Comments From Black American Men About Wearing "Pop Smoke Braids" & Wearing Other Hairstyles That Aren't Usually Considered Representative Of Corporate Culture

_naturallymari3, Mar 31, 2021

Hello Beautiful people, welcome back to my channel! If you’re new here welcome welcome welcome! Today I’ll be showing you how I achieved these pop smoke braids. I’ll also be showing how I achieved the stitched look. This is my first attempt at pop smoke braids, so please leave me feedback on how you think I did! All items used are below in the description, any questions or request drop them in the comments. I hope you enjoy this video, see you next time.

ITEMS USED

Black Panther Edge Control local beauty supply

Shine and Jam Magic fingers- local beauty supply

Rat Tail Comb or edge brush with comb - local beauty supply or Amazon

Rubber Bands

Rat Tail comb

Lotta body mousse

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series of selected YouTube comments about two Black men's hairsytles: "locs" ("dreads"/"dreadlocks") and "Pop Smoke" braids.

This post presents selected comments from the discussion threads of a 2021 YouTube video and a 2024 YouTube podcast. These two YouTube examples present some opinions from Black American men about that population wearing their hair in Pop Smoke braids (or in that braiding styles with other names before they were called "Pop Smoke" braids.)

In addition, this post features a few other comments from that 2024 podcast's discussion thread about related subjects including whether people should care about anyone's opinion about how they wear their hair.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2025/11/comments-about-black-american-men.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. This post also presents selected comments from that podcast's discussion thread of Black American men discussing that population wearing their hair in locs (dreads/dreadlocks) hairstyles. 

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These are only a portion of the subjects that commenters raised in that podcast's discussion thread.  .

The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.     

Thanks to King Brill and thanks to all those who participated in this discussion, particularly those whose comments are quoted in this pancocojams discussion thread.

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DEFINITIONS FOR POP SMOKES BRAIDS 
These quotes about this unisex hairstyles are given in no particular order. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only. 
Quote #1
From https://www.ulahair.com/art/a-comprehensive-guide-to-pop-smoke-braids-a0160.html?srsltid=AfmBOoolfGB5ZL9Oxg4KFFhNIiXbdxaACaRhzas1NkCy2tSQs3ZC5Mv0 A Comprehensive Guide To Pop Smoke Braids [no publishing date given]

..."Pop Smoke was an American rapper known for his unique style and distinctive look. One of the prominent aspects of his appearance was his hairstyle, commonly referred to as "Pop Smoke braids" or "Pop Smoke hairstyle."

Pop Smoke typically sported a hairstyle that the hair is closely woven to the scalp in rows with a signature middle part. Pop Smoke Braids are often long and thin, extending down to the shoulders or beyond. Pop Smoke Braids typically come in 4 groups on each side of the head.

The braids were a key part of Pop Smoke's aesthetic and became one of his signature looks. Many fans and admirers of his style have also adopted similar braided hairstyles as a tribute to him."..

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Quote #2
From "AI Overview" November 21, 2025
"Pop Smoke braids are a style of cornrows, typically featuring eight jumbo braids arranged with a center part—four braids on each side—named after the late rapper Pop Smoke. This unisex style can be worn with or without hair extensions and is considered a protective style that requires less daily grooming and can help prevent hair breakage.

Structure: The style typically consists of eight large braids, four on each side of a distinct middle part.

Variations: You can get them with or without extensions, with or without beads, and in different lengths.

Origin: The name comes from the late rapper Pop Smoke, who popularized the style.

Maintenance: It is a protective hairstyle that reduces daily styling time and can help reduce hair breakage.

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Quote #3
From AI Overview [November 22, 2025-results for my question "What are the differences between Pop Smoke braids and box braids?]
"The main difference is that Pop Smoke braids are a specific style that often incorporates chunky, neat cornrows with a symmetrical, defined look, while box braids are a broader category of individual braids that are sectioned into squares on the scalp. Pop Smoke braids are a variation inspired by the late rapper's signature style, and they can include other braiding techniques like twists or variations in partings, whereas box braids are the classic, individual plaiting style.

Box braids

Definition: A catch-all term for individual braids created by sectioning the hair into four-sided or "box" shapes on the scalp and then braiding extensions with the natural hair.

Characteristics: Can be any size, color, and length; they have a distinct knot at the root where the braiding begins.

Variations: Can be styled in various ways, such as in a ponytail, bun, or half-up/half-down style.

Pop Smoke braids

Definition: A specific style that has become a cultural phenomenon, often featuring chunky, neat cornrows, symmetrical parts (frequently with a center part), and defined sections.

Characteristics: Known for a clean, structured, and sometimes elongated face-framing effect.

Variations: Modern interpretations can include creative partings, different braiding techniques (like twists), and colorful extensions, but they are rooted in the original cornrow-based style that was inspired by the late rapper.

Connection to the rapper: The style is a tribute to the late rapper Pop Smoke and is associated with hip-hop culture"

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR VIDEO #1

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LABIwST6d8I

These comments are given in chronological order based on their publishing date, except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

2021
1. @eljae507
"They call them pop smokes now, in my era they were called gangstas. Oh well time changes, they still fresh tho 💯"

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2. @Naturallymari3
"Right times have changed! Thank you so much!"

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3. @teaminfiniti4105
"Yeah all respect to Pop, but I was thinking the same thing. It's more of a name change, because history always repeats itself. Respect to the Woo!"

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4. @theblakbleach
"long before these were the"pop smokes" they were the Xzibit's..... X been rocked these"

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5. @Naturallymari3
"@theblakbleach  I’m aware, there are ton of others before Xzibit that also rocked them…🤷🏾‍♀️"

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6. @teaminfiniti4105
"@theblakbleach  Funny thing is, I have a pic of my uncle from the late 60"s, early 70's and he had them. Braids are braids"

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7.@samanthacaine5029
"@theblakbleach  .....I REMEMBER THEM AS LIL FLIP BRAIDS..."

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8. .@everythingj3882
"@theblakbleach  say it LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!. 💯"

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9. @lovellbinns86
"🔥🔥🔥  they call em pop smoke braids but in my earlier days these was the Xzibits lol."

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10. @nardo34480
"Or lil flip... they millennial what you expect"

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11.  @kendrickdawson1053
"Pop smoke braids I guess.. I'm from a different era so when I see those braids I thank of LIL FLIP from Houston TX.."

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12. @marcusrobinson2965
"Lil Flip was the 1st to rock them braids."

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13. @randelldickerson6147
"Actually X- zibit the west coast rapper had that hairstyle first.   It was one of my favorites.."

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14. @USOMACKIN83
"In my generation these were Xzibit braids"

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15. @antoniologan5043
"That's what I was going to say I used to rock them braids when exhibit was out we called him Vivid braids"

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16.@DeeSlimVision
"We always called these west sides in VA"

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17. @Igotit4cheep,2024
"Wea I'm from they called southsides"

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18. @fungalcream3814
"Some of the crispiest braids i ever seen"

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19.@__Naturallymari3
"Thank you so much!! ❤️"

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20. @kellyatairu137
"Great job! R.I.P Pop Smoke 💙"

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21. @Naturallymari3
"Thank you so much! ❤️"

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22. @braidsbyfauvefrancine8296
"He definitely rocked these braids 👌"

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23. @ZachariaYonis
"no idea who pop smoke is but it reminds me of Xzibit braids"

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2022

24. @bushidobrown6707
"Pop smoke? naw dem the Lil Flips,  flip had dem forever"

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25. @87longhairdontcare
"Shout out the OG XZIBIT for those braids. Pop who?"

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26. @unknownterror18
"Good Braiding skills"

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27.@Naturallymari3
'Thank you so much! ❤️"

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28. @d1wav, 2023
"Dis lady is doing dis thing with love o. You can’t get this outside unless you paying at least 500 to 1k 😪"

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29. @MRwilliejoyner, 2024
"Baltimore been rocking this style before pop smoke was born"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2-5 Hairstyles You Should Give Up To Look More Mature 

King Brill,  Jun 1, 2024

"King Bril shares tips and tricks around maximizing your hair’s potential."

AI-generated video summary:
"King Bril honestly shares five hairstyles to avoid for a more mature look. The grooming expert offers opinions based on personal experience, conversations with others, and observations from HR professionals. Discover styling tips and tricks to maximize one's hair potential."
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Read my editorial notes in Part I of this pancocojams series about the overwhelming negative reactions most commenters had to this podcast. Some of those reactions are found in these comments in this post's compilation.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR VIDEO #2

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

2024

1. @jasonp5438
"Take away from this;

1. conform to society’s idea of what beauty is

2. hide your identity

3. Please others"

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2. @RealRamRamInThecut
"@BloodLeopard-rm8wg facts I’m from nyc out here people do not care how you dress how you look as long as you don’t stink   it’s whatever everyone pretty much mind their business he gives off middle off America little town energy"

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3. @iPlatano07
"Yeah just dont get mad when someone judges the way your hair looks😂"

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4. @baddnewz8779
"@RealRamRamInThecut Washington state is the same , I can say its performance over image as it should be."

