Black Twitter Creates #CosmoHeadlines After Magazine Says Hair Parts Are a New Trend

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Black Twitter Creates #CosmoHeadlines After Magazine Says Hair Parts Are a New Trend

Cosmopolitan called them “hair tattoos” and apparently didn’t realize that black people have been cutting shapes in their hair since way back.

BY: DIANA OZEMEBHOYA EROMOSELE
Posted: Feb. 12 2016 2:16 PM

Madison Beer; Big Daddy Kane (sitting) and his barber
BOTH IMAGES: TWITTER


There's no reason to get mad, upset, frustrated or insulted or write 1,000-word think pieces explaining cultural appropriation. Nope, black Twitter went through all of those stages before when mainstream outlets said that Timbs, cornrows, collard greens and full lips were "new" trends.

Nope, now black Twitter just relies on snark, humor and sarcasm to make its point. The latest demonstration of that is the #CosmoHeadlines that are currently all over Twitter. Cosmopolitan magazine recently put up a tweet declaring "hair tattoos" the "next beauty trend," with a photo of zigzag parts that were shaved into the back of a young white girl's hair.

Cosmopolitan Magazine Tweet
TWITTER

Man, if somebody don't page Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Nas—hell, my Daddy and any other black man (circa 1993) who got curves, half-moons and zigzag parts shaved into their funky-fly shape-ups back in the day.

And we can't forget about the ladies. Salt 'N' Pepa's side swoops featured these "hair tattoos," too. Cosmopolitan took the tweet down, but that didn't stop folks on Twitter from coming up with creative #CosmoHeadlines to playfully mock the outlet for its cultural-appropriation faux pas. Check them out below.


















Black Twitter Creates #CosmoHeadlines After Magazine Says Hair Parts Are a New Trend

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Black Twitter Creates #CosmoHeadlines After Magazine Says Hair Parts Are a New Trend

 

[IWunD3r]

Hill Larry Us

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

You know it's not even funny anymore. CACS are the biggest thieves I swear man. How many people didn't have a part in their hair as kids.

 

[Mr. Jiggy Fly]

I don't get the purpose of this snarky response....

They just claimed it was a new trend....most likely among their cac audience who always catch onto shyt late. It's not like they said it was just invented....

 

[ORDER_66]

ETHER....

 

[ORDER_66]

I don't get the purpose of this snarky response....

They just claimed it was a new trend....most likely among their cac audience who always catch onto shyt late. It's not like they said it was just invented....

THIS IS NO THE FIRST TIME, THIS HAS HAPPENED... THEY TAKE OUR shyt AND ACT LIKE ITS BRAND NEW LIKE THEY INVENTED IT...

 

[Groanman]

Someone please explain how this will put money in my pockets.

 

[Mandarin Duck]

Someone please explain how this will put money in my pockets.

Someone please explain how exploring Coli Threads will put money in your pockets

 

[EducatedBrothaFromTheBank]

I don't get the purpose of this snarky response....

They just claimed it was a new trend....most likely among their cac audience who always catch onto shyt late. It's not like they said it was just invented....

cac alert

 

[Mr. Jiggy Fly]

cac alert

.....you sound like a cac......

 

[Milk N Cookies]

I don't get the purpose of this snarky response....

They just claimed it was a new trend....most likely among their cac audience who always catch onto shyt late. It's not like they said it was just invented....

It's because it's nothing new. Period. Being late ain't what it's about its about white people trying to say this is a new thing & that white people should jump on the band wagon and try it if they're looking to freshen their look. It's just like white folks trying to claim twerking like it was this new thing no one had heard of. fukk Cosmo magazine.

 

[Paper Boi]

the seasoning ones were the best

 

[Still FloW]

I don't get the purpose of this snarky response....

They just claimed it was a new trend....most likely among their cac audience who always catch onto shyt late. It's not like they said it was just invented....

Someone please explain how this will put money in my pockets.

 

[Mr. Jiggy Fly]

It's because it's nothing new. Period. Being late ain't what it's about its about white people trying to say this is a new thing & that white people should jump on the band wagon and try it if they're looking to freshen their look. It's just like white folks trying to claim twerking like it was this new thing no one had heard of. fukk Cosmo magazine.

That's what I was saying.....they've done this for centuries

I thought it was a case where Cosmo was tryna claim it was some brand-new shyt created by cacs.....not yet another thing black people have already done before, and they introduce it to a cac audience as the next trend for them to imitate. And then the tweets threw me off further with the 'look at this new thing'....

 

[ridedolo]

whats funny is that i have noticed way more cacs with hard parts in their head. shyt is mad corny.

had a part since i was kid and started rocking it consistently again over a year ago.