I am guilty of straightening my hair, using chemicals and endless 

blow drying and flat ironing, truth is I have curly hair. 

I was recently told about the "I love my hair video on sesame 

street"and how I had to see it and 

how it would make a great discussion. 
 

I read up on it and found that it was written by an italian father 

after he noticed his adopted daughter from Ethiopia playing 

with her dolls straight blond hair and wishing hers was just like it. 

The response he got from women was amazing, one woman was 

even brought to tears. 
 

After watching the video myself I can totally see why. 

This self loving video is amazing. It was made simply to 

show a child how beautiful they are as God has created them. 

Something we as a people have gotten so far from nowadays. 

On one hand it teaches children to love them self regardless 

of their hair, which is why I can see why a parent would love it. 

But on the other hand do we really need this video made by a 

white person teaching us, black people, to love ourselves? 

I know it doesn't need to go that far in relation to race, 

and it could be just another educational video on sesame street, 

but there is always a need to explore both sides. 
 

After watching the video, I don't know which side 

I was standing on. Like I said I myself have 

naturally curly hair and remembering wishing for 

straight hair growing up and wishing I didn't have 

to do so much work to maintain it. 

But my mother is black and she also taught me 

how to love my hair as it was a part of me 

that I could never change. 

It didn't take a video or song, but I have accepted and 

embrace my curls...

I guess in the end an innocent video teaching children how 

much their differences can actual make 

a difference never hurt anybody.