Oh man, can't wait to see this! The initial post made me tear up! I never knew what good hair meant until I went to college and majored in Ethnic Studies. Not many black folks in my local area and I was the only Mexi-Merican around for a LOOOONG time.

I can't wait to see this, I have been waiting to see this for a year.

Chris needs to examine the environment that his daughter is in. She would not know such terms as "good hair" or "bad hair" if someone in her family was not using such language. He needs to record his household and study the recording that will tell instantly who the culprits are. Children do not come with insecurities; they are created by the people who love them.

Whatever anonymous 1! No matter what environment you have in your home, you have to remember that children actually get out of the house every so often and when that happens society is there to show them something different. Besides, is anyone without some kind of insecurity?
Anyway I can't wait to see this movie, I stopped using the creamy crack about 5 or 6 years ago and I've never worn extensions, and I love my hair. I can do whatever I want with it. If I want to wear it curly, in twists, flat iron it straight, I can do all of that. Love it!

I want to see this!

looks like a winner

Definitely something I'm going to check out. I'm in the process of growing out a relaxer, so this really caught my attention. Looks like it will be funny too!

Please don't tell me that woman is using a fine comb comb to comb that relaxer through that poor little girl's hair.

OMG! Poor thing her head has got to be on fire already then the woman is going to worsen it be scratch her scalp and let that chemical burn from the inside out. For pete's sake you can smooth the product through the hair with gloved hands. But that comb will damage the hair further, cause breakage, extremely flat limp hair and massive pain for the person getting the relaxer.

Oh how I DO NOT mess getting my hair relaxed every 10 weeks.

I can barely wait to see 'Good Hair'.

I love redunancy - comb comb comb comb. Fun word really.

Anonymous is talking out her butt!

Children pick up things from other kids and the media makes it seem like straight hair is the only way you can be perceived as beautiful!

I can't wait for this to come out!

Looking forward to seeing this!

I totally understand why little girls would think having straight or Anglo type hair would be nicer than their own. Look at all the black women in entertainment out there. Tyra has long wavy-straight blonde/light brown hair, Wendy Williams too, Naomi has long pin straight black hair...and so on. How are these girls supposed to grow up thinking their hair is beautiful (props to Chris Rock for trying so hard!) if all the black female role models don't seem to love their own natural hair?

That's really awesome that he decided to tackle this topic. I'm trying to remember what play they talk about changing a woman's hair (I'm pretty sure it was Raisin in the Sun). But until I had read it, I had never really thought about it before. Great that he is bringing it up.

This looks like a humorous and thoughtful movie. I love the reason behind the start of the project; makes me like Chris even more. I cannot wait to see this film.

"Creamy Crack" I haven't heard that in awhile. I went natural over a year and a half ago and go to a natural hair salon so it's been a while. I really look forward to seeing this and hopefully the conversation that it brings up about perceptions of beauty in the AA community.

I'm really excited about this film. As a black woman, I understand the desire to have 'good hair.' I love that Chris Rock's daughter's inspired him to make this documentary. I can't wait to see it!

I think that the important thing to remember here is that 99% of the time it's not a "political" statement, but one of STYLE. My daughter's white friends with long straight hair wanted theirs to be curly like hers. It's about being able to make YOUR OWN decisions about what to do with your hair.

Well, I just talked to my wife and my daughter about this. My wife is white, so didn't grow up with the whole "good hair/bad hair thing," and she said that to her it seems like a lot of people are making it more political than it really needs to be (hmm, seems like I just said that), and that to her the terms good hair and bad hair are more about how easy it is to comb through.

My daughter, who started getting her hair relaxed every six or so weeks since she was in 7th grade said pretty much what I said about choices. She doesn't think that she's more beautiful with straight hair or was less beautiful with "natural" hair, but the straight hair gives her more styling choices.

She had worn her hair in 32 braids up until about 7th grade, and since she hadn't said anything, I figured that she might actually go all the way through high school like that. But when she said that she wanted it straight, I didn't argue, because to me it was, again, about STYLE.

keg13202- I wouldnt expect your wife to understand anything in regards to black women and their hair issues. She's white. She shouldnt even begin to dissect the term 'good hair' or the meanings and intentions behind the word. I, for one, loathe the term and if God so blesses me with children, I will be sure to let them know how beautiful they are...nappy hair and all.

Well, of course I expected someone to say that my wife couldn't possibly understand. And yet, it's often good to have an outside opinion on things every now and then. An outsider who doesn't come with all the emotional baggage that the "insiders" come with.

For what it's worth, my 16yo has probably never heard the terms "good hair" and "bad hair." That probably has a lot to do with the fact that most of the people she knows and goes to school with are white, and that my family is a good 250 miles away. To her there's just straight hair and "not straight" hair, or fine hair and coarse hair. There's no value judgment in her terminology over which kind is better. It's just that for the styles she wants to be able to wear her hair in, she wants it straight.

