<p style="font-weight: 400;">Using authentic locks of hair from the head of the man often acknowledged as the greatest composer who ever lived, scientists have offered a <a href="//7D1D8295-7CAF-47B1-97D9-604401316806/v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">new perspective</a> on what led to the death of Ludwig Van Beethoven.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">In Beethoven’s famed Heiligenstadt Testament, written in 1802, when he was 32, Beethoven acknowledged he was beginning to lose his hearing, and that only composing music kept him from committing suicide. He also instructed his favorite physician, Dr. Johann Adam Schmidt, to describe after Beethoven’s death the disease from which he died. Ironically, Schmidt died in 1809; Beethoven lived until 1827.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Beethoven not only suffered progressive hearing loss that would render him completely deaf (making his music one of the most astonishing creations in the history of mankind) but also chronic gastrointestinal problems and ultimately liver disease; his death has been ascribed to cirrhosis. The scientists aver that Beethoven inherited a “considerable genetic predisposition for liver disease.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Strands of hair from eight locks named the Müller, Bermann, Halm-Thayer, Moscheles, Stumpff, Cramolini-Brown, Hiller, and Kessler Locks were examined; sequence data showed that the Hiller lock actually originated from a woman; the Cramolini-Brown was “almost certainly inauthentic,” and the Kessler Lock lacked sufficient DNA preservation and therefore was unable to be authenticated.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Noting that “in the overwhelming majority of cases worldwide, cirrhosis of the liver can be attributed to the effects of alcohol or infections by the hepatitis B virus (HBV) or the hepatitis C virus (HCV),” the scientists posit that Beethoven had an HBV infection in the months leading to his death, but were unsure whether he had contracted it as a child or if it occurred prior to his death.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“It (HBV) may cause chronic infections (especially when contracted during childhood), which result in liver complications after decades in a large proportion of cases,” the scientists noted.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“Only hairs from the Stumpff Lock were proven positive for HBV, plausibly spanning a period of growth no later than the summer to winter of 1826, and likely earlier. However, owing to differential sequencing efforts between the four samples tested and random fluctuations in HBV viremia, the absence of detection in older samples does not necessarily imply that the infection was acquired toward the end of Beethoven&#8217;s life,” they conclude.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Beethoven&#8217;s discovery of his growing deafness came at roughly the same time as he was composing his Third Symphony, the “Eroica,” which famed musicologist Paul Henry Lang described as the “one of the incomprehensible deeds in arts and letters, the greatest single step made by an individual in the history of the symphony and in the history of music in general.”</p>


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<p>Remember former first lady <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michelle-obama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michelle Obama</a>&#8216;s newfound pride in America as her husband was gaining popularity in the 2008 presidential election? Well, it didn&#8217;t really last long as she apparently thought Americans were still a bunch of bigots, despite Barack getting elected.</p>
<p>Throughout her time in office, it appears she was so worried that America was such a racist nation that even her hairdo choice could doom her husband&#8217;s legislative goals if she chose the wrong style.</p>
<p>“As black women, we deal with it, the whole thing about do you show up with your natural hair,&#8221; Obama said during an event with Hollywood celebrity Ellen DeGeneres this week. &#8220;As first lady, I did not wear braids. Being the first &#8230; yeah, we had to ease up on the people. Cause I thought about it. I was like, it would be easier. Nope, nope. They’re not ready.”</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">.<a href="https://twitter.com/MichelleObama?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MichelleObama</a>: “As black women we deal with it, the whole thing about do you show up with your natural hair? &#8230; As First Lady, I did not wear braids. Being the first – yeah, we had to ease up on the people &#8230; I was like, it would be easier. Nope, nope. They’re not ready.” <a href="https://t.co/HwGluEo9a5">pic.twitter.com/HwGluEo9a5</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1593589337865670663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Despite her husband dominating the 2008 election and <a href="https://www.fec.gov/resources/cms-content/documents/tables2008.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">receiving</a> 69,498,516 votes, she was still concerned that braided hair would block his healthcare reform bill from passing.</p>
