In my experience, this is still a loaded term, and it's not one that I hear my black students using, even when they're describing to me how to properly fix black hair, so I don't think it's being reclaimed or at least it's not here in the DC area. They tend to refer to hair that's not straight as "natural," "unprocessed," or "untreated," not nappy. I'm thinking that's because there are an awful lot of chemicals involved in straightening or altering black hair. If you have the tight, curly hair, you've obviously decided to forego all of the processing.
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Date: 2008-07-23 02:22 am (UTC)