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Why it worked

The video taps into a common discussion point within the Black community about hair texture and its historical context, using a provocative analogy to explain a scientific concept in an engaging way.

Summary

The video discusses the historical and biological reasons behind hair texture differences, suggesting that the colonizers' influence and social media have pushed for straight hair. It explains that hair's protein structure, not its comparison to fur, determines its texture.

Structure

1Introduction of the topic: hair texture and historical influence
2Explanation of how colonizers and media promoted straight hair
3Analogy of cutting hair and comparing it to animal fur
4Scientific explanation: protein structure determines hair texture

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OVER TIME WHEN THE COLONIZERS SLAVERY THEY STARTED TO GET BLACK PEOPLE TO STRAIGHTEN THEIR HAIR RIGHT AND AND THAT'S NOT A UNIQUE THING FOR BY LAW BY BY INFLUENCE BY SOCIAL MEDIA BY PUSHING ON THE MEDIA THAT THE STRAIGHT TILL THIS DAY IS HAPPENING IT'S BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT LONG HAIR IS BEAUTIFUL WHICH IS FUR IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR RIGHT NOW FROM RIGHT YOUR HEAD AND PUT IT DOWN AND WE WENT AND GOT ANIMALS DIFFERENT ANIMALS LIKE DIFFERENT DOGS AND CUT THEIR HAIR WE PUT THEM ALL ON THE SAME TABLE YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE YES YOU OBJECTIVELY WOULD YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE WOULD BE THEY WOULD BE OBSERVABLY DIFFERENT ON A MICROSCOPIC LEVEL LIKE ON A MICROSCOPIC LEVEL THE THING THAT MAKES OUR HAIR DIFFERENT FROM FUR IS THE PROTEINS THE MORE PROTEIN THAT THAT HAIR WILL HAVE WILL DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S HAIR COMPARED TO FUR

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Replying to @YallAintTiredYet Part one. Another hair theory rabbit hole. 😂#ether #lookatthis #BlackTikTok