I first saw this story on yesterday, and certainly it is a controversial topic since race is sort of the center of discussion here.
Before I lay into the meat of the matter, let me tell you what happened. An African American college professor, Dr. Lisa Thompson went to TGF salon in Houston Texas and wanted to get her hair done by her regular stylist.
She was told that her regular stylist no longer worked there so she asked a white stylist who we just know as Joanna if she could do her hair. For some, this would seem a bit strange, because if your stylist isn’t there, typically you wouldn’t take the chance with someone else. On the other hand you go to a salon which is part of a branded chain you kind of expect that everyone will have the same skill set right? Maybe not!
The white stylist told Dr. Lisa that she could not do her hair, because she doesn’t ‘do African American hair’. The way the story came across was that the white stylist admitted over and over that she could not do African American hair because she did not have that skill, she said she had a black friend and every time she did her hair, she always messed it up.
Here’s the thing, here we have a salon clearly branded in a way that you would believe that all stylists would have the same skill set. They should be qualified enough to do all types of hair, including natural African American, textured hair.
If this were not true then the company is at fault in advertising as such. Of course they knew were wrong because they since then issued an apology to Dr Lisa Thompson with the following statement:
“We apologize to Dr. Thompson for her experience in our salon. At TGF, we are committed to creating a welcoming environment for all of our guests. We will provide additional training for our staff at this location and hope that she will consider giving us another opportunity, which will be complimentary.”
The other thing to consider is that the same refusal could very well have come from a black stylist who like the white stylist may not have the skill set to do natural hair.
You and I know that there are black stylists out there who still are not qualified to do natural hair and who definitely need training in that area. Why would I take the risk to have my hair done by them only to be disappointed? If that had happened the conversation today would be completely different.
If it was me, it would be more like, “You WON’T be doing my hair!”
Exactly so Racheal!
Why would you let a white person do your hair..they know nothing of our hair texture..
ive had some white stylists successfully style my hair in its natural state. And ive seen white stylists work with black hair (like the one on CharyJay channel during her salon trips.) her being white isnt the issue, its the lack of education in schooling about natural black hair thats the issue.
Thank you so much for your comment. This clearly is not about the race of the stylist but her lack of education regarding different hair types. At least she was honest even if it was not in the most professional way. I myself experienced this attitude when my hair was relaxed some 20 yrs ago. I decided when I went to beauty school 20 yrs ago that money was green and I would learn to do all types of hair and that attitude has served me well over the years.
Agreed – At least she admitted she didn’t know what she was doing and prevented someone from having a bad hair day.
You are right! I think the stylist was just being honest, not racist.
wrong, Robin, I have had many white ppl fix my hair. they did a better job than the black stylist.
Robin,would never let a white person do my hair either. The same way you dont see a bunch of white ppl in black salons. Most white ppl have to ask black friends when they adopt a black child because they don’t know what to put in the hair. So I agree with you,just because some have had some good experiences doesn’t mean that’s the majority. I think her training should have helped but she was honest I don’t know how to do it instead of jacking up her hair.my man is a Barber of predominately Black and Puerto Rican when a white man sits in his seat he usually wants the crew down look with the clippers not the scissors,but he has had his run in with white men who want the scissor effect and though he is trained that’s not what he’s use to doing so he tells them I’m not the Barber for you. He’s not missing no money.
One of the best hair-cuts I’ve ever had was by a white stylist. The best weaves and braids I’ve ever had were done while I was in Korea and it was done by Korean women.
I’ve had a rainbow of people style my hair with great results. Not all hairstylist are trained to do black hair and I respect that. Move on to the next.
There are white stylists who are trained and able to style, treat and cut black hair in its natural and treated form, just as much as there are black stylists who are unable to do all of the above to a high/good standard
Not all black stylist can do and treat hair. They just want to get it as straight as possible no matter the consequences.
Thank you.
It goes both ways I prefer to do African natural hair over white straight hair.. To me it is easer to style! There is so much you can do with textured hair that you can’t get to look right on straight non textured hair!