<p>&#8220;Let me keep my hair straight,&#8221; the Martha&#8217;s Vineyard summer resident <a href="https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3738022-michelle-obama-says-she-had-ease-nation-into-a-first-lady-with-black-hair-let-me-keep-my-hair-straight-lets-get-health-care-passed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">recalled</a> thinking. &#8220;Let’s get health care passed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Of course, there have been historical instances of racial discrimination due to hairstyle choice, but the idea that America would be so racist the first lady&#8217;s hair would stop Obamacare from being forced down the American people&#8217;s throats is a bit laughable.</p>
<p>In the last 35 years of politics, there have been only two memorable hairstyle choices that critics have used to lambast their opponents.</p>
<p>The first is former President Donald J. Trump. For some reason, Leftists love saying he wears a toupee, but it seems to be his real hair. Admittedly, it is pretty mesmerizing and unique in American politics.</p>
<p>Then there is that mop-headed rapscallion and disgraced ex-Governor Rod Blagojevich (D-IL). He&#8217;s a pretty charming crook if we&#8217;re being objective.</p>
<p>Other than that, this author is hard-pressed to think of what anybody else&#8217;s hair looks like let alone Michelle Obama&#8217;s.</p>
<p>For example, Ketanji Brown-Jackson was recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/im-not-a-biologist-supreme-court-nominee-says-she-cant-define-the-word-woman" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confirmed</a> to the Supreme Court of the United States as the first black female Supreme Court justice.</p>
<p>The only thing that stuck out from her approval process in the U.S. senate was the fact that she couldn&#8217;t define the word &#8220;woman.&#8221;</p>
<p>Readers likely didn&#8217;t notice that she was wearing braids. Why would they? Who really cares?</p>
<p>Obama&#8217;s ignorance and — shall we say — bull crap was eclipsed by her claim that the worst thing about her husband&#8217;s time in office was when he chose to wear a tan suit.</p>
<p>The first lady claimed that conservative criticism of the suit proved doing anything beyond straight hair would drive animosity.</p>
<p>&#8220;The great indignity, the scandal of the Obama administration,&#8221; she said of the incident.</p>
<p>Of course, the reaction at the time could have been a little overblown, perhaps on par with the leftist <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/11/politics/trump-time-magazine-ice-cream" target="_blank" rel="noopener">meltdown</a> that former Trump would give himself two scoops of ice cream while his guests only received one.</p>
<p>The second thing is that the Obama administration was <a href="https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/opinions/editorials/article_574cf49e-d2b8-11e6-8960-ab7b13d83409.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">riddled</a> with scandals. The IRS targeting of conservatives, Fast and Furious, Benghazi, spying on the media, &#8220;If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor,&#8221; and the beginning of the Russian collusion hoax.</p>
<p>Yet that&#8217;s par for the course for the Left. They often ignore the obvious if they can make themselves out to be a victim.</p>
<p>Plus, as pointed out by columnist Derek Hunter, braids aren&#8217;t even natural.</p>
<p>&#8220;Braids aren&#8217;t natural, plus the idea of braiding hair was common throughout Europe centuries ago, so it would have been cultural appropriation,&#8221; Hunter tweeted.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Braids aren&#39;t natural, plus the idea of braiding hair was common throughout Europe centuries ago, so it would have been cultural appropriation. Also, Michelle is a garbage person. <a href="https://t.co/GhwmJcU23E">https://t.co/GhwmJcU23E</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) <a href="https://twitter.com/derekahunter/status/1593590301242834948?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 18, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><em>The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.</em></p>


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Michelle Obama Thinks Americans Are Really Racist: Country ‘Wasn’t Ready’ For Black Lady With Braids

