#tender head

first posted in facebook july 28, 2018

jennifer packer -- "joyce v" (2012)

"tenderheaded" ... jennifer packer

"tender head, my denim skrong" ... cam o'bi

"i’ve been thinking about black female subjectivity in my work for a long time and i think about how black women often use this term 'tenderheaded' to describe other black women. i’ve been called tenderheaded. it’s an assessment of not only physical sensitivity, but also an emotional sensitivity, perhaps bordering on weakness. but the weakness isn’t necessarily a fault—it’s more of way of noting the need to take extra care of that person. i liked it because it was a really concise way of assessing a level power and strength between women and the people—friends, family, children, etc.—they look after. and it became a shorthand way to assess the value of black women’s bodies" ... jennifer packer

"in this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' it's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the reality of black females" ... bell hooks

BRUSH YOUR TEARS AWAY!

   Oh. Man.  Have I found the best brush for all of the tender headed kids out there!  I would have not believed it if I hadn’t used it myself on both of my drama, tangled, banshee, tender scalp princesses! I like function. I like affordability. I love this brush! Awesome Brush You can find this brush many places (I found mine at my local NEX)  for the price of a mascara!  Mine was less than $7. …

and my god the stylist was AMAZING!!!

we communed on a level that only tender headed people can understand