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5. @SeveredWorldLore
"This stuff doesn't matter unless you're trying to please the whyit man. If you're predominantly with your brothas and sistas then you can rock whatever you want. Naturally, not everyone woman is going to like every look and perception is more so based on stuff like personality and interests. Don't conform and fight against the system my brothas."

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6. @strengthdexterity3653
"👏 ❤"

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7.@jasonp5438
"This."

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8. @lenatunji
"Why’d you click the video than"

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9. @DrummerBoyPeace
" @lenatunji Because I saw a black man talking down on black hairstyles while many people would consider his hairstyle unprofessional too"
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The podcaster King Brill, wears his hair in locs. 

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10. @lenatunji
" @DrummerBoyPeace  So you just came to cry? Very immature."

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11. @vrj40
"As long as your brothsas and sistahs are owning the companies where you will be making a living, of course you don't have to change a thing.😊"

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12. @jussjay95
"THE CROWN ACTIS MEANT FOR US #stayunapologeticallyblack"

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13. @Mr_Bawon
"Agreed 100% with hair dye and especially white chalk. I somewhat agree and disagree with pop smoke braids"

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14. @Dontatme25
"Im a do me bruh..😂".

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15. @outside-scamming
"Them not messing wit the pop smoke braids is crazy"

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16. @voornaamachternaam5745, 2025
"ITS ORIGINALLY A GRANNY HAIRSTYLE REMEMBER !"

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17. @judah2427
"The locks will always be dread by our enemies due to the red coats trying to colonized Cush."

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18. @KingBril
"locks are here to stay."

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19. @tyrellspeed771
" @KingBril  So are pop smoke braids. Men can look mature with pop smoke braids in their 30's, 40's, and 50's. Depends on how he has it styled."

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20. @tyromt-p6111
"U do know most people do there hair for them selfs its like saying to a  girl with a weave to stay natural because ur opinions everyone one else😂 but the whit chalc i do agree is something for a kid"

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21.@ultragrimx
"Nah that white chalk hair line stye gotta be a local thing. Ive never seen or heard of anyone honestly doing that or going out in public. But i agree with the rest of the styles especially the last tip. In corporate world you have to maintain it properly or you will get the side eye looks."

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22. @chrisaisu1618
"Same,  when and where was wearing a white chalk hair line a thing"

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23. @ultragrimx
"@chrisaisu1618  I dont think it ever was a thing. Dude who is a rapper started doing that goofy sh-t* and people made it seem like it was something."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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24. @rashodlewis2918
"That chalk will wash off once you wash your face and hair. "

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25. @rocking_will117
"Counter Disclaimer: Do what you want with your hair however, if your walking around looking like a clown because "I can wear whatever I want" expect people to treat you as such."

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26. @BloodLeopard-rm8wg
"For me life is too short to care what people think, because at the end of the day it just shows their shallowness and judgmental personalities, honestly I love doing me and having people show who they are and  how they really feel, that way, I can avoid them. Not saying that this is you. But I refuse to be a chameleon."

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27. @Rockout_clem
"Imagine worrying about what ppl opinions are"

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28. @naserrari
"i don’t get haircuts or lineups at all & yet i stay getting compliments on my hair, even from yt ppl"

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29. @RealRamRamInThecut
"Facts same when you walk around confident with your head high people respect that if you notice people that judge the most are always weak minded people  they know who to judge and not judge"

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30. @RealRamRamInThecut
"@naserrari  I feel bad for young guys that look up the people like him 🤦🏽‍♂️"

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31. @KingBril
"different guys got different rules"

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32. @KingBril
"@naserrari  @realraminthecut i ain't even mention an afro nor the crispness of a line up ?? most of these tips came from women and yall mentioning white people. My corporate homies are black.what are you even talking about. I been representing for BLACK HAIR for years now dont talk like im some conformist dawg ."

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33. @bwill1268
"Honestly same,when I just wash my hair out and comb it out, going a couple months with out getting a cut or braids, I still get compliments"

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34. @TeeJohnson-bv1mj
"So now women determine how we wear our hair 😂😂 Bro women are wearing wigs and weave and if you taking advice from women who ain’t black on black hair you’re weird KINGBRI. Keep rocking y’all Hair fellas. He would never tell a Hispanic man or white man or Indian man that"

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35. @MB2.0, 2025
"Congrats on saving boatloads of money but you're the exception bruh 😂😂😂😂😂😂"

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36. @nnenne4
"I definitely agree with the hair dye. It's not appealing to me but hey I'm old school."

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37. @Drawnswordz
"What about the dreaded pineapple man bun?!?! 🍍 😢"

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38. @mopessos
"Yeah nbs out of all the videos ive seen I think you just needed some content and made this video.

To all my black brothers wear whatever hair style you want and learn how to communicate with people that is the only issue."

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39. @Number-vn3mr
"I got the Frederick Douglas 😂😂😂"

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40.@Sheeporino
"I agree that the hair dye is not professional. Also I feel this way towards women too, equality fym"

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41. @nichsster
"Understandable but ima do what ever with my hair even if im in a corporate setting ill just make it maintained"

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42. @thescepterofjudah12
"What I do with the Pop Smoke hairstyle now (which was the same hairstyle I got in the very early 80's as a child) is have the stylist link braids into one or two braids to the back. It's more compact, and looks very mature. It also makes you look as if you have a low hairstyle. Its funny that you made this video, because I am making the decision this coming September to grow my hairline back to a full length. I have no gripes whatsoever with these recommendations!"

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43. @MaicanMemesMW10, 2025
"Link as in tie with a hairband? I wanna get the pop smokes but tie back into a low ponytail type style"

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44. @816to305
"I’m getting old lol. Y’all call them pop smokes? I still call them Melo’s!"

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45. @yofreak410leek5
"People frome Baltimore was wearing the breads like pop smoke befor he came out"

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46. @FirstEyeView999
"Bruh how does a Ceasar make one look immature? In my opinion Locks and long hair in general on anyman looks extremely immature. At the end of the day wear your hair as you see fit. "

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47. @japizi
"lol this whole video was cap😭😂"
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"cap"= a lie; not true

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48. @Leandre22_02
"You can do whatever you want to do for there’s no rules to what you want to do with your hair"

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49. @ProtonBeam
"Young men, you may be bald one day, enjoy your hair whilst God has blessed you with it. There will be a day it will be gooonnnee😂"

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50. @quentinfreeman7516
"Remember, you can do whatever you want, but other people can also feel how they choose to feel about it, and that might effect you positively or negatively 😂 "

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51. @gasbabyzoeja7862
"I’m from south fl u dye your hair down here we gon start thinking u sugary but dats just where im from"

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52. @asapq9435
"Bet so the big fro with curls still good and mature? ☝🏽😂"

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53. @sludgepls
"👀 we're safe for now"

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54. @KingBril
"A well kept curly fro with the fade never failed... maybe at 40 its too much but idk"

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55. @Cj-144
"Pop smokes  ain no way"

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56. @dexkato7329
"Hollywood wants black men to rock a Jay-Z hairstyle. However, corporate America prefers to hire black men who cut their hair like Obama. At the end of the day, the choice is 100% yours"

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57.@MaicanMemesMW10
"I think the pop smoke braids only look juvenile/immature is if the braids too short or you don’t have any facial hair, otherwise they are goated especially if you can tie it back into a low ponytail"

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58. @slimthizzle11
"Imagine being part of the community, where u get to dress and act the way u want, refer to yourself as anything you can dream,  then you getting denied because of a hair style. As long as it's clean and neat, who tf cares. That old ass narrative. They need to scrap it.  Since the world is so big on individuality..or is that only for a specific group of ppl 😒... This shi-t* weird."
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59. @KingBril
"I feel you dawg but remember, you watched this video knowing you were going to get someones opinion."

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60. @slimthizzle11
"@KingBril  I'm not speaking to you directly. More so to "H.R" 😅🤦🏿‍♂️.... they can go to hell with that narrative today and age."
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"H. R." = "Human Resources" office in organizations/corporations

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61. @KingBril
" @slimthizzle11  ahh i got you. It’s the mindset of “professional” and not the actual advice that’s not aligning right?"

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62. @slimthizzle11
"@KingBril  yes, I do believe looking professional is key, but let's not act like that "professional" look wasn't set in place to legally discriminate against black and brown ppl. So that's why I don't really feel that idea. As long as the person is hygienic and hairstyle neat, I don't think it should matter, with the exception of certain professions. That's all I'm saying."

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63. @tmavibes
"Don’t dye your hair, god didn’t make your hair hot Cheeto red, green blue blonde, or orange. Only way you have blonde is if your Caucasian or have leprosy, lebrosy in the Bible is pale skin or yellow hair, Leviticus 13th chapter."