Michelle Obama Thinks Americans Are Really Racist: Country 'Wasn't Ready' For Black Lady With Braids

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<p>Lawyers on behalf of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/missouri" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Missouri</a> woman filed a federal lawsuit Friday in Chicago against cosmetic manufacturers L&#8217;Oreal and four other companies for allegedly contributing to an increased risk of uterine cancer using chemical hair straightening products.</p>
<p>Ben Crump, civil rights and personal injury attorney, and Diandra &#8220;Fu&#8221; Debrosse Zimmermann, mass tort attorney of DiCello Levitt, filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois, on behalf of Jenny Mitchell, 32, of St. Louis, Missouri against L&#8217;Oreal USA Inc. and L&#8217;Oreal USA Products Inc., Strength of Nature Global LLC, Soft Sheen Carson (W.I.) Inc., Dabur International Ltd. and Dabur USA Inc., and Namaste Laboratories.</p>
<p>Attorneys for Mitchell claim that her uterine cancer was &#8220;directly and proximately caused by her regular and prolonged exposure to phthalates and other endocrine disrupting chemicals found in Defendants&#8217; hair care products,&#8221; CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/24/health/hair-straightening-products-lawsuit/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a>. Mitchell was diagnosed with uterine cancer and underwent a full hysterectomy in 2018.</p>
<p>&#8220;My dreams of becoming a mother were gone,&#8221; she said, according to CNN. &#8220;As most young African-American girls, chemical relaxers, chemical straighteners were introduced to us at a young age. Society has made it a norm to look a certain way, in order to feel a certain way — and I am the first voice of many voices to come that will stand, stand up to these companies, and say, &#8216;No more.’”</p>
<p>According to <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16409-uterine-cancer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cleveland Clinic</a>, uterine cancer includes endometrial cancer (more common) and uterine sarcoma, which cause bleeding between periods or after menopause and often leads to a hysterectomy treatment to remove the uterus.</p>
<p>Zimmermann told CNN that the lawsuit could be a &#8220;watershed moment&#8221; for women who have used such products.</p>
<p>&#8220;Millions of little girls have this put on their head at 7, 8, 9 years old, sometimes twice a month or every other month,&#8221; Zimmerman said, according to <a href="https://ktla.com/news/nexstar-media-wire/nationworld/loreal-4-other-companies-accused-in-lawsuit-alleging-chemical-hair-straighteners-can-cause-uterine-cancer/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KTLA</a>.</p>
<p>Mitchell&#8217;s lawsuit comes days after the Journal of the National Cancer Institute published a <a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/hair-straightening-chemicals-associated-higher-uterine-cancer-risk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">study</a> that showed women using chemical hair straightening products had a higher risk for uterine cancer than women who did not report using these products.</p>
<p>Researchers from the study said they tracked 33,497 U.S. women ages 35-74 for approximately 11 years to identify risk factors for breast cancer and other health conditions. During that time, 378 uterine cancer cases were diagnosed, according to the study.</p>
<p>&#8220;We estimated that 1.64% of women who never used hair straighteners would go on to develop uterine cancer by the age of 70; but for frequent users, that risk goes up to 4.05%,&#8221; Alexandra White, Ph.D., head of the NIEHS Environment and Cancer Epidemiology group and lead author on the new study, said in a <a href="https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/hair-straightening-chemicals-associated-higher-uterine-cancer-risk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">release</a>. &#8220;This doubling rate is concerning. However, it is important to put this information into context &#8211; uterine cancer is a relatively rare type of cancer.&#8221;</p>
<p>Crump <a href="https://bencrump.com/press/attorney-ben-crump-files-lawsuit-on-behalf-of-user-of-chemical-hair-straightening-products/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called</a> the products &#8220;dangerous,&#8221; and said the companies have &#8220;aggressively misled black women to increase their profits.&#8221;</p>
<p>He added that Mitchell&#8217;s case would likely lead to &#8220;countless&#8221; others.</p>
<p>The companies named in the lawsuit have not responded to requests for comment.</p>