Her 7yo sister has pretty much the hair that the older one wanted. I recall saying once "Where did she get this 'white girl hair' from?" And yet, my 7yo is upset that her hair can't even hold a braid overnight, while her sister's natural hair could hold them for two weeks at a time.

Simultaneously though, she also wants long, straight hair like her older sister's.

Once again, it's about style.

DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT SEE THIS MOVIE!!!!! this is one subject that should not become a documentary, black women have it hard already as it is. Putting there buisness out there like that is humiliating, giving people an inside look into what measures we go to to look european or have "good hair" will only result in more discrimination and assumptions that other races are better because of hair types.

I agree. I will not be going to see this movie. I am so tired of black men (especially comedians) using their platform to exploit black women! All they do is give ammunition to other racial groups to mock us or discriminate.
I happen to be a black women who likes to wear my own hair, weaves, perms extensions etc because I CAN. IT'S A PERSONAL CHOICE...like what shoes I wear or jewelry. You have no idea how many whites, Hispanics etc I have to set straight because whenever they see my "natural" hair they wonder why I wear braids, weaves etc.. I get dumb comments like, " I thought your hair was really short, why do you wear extensions etc." I'm like, " Duh... not EVERYONE THAT WEARS EXTENSIONS HAVE SHORT HAIR...OR HAVE A SELF ESTEEM COMPLEX."
None the less...leave it to a black man to bring this trivial issue to the whole damn world like it's a frigin' epidemic. Do you see white comedians doing documentaries on why white women go to tanning booths? NO U DON'T...why because some things are personal and really isn't everyone else business. You don't see them on talk shows obsessing over it.
You know what I'd like to see...some of these wealthy sista's in Hollywood do a documentary on the secrets black men keep...ie undercover brothers that don't have the courage to come out of the closet etc...Or better yet...let's do a documentary on why black men get all those nasty hair bumps on their skin when they shave. Let's talk about all of the "extensive measures they have to take to lighten up those dark and discolored areas". You know why it will NEVER happen?...because we respect our brothers too much...while we give them license to embarrass and exploit us through their songs, jokes and movies. Thanks alot Chris Rock....you just took black women back about 25 years... Now I've got to deprogram all of the misinformed people that will "take pity" on me if I go to a salon for pete's sake! Man, what does it take to make a black man happy these days! They got a million rules for us ie: how to dress, wear our hair, who we date (race) while they HAVE NONE. Shame on all you women who think this documentary is going to help us....as usual...sister...the jokes on us!

the joke is on YOU Nessa

not "us"

that's all u can say b/c u know it's true...answer this question...how many black women in hollywood ie: actresses, comedians, musicians have songs or movies that REGULARLY depict black men in a negative light, or put their dirty laundry out for all to see... why do we continue to defend brothers that do this....it's sad, you all want to bash me? it's cool...check out today's episode on the view...chris rock was on their. guess who saw his documentary? barbara walters...and she now THINKS WE ALL WANT TO BE WHITE. that's all i'm trying to say...white women get tans. boob implants, butt injections....it's considered a choice...why are we not viewed the same and given the respect to make OUR OWN CHOICES....all behind a hair do? african americans have way bigger issues to tackle then this!...wanna really laugh...i got fake kinky twist in my hair b/c my real hair is too wavy to hold the style...i just like the ethnic look but cant mimic for real and i'm just as black as anyone else. i dont see how the jokes on me...i'm just not endorsing blackmen to insult me or my sex anymore. if u like it...it's your choice...

I like Chris Rock, I do...but did anybody see his last Stand-up routine. I had to turn it off, I couldn't believe how badly he talked about Black women, and yes for the most part, a lot of comedians joke about their own culture, but Chris was brutal. Yes, it's healthy to laugh at yourself sometimes, not take life so seriously, but his jokes were just mean spirited, not funny at all. With that said, "Good Hair" is not a movie I will spend my money to see. I saw the preview and it left a bad taste in my mouth...just another example of Mr. Rock's misogynistic attitude toward women of color..!

I completely agree with Ness and Anonymous52 that this movie and the entire discussion are more negative than positive for black women. I am a black woman working in corporate America and my hair is already a topic of discussion among my coworkers who are amazed when I change hairstyles. If I come into work with my hair curly, I get questions about how it was done, as if black hair takes magic or serious manipulation to be styled differently. So long as society covets european beauty standards and either makes fun or or fails to show more diversity in beauty standards worldwide, black women will be forced to continue defining their own beauty standards. That's why allowing us to maintain our beauty routines without the critical eye of the majority is important. Shame on you Chris Rock for making black women the butt of your jokes.

If you really want to build your daughter's self-esteem, try depicting and speaking of black women in the most positive light possible.

I agree with Keira 100%. As a result of some poorly done extensions last Summer, I began to wear wigs until my hair grew back. Although I did receive some positive comments about the wigs from white coworkers, black friends and family were very negative about my choice. As a 60 year old black female, I've worn numeorous hairstyles over the years from afros to weaves. Because of that I can honestly say that any style that black women wear takes time, patience and money. I have found that although whites are curious (sometimes to a fault), it is black people that have serious hangups and issues with their hair. Black people need to convey and reinforce to their daughters from infancy on that their natural hair is beautiful no matter how long, short, straight or textured it may be. That is the only way to combat and overcome negative self-image. Shame on black comedians for making black women the butt of an international joke!

