Afros Quote by Jami Floyd

When I was in high school, I was straightening my hair, trying to be something that I'm not.

— Ice Spice

I remember straightening my hair because I wanted to be like everybody else, and now the fact that anybody would emulate what I do?…

— Taylor Swift

I think when I first straightened my hair, I was a teenager. I don't believe that I was consciously doing it to look white…

— Tamron Hall

My parents pressed upon me that "In this world, you are a black woman," so I was political about my hair and would not…

— Jami Floyd

A lot of African American women wanted to emulate white women. But I said in my mind, rationally thinking, there is no way you…

— Claudette Colvin

When I have my Afro and walk down the street, there's no doubt that I'm black. With this [straightened] hair, if I talk about…

— Jami Floyd

When I was growing up all I ever wanted was straight hair as you want to be the same as everyone else but then…

— Vick Hope

As a child, I certainly wanted to have hair that I could grow long and flip around. I no longer want that. My own…

— Sophie Okonedo

Often hair is the way we are differentiated in this culture. To me the decision to straighten your hair is deeply political.

— Jami Floyd

In high school and college, I always, always straightened my hair. Don't ask why; I was just so into my image. Post-college, I started…

— Jessica McDonald

I don't have much choice these days in how I have my hair.

— Mackenzie Crook

My hair is really easy. I used to wear it very curly on air, but they prefer a smoother look on television. I just…

— Sunny Hostin