Is Going Blonde While Natural, The Same As Going Blonde While Relaxed or With Wigs?

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Have you ever seen a sister walking down the street or on the internet with the craziest blonde dye job or relaxer, and think to yourself, "Self hate is a motha...?"

Have you ever felt the same way about about a sister wearing blonde or red hair color while she's natural?

It's been said that hair color while natural, doesn't mean the same thing as someone who is wearing relaxed and blonde hair.

I spotted this at Afrobella yesterday:

And big respect to Patricia Gaines of Nappturality, for being quoted in the piece on hair color — a topic recently explored right here on Afrobella:

“Oddly, Patricia Gaines, the founder of Nappturality.com, a pro-natural Web site, points out that dyeing one’s Afro puffs or double-strand twists blond isn’t viewed as conforming to a Euro-centric look. “It’s never been about color with black women,” she said, referring to the tint of one’s hair. “If it’s blond hair
and it’s nappy, it’s still nappy.” (A term she uses proudly, though some use it as a slur.)”

Is it simply too much to be relaxed and blonde? What's the difference? Do you see any?

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