Beetz notes that for black women, hair is sometimes more than just hair: it’s an underlying representation of identity, femininity, and sexuality. And to this, I can relate — I think we all can. How many times have we complained, or nearly fallen into tears because of one bad hair cut, or refused to leave the house because our hair isn’t up to standard? The pressure of having "perfect hair" — whatever that means today — is even more intense for black women, especially those with kinkier textures.
"I have the confidence in other places, but I do attach my sense of beauty partially to my hair, which is why when I don't like [what] my hair [looks like] and I'm at an event, it's really emotional," she says. "It's emotional for a lot of people, but I think it would be a very different story if my texture [were] a softer, looser curl. I still get frustrated sometimes. I love my hair, I love the volume, I love how wild it is, but, certainly, I also think that it has taken up a lot of functional space in my life." This leads Beetz to tell me that this attachment to her hair is making her contemplate shaving it all off for a fresh, new beginning.
New Hollywood Hair
In the meantime, though, Beetz is noticing that Hollywood and the mainstream media are slowly starting to shift gears in regard to representations of natural hair. "The kinds of roles I've gotten in my career with my hair texture, I don't necessarily think I would have gotten 10 years ago, which is not that long ago," she says. [Some of those roles include a starring role as Donald Glover’s love interest in Atlanta and co-starring alongside Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2, two roles that Beetz told Vogue allowed her to wear her natural Afro. These include starring as Donald Glover's love interest in Atlanta and co-starring alongside Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2. Beetz explained to Vogue that her natural Afro was embraced as an essential for both roles in an empowering manner.
Outside of Hollywood, Beetz also sees improvements in terms of natural hair inclusivity in the beauty industry and in magazines, but she is fully aware that there is work left to do. "There are still models who talk about coming to set and people don't really know what to do with their hair. I definitely have experienced that before. It's wildly frustrating, I can tell you."
Beetz's Beauty
Just as society is still learning in terms of Afro textures, Beetz admits that she’s still learning about her own hair as well. "I still feel like every six months, I learn something new about my hair that I didn't know," she says. She gets an enthusiastic, excited lilt to her voice as she tells me her latest technique for more voluminous, loose curls: "I finally realized the braiding technique I can do at night that allows me, next day, to have the kind of braid-out that I like when I've just washed my hair. It's a new thing for me and I'm really excited about it." She credits YouTube for her latest tips and tricks on hair care.
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