The now-viral #GorillaGlue saga is part of a larger story: Black female beauty standards and the societal pressure to accept that beauty is pain https://trib.al/oMnQPVO 
The Gorilla Glue Saga, Laid Edges and the Trauma of Black Beauty Standards

From relaxers to braids and even weave sew-ins, pain is relatively common when it comes to styling Black hair.

https://trib.al/oMnQPVO
From relaxers to braids and even weave sew-ins, pain is relatively common when it comes to styling Black hair https://trib.al/oMnQPVO 
The Gorilla Glue Saga, Laid Edges and the Trauma of Black Beauty Standards

From relaxers to braids and even weave sew-ins, pain is relatively common when it comes to styling Black hair.

https://trib.al/oMnQPVO
And for a group that deals with the pressures of racism, sexism, classism, and heterosexism, beauty standards in the community are deeply rooted in oppression in the past and present https://trib.al/oMnQPVO 
The Gorilla Glue Saga, Laid Edges and the Trauma of Black Beauty Standards

From relaxers to braids and even weave sew-ins, pain is relatively common when it comes to styling Black hair.

https://trib.al/oMnQPVO
Never being able to come close enough to the Eurocentric ideals of beauty, including white skin, straight hair and slim features, Black aesthetics are constantly undervalued https://trib.al/oMnQPVO 
The Gorilla Glue Saga, Laid Edges and the Trauma of Black Beauty Standards

From relaxers to braids and even weave sew-ins, pain is relatively common when it comes to styling Black hair.

https://trib.al/oMnQPVO
Read more about how the Black community has fought back against Eurocentric beauty ideals and why the pressure of unfair beauty standards might have led Tessica Brown to simply do what she had to do https://trib.al/oMnQPVO 
The Gorilla Glue Saga, Laid Edges and the Trauma of Black Beauty Standards

From relaxers to braids and even weave sew-ins, pain is relatively common when it comes to styling Black hair.

https://trib.al/oMnQPVO
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