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64. @rg50InFaMouc
"I grow blonde hair and I’m black. Soo not really"

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65. @tmavibes
"@rg50InFaMouc  yes really. Be not ignorant"

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66. @rg50InFaMouc
"@tmavibes  how am I being ignorant. I didn’t ask to be born with blonde hair and melanin in my skin. I want to be white because I naturally grow blonde hair? Like I said no not really. Living testament. Be not delusional"

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67. @damarkomoore5236
"Not a fan of this bril ngl…"
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68. @KingBril
"The only option was to lie to yall and say " no one will judge you based on your hairstyle" "

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2025

69. @sw-hn4ok
"He's telling the truth.  Grow up and get your hair cut or Style Like a Man!"

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70. @sw-hn4ok
"ONLY BLACK MEN walk around with their hair in pigtails, the same style as a little girl 😂😅🤣😁"

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This concludes Part III of this pancocojams series.

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Visitor comments are welcome.

Trends In Black Girls' Hairstyles: Sho Madjozi Hairstyles (South African Singer/Rapper Sho Madjozi's Influence On Black Girls' Hairstyles)

COLORS,  August 15, 2019

South African based artist Sho Madjozi shares a vibrant performance of previously unreleased single ‘John Cena’

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision: May 8, 2021

This pancocojams post presents information and comments about South African singer Sho Madjozi's influence on hairstyles for Black girls.

This post showcases the August 2019 video of Sho Madjozi wearing pink colored weave (fake hair) in her long braid extensions. 

The popularity of Madjozi's "John Cena" video appears to have been the spark that started this neon colored braided hair weave trend among some Black pre-teen girls, some teenage girls, and among some Black younger girls in South Africa and elsewhere, including in the United States. 

This post also showcases a December 2019 real life video of a South African girl who is upset because her newly braided hair isn't styled like Sho Madjozi's hair. Selected comments from that video are included in this post along with excerpts from several South African articles about the influence of Sho Madjozi on South African girls' hair styles.

The content of this post is presented for cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners. 

Thanks to Sho Madjozi for her musical and cultural influence. Thanks to all those who are associated with these embedded videos and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/south-african-rappersinger-sho-madjozi.html for the May 2020 pancocojams post entitled "(South African Rapper) Sho Madjozi - "John Cena" (Information, Video, Lyrics + English Translations, & Explanations)".

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DISCLAIMER #1
This pancocojams post shouldn't be interpreted as indicating or suggesting that South African rapper/singer Sho Madjozi was the first person (celebrity or otherwise) to wear colored synthetic hair in her braids.

There are videos of other people with that hairstyle before Sho Madjozi's 2019 "John Cena" YouTube video.* However, as the articles and discussion threads I have quoted in this post indicate, it's accurate to credit Sho Madjozi for popularizing that hairstyle in South Africa.
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*For example, in a brief review of YouTube tutorials for Black females' braid hairstyles and YouTube photograph compilations of Black females' braid hairstyle styles, I found this June 28, 2017 video "How I did my Daughter Box Braids" that shows the young girl with "rainbow" box braids: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Isx6wk9oJ4&ab_channel=Tish%27sLifestyle

I also found this Jul 4, 2018 YouTube photograph compilation entitled 40 Amazing Braided Hairstyles for Black American Women: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_ykIismF4g&ab_channel=JessyStyles. That compilation includes a number of hairstyles that include synthetic color braids. 

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DISCLAIMER #2
This post isn't meant to be a definitive statement about hairstyles in South Africa, in the United States, or elsewhere.

I'm not a hairstylist. Additions and corrections are welcome.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTES
Sho Madjozi also has worn her hair in multiple braids with different color cowrie shells sewed into the ends of those long braids, but that's not the hairstyle that South African commenters [in the discussion thread of Video #2 in this post] are talking about their daughters wanting.

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On a personal note, my seven year old granddaughter sometimes wears one color or two colors feed into her box braided* hair (extensions). My granddaughter had been asking for this hairstyle, but my daughter wasn't going to allow her to wear weaves until she was age ten. However, since my granddaughter has had to give up so much during this pandemic, my daughter relented because she decided that this was something easy that her daughter could look forward to. When my granddaughter wears this hairstyle, she wears one or two colors that my daughter interweaves with her hair so that you can see her daughter's black hair color.

Although my daughter and granddaughter are familiar with Sho Madjozi's "John Cena"  video, they don't call that colored weave hairstyle "Sho Madjozi". I don't know if anyone in the United States does.  
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*Here's an excerpt about "box braids" from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_braids
"Box braids are a type of hair-braiding style that is predominantly popular amongst black people (people of African descent). This type of hairstyle is a "protective style" (a style which can be worn for a long period of time to let natural hair grow and protect the ends of the hair) and is "boxy", consisting of square-shaped hair divisions. Box braids are generally installed by using synthetic hair which helps to add thickness as well as helping the natural hair that is in the braid. Because they are not attached to the scalp like other similar styles such as cornrows, box braids can be styled in a number of different ways. The installation process of box braids can be lengthy, but once installed they can last for six to eight weeks. They are known for being easy to maintain.[1][2]

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History

Hair-braiding styles were used to help differentiate tribes, locations, and also possibly a symbol of wealth and power due to the amount of effort that went into styling braids.[3] Box braids were not given a specific name until the 1990s when popularized by R&B musician Janet Jackson, but have been used for years. This style of braiding comes from the Eembuvi braids of Namibia or the chin-length bob braids of the women of the Nile Valley from over 3,000 years ago.[3] The mothers in the tribes would teach their young daughters how to braid each other's hair, and this became a social activity for the tribes.[4] Box Braids are also commonly worn by the Khoi-San people of South Africa[5] and the Afar people in the horn of Africa.[6]"....
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The statement about Janet Jackson probably refers to the hairstyle that she wore and popularized in the 1993 movie Poetic Justice. She co-starred in that movie with the highly regarded rapper Tupac.  

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"Feed in braid with color extensions" appears to be the most often used description that I found on YouTube for the hair styles that are the focus of this pancocojams post. Some of the videos are of Black girls/women and some are of White girls/women. Here are two YouTube video examples: 

"How to Feedin, Extend and Custom Color Braids | Braid School Ep. 05",  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stodAY8XuIA&ab_channel=VandyVanity , Oct. 21, 2019

"Pink & Purple Knotless Box Braids | Little Girl Box Braids | How To Do Knotless Braids" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei7uhzjFUeI&ab_channel=XaraFiore. published by Xara Fiore, Jul 26, 2020.

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TWO ARTICLE EXCERPTS ABOUT SHO MADJOZI'S HAIRSTYLES INFLUENCING SOUTH AFRICAN GIRLS

Excerpt #1
From https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/entertainment/celebrity-news/2372376/moms-heres-how-you-can-recreate-sho-madjozis-new-hairstyle/  By Thami Kwazi", 19 Oct 2020
"The Huku singer has perfected the art of the cornrow, and she is a style trendsetter who's often seen wearing different styles of cornrows.

"Singer Sho Madjozi – whose real name is Maya Wegerif – debuted her new style that is a vast variation from her usual brightly coloured cornrows to now a darker natural black.

Wearing a new style often referred to as straight-up, the singer attached colourful beads to the ends which had all hairstyle followers asking about the beads she used. Parents were all over her posts asking where they can get the beads or have the style done.

The cornrow style can be achieved with or without hair extensions and the recommended length of time that it should be kept in is two weeks. Due to the nature of styling in Mzansi salons, many moms who follow Madjozi’s styles prefer to have their daughters’ plaited by informal hairstylists who mainly gather on street squares running makeshift salons.

The advantage of this is informal street stylists are versed in many forms of plaiting and price is negotiable. A child’s style will never cost more than R100, and it’s likely to stay at R80 depending on the size of the cornrows. If using extensions, parents are asked to buy their own hairpiece adding more work for them.

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The easiest solution for moms who would rather have a qualified professional tend to their child’s hair, is to go to a formal salon such as Sorbet, Candi&Co, or Lajawi hair in Midrand or Bryanston which now has a specialist children’s salon that caters to little people and their parents.

Salon owner and lead stylist Jawad, who’s partnered up with another salon to open Royal Kids powered by LaJawi, says the kids’ natural hair market is huge.

“Sho Madjozi’s braids are the most requested among little girls and their moms,” says Jawad, adding natural hair is the healthier way to grow hair and just requires a switch-up every few weeks.”…
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The term "hairpiece" appears to mean something different in the United States than it does in South Africa (based on the discussion thread comments given in this post). Also, I don't believe that the term "straight up" that is mentioned in Excerpt #1 below is used in the United States.

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Excerpt #2
From https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/style-beauty/hair/our-kids-have-been-influenced-sho-madjozi-changes-up-her-braids-just-in-time-for-school-holidays-d8fe2251-15ae-4e0b-b2f2-4197b5a54 "Our kids have been influenced: Sho Madjozi changes up her braids just in time for school holidays" By Lifestyle Reporter Time of article published Oct 19, 2020

"Every time local rapper Sho Madjozi changes her hairstyle, children run to their parents with a picture of her, saying: “I want this.”

