Opportunity knocks!
I know I'm a little late posting this story but if you
haven't seen it check it out below.
NEW YORK -- For most women of color, being asked "Can I
touch your hair?" (or the sensation of an uninvited hand already in her
tresses) is irritating and uncomfortable, to say the least.
However, on Thursday afternoon in New York City's Union
Square Antonia Opiah
extended an open invitation to all curious passers-by for an
exhibition called "You Can Touch My Hair." Opiah was exploring the
"tactile fascination" with black women's hair by gathering a trio of
women with different hair textures and styles (locks, straight/weave and loose,
natural hair) and allowing strangers the opportunity to fondle their follicles
without the fear of being cussed out or slapped. Bedecked with signs reading
"You can touch my hair," the ladies made their hair available for two
hours to anyone with the courage to take them up on the offer.
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