014 showing that she got her waist length hair relaxed! Oh wow!!! I was so shocked! Her relaxed hair was the talk and gossip of the natural hair community on all websites, blogs, and other posts – even here on BHI. Her hair was the main topic of discussion for days to weeks, which is not an understatement.
She was also the topic of discussion on a website I follow, Kinky* Curly Coily Me by Jenell Stewart. Jenell explained on her blog that when she first went natural, SimplyYounique was the one she would watch for hair tutorials because they were easy to follow and her personality was very relatable.
But then Jenell went on to say that she was going through her YouTube subscriptions, and saw that SimplYounique posted a video and she was quite shocked at her decision to relax as well.
I was pretty upset; not at the fact that SimplYounique got her hair relaxed, but that there was no update before that or any thought leading up to that decision. Of course she doesn’t have to explain herself to anyone, but it did not mean that I didn’t feel some type of way over the way it went down.
From my perspective, what really started the heated discussion about her relaxed hair on KCCM, SimplYounique’s Facebook, and her YouTube, came down to the two opposing sides; one was that she started as a natural hair advocate and a natural hair public figure for a long time. The other side was that she can do what she wants to her hair because it’s hers.
Rochelle Corilette Liyah Warner says
Typical natural nazi! Instead of understanding WHY she made the decision she did they acted a damn fool.
And people wonder why some females haven’t made the move to become natural when you have women in the NHC who just slander every damn thing you do?! Kmt.
Our vloggers are HUMAN to christ. Get off your High horse and remember that!
Shanice Sahel says
High donkey*
Rhianna Serenity Crawford says
People are terrible, if you follow her on facebook you’ll know she was going through a divorce and didn’t want to deal with her natural hair at the time so she just relaxed it. It’s no ones business really, we should be grateful that she chose to share something so personal with us but it’s terrible how fickle some people can be, you love her as long as she’s doing what you want her to do, she’s a grown woman not a slave to the community, she can do what she wants with or without and explanation.
Malakah Angellia Gladston says
Be grateful????? Who is she, God?? Smh
Rhianna Serenity Crawford says
grateful
adjective
feeling or showing an appreciation for something done or received.
You can be grateful for things that people do for you, it’s not solely a godly word. She’s going through a difficult time and people are berating her. She has helped a lot of people with her videos, she could have just deleted everything and left but she explained her situation to us. It’s just respectful to show some appreciation for her videos and keeping her followers in the loop even when the situation gets personal.
Lauren Fairley says
Couldnt have said it any better. “People will be people”
Anna Ogonji Smith says
I still can’t believe a pillar in the natural hair community went the other way! She returned though and either way she has beautiful hair. Yes it’s her hair do whatever. At the same time if you vote a dem into office and they side with the republicans wouldn’t you get a little offended? This is on a much much smaller scale, but I understand both sides!
Pattie Armstead says
Some act as if long hair is everything and it’s not.
For some to get mad at her for cutting their hair is stupid. Get over it and grow your own waist length bra length hair. *sarcasm*
Malakah Angellia Gladston says
Personally, I think the young lady has mental illness. Thousands of people do, I hope she get treated.
Rochelle Corilette Liyah Warner says
Mental illness? She went through a divorce surely that’s an emotional time for anyone. Doesn’t mean she’s mentally ill. And I studied mental health..
Sharmane Smith says
I’m confused as to why you think she has mental illness…. Smh at the things people say.
Weatha Morris says
This is why I love KimmieTube… She was able to escape the internet Nazis and has not felt a need to vocalized any of her decisions publicly because its her freaking life…
Markeela Costict says
Who cares it f*&$?!@ hair!