Who goes to a white person to get their hair done?
I do- I go to get my hair cut and hi-lighted.
Ok well I can see your point there but I have enough black people mess up my hair so I don’t go to anybody lol
i do. a white lady @ JC Pennys salon did my relaxer and i got plenty compliments.
Relaxing hair is a standard salon procedure…
I do ! When they shave my side cut and do prints on it
Okay. How about a white person to do natural UNRELAXED hair. Anyone?
I have a bunch of times. No burned smell and awesome cuts. They use a tiny bit of heat and it works for me. I’ve had more hair breakage from black salons than white ones.
I had one white girl that could press with the best.
If they can do hair (any type), why not?
I Do!!!!
I do..My hair is natural “unrelaxed”. I go to a salon where I have a white young lady and an Asian lady that does my hair.. Color & cut..Who ever is available..Both do an excellent job…Especially with the 3 dimensional color & highlights.
I do..My hair is natural “unrelaxed”. I go to a salon where I have a white young lady and an Asian lady that does my hair.. Color & cut..Who ever is available..Both do an excellent job…Especially with the 3 dimensional color & highlights.
Then she doesn’t want my kind of money. At least you won’t leave the salon looking like you have been butchered lol
I like styling natural hair better.. I have many who come to me!
It’s a lady in my local Walmart salon that is white and I only trust her to straighten my hair whenever I go to a salon and get it done. She understands hair period. I haven’t had any heat damage going to her.
Lots of ppl , lots of celebs have white stylists as well , I real stylist can deal with all textures
I’ve actually had better results with some of the white stylists than black! Not always though. A lot of times black folks can’t do their own hair. It’s not nice but somewhat true. I don’t discriminate as long as you try and can be honest.
I used to when I had weaves to get a good cut, I couldn’t find a black person that was good with a pair of scissors.
This question is ignorant …. So freakin ignorant. Blk ppl need to get out of that mindset
The first person to press out my hair was White. Please know that its the difference in textures not race.
I had a white stylist and 90% of her people was black she did it all. Men would come in and get their twist done over and get a lining up she really did good. I have 4c hair and my hair always looked great. If I had not left the city she still would be doing my hair.
When I wore my hair relaxed my beautician did all races.
People keep throwing around ‘relaxed’. Ok show me where a non black person is who can do kinky curly black hair. I have seen several but it is VERY rare compared to the amount who can work with relaxed black hair.
Exactly!!!
I can’t do kinky hair hence I stay with a relaxer..
Well you forget that when they have biracial children, who they’re sending their biracial children to, to get the hair done… black people! Majority of whites don’t know NOTHING about African hair!
Nothing wrong with that. If she don’t know, she don’t know. Rather she be honest than mess up my hair for a quick buck.
Same thing I was thinking! Lol
Exactly she was honest
Right she was honest
If be so grateful yes thank u spare me!
did you see the VIDEO!!!
its the way she said it!! YALL KINDA HAIR!!! I DONT WANNA EVEN TOUCH IT!!! IM SCARED TO TOUCH IT!!!
its funny how you cant get it !?! by her tone!! if you didn’t find that OFFENSIVE something is definitely wrong with your character!
pitiful!
pitiful!
pitiful!
No I did not see the video nor would I let a Caucasian person who is not educated about black hair work on mine. But judging from your tone about my opinion. I question your character. Fb is about exchanging thoughts and opinions on various subjects. I don’t mind replies that are not in agreement with mine. But character attacks such as yours are the worst. You have a good evening and be blessed.
This happened to me a few weeks ago. I went to Ulta for a wash and blow out, mind you before I even made the appointment I asked if the stylist know how to do my type of hair and they said yes man long story short she fucked it up so I believe honest is the best policy when it comes to hair
Exactly. You have to know how to handle Afro hair because it is different…so I don’t see the problem. It would be a problem if she refused to purely because of her race…slight difference.