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<p>Leftist Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, 50, was recently mocked online after sporting a new haircut, which quickly drew comparisons to Jim Carrey’s hairstyle in &#8220;Dumb and Dumber.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I like how Jim Carrey is trending on Twitter Canada because Justin Trudeau got a haircut and folks are saying it looks like Jim’s character from Dumb and Dumber, but yet they’re spelling his name incorrectly (&#8216;Carey&#8217;),&#8221; tech journalist Josh McConnell wrote on Twitter.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I like how Jim Carrey is trending on Twitter Canada because Justin Trudeau got a haircut and folks are saying it looks like Jim’s character from Dumb and Dumber, but yet they’re spelling his name incorrectly (“Carey”). <a href="https://t.co/RPrlzjPCRV">pic.twitter.com/RPrlzjPCRV</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Josh McConnell (@joshmcconnell) <a href="https://twitter.com/joshmcconnell/status/1548318384177131525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 16, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Same energy.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://t.co/NV4MoQS3QJ">pic.twitter.com/NV4MoQS3QJ</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The National Telegraph (@NatTelegraph) <a href="https://twitter.com/NatTelegraph/status/1548090101594411010?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 15, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>A video posted by Canada Proud was altered to show Trudeau&#8217;s face superimposed on Carrey&#8217;s face in the movie went viral online.</p>
<p>&#8220;Trudeau really is dumb and dumber,&#8221; the group tweeted.</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trudeau really is dumb and dumber. <a href="https://t.co/lQpDjH4KHC">pic.twitter.com/lQpDjH4KHC</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Canada Proud (@WeAreCanProud) <a href="https://twitter.com/WeAreCanProud/status/1548736132472606720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 17, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Joe Rogan, host of the wildly popular &#8220;The Joe Rogan Experience,&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/theyre-fed-joe-rogan-says-canada-is-communist-now-being-led-by-a-fing-dictator">slammed</a> Trudeau late last week during an episode on his podcast, saying that the political leader was a &#8220;f***ing dictator.&#8221;</p>
<p>“Canada is communist. They’re f***ed. They gotta get rid of that guy [Trudeau],” Rogan said. “I liked him before the pandemic. I was like he’s a handsome guy. … Good looking guy, confident talker. And during the pandemic I’m like ‘oh, you’re a f***ing dictator.&#8217;”</p>
<p>“Oh, you don’t like criticism?” Rogan continued. “You’re trying to shut down criticism by saying that all your critics are misogynists and racists. You hear he said that about the trucking people. The truckers. He called them all misogynists and racists. Yeah he’s gross. He’s a sketchy guy. He’s got some f***ing shaky deals. I would like to see like where the money is coming from… why do you want everybody to get injected every four months? They don’t need that anymore.”</p>
<p>Trudeau <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-canada-introducing-new-extreme-gun-control-measures">announced</a> in late May that his leftist government was unveiling new attempts to restrict the rights of Canadians, including banning the sale of handguns.</p>
<p>Trudeau claimed that gun violence was on the rise, so that meant it was his “duty to keep taking action.”</p>
<p>“Last summer, during the campaign, some politicians said they would make assault-style weapons legal again,” Trudeau said. “Not only did we stand up to them, but we promised to go even further to protect our communities. We proposed to invest to help provinces and territories put restrictions on handguns within their jurisdictions.”</p>
<p>“However, in our discussions with law enforcement advocates and experts, it became apparent that we needed a different solution,” he continued. “We’re introducing legislation to implement a national freeze on handgun ownership. What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer or import handguns anywhere in Canada. In other words, we’re capping the market for handguns.”</p>
<p>Some critics say Trudeau previously <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/20/justin-trudeau-canada-tries-to-shift-focus-from-blackface-images-to-gun-control">used</a> efforts to implement new gun control measures to distract from his blackface <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/canada-us-canada-elections-trudeau-strat-idCAKBN1WI0WZ-OCADN">scandal</a> in which photos emerged that showed him on multiple occasions wearing racist blackface.</p>