She’s become the biggest influencer for little girls when it comes to braids. In most cases, hair stylists are happy to oblige.

With school holidays around the corner, the “John Cena” rapper has braided her hair in a fun, playful style – something that can be easily replicated by her little fans.

Taking to Twitter, Madjozi shared a video of herself with her new hairstyle.

But there is one catch. It took her three hours to sew in each cowrie shell, she admitted.

[Video insert of Sho Madjozi with her hair with no colored weave, but with small plastic cowrie shells in different colors at the end of many braids.]

This wasn’t lost on Twitter folk. Many parents shared their frustrations with the rapper, saying that their kids would want the same style.

“Sesi our kids are going to nag us hle,” said one mom.

“There's a war brewing between kids and their parents wanting another Sho Madjozi hairstyle,” mentioned another user.”…

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VIDEO #2

Mzansi's Greatest Family, December 25, 2019
Sho Madjozi's hairstyle almost ruined our Christmas 🤣🤣🤣 -snip- Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only.). 1. mega yeti, 2019
"Cut someone give us a English summary 😅"

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2/ Mzansi's Greatest Family, 2019
"family about to go out for Christmas gathering and the daughter Momo doesn't want to go because the hairstyle isn't the right one, She wants Sho Madjozi (the artist) hairstyle 😂😂 momy and daddy trying to convince her that it is the rightful one."
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This Black South African family appears to be middle class, if not above middle class. One clue is that the father is filmed parking his Land Rover [SUV] and rushing into his home to see what is wrong with his daughter Momo. Momo appears to me to be five or six years old. In the United States, her hairstyle would be described as box [?] braid (extensions) worn as a long pony tail with some colored beads attached to a few of those individual braids. This is definitely not the Sho Madjozi style of one or more color braid extensions plaited into a person's hair.     

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3. lilian lilly, 2019
"Someone translate please. I only know sho madjozi"

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4. hope boledi, 2019 "The kid want mixed colours hairpiece especially pink one like sho majozi" ** Reply 5. Nothando Bontle, 2020 "The kid wants the Sho majozi hairstyle😅"

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6. Swt Koey, 2019
"Raise your hand if you only understand Sho Madjozi part"

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7. waithira mburu, 2019
"😅 😅 😅 😅 😅"

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8. Zaakir Jardine, 2019
"Lol I’m assuming she wants her hair to be like Sho Madjozi? Aaah cmon 😌get it for her."

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9. Keisha Lombe, 2019
"🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️🙋‍♀️😂😂💀"

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10. Mandilakhe Nyokana, 2020
"✋🏽✋🏽✋🏽✋🏽😅😅"

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11. gamer girl, 2021
"🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂🤚🤚🤚"

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12. Confidence Ramohapeloa, 2019
"She wanted the neon colours 😃😃😃 the whole family came to a stand still"

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13. Humbulani Madzena, 2019
"Sho majozi's hairstyle ya tla ya re bakela

My daughter had the hairstyle for december and i dont even like different colours on hair but i got home from work and my child had the hairstyle (her aunt took her the salon without me knowing)"
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Google translate from Zulu to English: "ya tla ya re bakela" = "it came to us"

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14. Candy Queen, 2019
"Were you angry?"

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15. Humbulani Madzena, 2019
"BlacChoc Chic No i wasn't angry neither was i pleased!"

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16. Vuvu M2, 2019
"I saw this on Twitter and died 😂😂😂 such a great family! Daddy went from not knowing who sho madjozi is to confirming that this hairstyle is sho madjozi."

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17. That Girl Tee, 2019
"My daughtet! I had to run around town looking for pink hair piece. She was so excited"

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18. Melba Kamwaza, 2019
"Shes not happy wth the hairstyle shes saying it dsent look lyk Sho Madjozi's...bt the parents still insists  it does..myb she wanted mor colours in it

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19. desre Nkhumane, 2019
"Staged?"

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20. Estelle Kendall, 2019
"desre Nkhumane aww no I don’t think so look at her little face crying 😩🥰 she’s too cute"

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21. Khensani Maswanganyi, 2019
"😂🤣🤣haw mara this is not Sho Madjozi we ain't going nowhere till she gets Sho Madjozi"

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22. Mxolisi Mxo Skiits, 2019
"This is not sho madjozi hairstyle but why vele the mama say it sho madjozi hairstyle, nowadays mama  they don't know youth hairstyle"

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23. Ayanda Tshatshi, 2019
"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂sho madjozi is a big influencer bathing"
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"Bathing" is either a typo or it means the same thing as "bathing":
From https://africtionary.com/definition.php?word=Bathong#:~:text=Word%20used%20to%20express%20disbelief%2C%20surprise%2C%20dissatisfaction.

“Country: South Africa

Bathong: Word used to express disbelief, surprise, dissatisfaction.

Bathong, that's so crazy.by: Mr Trends, 30 November 2020”

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24. Queen Magomani, 2019
"😂😂😂😂😂😂So I’m not the only one going through this.🤣🤣🤣 Sho Madjozi has caused things."

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25. phindile ndlovu, 2019
"My daughter cried for Sho Madjozi hairstyle"

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26. Lebogang prudence, 2019
"phindile ndlovu sane here  , Sho Majozi has taken over 🤣🤣"
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"sane" = typo for the English word "same".

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27. Nwa MJ, 2019
"Sho Madjozi is killing our kids xem! I had to through this on my daughter.. I bought her two pairs of sneakers, Converse n Addidas for my surprise she didn't wear both, she said straight to my face that she want sho Madjozi's shoes. Mind you I don't know the name I googled until I found out that it's Nike... Ohhh my God!!! This kids"

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28. Elisa Post, 2019
"I'm so happy to see I'm not the only mother going through his joh sho Madjozi did something else to our girls wth that song of John cena"

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29. hellen maphalakasi, 2019
"She not the only one crying....i ended up buying my sister child purple hairpiece cause she refuse to put a black one.....she show me flames hey"

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30. QWERTY T, 2019
"😂😂😂😂😂Bro I'm glad sho madjozi's hairstyles didn't trend when I still in school"

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31. That Girl Tee, 2019
"My daughtet! I had to run around town looking for pink hair piece. She was so excited"

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32. King Denny X, 2019
"Twitter has spoken.

She's getting her sho Madjozi"

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33. Gugu Mpanza, 2019
"Please guys its December, do Sho Madjozi style for her please...she wanted pink extensions bakithi plese "Menzeni Boh" Please🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️ 🙏🙏"

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34. Mzansi's Greatest Family, 2019
"Done 👌"
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLFXUccAfsM&ab_channel=Mzansi%27sGreatestFamily for a Dec. 29, 2019 Mzansi Family video which shows Momo with her hair styled in green colored "Sho Madjozi" braids. 

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35. Gugu Mpanza, 2019
"@Mzansi's Greatest Family  Hahahahahahahahaha, I'm happy ke 🤗🤗"

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36. Thobile Mbatha, 2019
"Same thing happened at a salon just before Christmas in Durban the father had to ask Dat they must re do the child's braids to sho majozi 😂😂😂coz bundle of joy was crying n saying it's not sho majozi"

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37. Morongwa Florinah, 2019
"Yooh,!my 4yrs old daughter wanted the pink and purple, nothing else,,I didn't like those colours but she cried until I allow her to do it...yoh show majozi"

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38. Reynah Mosoma, 2019
"I also had to go through the same thing with my daughter. Sho Majozi killed us straight"

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39. Njabulo Shabalala, 2020
"This child needs to no.that there are people starving and sh e wants sho madjozi do you know that it's expensive and she is angrat full"

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40. Sip and Talk with Le', 2020
"This was my sisters daughter December 😂😂😂😂😂 and we just gave her full pink hairpiece coz she kept crying 😂😂😂"

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Information About & Reactions To The Survivor's Television Show Incident About Durags (with video & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision-November 3, 2019

This pancocojams post provides information about and a video of the portion of the October 30, 2019 Survivor television show episode that referred to "durags".

The Addendum to this pancocojams post presents a contemporary definition for "do-rag" ("durag") as well as excerpts of articles about how Black males/females wearing this type of head scarf have been stigmatized.

Online comments that I read about that episode served as motivation for me to publish this post and this closely related pancocojams post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/african-american-definitions-of-uses.html

The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and educational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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From https://meaww.com/survivor-island-of-the-idols-season-39-jamal-jack-durag-nascar-hair-nets-racisim-black-men-accused 'Survivor: Island of the Idols' Season 39: Jamal faces flak from fans who claim a durag is not a black thing but a hair thing

A situation arose between Jack and Jamal where Jack referenced a durag. Jamal explained why he had objections to the word and Jack apologized but fans back home think Jamal has it all wrong.

By Rachel Windsor, Published on : 21:32 PST, Oct 30, 2019
"'Survivor: Island of the Idols' season 39 returned on Wednesday night, and it was a nailbiting episode compared to the previous weeks with the Vokai tribe 2.0 being four Vokai tribe members and four former Lairo tribe members.

