Singer Melanie Fiona attends the Target ‘Falling for You’ NY event at Terminal 5 on October 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Target)
Melanie Fiona attends the Target ‘Falling for You’ NY event at Terminal 5 on October 10, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Target)
Melanie Fiona performs at the Pepsi/Billboard Summer Beats concert at Gotham Hall on August 29, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for PEPSI)
Melanie Fiona performs at the Pepsi/Billboard Summer Beats concert at Gotham Hall on August 29, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for PEPSI)
Singer Melanie Fiona attends the Pepsi/Billboard Summer Beats concert at Gotham Hall on August 29, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for PEPSI)
Singer Melanie Fiona attends the Pepsi/Billboard Summer Beats concert at Gotham Hall on August 29, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for PEPSI)
From Clutch Magazine: “Good hair” is a loaded phrase in the black community, as it often excludes kinkier textures and tighter coils in preference of straight locks or loose curls. It’s a sensitive topic, and the firestorm surrounding Melanie Fiona’s comments to Sophisticate’s Black Hair Styles and Care Guide shows that the wounds are still fresh.
Here’s an excerpt from Fiona’s feature in the June/July 2012 issue:
SBH: What’s the secret to your gorgeous long hair?
Melanie Fiona: I was born with a full head of hair, and my mom wouldn’t let me cut it until I was 12! I’m mixed – my mom is Black and Portuguese and my dad is Indian so I have a good mix for growth.
Some bloggers were outraged that Fiona would attribute growth to her mixed roots. Ebony of Longing4Length.com writes:
“In the future when asked this same question, a much better response would be “I’ve been blessed to always have a head full of hair and never had to concentrate on growing it long.”
Read the rest of this story on Clutch Magazine.