<p><strong>RELATED: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/woke-canada-teaching-schoolkids-free-speech-border-wall-flag-hallmarks-of-hate">Woke Canada Teaching Schoolkids Free Speech, Border Wall, Flag Hallmarks Of Hate</a></strong></p>


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<p>Jada Pinkett Smith adorned her bald head with a diamond headpiece that costs nearly $50,000 amid her ongoing hair loss battle when she showed up at the 2022 Critics Choice Awards show.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jada-pinkett-smith-denies-rumors-husband-gave-blessing-for-alleged-affair-with-singer">50-year-old</a> actress turned heads in Los Angeles on the red carpet Sunday when she stepped out in the jaw-dropping headpiece that contained 53 diamonds, including teardrop, round, and marquise cuts, <a href="https://people.com/style/jada-pinkett-smith-wears-diamond-head-piece-to-the-critics-choice-awards/">reported</a> People magazine in a piece published Monday.</p>
<p>The custom made headpiece was created by Los Angeles-based jeweler Jacquie Aiche, and it comes with the price tag of $46,250, noted the outlet.</p>
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<p>She completed the look with a strapless metallic gold and black floor-length gown and high heels.</p>
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<p>In December, the Red Table Talk host opened up about struggling with alopecia and said she was going to have to take her hair down to the scalp at this point.</p>
<p>&#8220;Now at this point, I can only laugh,&#8221; Jada shared in a video she posted on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYB7dMppvjk/">Instagram</a> at the time. &#8220;Y&#8217;all know I&#8217;ve been struggling with alopecia and just all of a sudden one day, look at this line right here. Look at that.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;So it just showed up like that and this is going to be a little bit more difficult for me to hide,&#8221; she added as she laughed. &#8220;So I thought I&#8217;d just share it so y&#8217;all are not asking any questions.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;But you know mama&#8217;s going to put some rhinestones in there,&#8221; Smith continued, as she pointed to an area on her hand that had no hair. &#8220;I&#8217;m going to make me a little crown. That&#8217;s what mama&#8217;s going to do.&#8221;</p>
<p>She captioned her post, &#8220;Mama&#8217;s gonna have to take it down to the scalp so nobody thinks she got brain surgery or something. Me and this alopecia are going to be friends … period!&#8221;</p>
<p>In July of 2021, &#8220;The Matrix Revolutions&#8221; star decided to shave off all her hair after she said she was inspired to sport the bold look following in her 21-year-old daughter, Willow Smith&#8217;s, footsteps.</p>
<p>&#8220;Willow made me do it because it was time to let go,&#8221; the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CRPHlKsoH1G/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=04af2ba1-c5dc-48cb-b661-4f4c96124269">actress shared</a> at the time. &#8220;BUT … my 50&#8217;s are bout to be Divinely lit with this shed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Jada has been married to movie superstar actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/highest-definition-of-love-will-smith-talks-open-marriage-with-jada">Will Smith</a> for more than twenty years, and the two share two kids together, 23-year-old son Jaden Smith and daughter Willow.</p>
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<p>California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law legislation making the state the first to ban practices that discriminate against natural hairstyles associated with race, especially associated with what the bill describes as “blackness.”</p>
<p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-pol-ca-natural-hair-discrimination-bill-20190703-story.html">According</a> to the Los Angeles Times, the so-called CROWN Act legally protects “people in workplaces and K-12 public schools by prohibiting the enforcement of grooming policies that disproportionately affect people of color,” <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-pol-ca-hair-discrimination-bill-20190627-story.html">including</a> restrictions on certain hairdos like “Afros, braids, twists, cornrows and dreadlocks – or locs for short.”</p>
<p>Newsom justified the need for Senate Bill 188, which unanimously passed both chambers of the legislature, at a signing ceremony at the State Capital in Sacramento last Wednesday. He referenced a December <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/n-j-wrestler-forced-cut-dreadlocks-still-targeted-over-hair-n957116">incident</a> in New Jersey when a white referee told a black high school wrestler that his hair and headgear did not comply with regulations. The 16-year-old was given the option to immediately cut his dreadlocks if he wanted to compete or forfeit the match. <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeFrankelJSZ/status/1075811774954463235">Viral video</a> of a trainer severing several locs from the student-athlete’s head sparked a national public outcry, leading to a state civil rights investigation.</p>
