Rapper T.I.'s daughter, Deyjah, sparked debates on social media when she complained about inheriting her dad's 4c hair texture.
Deyjah wears expensive lacefront wigs with artificial baby hairs to cover her natural texture because she is unhappy with the look and feel of her kinky 4c hair texture.
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She took to social media on Saturday to share her struggle with her hair.
"i hate to say/admit it, buttttt ): I'm so sad that i have my dad's hair texture ): sad because it's so much to deal with/ manage ugh. sad because i feel like it just doesn't fit me nor is this texture one that’s appreciated or uplifted as much as the other hair textures."
i hate to say/admit it, buttttt ): i’m so sad that i have my dad’s hair texture ): sad because it’s so much to deal with/ manage ugh. sad because i feel like it just doesn’t fit me nor is this texture one that’s appreciated or uplifted as much as the other hair textures
— Deyjah Harris? (@yafavdeyj) August 27, 2021
"anytime i see someone with type 4 hair, i ALWAYS compliment them because i know how it feels to genuinely NOT like your hair/texture. i never want anyone to feel like that. it looks soooo bomb on other people, but me? yeah no."
anytime i see someone with type 4 hair, i ALWAYS compliment them because i know how it feels to genuinely NOT like your hair/texture. i never want anyone to feel like that. it looks soooo bomb on other people, but me? yeah no.
— Deyjah Harris? (@yafavdeyj) August 27, 2021
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4c hair is tightly coiled, densely packed curls that reverts quickly to its unrelaxed state when exposed to humidity.
Some Black women wear their natural 4c hair in braids or twists which they call "protective styles."
Deyjah wears expensive lacefront wigs that resemble bone straight Caucasian or Asian hair because she is unhappy with the texture and the look of her natural hair.
Deyjah covets women with bone straight hair like her stepmom, Tiny Harris.
The 20-year-old Gemini snapped back when one Twitter user mocked her for thinking she's light skinned so she should be blessed with wash-and-wear hair.
"I feel like it doesn't suit me"... ie: I'm lightskinndedd how dare the ni**a gods curse me like this."
"I feel like it doesn't suit me"... ie: I'm lightskinndedd how dare the nigga gods curse me like this??
— Byulie | MINGI?? (@atzpresent11) August 28, 2021
"actually no lol. i didn't even mention my skin color nor would i (being that it has nothing to do with hair texture)... obviously what you just said was a projection of possibly how YOUUUU feel about yourself."
actually no lol. i didn’t even mention my skin color nor would i (being that it has nothing to do with hair texture)… obviously what you just said was a projection of possibly how YOUUUU feel about yourself
— Deyjah Harris? (@yafavdeyj) August 28, 2021
But other women who also have 4c aka "nappy" hair sympathized with Deyjah.
I felt the same way I just ended up texturizing my hair because I didn’t like my hair so much, I hope that anyone that deal with it. Loves their hair one day.?
— Brat Doll. (@brctzdoll) August 27, 2021
I’m gonna speak for myself here and say both. Bc I know how frustrating it can be, how we don’t hear our texture being complimented, how we 2nd guess ourselves, etc. I wouldn’t change my hair, but I won’t say I’m ALWAYS comfy in it.
— ?Nae (@SunkissedNae_) August 28, 2021
I feel you 100%. I have been wearing my natural hair for a month now and it just doesn’t seem to do right and it is SO SO hard to manage and i even felt like i didn’t look pretty.. i have struggled but our type 4 hair texture is beautiful and i doesn’t define our beauty!
— Ava (@itsAvaBrooke2U) August 27, 2021
Yes I feel like this everyday, I be so close to relaxing it
— K. (@kayaniyla) August 27, 2021
Awwww you just gotta learn to love yourself mamas! Nothing wrong with the helair naturally growing from your head??
— thespirealtualworld.com (@spirealtual) August 27, 2021
Girl how yo own hair don't fit you ?
— Coke Whore ENT (@gr8vybby) August 28, 2021
Do you feel this way because you are light complexion? Only reason I’m asking is because I also have type 4 hair and I use to get picked on by my family members saying I’m light skinned with nappy hair.
— goddess (@iamgoddess2you) August 29, 2021
don’t feel down about it?? you can literally change your hair texture!!! just by changing your hair routine and using certain products, mine went from kinky all over, to only kinky in the back and looser/stretched curls in the front
— ????????????????? (@TheHoodFairy) August 28, 2021
Take some time to learn your hair and what works for your hair. It’s definitely a process to love our natural hair ina society that uplifts everything but textured hair. It’s a process but girl love every part of your kinky hair.
— Carolynn ? (@MysssDaviss) August 29, 2021
