I'm not one to gossip, so you didn't hear it from me. But over the weekend, the Internet was abuzz over one little girl with a very grown-up hairstyle.
Nine-year-old cutie Willow Smith accompanied her famous parents to Norway, where the family performed for the Nobel Peace Prize concert. And although her brother Jaden's mop of curls got lots of attention, Willow's half-shaved Rihanna-esque haircut stole the show.
Here on BV Hair Talk, we strive to cover all things hair-related and hair-raising, but kids are generally off limits. We extend the same courtesy to little Willow as we do to Zahara Jolie Pitt , Malia and Sasha Obama, or any other celebrity child of color coming up in the spotlight -- let a kid be a kid. Willow is clearly feeling herself and loving the hairdo.
But having said that, my mama wouldn't have let me get that haircut at age 9, no matter how much I begged. So inquiring minds want know. Dear readers, is a style like this appropriate for a little one? Is this cute and fun or much too much for a girl? What do you think?
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By: carla ford on 12/17/2009 12:16PM
Forget about Willow's hair; Jada's face looks deformed & lumpy-what the hell did she do to herself?
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By: metris on 12/18/2009 6:12PM
Her face looks fine. Check your eyes. She has high cheekbones fool. She's a beautiful woman. The child looks ridiculous with that big ear sticking out.
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By: Sandra on 12/21/2009 9:33PM
I was more intrigued by her ear. She's a beautiful little girl, but the style places a lot of emphasis on that one ear.
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By: NiecyC on 12/17/2009 1:35PM
I think that if it was the child's idea then yes. If it was something the parents pushed on the kid then NO WAY.
My parents would have been fine with me getting a cut like that had I requested it. They were pretty open to anything I wanted to do as long as I were not hurting myself or anyone else.
Teaching kids that they need to conform to what society says they need to be or look like is so wrong and can damage a person in the long run. Children that are allowed to safely express themselves creatively grow into adults that are capable of thinking outside of the box. They educate themselves as opposed to regurgitating information that was force fed to them as children.
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By: Sherry on 12/17/2009 3:06PM
See...your comments are why these kids/teens are so very bad nowadays. Kids need to be taught some type of discipline. At 9 years old, a child is way to young to make these types of decisions. Now, this 9 year old has a haircut like a grown-up!!??
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By: NiecyC on 12/17/2009 3:27PM
Wrong Sherry. We are talking about a haircut. Not stabbing a kid. A haircut is not grown up. You do not teach discipline to a child with a haircut.
Kids are bad now a days because their parents do not raise them correctly. They do not teach them to be leaders; they are taught to be followers.
But my parents were artists. They had a total of 3 girls. Age range 30-21. No out of wedlock babies. All college grads. All successful. What do they know?
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By: NiecyC on 12/17/2009 3:37PM
Oh...forgot to ask...do you think a 9 year old with relaxed hair has a grown up hairdo?
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By: Cat on 12/18/2009 9:33AM
Oh, it's just a nicely styled cut - of course hair cuts are not about discipline, but teaching children good taste is important too. This particular style is edgy, but tasteful. I believe that makes all the difference. I really don't like when kids run around like so many severely underwashed scarecrows dressed like slobs with symbols or what not shaved into their hair, tattoos galore, disgusting piercings (those last two will leave unsightly scars if removed too and don't look any better with age) - very low class! Obviously their parents never taught them how to do the thing - be cool, edgy and attractive to your peer group - tastefully. Unfortunate:( Anyway, whomever idea it was for Willow's haircut, it is definitely a hit - apparently Will and Jada do have a clue:)
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By: Rockett on 12/20/2009 6:09PM
@ NiecyC, I agree with you.
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By: Teesa on 1/18/2010 9:34PM
I agree with you Niecy. Please...let the child have some fun with her hair. I grew up in a very strict household and now I don't even talk to my parents. They were so worried about what the world thinks and their thoughts of who I should be as a person that they never got to know me. I was a good child and never hurt anybody. It still wasn't good enough. That little girl isn't hurting or disrespecting anybody. Plus, who are we to judge anyways...So sick of people trying to push their views on everybody else.
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