Last week we saw Karishma open up about her traditions and the struggle one might face while being in an arranged marriage. This is not something we get to see on a regular basis when it comes to reality TV shows. This week as the series returned we witnessed something along the same lines, but not entirely the same situation.

Things began to go out of hand when Jamal started showing his African drumming skills and was teaching Kellee to dance. While everything looks like rainbows and sunshine for the Vokai tribe at that point of time, matters suddenly went out of hand. Jack asked Jamal to take the pot out of the fire and instead of telling him to take it out using his "buff" he said the word "durag". Jamal got offended by the choice of Jack's words, and said this word has been used by white people to stereotype black men as thugs, murderers, and dead- beat dads. Jamal went on to add that this also leads to them visualizing black men with ample tattoos, wife beaters, and durags.

Jamal doesn't get all hyped up, and even though he is clearly hurt by the word, he calmly not only explains his issue with the word to Jack but also to the audience back home. While one would have assumed that with his explanation fans and viewers back home would have understood his stance about it, but it's sad to see that no one did.

Taking to social media post the episode, fans shared their views stating they don't see why Jamal got offended by that. Some stated that they heard about the word from their black friends, and never knew it was a racist term.

"When did a do rag become a "durag" and then become racist? WTF #Survivor," wrote a fan on Twitter. Adding to that another said, "Honestly, I was surprised as well, but then I just thought, maybe there's a gender difference here. #Durag isn't really a term that's used in reference to us. Maybe black men should weigh in (the few who watch this show? LOL!) #survivor."

"Yes! Durags are very common in Nascar for under helmets and bikers wear them, same reason, and Hulk Hogan called his head-wrap a durag all through the 80s! I have a big surprise for you... white and black folks share some cultural stuff because we are all Americans! #survivor," wrote a fan.

While another shared, "#Survivor jamal I guess you have no clue a durag has been used by hairdressers for decades to protect the hair during chemical process, and after the hair was set to protect the hairdo! A fing scarf is also a durag. It is NOT A BLACK thing, it is a hair thing!"

"That durag conversation was so staged. Durag are worn by all races. Tired of people looking for something to pick about. #Survivor," shared a fan. Adding to that another said, "Really #survivor? Really Jamal? You lower yourselves to turn a statement about a #durag into a micro aggression and lesson in #WhitePrivilege. You should both be ashamed. What lunacy."

What do you think?

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Here's one comment that I believe is typical of a number of White responses:
Kenny O'Connell, October 31, 2019
"While watching the show last night, I had to back it up to see what the big deal was. I'm a 56 year old white male that is bald and have been wearing bandana's and calling them durags for the past 15 years. I used to associate durags with bikers, not black people. I was like, when did this become a racists issue?!?!?! So I google it this morning to see what the big deal was. No where can I find how anyone considers a durag as "black men being thugs, wife beaters and murders". Except this post. People of all races wear durags all the time, and I love mine and will continue to wear mine and call them durags. I love wearing them during the summer, because if I don't, sweat just drips down my face. More over, I don't really care what anyone thinks about me wearing them either as I've gotten over my insecurities of being bald. Which by the way, being a white bald man has it's own issues of discrimination that I ignore. I actually thought it was more racists for Jamal to label Jack as a young white male as not understanding and calling it out as racist. That's the problem right there. Jack didn't care because it wasn't a race issue at all, until Jamal made it one. People need to get over their own insecurities and leave the past in the past. Until we move forward and start living together as one people in this great country or ours, and loving our neighbors regardless of race, gender, religion and whatever else, and quit calling out everything and anything as racist or discriminatory, we'll never get past the bull crap!"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: 'Survivor' contestant's racial comment leads to touching moment



Celebs Today, Oct 30, 2019

On Survivor Wednesday night, a small, yet heavy, comment made by one contestant to another sparked an even bigger conversation, when Jack Nichting referred to Jamal Shipman's buff, a headpiece every contestant wears on the show, as a "durag."

"You should move it to the heat. Can you push it, Jamal, with your durag?" Nichting asked Shipman, who immediately questioned the reference. "Deep-seated. That was subconscious," stated Shipman. He added, "White people, I'm always, like, do you welcome the, like, race conversation?" The conversation could have gotten worse, had it not been for the fact that Nichting immediately felt remorse and embarrassment over the comment he had made.

"I made a joke. That sucked. I immediately knew that I had said something wrong, and I was very embarrassed to have said it. I just was, like, thinking about it makes me sweaty. I just felt really bad, because I felt like I compromised – I felt like Jamal views me in this mature way, and I feel like I just took steps backward," explained Nichting. Meanwhile, Shipman handled the moment with grace, agreeing to move forward with Nichting after a little bit of time.

"It's a little complicated about why this is insulting," Shipman explained to the audience. He continued, "I can understand why someone might think, what's the big deal? Don't black men wear durags? The problem with it is the image that probably a lot of white America has about black men is the thug, the deadbeat father, the leech on social services, which is often, unfortunately, people wearing durags, tattoos, wife beaters, right? So this whole caricature is so ingrained in our culture, and so comfortable for mainstream white America to digest about the black male body, that for a sweet, well-intentioned boy like Jack, it flows off the tongue."

Once some time had passed, the two had a heart-to-heart over the stigma related to durags, what the comment meant to Shipman, and how important it is to have self-awareness in regards to privilege.

"Jamal has a way of helping me understand that privileges do exist. You know, I don't think of myself as the most privileged person, but the fact of the matter is I am very privileged. I am. And it's really cool to share a very human moment with my strongest ally, because it brought us together more as friends, even though I made this very stupid comment," Nichting shared with viewers.

Viewers at home praised the moment and thanked CBS for showing some realness.

Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/r...
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only). All of these comments are from October 31, 2019
1. JYTRO TULL
"Big strong man feelings hurt over the name of a scarf used to wrap around someone's head... Boy Bye!!"

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2. HVYContent
"I think he's upset because everybody on the show is wearing one...and yet, it wasn't called a Durag (or however the hell it's spelled) until the dude saw Jamal wearing one (which again, they all are wearing).
To Jamal, it's like attaching a negative stereotype of guys sporting these items in the hood, an image of a stereotypical thug-like character he probably is far from being himself.
Anyways, he's right, but this is Survivor, so sticks and stones :)"

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3. KryptKicker5
"If you watch the "apology" they're hiding Jamal's face as he is smiling. I thought it was a joke... When did durag become "black only" ??? Then they are being all serious about it. Being offended by multicultural headgear... that's just about as ignorant as you can get."

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4. Myles Yamada
"KryptKicker5 dumbass durags are for blacks because we have a hairstyle called waves we use them for . So you sound mad and stupid"

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5. Travis Hayes
"This is so sad that the word durag is considered racist and we had to have a whole conversation about it. Unbelievable this is where we are at."

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6. Jay Lyles
"Any discussion of microaggressions would be "unbelievable" if you've never been on the receiving end of a microaggression. But would you consider learning a little more about how these things impact people in the world who are different from you. Having empathy for someone else's experience is not a defect."

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7. Travis Hayes
"@Jay Lyles sounds more like someone whos looking to find racism in anything they can. I used to wear them and i everybody i ever knew called them durags. Maybe im just old and the connotation has changed."

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8. Jedidiah Bowman
"It’s about hair , as in hair do. Wtf is racist about that? Everyone from
Bikers to hairstylist use do rags. This is ridiculous. When did it become “durag” anyways?"

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9. Myles Yamada
"Jedidiah Bowman [profanity deleted], when has any biker said they wear durags. Stop making up lies and excuses. I would have more respect for people who are racist if they own it and stop making up lies every time they get called out on it."

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10. Chris francis
"@Myles Yamada literally on amazon for sale right now "durags or dorags" advertised for white or black people and photos on white people and advertised as biker head gear....."

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ADDENDUM: PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S RESPONSE TO THE QUESTION "WHAT IS A "DO-RAG"/"DURAG"?
Prior to the manufacturing of do-rags (durags) mostly targeted at African American males (which may have first occurred in the late 1970s), it was customary for many African American females and, to a lesser extent, African American males to use clean, inexpensive, old cloth scarves in our homes at bedtime to cover our hair. The word "do-rag" combines "do" = "hair-do" + "rags".

These old scarves and, later, these particular type of scarves that are known as "do-rags" (durags) were/are partly worn as a way of protecting hairstyles and reducing the frizz that was/is likely at night when our hair is uncovered during sleep. The old-school do-rag and the contemporary do-rag (durag) are also used to help create the contemporary Black male hairstyle known as "waves" ("360 waves").

It's important to emphasize that "do-rag/s" (also given as "durag/s") refer to a certain type of head scarf that is mostly worn by some African American males and some other Black males.

Here's https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-rag) definition of "do-rag" (durag): "a close-fitting, typically stretchable piece of cloth that is worn on the head (as to hold a hairstyle in place) and that usually has long ends which are tied in the back".

Customs of wearing any type of head scarf or bandana for fashion, to help maintain a hairstyle, and/or for other reasons are found throughout the world and are definitely far older than the 1960s/1970s contemporary meaning of "do-rag"/"durag".

