How come Somali men don't grow their hair out anymore?

[Real_Talk]

Old school Somalis use to grow out these super afros. I even remember my dad showing me pics from when he was in school in the 70's and everyone there had huge afros.






K'naan has inspired me to take it old school. I've stopped cutting my hair. My only worry is how white people will take when I begin interviewing for jobs?

[SahanGalbeed]

Do you think white people care about your afro, you've been niggerised punk !

[Real_Talk]

Do you think white people care about your afro, you've been niggerised punk !

i have friends with dreads and cornrolls and those were considered "unprofessional" AKA we hate anything black

also in general in the business world they don't even like facial hair let alone growing a fro

[kaasje7]

[paidmonk]

You need specific hair. Somalis back then used to have thicker hair, now everyone has jileec hair and cannot grow afros. I always grow my hair out for 4 months then cut it, I only get 3 haircuts a year but even still I have to comb my hair for 10 minutes to get it to stand straight, its too curly for a proper afro, I can only get a jew afro.

[grandpakhalif]

You need specific hair. Somalis back then used to have thicker hair, now everyone has jileec hair and cannot grow afros. I always grow my hair out for 4 months then cut it, I only get 3 haircuts a year but even still I have to comb my hair for 10 minutes to get it to stand straight, its too curly for a proper afro, I can only get a jew afro.

dude you described my hair exactly I hate it because it's not jileec and it's not jareer

[sexy-kitten]

Maybe you guys should grow your "curly" hair out. I've noticed ajanabi girls are a sucker for a mariin(brown) skin brotha with curly hair!

[CoolPoisons]

for niggas who grow their hair

Dont let Shabab catch U

[Bro]

Back then it was a style that was appropriate for the climate those people lived in. Mainly nomads had that style. It was like having a cap just without the frontal part.

[CoolPoisons]

the 70's was the best time in Somalia

everyone had Afros even dumarka

Jackson 5 was popular

[Bro]

How could I've forgetten the Jackson 5 and James brown, the 70s was a definite trendsetter, it had alot of influentials that lead to the fame of that style.

[King-of-Awdal]

Majority of Somali's hair could never be a True Afro. We all have some fucked up hair that if water touches it, than it goes wild plus is it me or have people noticed the more darker the person is, the more their hair is straight among Somali's.

[Cumar-Labasuul]

^Yeah I think so too the darker the somali man or woman the straighter the hair, whereas the light skin ones usually have harder hair(for somali standards).

As for this topic, I cannot grow an afro an even if I could I would never grow one because it is ugly, wtf are we back in the 70s or what.

[CoolPoisons]

^^ how the hell's an afro ugly U self hating negro

anyone can grow afro. even white people. U just have to use the afro comb with cocoa oil. it makes the hair stand up

[Cumar-Labasuul]

^^
How can I be self hating when I've never had an afro, I prefer my hair short and styled rather than like a big hat on top of my head.