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For Black men in Brazil, a closely shaven head has long been the socially acceptable look. No designs, dye, or length.
Now more than ever, they're rejecting the socially acceptable low cut, even as they are taunted by peers or persecuted by police.
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Now more than ever, they're rejecting the socially acceptable low cut, even as they are taunted by peers or persecuted by police.
http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
In February 2020, a teenager in Salvador named Diego was attacked by a police officer who verbalized disdain for his hair.
The viral video of the incident prompted progressive Black activists to organize in protest. But out of fear, Diego cut his hair. http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
The viral video of the incident prompted progressive Black activists to organize in protest. But out of fear, Diego cut his hair. http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
When a Black Brazilian man goes to a barbershop, he may give the barber a number to indicate the look he desires.
“0” corresponds to a baldie. “2” means to cut the hair to half an inch in length. The socially acceptable low cut falls somewhere in between. http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
“0” corresponds to a baldie. “2” means to cut the hair to half an inch in length. The socially acceptable low cut falls somewhere in between. http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
In recent years, more melanated Brazilians have begun to self-declare as Black.
Thanks to educational reforms and the centralizing power of the Internet, Black Brazilians are able to organize and strengthen their Black identities and consciousness. http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
Thanks to educational reforms and the centralizing power of the Internet, Black Brazilians are able to organize and strengthen their Black identities and consciousness. http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
At the same time, the movement to reject the country’s historically Eurocentric beauty ideals is growing, and Black Brazilians are embracing their natural kinks and curls, with styles like afros, braids, and dreadlocks. http://read.medium.com/but6rxg
Hair has now become a political statement in Brazil, and police are targeting Black Brazilians for that very reason.
In the first half of 2019, Black or Brown people were the victims in 80% of murders by Rio de Janeiro’s police.
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In the first half of 2019, Black or Brown people were the victims in 80% of murders by Rio de Janeiro’s police.
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Despite this pushback from the state, Brazil’s Black hair revolution continues, from shifting norms in Brazil’s barbershops to changing tides in pop culture,
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