Did you catch that funny clip of the two co-anchors talking about weave on air? [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QtbP2N_X_k&w=560&h=315] If so, here’s the rebuttal, where the anchor reveals 1) that she wears a weave and 2)what her #naturalhair looks like. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im-B5RYGLMo&w=560&h=315] What are your reactions to this video? Did he commit a fatal error? Is this rebuttal satisfying?
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Mondays Around the Web – Coco and Creme
Black Hair Commercials – The Good, The Bad, the Ugly Today’s post comes from Coco and Creme, a self-described “online editorial experience focusing exclusively on urban fashion and beauty.” Even though I don’t usually feature advertisements or commercials marketing black hair products, this post raises some interesting questions. ————————————————————————— Lately, I can’t help but notice the surge of questionable television …Read more »
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Atlanta Airport Advertisement
Check out what I found in the Atlanta airport the other day! It’s a TWA (tweeny weeny afro) in an advertisement. Go #teamnatural! I am still waiting for someone to explain to me why a fellow naturalista had her hair checked in the security line while I was there. I just didn’t get it…..her hair was probably 4 inches long …Read more »
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Musings around the web – Afro Glitz
This is the best collection of vintage natural hair commercials and advertisements I’ve come across. Afro Glitz Here’s one great example of the ads on Afro Glitz’s blog. It takes us back to a time when afros were really fashionable.
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Tags: advertisements, Afro, natural hair, natural hair in the media, pictures, vintage
Gap Holiday 2011 Collection Advertisement
Loving the fro on this natural kid in Gap’s Holiday 2011 Collection “I Want Candy”
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Tags: advertisements, natural hair, natural hair in the media
Follow NHITM on Twitter!
After much prodding from followers, I’ve decided to make the leap to Twitter. So please follow @naturalhairads for instant updates on the blog, spotlights on natural hair in ads, tv, etc., product reviews, and just general fly stuff!
Popular Search Terms for natural hair in the media
Here are some of the most common search terms used to find my blog in the past 30 days: 1.Uno Roboto Commercial 13 searches 2.Controversial Advertisements 19 searches + “Controversial ads in Cosmo” 3.Vonage Commercial Black Woman 22 searches + “Gray locs” 4.Hail to the V 11 searches 5.McDonalds Advertisement 9 searches + “Natural hair” 6.Newport Advertisements 34 searches +African …Read more »
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Tags: advertisements, Afro, Cosmopolitan, Essence, McDonalds, natural hair, natural hair in the media, Newport, Zappos
Mondays around the web – Black Girl With Long Hair
Today’s feature comes from the blog, Black Girl with Long Hair. A question was posed to the Black Girl with Long Hair Forum: (There are only so many ads online but others that I’ve seen include Cheerios, McDonalds and more ) Is anyone else noticing this trend? What is it attributed to, in your opinion? One of the responses included: …Read more »
Kmart Commercial
A few weeks ago, I commented that I typically only see 1 actor/model with natural hair per commercial/advertisement. Click here for the original post. This is still true. BUT….. I caught a Kmart Holiday commercial on tnt.tv that had 3 models with natural hair in it. There was also another model with natural hair closer to the beginning of the …Read more »
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Tags: commercials, Kmart, natural hair, natural hair in the media
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