Remember When Folks Created a Petition To Shame Blue Ivy’s Hair? Look At Her Now [PIC INSIDE]

Blue Ivy Carter is only days away from her 6th birthday, and I thought it was the perfect time to show her off just a tad. And not just because I am a card-carrying member of the Beyhive, either. Nah, this is about celebrating natural hair in children, especially children who have been ridiculed because of their hair.

I firmly believe that much of the outrage about Blue Ivy’s hair is rooted in texture discrimination. If she had been born with loose, spiral curls, no one would ask her her parents to comb her hair. Apparently, allowing your hair to just be is only permissible if you have shiny ringlets. And I know this to be true because even my son has been met with this form of criticism from my family members.  I’ll be on my way out the door with JB (after having moisturized his hair and applied a styling product), and someone in my family will be all, “aren’t you going to comb his hair?”

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But I digress. Before we segue into celebrating the glory that is Blue Ivy’s textured mane, let us take a trip down memory lane, shall we? Let us remember the time when it was commonplace to hear black folks speaking negatively about Blue’s hair. Indeed, there was even a petition created on change.org for the sole purpose of shaming this child and her parents. Check it out here.

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Some of the comments included:

Sarah Lanston
I’m signing because I think it’s very important that she gets her hair combed too, Beyonce’s hair is always ‘Flawless’ when she’s out in public, but when it comes to Blue Ivy, Its lint balls and nappy dreads as a single mother I should know. I would never let my child out of the house looking a mess like that. What kind of mess is that having a baby girl with dreads! Come on now what is she a dyke?? Comb her hair!!
Eileen Truszkowski
That poor baby knows how bad her hair looks. She is growing up under a stigma perpetrated by her lazy ass parents.
D’Onna Ferguson
Blue Ivy looks ridiculous and her millionaire parents need to be ashamed! !!!!!!!! $$
Tyneka wise
As much time as she spends on crying over Jay and her marriage she should be spending more time with her daughter and maintain her cuteness..I don’t know if Blue is a boy or girl I question that at times. But that yells neglate to me when you know dang well she can do a better job. Her last album songs are all about her and jay…qand your daughter running around looking crazy.. B I think your a great preformer but it shows ma..you care more about your marraige than your own child.. sorry I had to say that…
Well, folks, Jay and Bey didn’t give a damn about what y’all had to say, and continued to allow their child, and her hair to be just as free as they pleased.
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Yup, Bey and Jay continued to allow their daughter to live and be free, and apparently, he hair agreed with their laissez-fair treatment. Take a look at Blue Ivy’s hair today:
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Yes, miss thang has inches, texture, and fullness for days. I’m here for it. Keep being free, Blue. And hopefully, generations to come will feel that they too can come as they are, without added adornments, accessories, or slicked down baby hairs.

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5 Comments

  1. Shavon W. says:

    I know all too well about the stigma of natural hair and not combing it. When I decided about 7 years ago that I was going to RETURN my hair to its natural state I was also hit with do your hair, you need to comb it, straighten it, do something. My rebuttal was it is done, you obviously don’t know anything about natural hair, this is a twist out, braid out or a wash and go. I’m appalled a petition was made for an innocent beautiful little girl. Our problem is we like to put everyone in a box and if you don’t fit in then you’re ostracized. Kudos to Beyonce and Jay for ignoring the masses and doing what was best for your daughter. Less is more when it comes to hair, at least with mine anyway. The less I manipulate and touch it the more it grew.

    1. I don’t follow celebrity baby pics for this exact reason. They relentlessly pursue these kids just to snap a picture they can criticize. Since this is all new to me I did take the time to look at many of blue ivy’s pictures. The only thing I have seen is a normal toddler. I have never seen a toddler who’s baby hair hasn’t had a chance to grow out have good hair days. Maybe minutes, maybe even hours, but every mother should know better. It never last they are baby’s, napping, rolling around, and always on the go. No matter what gender, race or hair type, there hair is not going to be polished. From cow licks and unruly curls, to kids born with straight fine hair that sticks straight up no matter what. If she spent every day worrying about whether or not the girls hair was perfectly placed she never would have found the time to just enjoy being with her beautiful little girl and catching all those cute moments. I think there’s more than enough people telling us what we should be.. Why any would think it’s ok to start making babies feel like they’re not beautiful just being themselves is ridiculous. There is enough beauty in this world to go around. You would think they would be commended as celebrity parents for not always worrying about whether or not there child is cleaned up tidy because God for bid you want to take a picture and her hair isn’t clipped up in a cute way you’ve already had to pin them down to fix 10 times before noon. These people are acting like such a thing makes a difference to how much they care about their daughter. Get a barbie doll if you want to primp and poke someone into your idea of beautiful not toddler. The only thing I learned about them as parents is they adore their little girl and the time spent together is to important to waste on such trivial things.

  2. Kayla Robinson says:

    As a teenager, I probably did ridicule her hair and I don’t remember and I won’t say I never did it, but even if her hair is naturally beautiful now I don’t think that it was justified to still let her run around like that, At least a style to make it look like you give a damn instead of having her walk around with half frizzy have twists and half curls. My hair is just as thick and full as hers when I was her age and my mother did sort of the same treatment before I asked to experiment with my hair choices.
    But my mother didn’t let me walk around like that, maybe even pick my hair with a comb to make an Afro, maybe braid it for a few days and braid it out.. but never like that

  3. Not Judge Judy says:

    This is why America is rotting from the inside. Because we create petitions over celebrity children’s hair while our institutions crumble around us. Also, how sad that this little girl–an actual human being with feelings–is going to grow up and see this.

    As a tender-headed child (and adult) with hair that tangled VERY easily, I can relate to anybody who doesn’t know how to deal with hair that’s abundant, tangles easily & hurts to be combed. Maybe that’s what was happening here? You never know so maybe don’t judge.

  4. Elizabeth Cheruto says:

    It’s interesting to note that total strangers want to mind the business of another family, telling them how to raise their child. In this case, a black family. We as black people have always been criticized by the society about our natural hair. It is not good enough for them, until we straighten it to look like Cocasians or Asians. This is a child, she does not want her hair combed, what’s the big deal? Did someone sign a petition when you were young telling your parents to comb your hair? If your answer is No, you have no business signing a petition, telling another parent what to do. To wonderful little Blue Ivy, I hope you grow up knowing that you are beautiful, actually very beautiful, just as you are. Comb your hair if you want, and if you don’t want to, it is none of anyone’s business. Stay strong, beautiful, shine brightly, and know that people’s opinions do not define you. I am glad your parents ignored the noises.

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