Natural Hair Criticism: Preference or Ignorance?

 by CluthWhen I wrote about ASAP Rocky’s beauty advice that dark-skinned women should stay away from red lipstick, more than a few readers commented saying he was just stating his opinion and he shouldn’t be attacked for it. Their thinking went: ASAP just happens not to like how red lipstick looks on darker skin tones — what’s so wrong with that?That logic reminds me of growing up around African-American boys who told me that they only found exotic-looking women with light skin tones and long, … [Read more...]