Natural Hair vs. Afro Hair: The most appropriate term to use to describe your hair

In case you haven't noticed yet, I prefer to use the term "Afro" to describe hair that looks like mine, instead of using the more popular "Natural hair", which you are all used to. I personally don't like to use the latter because it is not only grammatically incorrect but also "scientifically" and "politically" incorrect.

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First of all, it's grammatically incorrect because a quick websearch defines the two words like this,
Natural "Exisiting in or caused by nature, not made or caused by humankind" 
Hair " a threadlike structure ... produced only by mammals "

This means that as long as those threadlike structure are naturally produced by you, it's Natural. This means that ALL hair which grows out of the body is Natural hair, regardless of what is done to it afterwards. In otherwords, an Asian with Red hair, an Indian girl with curly hair, a Black woman with straight hair or a mixed child with afro hair are ALL Natural.

It is also grammatically incorrect because the antonym of Natural is Synthetic, which means something which was man made. A weave or any other hair extension would be synthetic even if it's so called "Human Hair" and is worn by people who naturally have such hair. For example, a Brazillian woman wearing a Brazillian weave cannot call the hair on her head natural, but synthetic.

This isn't Natural, although many other ethnicities might think it is

The above definition of hair proves that all hair that grows out of your head is Natural. Also, scientists would not use this term to describe the different textures of hair since they are aware that different races have different hair textures. And so, what is Natural to one group will not be so for another group. Instead, they use other terms to group the different hair textures together. 

Natural hair is politcally incorrect because many of us are aware of the racism and discrimination on BLACK hair, NOT NATURAL hair. So, when we read news articles about afros and afro puffs not being allowed in schools and in the corporate world, it doesn't mean that Natural hair isn't allowed. Because this would mean everyone has to wear wigs to work.

a white person would call this hair texture Afro NOT Natural

The term Natural hair has also caused so many confusions and unneccesssary division amongst and between Black people. Many believe that colored hair or wearing one's hair in a particular style doesn't qualify an Afro haired person as Natural. Others who aren't Natural would question our choice of chemical products, make up and jewellery, because they believe that having Natural hair means living a Hippie llifestyle.

So, what is Afro hair?
"Afro hair is hair that is indigenous to Black people and it's descendants, including mixed descendants" The Mane Captain

This means that ALL hair which looks like mine is an Afro and Natural hair. Using the term Afro hair to describe your hair also allows other races to understand what you mean without having to provide additional explanation. 

So, I challenge you to start using the term Afro hair more often and Natural hair less often so that there is no confusion, division and unnecesary conflict amongst us.