In "Good Hair", the comedic documentary by Chris Rock, the comedian explores African American hair traditions, culture, and much more after his daughter asked him why she didn't have good hair. With the airing of the documentary, many women have came out horrified and upset with Chris Rock calling the document sexist, demeaning and much more.
Chris actually had to go on Oprah to defend the movie to some hostile viewers. Obviously, the subject of African American women's hair, especially when it comes to natural or processed, is a sensitive subject.
Rock defends his documentary in many ways, but the most convincing was his interjection that this is about culture and fashion and a comedic way to approach a sensitive subject. Here are a few quotes from Chriis Rock to justify his latest piece of work on Oprah:
"When we started the movie it wasn't gonna be mostly women. It was going to be everybody. What we found was that nobody cared about men and their hair. Not even men."
"I want to focus on how funny the movie is, and I think it's the funniest movie I've made."
"I didn't stop a woman from making it, and I make fun of no one in this whole thing. This is my little movie that has to do with my daughter's own hair, not a definitive history of hair, which someone could do, and apparently some people want, and probably will be done someday."
Chris Rock said much more to defend his documentary on Oprah, however the truth of the matter is that sometimes, subjects that seem innocent acutally touch on the buried feelings of racism, favoritism, image, beauty, society and more. Sometimes, its not about a film, it's about a sensitive subject that has stayed buried for too long...once arisen, anger is usually the first response followed by awareness.