She wasnt being racist. She was telling the truth, she doesn’t know what she’s doing. I went to a chain salon and came out looking like a lion… It took me years to even find a black beautician who knew what to do with my hair… For years they would try to convince me “you should get a relaxer, it would make it so much easier” smdh
A lot of black hairdressers have ruined my hair!..and they have been the one telling me to get it relaxed.
A lot of black hairdressers mistreat black hair.
And I have tried A LOT!..both here in Denmark and in London! And they all ruined my hair.
I have black hairdressers telling me that they wouldn’t do my hair until it was relaxed or straightened!
Exactly! I’ve been natural for 10 years and it took me 5 of those years to find a black stylist to do my hair correctly! We can’t jump all on the white stylists when our black stylists don’t even know about our hair.
I know I see a style I want and tell them my hair isn’t relaxed and they act like I have done some kind of crime by not straightening it. The *struggle* continues.
Lmao hey Mufassa I’ve had the same experience
It’s sad to say but most black women who try to manage their hair in its natural state can’t. Only because they were taught at young ages that the creamy crack was the ONLY way to manage it. I myself have had relaxers until I became pregnant and refused to put it in my hair. Transitioning wasn’t easy but I’m grateful I did and so is my hubby. However I totally agree that black hairdressers should be very well educated with every texture our hair comes in period. It’s makes NO SENSE that a lot of black hairdressers do more damage then good for our hair.
I completely agree. Im half asian, and my black family members told my mom to put the creamy crack in my hair so that she can “manage” it. I stopped getting it at 17 because of bad chemical burns i would always get. I now have keyloids on my scalp from it… I swore not to ever introduce my children to that mess!
Don’t be offended, just be glad that she was honest if u want your hair. It’s not racist it honest. Everything is not about race.
No that’s not racism basically the white woman,which is understandable, is inexperienced with our texture. That’s like going to a baseball coach and getting mad that he didn’t teach you how to play football.Both are sports,but different categories just like hair-both are hair just different textures
if you actually went to school for becoming a hair stylist you should be able to do any type of texture whether your client is white or black .
I agree with you. And Caucasians are not the only ones doing this, some African Americans do this as well
Sequoia Jefferson Yes, ma’am…I’ve seen it. And yes, some have tried and messed up royaly…using too high heat, killing curl patterns, etc. You are absolutely correct!
Most cosmetology schools only touch up really quickly on black hair care, like how to perm, and I don’t even think they make their students do an actual perm. There should be whole schools dedicated to black hair care… I respect her honesty, I’ve taken my daughters in to get trimmed and the girl reassures me she knows what she’s doing, only to take the ponytail down and then it’s written all over her face, she doesn’t know what she’s doing We’ve left places because I know from talking to them that they don’t know what they are doing, and if someone says I don’t know what to do, I thank them for their honesty.
exactly!!! @terica
Not true I taught at many a beauty school and they just don’t teach black hair maybe one day of relaxer and Jheri curl you would have to go to a black school or vocational school to learn black hair
My thoughts exactly, a stylist should be able to handle all textures. I never saw this as a racist thing, just incompetence in doing a job.
Yes but I seriously doubt nonblacks get much experience in that regard. Let’s face it most nonblack stylists will not have AA customers anyway so learning how to do our hair is not a priority…and that’s fine with me…let me go to the person that knows what they are doing.
Carina if thts the case you know that she was coming into a diverse job then she should have attended a pro dominant black school then if she planned on being in a diverse salon .
That’s not always the case. I went to and graduated cosmetology school but was never taught in depth about ethnic hair. The deepest we go is braids, chemical relaxers, and going over (pretty briefly) why ethnic hair is so different; but nothing too in depth. In the year i was in school, I only had one black lady come in. And it was only for a wash and flat iron. I kept asking questions to make sure i was doing everything right. I felt like a total idiot but id rather ask questions and do it right than mess it up. She was super nice too which made it a little easier.
