I think what is important about Viola Davis taking her wig off on How to Get Away With Murder is that it illustrates that there is a mask that women are thought to have to wear. For black women, it can be a more complex mask. Our culture has created a very limited view of what beauty is and can be.
Editor’s Note:
I’ve always loved Tracee Ellis Ross and her hair. Being a Detroit boy myself I have a special place in my heart for Motown’s own Diana Ross and her daughter. I have to agree with Tracee that it’s so good to see natural black hair on TV. Little girls of all races need to see that in mainstream media and know that it’s something beautiful. Here are our article highlights:
- It is important that black girls and women see beautiful images of themselves in the media.
- Tracee Ellis Ross says she’s done playing society’s game in order to be considered beautiful.
- A Black woman’s beauty is far from the European standards of beauty this country follows.