<p>How difficult would it be for an African American guy to find a barber in a majorly white, small town campus? Would I have to just find another student or learn to cut myself?</p>
<p>Try Craigslist, there’s got to be somebody somewhere who is able to do it.</p>
<p>Unless you’re looking for a pretty unconventional trim I don’t think you’d have a problem. Last time I went to a barber it was a place where all the barbers were hispanic and black, yet I got a great “white guy” cut.</p>
<p>I would just ask some students who have been there where they get their hair cut.</p>
<p>It shouldn’t be that hard. College towns attract services for all ethnicities.</p>
<p>I’m a white girl, but I never got my hair cut while at school (with the result that my hair is the longest it’s been since about the 10th grade). My hair is extremely thick and somewhat curly, and I only trust my salon to know how to style it the way I like it, because I’ve been going to the same place since about the 6th grade.</p>
<p>Depending on how quickly your hair grows and how short you like it, you might be able to get by with only getting it trimmed/styled when you go home for vacations. (I’m having my hair trimmed tomorrow for the first time in about 6-7 months, but it is easier when you’re a girl…we get away with long hair easier.)</p>
<p>I also pay a bit more because the salon I go to is a bit pricey, but it’s worth it to me because it lasts several months and they do a fantastic job. Usually I pay about $35 for a hair cut and style (my stylist straightens my hair whenever I have it cut).</p>
<p>This isn’t the 1950s. It’s not like a white barbers not going to cut your hair because you’re black. Grow up.</p>
<p>I find that as a black male, I have to go all the way back home to get a cut. I guess you could risk having some of the other black students cut you.</p>
<p>i didn’t realize there were such things as white barbers these days.</p>
<p>Chill, filmeister, I don’t think they were thinking discrimination. They just mean generally it’s pretty hard to do African-American hair.</p>
<p>yeah it isnt about racial discrimination at all. Its all about the hair. Because the hair texture of blacks is different from whites, if you arent used to cutting it, it will be a lot harder, especially since the cut is cropped so close to the head. Do doubt that there are some white people who cut black hair well but it is just easier to have a black barber who is used to cutting black hair.</p>
<p>Hair texture is different? It’s hair. It’s not like they’re performing open heart surgery. A barber is a barber.</p>
<p>Not all barbers/hair stylists are familiar with dealing with African-American hair. One of my friends who is black asked me to straighten her hair, I didn’t have the slightest clue where to start. I know how to deal with my hair and other people with fine hair, but not coarse hair. </p>
<p>Likewise, some African-Americans will choose to see surgeons (not necessarily black, any surgeon) who specializes in the treatment of African-Americans due to how (some) develop sever scarring or keloids after surgery. </p>
<p>This really isn’t that difficult of a concept.</p>
<p>I can’t waltz into a white hair salon and ask them to give me extensions or braids. I have to go to a black salon, where they’re familiar with the styles and know how to do them well. Or at least, search very hard to find a white stylist who knows how to black hair (but that’s pretty rare, and they often charge more). It’s not racism, just a fact of life.</p>
<p>So if I didn’t want to go to a black barber because they couldn’t deal with my hair that wouldn’t be racist? Doubt it.</p>
<p>Racism usually involves thinking you’re superior to somebody because of their race.</p>
<p>Going to a black or white hair stylist because they know how to do your hair…doesn’t exactly fit the definition.</p>
<p>“Hair texture is different? It’s hair. It’s not like they’re performing open heart surgery. A barber is a barber.”</p>
<p>You know so little.</p>
<p>Hair texture is SO very different between most blacks and whites. The texture of the hair determines what you can do with it and how and what tools you’d use. And there are different processes, like the perm for example, that is a completely different process between white hair and black hair. You can’t just go to any barber, no matter their color, that doesn’t know how to deal with your certain type of hair. You’ll come out looking jacked up.</p>
<p>filmeister get over it!! Damn man, when he asked the question there was nothing racist about it. It was a valid question for him to be asking especially if he’s going into an enviroment he’s not familiar with… Why are you making such a big f***ing deal???</p>
<p>Would you walk into a soul food resturant and expect them to cook you some Thai noodles?
Would you walk into a southern BBQ joint and ask for something Italian??</p>
<p>No… Then why is it so hard for you to accept there’s nothing wrong with wanting to go to an African American barber if that’s the type of hair you have and the type of cut you want??</p>
<p>Anybody with eyes can see the differences in hair between the major ethnicities and any one who hasn’t there needs to get out more… I’m puerto rican, like many fellow ricans and unlike most hispanics my hair is more like my African and Native Carribean ancestors than my European ones. My preference is to have my hair short with a mean razor sharp line up and an all around taper-fade. The only places I go for hair cuts are Black & Hispanic Babershops, not because I’m racist but because they’re the only ones who know what they’re doing in my area… and even then I just don’t go into a babershop, see if there’s black people inside, and just let them cut my hair… They gotta have a reputation or I have to hear from and see someone who gets their hair cut by them. Doing taper-fades, edge ups, and other “urban” haircut techniques isn’t something you can just do because you have a barber license, those styles take years of practicing to master and when I go pay someone to cut my hair you’re d*** right I’m gonna go to people who have done it for years and know what they’re doing.</p>