I was one of those customers and later put myself in school. I do think Its important to know how to do ALL types of hair so your not that stylist that butchers a black woman’s hair
Not true. The curriculum is not set up to teach much on ethnic hair. I graduated from cosmetology school. Fortunately, I was comfortable doing white hair also. There were many great stylist that I was in school with who are black and a beast with our hair, but couldn’t do or didn’t feel comfortably doing white people’s hair. Maybe the curriculum has changed some since 2004. I hope it has.
it has im in cosmetology school right now & we deal with ALL types of textures not just a specific texture .
All cosomtology schools do not. Some do and based on location haven’t had the practice. A appreciate honestly cause if the last time you did AA hair was in school 3 yrs ago. You will not touch my hair.
Most black ppl ding know how to care for their own natural hair without a relaxer….you can’t expect white ppl to
It is like saying if you went to school to become a medical Dr you should be able to treat anyone. And we all know that is not the case, medicine like every career is specialized.
The curriculums may not be set up that way, but once you hit “the floor” ANY thing that walks through that door you’re supposed to be able to do… With the help of an instructor! If a white lady came in there with SUPER CURLY OR COARSE (which some of them have) I think she would have at least attempted to do it. I don’t think she just should have said ” I can’t do it “
thank you Octavia
thank you Octavia
Majority of black people don’t know how to manage their hair in its natural state.
I hope that’s not true.. You were born with it.
Thank you Captain Obvious! A lot of black women use heat or chemicals to straighten our hair from an early age so we may not be used to working with it.
Very true Shantel, coming from a background of hairdressing for 10yrs, this statement is most true whether people believe it or not.. For the very fact that you mentioned.. Most their life was spent altering it. This natural hair movement has been the first .. I believe ever that women with kinky hair are giving their own hair a shot and learning more on how to manage it.
Not offended at all. I wouldn’t want anyone white doing my hair if they are not trained properly.
And quiet as it’s kept.. 9 out of 10 black beauticians cant do black hair unless its relaxed.
Right.
preach!
Kasey Brown
Exactly
I would be glad she was honest, rather jacking my head up. It’s not racist, everyone doesn’t have the skill to enhance the beauty of a Queen. #dontkillmycrown
I don’t see anything wrong with that response. I don’t think it’s racist. She said she’d tried and failed before to properly handle black natural hair and I appreciate her willingness to say she’s not comfortable trying again on that customer. A lot of stylist would not admit their inexperience and I’d be way more upset if someone put their hands in hair knowing they didn’t know what they were doing rather than just letting me know they don’t. Every little encounter that has to take in to account some racial matters is not some racist crime against black people. If a black stylist did the same to a white client this would be a non issue.
So what! The woman don’t do naural african american hair what’s the big deal! Why would a black woman with natural hair go to a white stylist anyway! Makes no sense
Your last comment is ignorant …. Their are plenty of white stylist who does blk celebs hair and I know a few as well who does friends
Would ppl rather her lie and say she can do your hair, then mess it up?
why would you even go to a white hairstylist and you have natural hair?
Then she should say I don’t KNOW how to do AA hair not I don’t do your kind of hair. Alot of times the way something is said determines how another person is going to take it.
Thank you!!! That’s exactly how I feel..
we fear the unknown, simple as that. she doesn’t know how to do African American hair. She was brave enough to tell the truth despite the fact that it could (or has, for some folks) make her seem racist. I’m sure this scenario has happened in reverse… white woman walks in and sistas lookin around like “who gone take her?” it’s not racist at all. You don’t ask a plumber to trim your trees. Yes it’s just hair, but the way each persons is cared for is extremely different.
I went to cosmetology school and they really don’t teach you how to do black hair let alone natural hair. They only teach the basics. She was not being racist.
It’s not a racial issue it’s a lack of training issue.
“your kind of hair” means the type of texture not the type of person.
Black people aren’t the only people with textured hair.
And honestly of someone if comfortable enough as a professional to say I am not comfortable with doing your hair I would appreciate the honesty so that my hair didn’t get ruined.
