Fionna Agomuoh

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Fionna Agomuoh is a Technology Reporter for the International Business Times, a vegan foodie, and a lover of Electric Dance Music.

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'You Can Touch My Hair' Exhibit Opens Discussion About The Mysteries Of Black Hair

Unusual events occur in New York’s Union Square all the time, and this past Thursday and Saturday were no different. An exhibit took place on these days in which black women posed as hair models donning signs that read: “You can touch my hair”; an invitation to all people, but especially white people, to come and touch black hair of different types and textures, including relaxed, natural and loc’d. The aptly named event, “You Can Touch May Hair,” hosted by Antonia Opiah, founder of Un-ruly.com was a social experiment intended to open a dialogue between black people and non-black people about the mysteries of black hair.Many people, however, did not take kindly to the experiment's premise. In addition to several people expressing their opposing opinions through social media, many others attended the event in protest, carrying signs that read, “you can’t touch my hair, but you can kiss my ass,” and “I am not your Sarah Baartman.” Learn more about Sarah Baartman here. I can understand the opposition; as a black woman, I made the decision to stay as far away from Union Square as possible during that time.

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