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<p>A referee wouldn&#8217;t allow Andrew Johnson of Buena <a href="https://twitter.com/brhschiefs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@brhschiefs</a> to wrestle with a cover over his dreadlocks. It was either an impromptu haircut, or a forfeit. Johnson chose the haircut, then won by sudden victory in OT to help spark Buena to a win. <a href="https://t.co/f6JidKNKoI">pic.twitter.com/f6JidKNKoI</a></p>
<p>— Mike Frankel (@MikeFrankelJSZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/MikeFrankelJSZ/status/1075811774954463235?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>“That is played out in workplaces, it’s played out in schools – not just in athletic competitions and settings – every single day all across America in ways that are subtle, in ways overt,” Newsom <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-pol-ca-natural-hair-discrimination-bill-20190703-story.html">said</a>.</p>
<p>The Times <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-pol-ca-natural-hair-discrimination-bill-20190703-story.html">reports</a> that the law “adds traits historically associated with race to the state’s list of classifications protected from discrimination, including race, sex, religion, color, national origin, disability and sexual orientation.”</p>
<p>“The way the hair grows out of my head as a black woman is a trait of race,” <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crown-act-california-becomes-first-state-to-ban-discrimination-against-natural-hair/">explained</a> Sen. Holly J. Mitchell (D-Los Angeles), the bill’s author who <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-pol-ca-natural-hair-discrimination-bill-20190703-story.html">says</a> she has sported dreadlocks for the last 15 years.</p>
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<p>— Holly J Mitchell (@HollyJMitchell) <a href="https://twitter.com/HollyJMitchell/status/1099751612585660417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 24, 2019</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In a speech to her colleagues, Mitchell <a href="https://blavity.com/california-senate-passes-crown-act-to-ban-race-based-hair-discrimination-in-schools-and-workplaces">described</a> how many black Americans are forced to change their natural hairstyles “to conform to a non-inclusive idea of a professional image” in order to gain employment, retain their jobs, or be considered for promotions.</p>
<p>“There is something so deeply personally offensive when you are told that your hair, in its natural state, is not acceptable,” she <a href="https://www.essence.com/hair/california-votes-on-bill-to-ban-natural-hair-discrimination/">said</a>. “I have heard from parents whose children have been sent home from school because they were told their hair was unruly.”</p>
<p>Mitchell’s bill <a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB188">maintains</a> that “hair discrimination targeting hairstyles associated with race is racial discrimination.”</p>
<p>As the L.A. Times recently <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-pol-ca-hair-discrimination-bill-20190627-story.html">reported</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The bill states that “blackness” and its associated physical traits — dark skin, kinky and curly hair — have long been equated to “a badge of inferiority” because of racist ideologies. And when black employees conform to narrow, Eurocentric ideas of “professionalism” by altering their appearances, there are serious economic and health consequences because of high costs and harsh chemicals, the bill says.</p></blockquote>
<p>A spokesperson for Sen. Mitchell told The Daily Wire that the law covers individuals “who wear their hair in a style historically associated with their race,” clarifying that “a white person who wears dreadlocks would have to prove that this is a hairstyle historically associated with their race” to be protected.</p>
<p>CBS News <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/crown-act-california-becomes-first-state-to-ban-discrimination-against-natural-hair/">reports</a> that a version of the CROWN Act passed both houses of the New York Legislature and is awaiting the governor’s approval. Lawmakers in New Jersey have introduced a similar proposal.</p>
<p>In February, New York City officially <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/02/18/black-hair-protected-same-laws-ban-discrimination-nyc-says/2906013002/">outlawed</a> natural hair discrimination.</p>