I’m speaking as a fellow cosmetologist in saying she made the right call if she couldn’t give professional results to the client . she just needed to use better verbage to explain that it’s her lack of experience that is the reason why the service cannot happen.
Thank u. I just had to tell sumone else that… lol
Spot on!
Agree she wasnt trained how to do African Americans hair
She needs a course in the right language to use totally not professional
I appreciate her honesty. But, I’ll also say this… if you’re going to be a hair stylist, you should have some experience working with all types of hair.
Sounds good but highly unlikely. That’s like saying all teachers should be able to teach every subject. You normally find your area of expertise and stick with that.
Yeah I have to agree ,with candy worry free Baylor. I went to to different hair schools and the first one I attended was an all black beauty school who taught the basics of styling, but we only styled black folks hair. The second one I attended was predominantly white ppl with a splash of blacks who actually got their hair done by white girls only if their hair was straight though. I on the other hand learned how to do both,but I can say I only specialized in short cuts only.
I had a similar experience. When I made the appt with a stylist she was ready to go. When I got there and told her that my hair wasn’t relax she instantly became nervous. Scared to even touch my hair. Instead of recording her and getting offended I asked why. She calmly told me of the two experiences she had taking care of natural hair and the tongue lashing she got both times because she didn’t get their hair super straight.
Long story short, I told her what I usually do to my hair, to use lots of conditioner and a wide tooth comb. When my hair was done, the stylist thanked me for letting her know about my hair and giving her more confidence to do natural hair. Sometimes the unknown can be scary.
I’m a cosmetologist and an instructor, I wouldn’t dare let anyone of my students leave the school without mastering in all types of hair. Doing so will put an limitation on their skills and money. I don’t believe in the words “I can’t”.
I don’t agree. Just as many people study law and then specialise in one particular field of law, say taxation, entertainment law, criminal law or human rights law, stylists may choose to specialise. Some stylist, white or black, are diverse enough to do anyone’s hair (think Ted of What Not to Wear) while others stick with what they know and what they’re accostumed to (think Nick Arroyo, also of What Not to Wear fame – as he never really could produce a satisfactory hairstyle on the black ladies who graced his chair [by my esteem].) So, again, everyone has their preference with regards to specialisation and everyone has their customers… it’s a business, and to have a successful business, one must know their customers. The young lady was correct in refusing to do the Dr.’s hair rather than mess it up for a quick buck. I guess, and I could be wrong, the Dr. Lisa wanted the young lady to at least try or offer to use her to learn black hair and perhaps forge a new client-type relationship – it seems to me that Dr. would not have mind being the young lady’s guinea pig in that respect, which that might have smoothed things over a bit more or even. Another solution might have been to point out another stylist who might have the the skill set to help Dr. Lisa. Attitude and willingness to be helpful, along with a brilliant smile and authenticity goes a long way in customer service and business.
I am not mad at her. I rather her tell me then for her to have her hands in my hair and dont know what she’s doing.
exactly
No it is not racism…I appreciate the honesty…I dont want your hands in m y hair if you dont know what you are doing….I have had a white hair dresser not put conditioner on my hair because he thought “we” didnt need it….he was not being racist he was being ignorant…two different things….ignorant is void of information…racism is when you know exactly what you are doing and you are doing based off of someone’s color etc
Hello! You better be glad she announced it, before it was too late.
I honestly don’t think that the stylist was in the wrong. She was just being honest. And if she would have done her hair & it would have been messed up, then she woulda been mad and ready to take some type of action. The stylist was doing herself and the client a favor!
I honestly don’t think that the stylist was in the wrong. She was just being honest. And if she would have done her hair & it would have been messed up, then she woulda been mad and ready to take some type of action. The stylist was doing herself and the client a favor!
This is not racist…It’s better to be honest to customers regarding your skills…
I’d much rather a hair dresser say she can’t do it than to screw up my hair and I have to cut it all off.
