No, no, they're right. I mistook a black actor with textured hair for a lighter skinned actor who's hair was made to stand up as an intentional part of the scene. It's easier to tell the racial aspect I overlooked in some of the other sources people gave.

Maybe he changed it a bit for the scene, maybe he didn't, but regardless, wasn't my best call to word it like that. This one's on me.

[–] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I have no idea. I don't know what it is. The point I made is still valid though. I don't think it adds anything, and it does have concerning implications.

Edit: Additional context:

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/25/black-pupils-excluded-hair-discrimination-equality-act https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/63399563

[–] zahel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The point is valid in general, sure. But when a black ACTOR deliberately makes his hair messy as part of a character, describing that character as presented is not wrong, not racist, and not problematic. It's not a real person trying to live their life and being mistreated due to their hair.

It's a person deliberately presenting themselves that way. Context matters. Making an issue out of things by taking them out of context isn't helping anyone.

[–] c0mbatbag3l@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bro that's bed head I don't care what your hair texture is, he looks like the "Aliens" meme guy intentionally so that he comes across as crazier. Plus the transcription doesn't even mention race, so what's the blind user of this program going to attach to the concept of unkempt hair?

[–] clementineholic@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

so that he comes across as crazier

Are you sure this is the reason? Did he state his reason that way? Or is that your assumption that he wants to look crazier? In a post above @BarackObama@lemmy.world said his reason was because brushing it takes too much time according to interviews. I haven't seen it myself since there's no timestamp, but I'll check it out later.

so what’s the blind user of this program going to attach to the concept of unkempt hair?

The problem isn't with blind users, but sighted users who could read that and associate afro-textured hair like that with being unkempt.

Edit: Found the timestamp in the Eric Andre interview with Larry King about his hair. Here he doesn't say he wants to look crazier. He says that's what his hair looks like when he doesn't brush it. And as I mentioned in another comment, afro-textured hair isn't meant to be either combed or brushed every day because that can cause breakage.

Edit 2: Corrected his Eric Adams to Eric Andre. Woops.