Thank you Viola Davis

[malaise]

Love your natural hair at the Oscars - enough of all these wigs.

[yellerpup]

1. She's gorgeous.

Can't wait to see her with her Oscar.

[malaise]

2. She's wearing a fabulous emerald color gown

I'm so sick of the wigs and weaves - it's a nice political statement from 'the help'.

She said as much on the red carpet.

[yellerpup]

6. She looks fresh and beautiful.

The wig/weave thing also leaves me cold. She smart to go authentic with this look. When she speaks tonight, people will be paying attention. She's doing everything right.

[malaise]

9. Which woman or man will speak about the vaginal probe??

It must happen

[noiretextatique]

3. she looks great! love the haircut

i cut off my locs last year, and i am loving my short hair.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. +10

[malaise]

5. I cut mine off in 2010

I used to wear it short when I was a university student but it was long for decades.
This is so easy.

[noiretextatique]

8. it's a lot easier and cheaper than weaves

women spend a grip on weaves. and sorry, sistahs...everyone knows you bought that hair. girls from east oakland, sporting hair from east india...gotta write that poem

[malaise]

10. It speaks volumes about self- hatred

I detest it

[noiretextatique]

11. likewise

and i hate that it is so widespread, and that women who cannot afford their rent as wasting money like that.

[malaise]

13. It's crazy

I'm still to figure out what happened. I thought we were over that back in the s
1960s and 70s.

[noiretextatique]

12. likewise

and i hate that it is so widespread, and that women who cannot afford their rent are wasting money like that.

[jaysunb]

19. Blasphemy !

How dare you to tell such truths in front of strangers....you're just like that Chris Rock fellow and his exploration of this issue. Cmon, they didn't the message then so lets all get w/ the program.

[malaise]

21. I also love the fact the plus size actresses are no longer treated like

diseased folks on the red carpet.

[noiretextatique]

22. in another thread, OP was called a racist

because she hates the white, male, republicons who are trying to turn back the clock on women's healthcare. as told the criers: they are white men, and there is nothing "racist" about saying that. and furthermore, white male political hegemony has been the truth in this country since its inception...and it still is. only recently have things begun to change.
these truths may be ugly, but i'm gonna tell 'em

[malaise]

23. Why would anyone call an OP racist for exposing

patriarchy.
People need to study the meaning of progressive.

[noiretextatique]

32. they actually believe describing white men as white men

is racist i could understand if our political system wasn't STILL dominated by white men, but given the reality...i don't get it. i could understand it if issa's religious freedom panel wasn't comprised of all white men. i could comprehend it if all the republicons candidates debating women's healthcare were not all white men. i still don't get it.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. not self-hatred. Societal pressure to conform to (what they call) the norm

[malaise]

17. Partly true

She's on ABC now

[SoCalDem]

28. Melissa Harris-Perry's hairdo looks painful

I wish she would 86 it

It can't be healthy for the scalp.

a short natural look is fabulous

[malaise]

31. I agree

[DesertRat]

7. I saw her on the red carpet...she looks stunning!

[The Backlash Cometh]

14. Gorgeous Green Dress!

Three woman who can wear green: Jennifer Lopez, Keira Knightley and Viola Davis!

[malaise]

15. Nicole Kidman as well

[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. Would somebody explain weaves, extensions etc. to me?

Hi, I'm a white woman and I have real thick, curly hair that I am lucky to have.

Are weaves like cornrows or thin braids?

thank you for the cultural guidance.

Viola Davis does look great in her natural hair.

[malaise]

20. Neither - lots of demonstrations here

http://www.google.com.jm/#hl=en&gs_nf=1&cp=12&gs_id=1v&xhr=t&q=hair+weave+techniques&pf=p&sclient=psy-ab&pbx=1&oq=hair+weave+t&aq=0&aqi=g4&aql=&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.,cf.osb&fp=e68c7de99268a917&biw=740&bih=321

[DesertRat]

24. I learned a lot from Chris Rock's documentary "Good Hair". n/t

[Liberal_in_LA]

25. but it's not just black women who have weaves, all ethnic groups

do and many female celebrity have ultra thick hair because of weaves.

[Liberal_in_LA]

26. a weave is a bunch of hair, from someone else, glued or braided in at the scalp

Mostly Indian and Thai hair these days. Think of parting your hair, and attaching a strip of hair near the scalp.

[spanone]

27. k&r...

[librechik]

29. I remember Viola from her first 2 line appearance on screen in Kate and Leopold

she told Hugh Jackman to "pick up the poop, fancypants--"

riveting even then!

[StopTheNeoCons]

30. Gorgeous woman in every respect....nt