Soul Food: Chrisette Michele is "For Freedom Not For Beauty"

"For Freedom Not For Beauty"

//Excerpt [read full poem here]
"--Sometimes a flower grows when no ones watching.
Sometimes a bird sings and no one hears.
There’s a meadow no one runs on and a cloud no one names.

And what would the sky be with out the sun?
What would the earth be with out its rose?
They’d still be the sky and the Earth.

So perhaps there is a peace in becoming.
Perhaps the meaning is in the experience and not the sight.
Maybe a flower grows because it suffocates under ground.

Whether or not she is always noticed, beauty must become.

She doesn’t look for an eye.
She doesn’t listen for a voice.
She just becomes,
For Freedom Not For Beauty"

Beautiful words by Chrisette. I think people are afraid to go out and take risks, even with their own hair. But, it's just hair and it will grow back. So, when I discovered that she cut her hair I wasn't asking questions. Who cares why---really!? It's her decision and she made it for her own purposes, and in her case---FREEDOM.

one of my recent tweets: "#ifyoureallyknewme U would kno that im a NEW found believer tht HAIR IS JUST HAIR! Its not that serious! Cut it.Shave it. Be Fierce & Do u!"

The Reality of 'Shaving Your Head'

Posted on La La Vasquez's Twitter page: "covered my shave side because I had a mtging/audition and the shave side wasn't appropriate for the character..so I had to switch it up!"




[Reality sets in 4 a minute]: This is EXACTLY why people should not FOLLOW these "trends". Shaving a side of your hair might seem cool [in the beginning] until you realize that you have a job and this is [NOT] accepted! Especially, if you're not a celebrity, it's even MORE important for you to NOT shave your head. Because you saw someone famous [i.e. Cassie] does not validate you for doing so.

If you have [or considered] shaving your head, you should consider the following:
You do realize that you will not be able to do a quick pony tail [which is great on rainy days IMO]? You do realize that the other side of your head might take a while to grow back [& might not even grow back to it's original length]? You do realize that right?!

So, thank you Amber Rose. Thank you Cassie. && Thanks Kelis! But NOOOO thanks! I know the difference between what is right and what looks right [at first].

Alright, I'm done now :)