<p>The new California law takes effect on January 1, 2020. It was <a href="https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-pol-ca-hair-discrimination-bill-20190627-story.html">sponsored</a> by the CROWN Coalition, which includes Dove beauty products, the National Urban League, Western Center on Law &amp; Poverty, and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/34288/be-maxine-campaign-launches-tote-bag-line-paying-jeffrey-cawood">Color of Change</a>, a progressive racial justice group.</p>
<p><em>Follow Jeffrey Cawood on Twitter</em> <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffreycawood">@JeffreyCawood</a>.</p>


California Becomes First State To Ban Racial ‘Hair Discrimination’ Against Braids, Cornrows, And Dreadlocks

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<p>How far has political correctness in advertising gone?</p>
<p>L&#8217;Oreal Paris has now broken new ground with an advertising campaign for hair starring . . . a hijab-wearing Muslim woman whose hair you cannot see. Yes, really. No joke. Actually. Seriously.</p>
<p>Her name is Amena Khan, and she&#8217;s advertising Elvive, a selection of shampoos, conditioners, and hair treatments.</p>
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<p>A post shared by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amenaofficial/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Amena</a> (@amenaofficial) on Dec 24, 2017 at 1:36pm PST</p>
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<p>As you can see, her hair is not visible. But Khan is supremely excited, stating, &#8220;How many brands are doing things like this? Not many. They&#8217;re literally putting a girl in a headscarf &#8211; whose hair you can&#8217;t see &#8211; in a hair campaign. Because what they&#8217;re really valuing through the campaign is the voices that we have.&#8221;</p>
<p>Then Khan explained that by not showing her hair in hair care ads, she was emphasizing the value that hair holds to women beyond it being seen by others: &#8220;You have to wonder &#8211; why is it presumed that women who don&#8217;t show their hair don&#8217;t look after it? The opposite of that would be that everyone that does show their hair only looks after it for the sake of showing it to others. And that mindset strips us of our autonomy and our sense of independence. Hair is a big part of self-care.&#8221;</p>
<p>This is silly for two reasons. First, hair care ads show hair because <em>they are advertising the effectiveness of the hair product</em>. This is like having a car ad that shows handtrucks. Perhaps we want to see the car we&#8217;re considering for purchase. That might make sense.</p>
<p>Second, it&#8217;s possible that your sense of autonomy isn&#8217;t compromised by you wanting your hair to look nice in public. Feminists used to make this case with regard to female dress &#8212; that some women find it empowering to dress in ways that others might not like. Is uncovering the hair really &#8220;stripping us of our autonomy and our sense of independence&#8221;?</p>
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<p>But here we are, doing ads for hair that don&#8217;t include hair. All because we&#8217;re supposed to reflect &#8220;voices,&#8221; or something. Well, why not go all the way? Why not advertise using someone who is bald? How about Bruce Willis for Elvive? Or Amber Rose? If it&#8217;s all personality and no product, isn&#8217;t that sexist, too? We routinely hear feminists (correctly) critiquing jeans ads that show unclad women &#8212; the ads are for the women, not the jeans. Isn&#8217;t this a version of the same routine?</p>
<p>Amena Khan is a beautiful woman, and she&#8217;d make a great model for a product that she can, you know, model. But the advertising business may now be moving toward full-time virtue signaling rather than advertising of product.</p>


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<p>French President Emmanuel Macron is looking more and more metrosexual by the day.</p>
<p>According to <em>Le Point</em>, Macron, 39, spent over $30,000 on makeup during his first three months as president of France. Macron&#8217;s personal makeup artist, &#8220;Natacha M,&#8221; who worked on Macron during the presidential campaign, gave two bills, one for roughly $12,000 and another for roughly $19,000.</p>
<p>The Elysee Palace defended the beauty spree, stating, &#8220;We called in a contractor as a matter of urgency.&#8221;</p>
<p>As the <em><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/08/24/emmanuel-macron-has-spent-26000-makeup-first-three-months-french/amp/">Telegrap</a>h</em> notes, &#8220;It may seem like a stratospheric sum for a president who has described his style as &#8216;Jupiterian&#8217; &#8212; lofty in the spirit of the God of Roman gods.&#8221;</p>
