Whippin'

Miss Willow has done all of us a great favor and has come out with a club hit, celebrating not only her youth, but her hair. At only 9 years old, she has shaken up the way in which not only young Black children see their hair, but all kids. Obviously, there is a pun intended where she is in the school talking about whippin' her hair, as she wears her braids and a cotton candy afro-mohawk, but still. It's obvious that The Smiths have done an amazing job in how they have Miss Willow growing up. She's confident and has self-validated herself with this song.

This reminds me of Halloween this past weekend after going out and seeing all the crazy hairstyles Black women had to go along with their costumes. It just reminds me how many options I have with my hair and maybe dominant society should stop thinking that Black women only have three options for their hair: super straight or curly long hair. Or the stereotypical afro.

Options are endless.

Kudos to Willow.

kjt.