Its not white hair nor black hair its called different textures of hair and its just honesty why would she do her hair if she don’t know what she doing. Would that not lead to loss suit. I refuse to do short hair if I can’t grip it. A cosmetologist that license has the right to say no specially if that’s not the area of their specialties…stop making everything a race thing I’m just saying
This baffles me. Why would you, as a black person, want her or any other white stylist to do your hair anyway?? There are many black stylists out there that know how to manage our hair type. This topic is getting unnecessary attention. Besides, she wouldn’t know what to do with your hair anyway coz she hasn’t been taught how to style it. And quite frankly, that’s okay because – once again – we are capable of doing this ourself.
No this is not racist. I’m trying to go natural, and the last person I would go to is a white stylist, to be honest, I would never go to a white stylist.
I wouldn’t have thought anything racist about it. I’ve been told by back people thru don’t know what to do with my hair. My mom does it. She’s white and she says they didn’t teach get in school
Well, if she couldn’t do it…she couldn’t. She probably just didn’t have enough experience.
She may just not know how? Why would a African American look to any other race to do their hair anyway that’s common damn sense, leave her alone smh
My hairstylist is actually a white guy. I’ve been going to him for yrs and my hair is healthier than ever. Both natural and when it was relaxed, so that’s not true. All a matter of training. I’ve had white stylists say they don’t know how to do black hair and I’ve had black stylists who don’t know how to do natural hair. Not that uncommon, but definitely not racist.
Because a good stylist can come in any race.
Yea, the training that she honestly said she ddnt have, and that’s ok at least she’s telling the truth up front.
And your situation with your stylist is literally one in a million lbs
It seems that the employee was just frustrated with the professor’s continual questioning. If the employee didn’t feel comfortable doing the professor’s hair, the professor should have respected her decision. You can’t make someone do your hair. Just take your business somewhere else. My sister told me she doesn’t do natural hair and referred me to someone else. I respected that and moved on with no ill feelings.
Why would you go to her in the first place?
I’m sick and tired of reading, white versus black on this and that issue, its a hairdresser who happens to be white who doesn’t have the experience to work on black natural or textured hair??, and to be completely honest its like asking a dentist to look at my car??!! Go figure…….
Y’all took up my news feed for this nonsense smh?.. I’m glad she was honest instead of messing up somebody’s hair!
I honestly don’t want someone who can’t do my hair in my head. So if she doesn’t do black hair, be grateful she forewarned you and not leave your hair jacked up.
I don’t think it’s racist maybe she really doesn’t know how to do black hair a lot of white hair stylists don’t know how to do black people hair it’s not a big dead I’d rather her be honest than to do it and mess it up
This is a stupid conversation, of cause it isn’t racist if she can’t do it she can’t do it, damn some black hairdressers don’t know how to handle natural afro hair either. Take the woman’s face off fb and stop the foolishness!,
Be offended and make her do your hair, but if you leave that salon looking like Fire Marshal Bill, don’t be mad. That’s not her expertise and she told you.
Cosmetology schools teach to their location. The stylist is not racist she was just being honest and it’s a lack of education not enough different cultures in the area.
Stop trying to make something out of nothing. She know her limitations and or her skill sets.
Be upfront with that, please and thank you!
Is this really still going viral? There are quite a few ppl that can’t do AA hair. Heck, we are just now getting acquainted with our natural hair again. Its no big deal. Just find someone who can. Atleast she was honest. And who would go to a stylish that doesn’t specialize in natural hair anyway?
I’ve gone to a salon for a basic wash and blow dry and was told by the stylist that they could not service my hair-type (relaxed at the time). Although I appreciate the honesty and their need to not risk someone walking out of their salon looking like a busted ox, it did make me feel slightly stricken. I didn’t think a basic wash/blow dry on relaxed hair required a completely different skill set. However, if someone does not feel comfortable working with my hair, I don’t want them to, anyway. I walked out the salon and did not turn back.
As it seemed to me that this stylist was antagonized by the patron, I don’t think it is fair to address whether her message delivery was appropriate or not. Topics that even remotely refer to race are always sensitive and there is no way to talk about “black hair” without striking a cord even a little (hence why I felt stricken when it happened to me). However, I have enough critical thinking to not blow it out of proportion.
