WE know - it's a CHOICE, not 'a need'. A woman can STILL 'cherish her culture" and wear her hair anyway she wants to. WOMEN - do anything to your hair that you want. Don't let anyone, that's not you, dictate anything about what you do to your hair or about any choices you make in life AS LONG AS YOU AREN'T HARMING YOURSELF OR THOSE AROUND YOU. It's YOUR LIFE, no one else's.