Anyone NOT going to see Chris Rock's movie, "Good Hair?"

[fyb87]

I'm just curious to know if anyone is NOT going to see this movie. I have no intention of seeing it because the name alone offends me. Perhaps it just brings up bad memories of people picking on me and not liking me when I was growing up because of my supposedly, "good hair." That I thought I was too good to play with them. When in actuality I was a tomboy and preferred to hang out with my brother and his friends.

Anywho, just wondering. When I heard that he was making a movie entitled, "Good Hair" I was like what the &*(&^ is really going on. erplexed erplexed I do know two people that went to a pre-screening and in their opinion it is very biased and seems to clump all black women together. I do wish I could make myself go and see it, but I would hate to be up in the movie theater getting ignorant and demanding my money back. Because I have a feeling I would.

 

[Nice & Wavy]

I'm not going to see it. I'm sure I will see it when it comes out on DVD.

 

[Leesh]

I'm not sure if I should post if I "do" want to see it, but I do, seems interesting.

 

[lovely008]

I would only see it for free.

 

[tdwillis]

I am iffy about this film too. The previews make it seem as if it simply talks about weaves and relaxers when there are a lot of different ways that we wear our hair. Also Chris Rock has made some comments in the past about Black women in his comedy sketches that have offended me. I am not sure I want to support anything of his.

 

[RockCreak]

I was debating myself at first, but then I said to myself... self , where did he get his information from. Who were his sources?

He better come correct with his information is all I'm saying or there will be issues!!!!!

 

[SugarBaby]

I'm just curious to know if anyone is NOT going to see this movie. I have no intention of seeing it because the name alone offends me. Perhaps it just brings up bad memories of people picking on me and not liking me when I was growing up because of my supposedly, "good hair." That I thought I was too good to play with them. When in actuality I was a tomboy and preferred to hang out with my brother and his friends.

Anywho, just wondering. When I heard that he was making a movie entitled, "Good Hair" I was like what the &*(&^ is really going on. erplexed erplexed I do know two people that went to a pre-screening and in their opinion it is very biased and seems to clump all black women together. I do wish I could make myself go and see it, but I would hate to be up in the movie theater getting ignorant and demanding my money back. Because I have a feeling I would.

I can understand if this was a personal issue from childhood sometimes those are the worst

IMO, Chris Rock is a comic and it should be taken just as that, the issue is an old one in our culture so I am not expecting anything but just laughs.

So if its biased, he ain't a documentarian director, he's a comic that is trying to enlighten (and poke fun) at people about an issue which really is so much apart of us.

Now if you were to say Chris is not funny and I don't find his humor funny thats another subject.

 

[msa]

I was going to until he made the comment on oprah that she looked like a slave in one of her old hair pics.

I'll wait til it hits cable.

 

[Makenzie]

I'm looking forward to seeing it.

 

[SugarBaby]

I was going to until he made the comment on oprah that she looked like a slave in one of her old hair pics.

I'll wait til it hits cable.

See, I thought it was funny when I heard him.

Thats a problem for comics, What someone thinks is funny another views as offensive.

 

[Kerryann]

i am not going to see it comic or not i think chris is extremely corny and this film makes it worst i dont know whats the recent obsession with black women and their hair these days

 

[Fine 4s]

I was interested until I read the reviews on this board...
So, now I'll wait for DVD and borrow it from a Netflix'er...

 

[fyb87]

I was going to until he made the comment on oprah that she looked like a slave in one of her old hair pics.

I'll wait til it hits cable.

WTH?? That is not funny to me!

 

[ImFree27]

nope I would not waste my money on that....not at alll.....this will be a bootleg that i would watch...

 

[JayAnn0513]

I'm going to see because usually I think he's funny and I want to see the audience reaction to it. Then of course I cant come back here and tear it to shreds if I don't see it can I?

 

[SugarBaby]

WTH?? That is not funny to me!

Did you catch the show when it aired?