However, I did find interesting the statement in the article that said that that the stylists that cater to black hair at the salon must know all hair types, but it is not mandatory that all stylists cater to black hair. I believe the salon can choose to cater to whatever hair-type they want, but they may want to review that aspect of their business a little bit deeper and the consumer should bear that in mind when they choose whether to entrust the care of their hair to this salon.
This article is ridiculous… And to ask if this is racism is race-baiting. The stylist was secure enough in her (lack of) skill set to say, repeatedly that she cannot do textured hair. What’s the problem? NEWS FLASH…, it’s a skill, and just like walking and chewing gum…, if you don’t do it REGULARLY, it’s not something you’re gonna be good at. That was honesty, not racism!
She could have totally ruined her head…, causing the earth to spin off its axis… (sistas, y’all KNOW what I’m talking about), and seriously, we ALL KNOW stylists of color that can’t “do” our hair
Thanks for stopping racism where their isnt
Thanks for stopping racism where their isnt
Why is this a big deal? The woman said she can’t do it so let it go. Standing there asking the same damn question over and over just to get it on camera for what? What point was she trying to prove? At least the stylist was honest and didn’t put her hands in her head and mess it all up. Yeah she just wanted a wash and blow, sounds easy but everybody doesn’t have the same end results. And yes some will argue that as a stylist you should know how to do every hair texture. Well, not every cosmetology school teaches how to do ALL types of hair and I know that first hand. All I can say is stop bringing attention to something so petty. Goodness!
Stop slandering the woman at least she was honest. As a licensed cosmetologist I will be the first to say you will never know everything there is to know about hair skin and nails. Stop race baiting. I would rather her honesty than if she would have burned the girl’s hair out then she would have still caught flack. I personally do all types of hair but still don’t tease white hair all that great. If you arent a licensed professional its really not fair to tell her what she should and shouldnt know how to do. She didnt refuse her because she was black she refused because she truly didnt feel like she would do well, at least she was real about it.
I don’t want nobody playing in my hair who don’t know what they’re doing. I don’t see the problem.
This lady is being honest. It is the fault of cosmetology schools not making African American hair apart of their curriculum!
This clearly is not about the race of the stylist but her lack of education regarding different hair types. At least she was honest even if it was not in the most professional way. I myself experienced this attitude when my hair was relaxed some 20 yrs ago. I decided when I went to beauty school 20 yrs ago that money was green and I would learn to do all types of hair and that attitude has served me well over the years.
Did this fool say to go to the Third Ward where they have flat irons and clippers on deck…? XD XD
This lady has a TWA and is still in the fairly “easy” stages. She’d probably be happier with the results she’d get with a couple of hours’ worth of research on the hair forums and a decent tourmaline iron. Or, if it was just for a special occasion, a Dominican salon (although they often won’t style natural hair either).
I assume all stylists are equally likely to mess up my hair. The only things I even entertain going to them for are things I can’t (proficiently) do on my own: cuts and color. Even then, I will be pre-straightened/blown out/detangled before I let them anywhere near my head.
I wonder if they offered her the old black stylist’s new location or contact info…or if she asked? Neck-Rolling White Chick wouldn’t have even been a consideration, lol.
Welllllll Here’s a different perspective: WHen I went to cosmetology school, I was taught that hair is hair, and any head of hair could face a similar challenge as another head of hear, no matter from whom it grew. Later as a stylist, I did all kinds of hair. In the salon, in an area which was majority Black and had majority Black customers & all Black stylists, The other stylists didn’t do any other hair but Black hair, so they sent everyone else to me. We were booth renters, so that was fine with me! But, the one thing they never did was actually say they didn’t do a particular type of hair-they just sent the customer to me as the “next available” stylist. The whole thing may have been received differently if a stylist said they didn’t do a certain type of hair, because whether it is just a fact or not, it doesn’t sound very good.