'Even if he (Chris Rock) wasn’t aware of Jada’s alopecia, he knows better than to use something so potentially sensitive to Black women in order to garner easy laughs, mostly from those who will never understand this hurt. '
In 2009, he released an entire documentary called Good Hair to explore this very topic: the effects of discrimination against afro-textured hair, and the lengths that Black women and girls, in particular, have gone to in the hopes of achieving straight and kink-free tresses – ‘good’ hair.
His film delves into the prevalence of chemical relaxers, or ‘perms’, and the damaging effects of long-term usage both physically and mentally. Not only have some perm users suffered hair loss due to the use of these products, but the pursuit of straight hair has also meant that some Black children grow up believing that their natural hair is wrong, or ugly.
Chris Rock is not oblivious to the struggle that generations of Black women and girls have faced in order to love their own appearances in a world that often encourages the opposite. Even if he wasn’t aware of Jada’s alopecia, he knows better than to use something so potentially sensitive to Black women in order to garner easy laughs, mostly from those who will never understand this hurt.
Plus, this wasn’t a joke said between Hollywood peers in passing, at a party or at a casual private event. When Chris poked fun at Jada’s appearance, it was on stage at the biggest night in film; a prestigious ceremony with cameras catching every moment and viewers all over the world. What may have been ‘just a joke’ to him could have had a much greater effect on the person it was aimed towards or the countless others who look like her, through choice or otherwise.
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