it pretty much didnt exist in Black hair care in America until approximately 20 years ago
Good thing the story's not set in the US, then. (Heh.)
There's a certian amount of historical perspective that seems to not be understood by many outsiders performing research on black hair.
Which would kinda be the point of asking questions. That, and I really like this character. I don't want her looking like an idiot because I wrote her inaccurately, so I guess I just consider it my responsibility to ask for help when there's a detail I think I'm missing or might have wrong.
I would also suggest that sites like nappturality are very much intended for people of african descent and their members do not lend themselves kindly to providing learning experiences or educational material.
I think the only answer I can manage to that is, 'well, duh.'
Okay, yes, slightly facetious, but cripes. It's one thing to ask my flist -- who I presume are here because they want to be -- for help when my research falls short. But basically tromping into someone's home/website uninvited and asking personal questions without so much as a hello, man, that's just rude. I don't like it when it's done to me, so I figure no doing it to others because they probably dislike it as much as I do, eh.
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Date: 30 Sep 2009 09:52 pm (UTC)Good thing the story's not set in the US, then. (Heh.)
There's a certian amount of historical perspective that seems to not be understood by many outsiders performing research on black hair.
Which would kinda be the point of asking questions. That, and I really like this character. I don't want her looking like an idiot because I wrote her inaccurately, so I guess I just consider it my responsibility to ask for help when there's a detail I think I'm missing or might have wrong.
I would also suggest that sites like nappturality are very much intended for people of african descent and their members do not lend themselves kindly to providing learning experiences or educational material.
I think the only answer I can manage to that is, 'well, duh.'
Okay, yes, slightly facetious, but cripes. It's one thing to ask my flist -- who I presume are here because they want to be -- for help when my research falls short. But basically tromping into someone's home/website uninvited and asking personal questions without so much as a hello, man, that's just rude. I don't like it when it's done to me, so I figure no doing it to others because they probably dislike it as much as I do, eh.