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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 04:20:00 JST Paul Cantrell

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   • Sheril Kirshenbaum

   @Sheril
   As your friend in “it just dries curly,” I salute you and your taking ownership of your (presumably awesome) hair!

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     Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 08-Sep-2023 04:20:01 JST Sheril Kirshenbaum

     Short story: I have curly hair. But I straighten it for work to appear “professional.” Or I wear a bun to look “serious.”

     These ideas were shaped by social norms + experiences where I’ve been the only woman in the room or dealt w sexual harassment/bias.

     But when my 15yo niece visited last week, I marveled at her stunning curls. “It just dries this way,” she said.

     And it dawned on me - Wait, mine does too! Or would if I paid less attention to cultural expectations. So I think I’ll do that now.