Nice hair

noun NICE HAIR naɪs hɛːr

Also spelled nice-hair, good hair, pretty hair

A loaded, colourism-rooted term for hair that is straighter, looser-curled, or softer in texture — historically prized and called 'nice' or 'good' hair, in unfair contrast to 'tough' or 'picky-picky' hair. Documented here for understanding: the phrase reflects a painful legacy of colourism and hair-texture prejudice, which the natural-hair movement has challenged by affirming that all hair textures are good.

  • Dem seh she have nice hair cause it soft an long.

    They say she has 'good hair' because it's soft and long.

  • Di whole 'nice hair' talk come from colourism.

    The whole 'good hair' idea comes from colourism.

  • All hair a good hair.

    All hair is good hair.

'Nice'/'good' + 'hair'; a colourism-laden term prizing straighter hair. Documented, not endorsed. See [[tough-hair]], [[browning]].

Colourism-rooted term for straighter/looser hair, vs 'tough' hair. A prejudiced idea, documented for understanding. See [[tough-hair]], [[natural-hair]].