CNN Talks Natural Hair And The Obsession With Petting

CNN just loves to zoom in on the black community… now the news(?) network is investigating Americans’ fascination with African American hair in its natural state.

Star and creator of the web series The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl Issa Rae told CNN she has been natural all of her life.

She cleverly worked in the cutting of her hair into her webseries character J, who in Episode One was heartbroken from a breakup and was starting over.

Rae says requests to touch her hair don’t bother her as much as questions like: “Eww, why is your hair like that? Why are you trying to go back to slavery?” or “when they ask stupid questions to make me feel like my hair is alien hair.”

“I had someone ask me if I wear my hair like this to honor my ancestors, and that was funny to me,” she said.

But don’t be mistaken. “This is not for Kunta [Kinte].”