Great point. Although there is a fairly robust page on Hair Relaxer. Not sure if the two processes are the same but they certainly could mention each other: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_relaxer
founder/ceo, 1X57 www.1X57.com t: @sengseng m: 202.423.6609 On Sep 19, 2011, at 6:28 PM, Brandon Harris <bhar...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > > > On 9/19/11 4:26 PM, Andreas Kolbe wrote: >> Here is an example of Caucasian bias: the en:WP article on [[hair >> straightening]]. >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hair_straightening >> >> Despite the fact that this is a topic of great practical interest to >> black women, many of whom either have straightened their hair or have >> thought about doing it, the >> article makes no mention of afro hair, and the only two images are of >> Caucasian women. > > Topical to this, there is a documentary: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Hair > > That points out that hair straightening (Relaxer) is a billion dollar > industry. This is a clear bias; I'm actually flabbergasted by this. > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap _______________________________________________ Gendergap mailing list Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap
