i love my hair

I have a quite interesting hair story. My hair was natural up until junior high school. In 7th grade, I did my first texturizer. (for those of you who don't know, a texturizer is like a perm, it doesn't make your hair straight, it just makes it softer). My hair fell out because of the chemical damage. In eight grade my hair grew back. Then, for high school, i permed it. i was quite content with my perm until i realized how boring it was to me. i did the same hair style everyday. so one day, out of the blue, i decided to grow my perm out. i kept on doing sew-in weaves until the perm dropped off and my hair grew to a decent length. i love my natural hair. i feel that it embodies my eccentric nature. i get a lot of compliments on it, but at the same time, there are a lot of people who have a problem with it. it saddens me to know that we live in a society that finds it hard to see beauty in a black girl without a perm or a weave. come guys, it 2010, we need to start opening our eyes. black women need to stop being ashamed of their hair. god gave it to us for a reason. don't get me wrong, i don't see anything wrong with weaves and perms. however, i do see something wrong with people who feel that they have to have all of that to be beautiful. then there are the stereotypes too. just because my hair is natural, doesn't mean its hard, dry, "nappy". ihave had people touch my hair and be startled of how soft it is. lets be more open minded people