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Aug 26, 2022Liked by Naomi Accardi

This article is so relatable. I get my curls from my mother who is Abruzzese but people typically assume it’s because I’m mixed, despite being a pale ginger with blue eyes. I remember being 10 year old when I went swimming at a friends birthday party and after getting out and letting my hair dry everybody swarmed around me in shock of my natural hair texture. As someone who is introverted and doesn’t like attention it forced me into straightening my hair until my early twenties to avoid any unwanted attention. I find now people have a very weird way of appreciating it, from men assuming I’m a “wild woman” and over sexualizing me because of my hair texture to other woman coming up to me and “obsessing” over my hair while trying to run their fingers through it. I don’t think the world is ready to accept the cultural and ethnic diversity of the Mediterranean and often I find myself attracting the most unwanted behaviour simply for embracing my god given hair texture. This article is super relatable and makes me feel super understood, thank you.

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May 29, 2022Liked by Naomi Accardi

I loved reading this and I also *love* your curly hair ❤️

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