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ADDENDUM: ARTICLE EXCERPTS ABOUT DO-RAGS/SURAGS (including content about Black males being stigmatized because they have on dorags/durags)
Excerpt #1:
From https://www.allure.com/story/durag-fashion-history-black-people-reclaiming-the-narrative The Renaissance of the Durag
What happens when black people take control of their own narratives.

BY ALISHA ACQUAYE
December 26, 2018
..."People of color are leading the charge to reclaim the durag, and redefine it in their own terms.

Images of black people, particularly black men, wearing durags have been part of our cultural consciousness for some time. Like many other styles and traditions chosen by black people, mainstream society predictably labeled the durag as something criminal and crude. But now people of color are leading the charge to reclaim the durag, and redefine it in their own terms. In art, music, and fashion, durags are being embraced as a symbol of divinity and diaspora, a marker of identity and existence, and a tribute to a black tradition that should no longer be ridiculed but revered.

Although there is no one origin of the durag, according to The New York Times, William J. Dowdy is known for popularizing it with So Many Waves, a brand that started in 1979. Darren Dowdy, William’s son and current president of the company, told The New York Times earlier this year that durags were first called “tie downs.” They were, and still are, used to keep curls and coils from springing back up after they were brushed down. The end result? A head of hair that resembles a sea of uniform waves. Durags can also prevent cornrows and braids from frizzing and keep locs neat. In the aughts, some of our favorite rappers brought visibility to durags in the mainstream media: Nelly, 50 Cent, Cam'Ron, and Ja Rule are a mere few who proudly wore theirs as a fashion statement. They rocked durags with suits, jeans, and jerseys, and underneath fitted caps. The varied ways they wore durags were a testament to their versatility, their fashionable functionality.

In spite of the obvious practical uses for durags, black men were, and still are, often labeled as thuggish and low-class when they wear them. In a 2017 GQ article, writer Brian Josephs explained that durags share a similarity with the head wrap, which many black women wear to protect their hair, for aesthetic appeal, or to cover their hair for religious reasons. In late-1700s New Orleans, the Tignon Laws required women of African descent to wear head wraps, according to Broadly. This was intended to suppress their beauty and physically distinguish their slave status. Similarly, in 2001, the NFL banned players from wearing durags and bandanas, but permitted skullcaps (if they showed team colors and logos). The NFL claimed the intention was to enforce a more uniform dress code, but the decision seemed rather, well, racist, as black players primarily wear durags. The NBA followed suit in 2005, around the time Allen Iverson became popular for wearing durags on the court, according to GQ."...

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Excerpt #2:
From https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/08/18/why-do-people-wear-durags/##targetText=For%20men%20of%20color%2C%20durags,radial%20effect%20from%20the%20crown. What Does the Durag Actually Signify in 2017? By Staff in ClothingAug 18, 2017
..."For quite a while, durags weren’t really worn out in public. They were ostensibly the same sort of thing as house slippers; you wore them for a very specific reason within the confines of your own home.

It would have been been unseemly to do otherwise. But after the black liberation movement in the ’60s and ’70s, and as black entertainers rose to prominence in the 90s, that changed.

The heyday of public durags as a “trending” item was in the ’90s and early 2000s. Rappers like Chamillionaire, Cam’ron, 50 Cent and Nelly wore them everywhere.

They wore them under fitted caps as Memphis Black did in the late 90s as well as by themselves. In fact it was because of this outsized wearing of the piece that durags began to be manufactured in a variety of colors, sometimes even printed. Allen Iverson was once spotted in one printed with an American flag while Cam’ron went pink, as was his habit.

At first, the durag became a testament to and marker of blackness. It was simply a symbol of a somewhat shared experience, a mutual understanding.

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the durag was an acknowledgement of our similarity. But as is custom in American culture, that association got durags effectively criminalized.

As GQ points out, in 2001 and 2005, durags were banned from both the NFL and NBA. Journalists from the Washington Post and others began to debate whether or not it was appropriate, respectable even to wear a durag.

Black men wearing them became “those types” and black parents began to forbid their children from wearing them outside of the house to ward off those stereotypes.

The instances emboldened some entertainers, adding to the street credibility of the piece. So much so that the likes of Eminem donned it, hoping to translate not only the blackness but a bit of gritty street mentality through the visual representation.

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But before long, the durag as a public statement fell out of favor for a variety of reasons. Amongst them: long haired styles like fades and locs rose in prominence. In fashion, trends just die out. But recently, in a bit of a slow burn, the durag is coming back, mined for the significance it carries and experience it makes evident.

Most gloriously, Rihanna wore one at the 2016 VMAs channelling a certain type of black cool. The net cap swooped low, instantly recognizable to her fans. It was that same version of cool that Rick Owens and Kylie Jenner tried to cash in on when they utilized the piece."...

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Excerpt #3:
From https://www.gq.com/story/who-criminalized-the-durag
..."Walk through a bodega or hair supply spot in a major American city, and you’ll see them: rectangular packets uniformly covered with an image of a black man donning a durag (or doo-rag or do-rag). He’ll either be stone faced or slyly grinning, eyes glinting with promise. Some wear them to lay down their cornrows. Others, like myself and the young man on the bus, tie them for waves—those linear textures whose suppleness brings the instant satisfaction of a “That’s the Way Love Goes”-era Janet Jackson. The bargain luxury is symbolically significant, too. Seeing the durag as a crown is to take pride in something inextricable from blackness. Wearing it, the practical uses... are connectors amongst young black men...

With hip-hop’s rise as the core of black youth expression, the durag has become a fashion statement and a stand-in for the “black thug.” My mother was aware of that conception, so it’d makes sense that she’d attempt to protect me by demanding I only wear the durag inside our home. But remove the myths and you’ll find that, at the most basic level, it’s a self-maintenance cloth, something we use to keep our hair lain.

The durag’s existence as a utilitarian marker of black cool loosely parallels the head wraps worn by women in slaver-era America. With aesthetic roots in sub-Saharan Africa, head wraps grew to be one of the few means of expressions slaves had in the dehumanizing pre-Civil War America, where the stolen laborers would save what they had to buy headwear fabric. The garments had the practical purpose of absorbing sweat and protecting scalps from scathing daytime sun. Symbolically, the different stylings of the head wrap expressed individuality. “Here was a way for black women to reclaim their own sense of humanity,” says Tanisha C. Ford, associate professor of black American studies and history at the University of Delaware. Black hair care has since evolved into a cultural touchstone even as it’s policed by respectability politics and anti-black policing. You abandon the headwraps and durags in the private space in hopes of succeeding in the white, corporate world.

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It wasn’t long, however, before both the NFL and NBA banned durags, in 2001 and 2005, respectively. Allen Iverson, always one to represent the culture, noted, “They're targeting my generation–the hip-hop generation." NBA journeyman Sam Perkins was also admonished for wearing a durag in a preseason game because, apparently, “the league considers it ‘a safety hazard.’”

What’s more, the league’s biases were compounded by criticism by African-Americans, some of whom were ignited by cultural elitism and respectability politics. In a 2005 Washington Post column titled “The Case Against Do-Rags,” for example, author Jabari Asim wrote: “Maybe you'd rather discuss the late, great Rosa Parks, the ultimate modern symbol of principled individuality. Photos show that she was arrested and fingerprinted in 1955 while wearing a crisply tailored suit and minimal makeup. Dignity in abundance, but no do-rag in sight.”

Intra-cultural and white opposition toward the durag don’t run parallel. Ford argues that parents and guardians feel the anxiety my mother felt when she told me not to wear mine outside of the house. “I think when African-Americans of certain generations reject durags, they’re doing it, in part, out of fear—out of the desire to protect black youth,” Ford says. “They’re unsafe from agents of the state or white vigilantes. What we’ve learned—and what we’ve always known—is that your respectability won’t save you. That not wearing a durag will keep you alive.

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I often do [wear durags outside my home] for two reasons: First, I’m no criminal because I want waves. Secondly, the durag’s stigma isn’t singular; black expression is susceptible to criminalization because it’s attached to a black body. So, greeting the sun and walking to Midtown for work with a durag snugly worn under my beanie is my quotidian existential triumph. One has to be ready to risk it all to be black and wavy."
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Here's an excerpt of a Wikipedia page on "waves" [hairstyle] for Black males:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waves_(hairstyle)
"Waves are a hairstyle for curly hair in which the curls are brushed and/or combed and flattened out, creating a ripple-like pattern.

The hairstyle begins with a short-cropped haircut and frequent brushing and/or combing of the curls, which trains the curls to flatten out and wearing a do-rag. Wave pomades and moisturizers can help hold the hair in place while preventing the hair from getting too dry.[1][2] A do-rag is worn to preserve moisture while compressing the hair and holding it in place.[3][4][5]

In the early 20th century, as many African-American men sought to style their hair with texture-altering products, "cold soap" waves became a popular hairstyle. Men produced waves by washing their hair with soap but not rinsing all of it out before putting on their do-rags.[6]"
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I believe that the term "curly hair" that is used in that Wikipedia page is a euphemism for what is now commonly [among African Americans and some other Black people] referred to as "type 4 hair texture". Note that some African Americans and other Black people have type 3 hair textures, and other type hair textures, and it is common for some African American individuals and other Black individuals to have a mixture of hair textures.