OK, here's the problem for me. My older daughter, who gets her hair relaxed every six weeks, used to love going swimming, love going to pools, love going to water parks and on water slides. Now, because of a choice she made, and it is a CHOICE to have long straight hair, she can't do any of those things, and runs inside at the slightest hint of humidity.

I was sort of hoping, like Chris Rock, that having grown up with the 32 braids in her hair that everyone just LOVED, she wouldn't feel a need to have to get it straightened. But style choices won over.

And yet you wonder, what makes a person choose a style that limits so much of what else they can do in life? I grew up in the 70s, when Afros and "natural hair" were, if not the norm, fairly common. So I wonder what happened in the decades since that made African-American women flock to getting their hair straightened again. Guys haven't done it in decades.

Is Chris Rock making fun of the women who get their hair straightened, or the CULTURE that leads them to desire to get their hair straightened? Perhaps there's a fine line between the two that is hard for those who've made the straightening decision to discern, and is why they seem to be taking this so personally.

I, for one, definitely want to see this movie, if only to get some insight as to what's going on with the hair thing.

IN TODAY’S SOCIETY THERE’S NO NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR THE KKK, RACIST HAVE GOTTEN SMARTER AND MORE CLEVER. ALL THAT HAS TO BE DONE NOW IS TO PAY A FEW MODERN DAY JUDAS! JUST A HAND FULL TO BREAK DOWN THE REST!! NO NEED TO BURN CROSSES ANYMORE! FROM OUR BLACK MEN THERE IS A SUBJECT THAT IS TABO, WHAT IS FOUND IS BETRAYAL! FROM OUR BROTHERS THAT PLAY BASKETBALL, SOME RAPPERS, COMEDIANS MOST OF BLACK ENTERTAINMENT WORLD HAS ENLARGE INTO THIS GREAT BIG POOL OF HATE FOR BLACK WOMEN. WHAT MAKES ME CRY IS THAT OUR OWN MEN HAVE BETRAYED US! NOW I AM ONE TO BELIEVE YOU CAN DATE OUT YOUR RACE IF YOU WISH, BUT WHEN YOU BECOME A POSTER CHILD AGAINST BLACK WOMEN FOR THE WORLD TO SEE IS WHAT BREAKS MY HEART. SO WHAT’S TO DO MY SISTER’S AND BROTHERS LET’S KEEP PRAYING THAT OUR CHILDREN WILL BE LOVED BY GOD AND PROTECTED BY HIS LOVE UNTIL WE FET IT TOGETHER! MY MIND IS HURTING, (WHY)IS SO UNNECESSARY, BUT IT IS REAL! EVERYTHING ISN'T FUNNY!

SUCH BETRAYAL,I HATE YOU CHRIS ROCK AND I HOLD DEAR TO WHAT GOOD THING YOUR TRYING TO TAKE FROM US AS WOMEN!TO ME YOU ARE A MODERN DAY JUDAS AND MY HEART HURTS TO SAY! NEVER WILL I HEAR YOUR VOICE AND SMILE AGAIN, NEVER AGAIN!TO THAT I SWEAR!!!

Now let me see if I have this right. Chris Rock tries to convince his daughter that her hair is beautiful just the way it is, but fails to dissuade her from getting it straightened. As a result he decides to do a documentary on the whole straightening thing, possibly pointing out how ridiculous it is, and he's a TRAITOR? To whom? The hair care industry perhaps, but definitely not to black women.

I saw this film Saturday night and it's had me upset for the past two days. I can't figure out why Chris Rock a black man would make such a film that could/would potentially humiliate black women like that. I just don't understand what he was trying to do. Being a black man myself, I want to believe that there was good intentions involved but I feel the bad effects of this film greatly outweigh the good. He had to know that on many levels this was a complete betrayal of sisters. And being a man what business is it of his what women do in the salon or at home. Why would he care...if you don't like the way a woman looks leave her for somebody who does. People, by that I mean white america or anybody else that wants to stick their nose in Black Culture, don't have a right to know goes on. It's none of their f*cking business. I would never think about investigating a tanning salon or women's hair salon, being a man it's none of my business what women do, white, black or Asian, or anything else under the sun. Hey and did anybody see his wife in this film? What does she look like? Honestly, being a minority we struggle enough as it is to establish a positive role and image in this society, I can't figure out why this black man made this film. He definitely set black women back 25 years at least, depending on how many people saw this? And for what, is he short on cash? I heard he stole this movie idea from a chick anyway maybe, she should have been to one to lead this "woman's discussion" anyway? This film reconfirms something I always suspected about Chris Rock from his comedy routines. He has repressed unsettled issues against Black women. Or another possible explanation to consider in light of this recent film: Chris Rock is gay and the child in the film is not his? Where is the wife? Huh?