Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that affects millions of people around the world
. But to many women — and to Black women, in particular — it is much more. It’s about beauty and race, about culture and about the uncertainty that the disorder creates around people’s perception of themselves.
Actor Will Smith, who stunned millions when he walked onstage and slapped Rock over the joke about Pinkett Smith, has sinceHere are some of the things about alopecia that are reverberating:Rock’s joke was tough to hear for New York interior designer Sheila Bridges.for his 2009 documentary"Good Hair" about the importance of hair in Black culture.
She doesn’t wear wigs because she doesn’t want to, and also hopes to normalize and de-stigmatize the appearance of bald women.
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