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African American Definitions For & Uses For Do-Rags (Durags)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides definitions for the term "do-rags" ("durags").

This post also provides information about the ways that do-rags (durags) have been used to help maintain African Americans' (and other Black people's) hair and hair styles as well as the way that do-rags (durags) help create certain hairstyles, particularly "waves" for Black males.

The content of this post is presented for cultural and educational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to all the publishers of videos that are embedded in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/information-about-reactions-to.html for a closely related pancocojams post entitled "Information About & Reactions To The Survivor's Television Show Incident About Durags (with video & comments)"

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WHAT IS A "DO-RAG"?
Since the 1960s or 1970s, "do-rag/s" (also given as "durag/s") refer to a certain type of head scarf that is mostly worn by some African American males.

From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/do-rag
"do-rag noun
\ ˈdü-ˌrag \
variants: or less commonly durag or du-rag
Definition of do-rag
informal
: a close-fitting, typically stretchable piece of cloth that is worn on the head (as to hold a hairstyle in place) and that usually has long ends which are tied in the back"
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The second line in this quote refers to how the word "do-rag" is pronounced - "doo" (rhymes with the word "to" and the word "new") + the word "rag"
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"Durag" is a much later [after 2015?] spelling of the term "do-rag". My guess is that the spelling "durag" was created for branding/marketing purposes (i.e. to sell a company's manufactured "do-rags").

Read more in this post's comment section about how "do-rag" ("durag) is spelled.
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Here's information about the hair maintenance function of "do-rags" which serves as a correction or expansion on the statement in that definition:

From https://www.highsnobiety.com/2017/08/18/why-do-people-wear-durags/##targetText=For%20men%20of%20color%2C%20durags,radial%20effect%20from%20the%20crown. What Does the Durag Actually Signify in 2017? By Staff in ClothingAug 18, 2017
..."First things first, a durag serves a function. For men of color, durags are a preservation tool. To put it simply: after you brush your hair you can mess it up as it rubs on your pillowcase when you sleep.

A durag not only preserves the brushing but through consistent wearing, gives the effect of “waves” wherein your hair creates a radial effect from the crown. Durags can be worn with cornrows too, keeping them friction and frizz free for at least a while. So at its core, a durag is a hair maintenance device that had early beginnings in women’s hair wraps. But somewhere along the way it became known as a hell of a lot more. Durags can be worn with cornrows too, keeping them friction and frizz free for at least a while. So at its core, a durag is a hair maintenance device that had early beginnings in women’s hair wraps. But somewhere along the way it became known as a hell of a lot more."...
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More of that excerpt is found in the closely related pancocojams post "Information About & Reactions To The Survivor's Television Show Incident About Durags (with video & comments)" whose link is given above.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: How to Tie a Durag, According to A$AP Ferg | GQ



GQ, Apr 6, 2018
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In that video, Hip Hop artist A$AP Ferg mentions how "durags" help create "waves". "Waves" and do-rags/durags are discussed later on in this post.

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HOW THE TERM "DO-RAGS" GOT ITS NAME
The "do" in the word "do-rags" refers to "hair-dos".

From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hairdo#learn-more
"Definition of hairdo
: a way of wearing the hair : COIFFURE

Synonyms for hairdo
Synonyms
coiffure, cut, do, haircut, hairstyle

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First Known Use of hairdo
1932, in the meaning defined above"
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"Getting [your] hair done" is a term that is related to "hair-do". That term refers to how the hair is prepared and styled to make [result in] the hair-do. For African Americans, "getting your hair done" used to refer to (and to a lesser number of African American people) still refers to the use of chemicals, or heat on your hair. For African Americans (and other Black people) "getting your hair done" can [also] refer to getting your hair cut, trimmed, shaved, braided, colored, styled with extensions or weaves (hair pieces) etc.

Prior to "do-rags" being manufactured for sale, people used clean, but old or inexpensive piece of usually cloth material (referred to as "rags") to cover their "hair-dos". According to Sandra E. Garcia (14 May 2018). "The Durag, Explained" in a New York Times article that is cited on the Wikipedia page about do-rags (The link for that page is given below) "Merriam-Webster places the earliest usage of do-rag in 1968".

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HISTORY OF DO-RAGS (DURAGS) AND AFRICAN AMERICANS
These excerpts are given in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

Excerpt #1
From https://boomphilly.com/2692892/the-history-of-the-do-rag/ [No date is given, but the article refers to 2001.]
"The History Of The Do-Rag
...The do-rag is simply a scarf worn on your head to protect your hairstyle or is used for fashion. Guys often wear do-rags to keep their cuts fresh and braids in place, while others sport them as a part of their outfit. While do-rags may have been worn by some of your favorite artists, the trend is certainly nothing new.

The do-rag’s origin dates back to the 19th century when poor laborers and slaves needed something to tie their hair back with. Fast forwarding to the times of the Harlem Renaissance and Great Depression, in the 1930s, do-rag then evolved into a hairstyle preserver. Then shortly after the Black Power Movement in the late 1960s and into the 1970s and up until the 2000s, the do-rag became a fashion statement. Rappers, athletes, and the rest of American youth began, particularly young African American men, began wearing them around the clock and not just overnight as they slept. It was common for young men to wear do-rags out in public. The do-rag became available in different colors, and was a staple for the typical dressed down outfit. Do-rags became so popular and common in mainstream America, the National Football League placed a ban on any do-rag, scarf, or bandana on the football field. Former Minnesota Vikings coach, Dennis Green, believed the ban targeted Black players even though the NFL’s reasoning was to avoid any player mistakenly associated with a gang.

There are even universities that ban do-rags on campus like esteemed HBCU, Hampton University, where males (or females) cannot wear any type of head coverings including bandanas, hats, or stocking caps. They are only permitted in their residence.

Currently, there has been a dip in popularity in wearing them publicly and many rappers have left the do-rags in 2001. But, despite its diminishing presence in the latest videos and the “no do-rag” policies, its existence will remain as one of the most popular male fashion statements of our time. Just as leggings came back for the ladies, the do-rag may reign once again in twenty years.
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With regard to the sentence "The do-rag’s origin dates back to the 19th century when poor laborers and slaves needed something to tie their hair back", my assumption is that this writer is referring to poor Black (and White?) laborers in the United States and to enslaved Black people in that same nation. Regardless of this interpretation, while it can be documented that some people in these populations wore head scarfs long before the 19th century. Furthermore, it's highly unlikely that head scarfs prior to the mid or late 20th century were called "do-rags", although they may have served some of the same functions as the late 20th century head scarfs with that name.
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HBCU = historically Black college and university

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Excerpt #2
From https://www.allure.com/story/durag-fashion-history-black-people-reclaiming-the-narrative The Renaissance of the Durag
What happens when black people take control of their own narratives.

BY ALISHA ACQUAYE
December 26, 2018
..."People of color are leading the charge to reclaim the durag, and redefine it in their own terms.

Images of black people, particularly black men, wearing durags have been part of our cultural consciousness for some time. Like many other styles and traditions chosen by black people, mainstream society predictably labeled the durag as something criminal and crude. But now people of color are leading the charge to reclaim the durag, and redefine it in their own terms. In art, music, and fashion, durags are being embraced as a symbol of divinity and diaspora, a marker of identity and existence, and a tribute to a black tradition that should no longer be ridiculed but revered.

Although there is no one origin of the durag, according to The New York Times, William J. Dowdy is known for popularizing it with So Many Waves, a brand that started in 1979. Darren Dowdy, William’s son and current president of the company, told The New York Times earlier this year that durags were first called “tie downs.” They were, and still are, used to keep curls and coils from springing back up after they were brushed down. The end result? A head of hair that resembles a sea of uniform waves. Durags can also prevent cornrows and braids from frizzing and keep locs neat. In the aughts* [Pancocojams Editor: "aughts" = 2000s] some of our favorite rappers brought visibility to durags in the mainstream media: Nelly, 50 Cent, Cam'Ron, and Ja Rule are a mere few who proudly wore theirs as a fashion statement. They rocked durags with suits, jeans, and jerseys, and underneath fitted caps. The varied ways they wore durags were a testament to their versatility, their fashionable functionality.

In spite of the obvious practical uses for durags, black men were, and still are, often labeled as thuggish and low-class when they wear them. In a 2017 GQ article, writer Brian Josephs explained that durags share a similarity with the head wrap, which many black women wear to protect their hair, for aesthetic appeal, or to cover their hair for religious reasons. In late-1700s New Orleans, the Tignon Laws required women of African descent to wear head wraps, according to Broadly. This was intended to suppress their beauty and physically distinguish their slave status. Similarly, in 2001, the NFL banned players from wearing durags and bandanas, but permitted skullcaps (if they showed team colors and logos). The NFL claimed the intention was to enforce a more uniform dress code, but the decision seemed rather, well, racist, as black players primarily wear durags. The NBA followed suit in 2005, around the time Allen Iverson became popular for wearing durags on the court, according to GQ.

