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Nappyisms: Affirmations for Nappy-Headed People and Wannabes!

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For those contemplating nappturalness and for those on their journey to self: I highly recommend this book. Though not a napptural hair care "bible" or "how to" hairstyle book, I found this book written by Ms. Jones to be an affirming, supportive book for women of African descent to wear their God-given napptural hair in all of its awesome, bodacious, unique, gravity defying, creative, glory. It is rather humorous too; especially the witty "snap back" section that offers ways to deal with those who find it puzzling that a Black woman would dare to wear
her hair in a non-straightened, Eurocentric hair style.

This is a welcome book in my napptural hair care library. A big shout-out to Linda Jones for her book.

i enjoy this little book. it's full of "thoughts" and affirmations. to me it's just positive vibes that equip you for being in a world that doesn't always support the beauty of natural hair women. if you're looking for styling options and a lot of education about natural haist this book isn't it but if you're looking for something to reaffirm your decision to go or remain natural this is it. plus i like the author. she writes for several on-line columns and is the founder of a nappy hair affair, so i was glad to be able to support her work.

It is a funy and at the same time give you courage to live with the desision of being proud and feeling beautiful with your natural hair, BUT it could have been a litle bit more elaborated for example the essays .
You find great material in many websites so you would expect that in a book is even better.

If you, or someone close to you, has ever considered wearing their hair in its natural state (read: not pressed or chemically processed), then Nappyisms by Linda "Mosetta" Jones is a must buy! "Mosetta," who received her name from a friend because, like Moses, she has been chosen to lead her people to the Promised Land. The Promised Land for "Mosetta" is the unaltered texture of natural black hair.

Without being preachy, "Mosetta" provides readers with a booklet filled with informative segments, like stories on infamous "good hair" in the black community, a dictionary on nappy hair terms, and a helpful section full of quick come backs for nappy-headed people to use on others who ask silly questions about their decision to be sans chemicals. A perfect example of this would be the seven different choices of "snap backs" to the question of "What happened to your hair?" A sassy "snap back" of "It decided to stop pretending," is one of many retorts one could use on people who ask questions that are really none of their business.

The light-hearted way with which "Mosetta" treats the subject matter allows the book to come off as non-judgmental. She even has a 12 step "Permaholic" program outlined for people who are beginning their natural journey through "transitioning" or going for "The Big Chop" (all terms listed or described in the book). This is not a book that tries to describe how "bad" relaxers are, instead it seeks to give a voice to how beautiful natural black hair is and that's what puts it at the top of the list.

Anna

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