 

[fyb87]

i am not going to see it comic or not i think chris is extremely corny and this film makes it worst i dont know whats the recent obsession with black women and their hair these days

I'm with you on this one. I thought once I got older I was done with this stuff. Now it seems like it's coming around again. erplexed

 

[MummysGirl]

Not seeing it because: apart from being in the UK and not seeing any promo for it on TV yet, I really don't care what he has to say.

I can't be bothered to pay to watch it, even if there's a PHENOMENAL movie out there about hair, I'll wait to watch it for free. I have more than enough info here and on the net

 

[Highly Favored8]

I on the fence. I prob. wait for video.

 

[crazydaze911]

nope I would not waste my money on that....not at alll.....this will be a bootleg that i would watch...

im with u - $5 bootleg it is - lol. No one would want to go with me to see it and i usually wait for documentary type things to come out on DVD anyways.

btw - off topic - but did anyone TOTALLY HATE 'i think i love my wife' - that other chris roc movie? now talk about OFFENSIVE lol

 

[it_comes_naturally]

Nope, not going to see it. He says he did this for his daughter that was raving over her friend's hair, but I'm not sure how this will change her opinion/help her.

 

[msa]

See, I thought it was funny when I heard him.

Thats a problem for comics, What someone thinks is funny another views as offensive.

Looking at a pic of oprah in grade school with two neat pigtails with bows on them and commenting "oh that must have been when you were a slave" is nowhere near funny. All it does is contribute to the denigration of natural hair in our society and I don't take that lightly.

I didn't find many of his other comments funny either so I already know I won't like the movie.

 

[TeeWhyAre]

I lifted this from the View Thread. I saw the movie and this is what me and my friend have been going back and forth on facebook about since last night. Here's my review:

it wasn't really all that good. it focused primarily on relaxed hair and weaves and where relaxers come from and the damage it causes and where weave hair comes from and then it talks about hair shows. has a bunch of black men in a barbershop complaining about not being able to put their hands through a black womans hair because she doesn't want him to mess up her weave and he doesn't wanna get his fingers trapped in her weave.

there are 3 naturals in the movie, sally richardson, tracie thoms, and a bald woman that i can't think of right now. there is a scene at santa monica high school where 4 girls, 1 natural and 2 relaxed/pressed and 1 braids girl. the 3 other girls told the 1 natural girl that if she had the best grades in law school and she came to interview in their firm they wouldn't hire her because her hair was unkempt. i felt like he didn't do a good job of honoring the history behind the deep seeded hair issues we have in our community.

It ends w/ tracie thoms (http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/48/70/0000034870_20061021022917.jpg) saying that natural hair is freedom.

that's it. no real discussion. no conversation, really, about natural hair. natural hair is covered a total of MAYBE 15 minutes in the film. That saddened me.

So, Chris Rock has everyone thinking ALL black women either have a weave or a relaxed or both.

Chris' final question in a movie is: So what is good hair? What do I tell my daughter? I tell her that what's in her head isn't nearly as important as what's on your head. Nothing about embracing the hair that's on your head.

It does have some interesting things in it such as how relaxer is made, the effects of relaxer on the skin of chicken & a soda can, the lack of black folks in the black hair business. It's really interesting from that perspective but even that is limited. I'm sure the slavery issue was lightly touched on but I'd have to see the movie again for any real scene to jog my memory.

Honestly, I'm pissed that Chris Rock made a movie entitled, "Good Hair." That in itself offends me. I guess I will be the only one NOT seeing this movie. Fom the sound of this thread and from the two people that I know that went to a screening I will not be missing anything. Apparently he has a one-sided view and wants to clump ALL black women together.

The not so funny thing about it is I want to see the movie so I can dislike him own my on merit. But, I would be MAD AS HELL if I agreed with my friends who saw the movie and go see it and pay for it with my own money.

 

[SugarBaby]

im with u - $5 bootleg it is - lol. No one would want to go with me to see it and i usually wait for documentary type things to come out on DVD anyways.

btw - off topic - but did anyone TOTALLY HATE 'i think i love my wife' - that other chris roc movie? now talk about OFFENSIVE lol

Now, that I agree with...I was totally offended by that movie.