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The durag's rocky introduction to mainstream culture aside, today the durag's legacy is alive and well in the black community...Videos of young black men (and some women, too) doing "wave checks" have gone viral on social media, and are hypnotic to watch. Each participant, sometimes in a large group, sometimes alone, dramatically unties their durag on camera to reveal — with much fanfare and plenty of hype — the waves hiding underneath. At some colleges, wave checks are bona fide social events."...
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Additional information about wave hairstyles and a video about those hairstyles are found below.

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Excerpt #3
From https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5893219718076521675#allposts
"A durag or du-rag is a scarf usually worn on the head after a hair treatment process (hairdo).[1]

History
Durags were originally the headgear of poor African American women laborers and slaves in the 19th century. In the 1930s, during the Harlem Renaissance and Great Depression, the durag evolved into a hairstyle preserver. After the Black Power Movement in the late 1960s, the durag became a fashion statement among African Americans, worn by rappers, athletes, and men of all ages. In the 2000s, wearing durags in public lost popularity in certain areas but maintained its popularity in others.[citation needed] However, because of rappers, such as A$AP Ferg and the return of waves as a hairstyle, they have now regained their status as a fashion among the African American community.

Controversy
In the United States, there have been attempts to ban the wearing of durags[2][3] in high schools as a part of regular school attire. When John Muir High School in Pasadena, California, banned durags as part of a school dress-code policy, students staged a peaceful walk-out in February 2019.[4] The walk-out was staged by the Black Student Union; protesting students contended that school administrators banned the head wear because of its affiliation "with gang culture", although the school's principal claimed that it was banned because "of values we have for how we present ourselves at school".

In 2001, the American National Football League banned its players from wearing durags and bandanas underneath their helmets.[5]

Etymology
Merriam-Webster places the earliest usage of "do-rag" in 1968.[6] The New York Times claims that the true spelling is durag, and its popularity began in the 1970s.[7] There is an alternative etymology in which 'do-rag' is 'dew-rag', and 'dew' is a euphemism for sweat, the current do-rag folk-etymologized from it.[8] In the same source, another author cites a reference from the 1940s, of a do-rag used to keep a hair-do in place."...
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Pancocojams Editor's Note: I'm including this excerpt although I consider its definition of "do-rag" and its etymology from the word "dew" to be inaccurate (I've never seen the spelling "dew-rag", have you?).

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Excerpt #4:
From https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/14/style/durag-solange-met-gala.html
"AN EXPLAINER
The Durag, Explained
It’s spelled durag. The end.
By Sandra E. Garcia
May 14, 2018
"Solange Knowles ascended the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art wearing a gold halo — the theme of the Met Gala was Catholicism — over a black durag. Ms. Knowles wore the durag with the cape out; it dripped down her back. At the hem, in gold Gothic type, were the words “MY GOD WEARS A DURAG.” Godly, queenly, on theme.

Still, her headwear stood out among the papal hats and crowns, and led to some debates about the spelling (and possible hyphenation) of the word durag. So we figured it was time to clear a few things up.

Who Invented the Durag, and Why?
There is no specific inventor of the durag. That’s like asking who invented the comb. But the use of having a scarf or a rag to keep your hairstyle in place and frizz-free took a great leap forward in the ’70s.

Darren Dowdy, president of So Many Waves, claims his father, William J. Dowdy, invented it as part of a hair grooming kit."

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DO-RAGS (DURAGS) AND WAVE HAIRSTYLES
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waves_(hairstyle)
"Waves are a hairstyle for curly hair in which the curls are brushed and/or combed and flattened out, creating a ripple-like pattern.

The hairstyle begins with a short-cropped haircut and frequent brushing and/or combing of the curls, which trains the curls to flatten out and wearing a do-rag. Wave pomades and moisturizers can help hold the hair in place while preventing the hair from getting too dry.[1][2] A do-rag is worn to preserve moisture while compressing the hair and holding it in place.[3][4][5]

In the early 20th century, as many African-American men sought to style their hair with texture-altering products, "cold soap" waves became a popular hairstyle. Men produced waves by washing their hair with soap but not rinsing all of it out before putting on their do-rags.[6]"
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I believe that the term "curly hair" that is used in that Wikipedia page is a euphemism for what is now commonly [among African Americans and some other Black people] referred to as "type 4 hair texture". Note that some African Americans and other Black people have type 3 hair textures, and other type hair textures, and it is common for some African American individuals and other Black individuals to have a mixture of hair textures.

Here's some information about type 4 hair texture:
From https://www.allure.com/gallery/curl-hair-type-guide##targetText=Type%204%20(Coily),are%20prone%20to%20major%20shrinkage.
"Type 4 (Coily)
Coily hair, commonly referred to as Afro-textured or kinky hair, is naturally very dry and spongy in texture and can be soft and fine or coarse and wiry. Strands form very tight, small curls of zig-zags right from the scalp and are prone to major shrinkage."...
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That page includes drawings of type 4 strands (and other hair texture types). That page also includes photographs of females with each of those hair textures, and recommendations for hair care.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: 360 Waves: Why Black People Wear Durags? Du-Rag Etiquette with A$AP Lew



JustinTimeDec 11, 2015

Why Do Black People Wear Durags: As a young and black professional, people of different backgrounds usually do not understand why I choose to wear Du-Rags. In this video, I briefly explain the negative stigma behind wearing Du-Rags, as well as how black people are pressured more to confirm their hairstyles in corporate settings. Some may ask, why wear a durag, what is the purpose of wearing a durag, how do you tie a durag, but I'll just answer why black people wear durags.
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only):
1. Mike Midas, 2017
"Yo... just brush n dawg"

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2. JustinTime, 2017
"Bet"
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Mike Midas referred to the vital importance of Black males repeatedly brushing one's coily hair to create "waves" and JustInTime succinctly agreed with that advice.

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3. Izehumah Eyiba, 2019
"What bout cornrows for the durags"

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4. JustinTime, 2019
"They help the cornrows last longer by protecting them at night. I use to rock them back in the days"

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5. Wolf In Sheep's Clothing, 2019
"I wear them to get waves and as a badge of honor. They originated in Vietnam. They were know as bandannas back then and helped in camouflaging the head, my dad and my great uncle both wore them when they were infantry, they also said a lot of white men wore them also. Some infantry even wore one around their mouth."

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6. JustinTime, 2019
"Thanks for watching and appreciate you dropping some history Stray Dog, salute!"

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7. Desslyn Long
"they didn’t originate in vietnam. they originated from slaves."
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The do-rag (durag) design (contemporary meaning: "a close-fitting, typically stretchable piece of cloth that is worn on the head (as to hold a hairstyle in place) and that usually has long ends which are tied in the back") is said to have been created or popularized by African Americans around the late 1960s/1970s. [Read the excerpt given as Excerpt #2 above.]

Customs of wearing any type of head scarf or bandana for fashion, to help maintain a hairstyle, and/or for other reasons are found throughout the world and are definitely far older than the 1960s/1970s contemporary meaning of "do-rag"/"durag".


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8. Dima Lomako, 2019
"I’m white can I wear a durag

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9. JustinTime, 2019
"Yes"
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Anyone can wear a durag (do-rag) but the function (reasons) for wearing durags (or another type of head scarf/bandana) differs depending on your hair texture and the hair style you are developing and/or maintaining -i.e. non-Black males are far less likely to be able to get "waves" in their hair as that hairstyle is discussed and shown in this video.

Note that some men wear two do-rags (or more?) to help compress their hair which (along with brushing) helps the hair develop its wave pattern.

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10. TazIsDark, 2019
"Only Sikhs wear that but ok"

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11. JustinTime, 2019
"Ok"
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TazIsDark's comment demonstrated the way that some people inaccurately label all head scarfs as "do-rags" (durags).

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JustinTime used the African American Vernacular English term "wolfin" in this video and said that "wolfin" referred to going a long time without a hair cut in order to develop waves. Here's an urban dictionary entry for woofin:

From https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Wolfin%27%2C%20or%20Wolfing
Wolfin', or Wolfing
Someone who is brushing their hair while letting it grow to achieve 360 waves.
Examples of Wolfin', or Wolfing;

Person1; "Yo, let me give you a quick cut..."

Person2; "Nah, I'm Wolfin'."
#360waves#h20method#pomade#brush#du-rag#wave-cap
by Sav-vy-bag November 18, 2009
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The word "wolfin" may have been coined to describe going a long time without a haircut because wolfs are wild, hairy animals.

Notice the tag "du-rag" for this urban dictionary entry and the 2009 date. This is one of the earliest online dictionary examples that I found for that type of head scarf.

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