Jada Pinkett Smith on her daughter Willow's buzz cut

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/jada-pinkett-smith-willow-smith-hair-critics-girls-should-not-be-a-slave-facebook_n_2198183.html?ir=Black+Voices The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be challenged. This is a world where women,girls are constantly reminded that they don't belong to themselves; that their bodies are not their own, nor their power or self determination. I made a promise to endow my little girl with the power to always know that her body, spirit and her mind are HER domain. Willow cut her hair because her beauty, her value, her worth is not measured by the length of her hair. It's also a statement that claims that even little girls have the RIGHT to own themselves and should not be a slave to even their mother's deepest insecurities, hopes and desires. Even little girls should not be a slave to the preconceived ideas of what a culture believes a little girl should be. My feelings exactly with the same being true for any length, color, texture, and style.

Lady Kawaii-In-The-Garden the Terminally Curious of the Order of the Long Haired Knights

Wow that is amazing and so true.

crossing the great expanse from mid back to waist
*chin*shoulder*apl*bsl*mbl*waist*hip* :]

I also agree, I think it's great that a prominent media figure is helping to empower women, although it does bother me a little that she seems to possibly be equating long hair with sticking to preconceived cultural ideals. I'm probably just reading to much into it though, I doubt she really meant that. I wish more women,especially mothers,had that kind of attitude.

I totally agree.

Plus, Willow is really fashion-forward and trendy, not to mention *gorgeous*!

I think she's a great role model for young girls to have fun with their looks & not necessarily have to conform to what is 'acceptable' these days.

{ APL, BSL?, WL }

6" to waist? !

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Very open minded attitude, I like it!

She does make it sound like if you have long hair (and choose to) that maybe you're the 'bad' one? Or is it just me?

Very cool statement.

I don't think she's implying anything negative about long hair. She's defending her daughter's choice to have very short hair. Sometimes I feel we (on this forum) jump-in to defend long hair where there is no need. She's not saying long hair = bad or old-fashioned. She is saying her daughter's beauty is not defined by her hair. Period.

I wish I had a mom like that

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter.
Try again. Fail again. Fail better. (S. Beckett)

Good for her! I wish more people understood this.

I agree with her people shouldn't be judged by their hair length or physical attributes.

I miss my long hair.

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