I think our ‘hair’ story is as simple as the evolution of sexual nature for productive reproduction:
First, for the sake of my following theory; I want to give you a mental visual:
Imagine in your mind, if a man; a beautiful naked woman, first with long hair down the middle of her back, whether nappy or straight, and then same woman with ear length hair, whether nappy or straight.
Ladies, same visual, only picture a man, handsome as Denzel (or whoever you think is fine as fine), nappy, straight or, (if, hopefully not, IMO, baldL---naked and…4’11”…
It’s all about our hormones necessary to stimulate sexual activity for increasing human population.
The Hormones: (1.) Estrogen (2.) Testosterone, both well known, working along with (3.) Oxytocin, the ‘cuddling’ or bonding hormone released during childbirth, breast feeding, and during orgasm, co existing (we hope) with the neurotransmitter Dopamine, commonly associated with the pleasure system of the brain, providing feelings of enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person proactively to perform certain activities with anticipatory desire and motivation (commonly referred to as "wanting") is released by naturally rewarding experiences such as food, sex, drugs, ect.
Last, but definitely not the least, in fact, first, since it is the MOST important for first impression or initial chemical attraction- the role of (4.) Oestrogens; a hair growth hormone for sexual attraction, found in both men and women.
Notice it was first (with modern man)-in Africa wearing as little covering as possible and loving long nappy hair (or for the godly, the Garden of Eden), then barbaric men going to war and putting their women in heavy armor and taking the key with them (??????) and now in some countries, same barbaric idiots, forcing their women cover their head and face with dark cloths and wear a bunch of hot azz clothes.
What is the common theme in the changes from there, to today? Common knowledge of the beauty and sexual attraction of a head of full, long hair, from the beginning of time, has always been an indicator of fertility and sexuality in females. Just as being muscular, solid, and tall-implied security and stamina, as their long locks implied virility, in males.
It is human nature to look for the best person to intimately bond with for the most optimum results. Our hormones help us make the best decision, if we listen.
Hormones rock, if you understand their purpose and don’t live in a fairy tale world…
Another visual, for my sisters and brothers: Imagine black men shaving their nappy heads and gluing fake, straight weave on their heads so they can “look good” (and white).
So, now for my sisters and fake hair: This too was a cruelly instilled manipulation. When we came to this country, 100’s of years ago, we (everyone in general, sisters specifically) had our heads shaved and our naked bodies exposed and molested for resale. The ‘owners’ wives had our head shaved and bodies scrubbed as if we were farm animals working inside their homes and around their children. When it began to grow back, we were to wrap it in scarves to make sure no one saw our hair. To them, it looked like pubic hair-curly or nappy, and was considered indecent and lewd.
Black men, being men, sexually attracted by long hair, were naturally attracted to white women’s long hair, as black women were attracted to the long hair of white men, since most slaves, male or female, were bald or short haired. Females forced to breed babies for these straight haired men saw it gave their offspring the chance for “acceptable” hair at birth and in life for survival of their children in this strange world. Miseducated…
Now, into the 21st century:
Today, after decades of damaging chemicals, colors, perms, weaves and wigs, many black women THINK they can only look sexually attractive wearing hair they believe MOST black men admire AND find sexually attractive-fake, long and straight (some even blond)-not nappy, full, long, and soft. Not the way it used to be before Madame CJ Walker became a millionaire off of black women by convincing us having bone straight, never graying, soft and swinging hair is the standard for beauty to black men.
Brothers, was Ms. Walker right?