Nicole Hartley says
Personally im tired of hearing about natural this and that. People that went natural looking down on people who use relaxers. Its annoying. Just like the light skin dark skin battle, its another way for black women to separate themselves
Malakah Angellia Gladston says
Everyone has their own natural hair goal. Grow your own hair and stop having a heart attack over someone else’s hair. Personally I couldn’t give a rats behind what some stranger do with their hair simply because I watch a few of their videos on YouTube.
kiki says
i will never get use to the fact that people nowadays feel the need to let everyone know that they are grown and make their own decisions but will comment in that manner concerning other peoples lives. it’s her hair and she can do whatever pleases her.
naturalista says
She can slap a perm in it and shave it off as many times as she chooses its her hair and she doesn’t owe any of you a dang thing
Keisha Loving MyLife says
Why do they keep posting her story?! Let her be and let her do what she wants! The only people’s comments she should hear about are those who follow her. The only thing people are doing by posting HER stuff all over and adding more to the negativity as if she doesn’t have enough going on in her personal life! Who gives a damn about what other people have to say? Ya’ll are selfish as hell using her actions just to have a story! Petty as hell!
Theresa Marie Bryant says
Honestly, if someone has healthy, long hair I don’t care if they’re relaxed or natural because obviously they’re doing something right
Ni-Ni Patterson says
It’s funny because plenty of her ‘natural’ followers unsubscribed when they found out she relaxed her hair. Just goes to show you how much they cared about her emotions and situation before she went back ‘natural’ just recently.
Keep embracing division with this natural vs. relaxed foolishness if you want to, but I want no part of it. It’s really not that deep. Hair is dead no matter what state you decide to sport it in.
Joycelyn Lanae says
People have a right to unsubscribe. Idk why people think they have a relationship with Youtubers when you don’t. People watch her videos for tutorials and to receive information about NATURAL hair. Her perming her hair means she can no longer give them the information they need, so the only thing to do is to unsubscribe. I unsubscribed to a lot of Youtubers because they started to stray away from natural hair and started doing makeup and etc. I don’t wear makeup and I don’t need styling tips, so they become useless to me. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
Ni-Ni Patterson says
Obviously you didn’t get the point of my post, but alrighty then!
Audri Ruff says
Its her hair not my business…I still have her videos in my favorites on YouTube. The information she shares is whats important
Leticia 'Choc' Joshua says
It just hair….beautiful face lady
Leenayka Yulaykis Isaac says
She cray cray
Loren Manneh says
Beautiful sistha…make-up on point!
LocsNcurls Natural Hair Care says
been there and done that…….
Joycelyn Lanae says
I understand her situation, but I don’t understand why she would perm her hair due to stress unless she found natural hair to be a hassle in the first place. I have relatives dropping dead lately from left to right that were close to me, but I wouldn’t perm my hair because Its apart of me and I don’t view it as something difficult to deal with. I just find it weird that she found her hair being permed as a stress reliever when there are plenty of protective hairstyles she could have done so she wouldn’t have to deal with her hair. I think she wanted to perm it anyways and she’s using this as an excuse (IMO).
Ni-Ni Patterson says
You aren’t her, so you can’t say that her reasons for RELAXING (learn what a perm is) her hair are wrong. It’s just hair and DEAD in any state you wear it in.
Jenny JackJack says
Mind your business! Its not your hair.
Howard S. says
I like her no matter what. She’s has a beautiful personality and Spirit. This article feels neutral and I respect that. But her hair, her business
Agate Coffee Black Zetren says
Yeah she bigger but you and her have some of the same features
Agate Coffee Black Zetren says
You don’t think? My bad
Kashmere Noel says
I could understand disappointment that your natural hair idol suddenly came off the wavelength that caused you to idolise her in the first place, but getting all judgemental and angry? No. I couldn’t get that emotional over someone elses hair lol. Some people are talking as if she got a relaxer and a pair of shears to THEIR hair! Lol
EbonyCPrincess says
My thought when I saw her relaxed hair update were shock like everyone else, but also concern and love. It was obvious that there was something so much more serious than hair going on in her life and my heart went out to her in dealing with whatever trials she was facing. I’ve never known her to be a natural hair “advocate” though, just someone who decided to transition and show her journey and styles. Not necessarily a pro-naturalista like some vloggers. Anyway, I hope her second BC has relieved some of the stress she’s enduring and that hair is one less thing she has to worry about.
tmw says
Never heard of her until now and find it amusing there was so much drama over one person’s hair choices… 🙂