I remember many members on here thought it was very funny, I was one of the few that thought it was garbage.

So not all comedy will appeal to everyone.

 

[Duff]

I have no interest in seeing this movie at the moment.

 

[SugarBaby]

Looking at a pic of oprah in grade school with two neat pigtails with bows on them and commenting "oh that must have been when you were a slave" is nowhere near funny. All it does is contribute to the denigration of natural hair in our society and I don't take that lightly.

I didn't find many of his other comments funny either so I already know I won't like the movie.

I understand.

I just posted how his movie I love my wife was so offensive to me and to many others they thought it was funny.

About the slave comment...I think it was the timing that added to it...I don't know..sometimes stupid funny is just stupid funny and its doesn't have a reason. Perhaps it is one of those things that you shouldn't laugh at but you laugh at anyway. (general you)

I can see your thoughts and the significance.

 

[Duff]

im with u - $5 bootleg it is - lol. No one would want to go with me to see it and i usually wait for documentary type things to come out on DVD anyways.

btw - off topic - but did anyone TOTALLY HATE 'i think i love my wife' - that other chris roc movie? now talk about OFFENSIVE lol

I did not like that movie at all either. also I'm not a Chris Rock fan and for the most part, I dont think he's funny.

 

[30something]

No, this issue/discussion has been like beating a dead horse into the ground for me. If it was an empowering informative movie about the phenomenal of bad black hair care practices and women working to overcome and fix that, I'd love to watch it. I was considering watching it but it seems to be a bit one-sided. It really concerns me when exposing new info to unaware audience that the info is one-sided.. because some people may walk away thinking that all black women have experience relaxer burning the hair off the scalp

 

[msa]

I agree with GeeLove. The movie doesn't adress his initial concern, which is teaching his daughters to love the hair they have.

And am I the only one annoyed with Chris and other black mens fascination with running their fingers through hair? The fact is, you can't do that with coils/kinks/naps. So how can you teach your daughters to love everything about their hair when you clearly covet a quality in your own woman's hair tat your daughters will never have...unless they relax.

 

[fyb87]

I lifted this from the View Thread. I saw the movie and this is what me and my friend have been going back and forth on facebook about since last night. Here's my review:

it wasn't really all that good. it focused primarily on relaxed hair and weaves and where relaxers come from and the damage it causes and where weave hair comes from and then it talks about hair shows. has a bunch of black men in a barbershop complaining about not being able to put their hands through a black womans hair because she doesn't want him to mess up her weave and he doesn't wanna get his fingers trapped in her weave.

there are 3 naturals in the movie, sally richardson, tracie thoms, and a bald woman that i can't think of right now. there is a scene at santa monica high school where 4 girls, 1 natural and 2 relaxed/pressed and 1 braids girl. the 3 other girls told the 1 natural girl that if she had the best grades in law school and she came to interview in their firm they wouldn't hire her because her hair was unkempt. i felt like he didn't do a good job of honoring the history behind the deep seeded hair issues we have in our community.

It ends w/ tracie thoms (http://l.yimg.com/l/tv/us/img/site/48/70/0000034870_20061021022917.jpg) saying that natural hair is freedom.

that's it. no real discussion. no conversation, really, about natural hair. natural hair is covered a total of MAYBE 15 minutes in the film. That saddened me.

So, Chris Rock has everyone thinking ALL black women either have a weave or a relaxed or both.

Chris' final question in a movie is: So what is good hair? What do I tell my daughter? I tell her that what's in her head isn't nearly as important as what's on your head. Nothing about embracing the hair that's on your head.

It does have some interesting things in it such as how relaxer is made, the effects of relaxer on the skin of chicken & a soda can, the lack of black folks in the black hair business. It's really interesting from that perspective but even that is limited. I'm sure the slavery issue was lightly touched on but I'd have to see the movie again for any real scene to jog my memory.

Thank you so much for providing your input! It seems people that saw it are saying the same thing. I'm going to have to take a pass!!