<p>Macron&#8217;s predecessor. Francois Holland, spent roughly $7,100 on his staff makeup artist, but <em>Le Point </em>reported Hollande spent roughly $35,000 per quarter on makeup. Hollande was <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/13/hollande-accused-of-shampoo-socialism-as-it-is-revealed-he-spend/">accused</a> of &#8220;shampoo socialism&#8221; because he spent over $115,000 over five years on his personal barber, Olivier Benhamou. Hollande had promised to be a &#8220;normal president&#8221; who would differ from the &#8220;extravagance&#8221; of his conservative predecessor, Nicolas Sarkozy,</p>
<p><em>Vanity Fair</em> said Sarkozy paid a whopping $9,500 per month for his makeup.</p>
<p>There has been no public information as to how much President Trump spends on makeup &#8212; or his hair.</p>


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<p>A shampoo company famous for catering to women of color wound up pulling an ad and apologizing to its customers after featuring white women in a promotional video.</p>
<p>Shea Moisture, which produces hair products used by women with naturally coily and curly hair, released a promotional video on its Facebook page; the ad at one point had a caption reading, &#8220;Fact: hair hate is real.&#8221; The ad showed<strong> </strong>a blond woman with straight hair complaining about her hair, as well as another white woman with slightly wavy red hair moaning that she felt pressured to dye her hair blond. </p>
<p>That did it; a writer for <a href="http://madamenoire.com/828848/shea-moisture-cancelled-according-black-twitter-mad-new-ad/">madamenoire.com</a> snapped, &#8220;There&#8217;s no legitimate argument for the blatant erasure of African American women who made the brand what it is.&#8221; A writer for <a href="http://www.bet.com/lifestyle/2017/04/24/the-internet-is-not-please-with-sheamoisture-s-new-ad.html">BET</a>: &#8220;Yes, <em>we know</em> good hair is for everyone, but that is why companies that cater specifically to Black women need to exist &#8211; because so many of the products out there do not.&#8221;  A Twitter user <a href="https://twitter.com/CurvaceousCodi/status/856581173526618112">wrote</a>, &#8220;The Shea Moisture fiasco should be proof that we aren&#8217;t exaggerating. We really can&#8217;t have anything to ourselves.&#8221;</p>
<p>Other slams on Twitter:</p>
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<p>&#8212; busan babe&#8482; (@melaninbarbie) <a href="https://twitter.com/melaninbarbie/status/856586703108272128">April 24, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>&#8220;HEY! We want to use Shea Moisture too!&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/9qfoGBKZAf">pic.twitter.com/9qfoGBKZAf</a></p>
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<p>Shea Moisture backed off immediately, pulling the ad. The company issued an <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SheaMoisture/photos/a.108636299188014.8145.108628512522126/1495966387121658/?type=3&amp;theater">tearful apology</a> on Facebook that read:</p>
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<p>Wow, okay &#8211; so guys, listen, we really f-ed this one up. Please know that our intention was not &#8211; and would never be &#8211; to disrespect our community, and as such, we are pulling this piece immediately because it does not represent what we intended to communicate. You guys know that we have always stood for inclusion in beauty and have always fought for our community and given them credit for not just building our business but for shifting the beauty landscape. So, the feedback we are seeing here brings to light a very important point. While this campaign included several different videos showing different ethnicities and hair types to demonstrate the breadth and depth of each individual&#8217;s hair journey, we must absolutely ensure moving forward that our community is well-represented in each one so that the women who have led this movement never feel that their hair journey is minimized in any way. We are keenly aware of the journey that WOC face &#8211; and our work will continue to serve as the inspiration for work like the Perception Institute&#8217;s Good Hair Study/Implicit Association Test that suggests that a majority of people, regardless of race and gender, hold some bias towards women of color based on their textured or natural hair. So, you&#8217;re right. We are different &#8211; and we should know better.</p>
<p>Thank you all, as always, for the honest and candid feedback. We hear you. We&#8217;re listening. We appreciate you. We count on you. And we&#8217;re always here for you. Thank you, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/sheafam">#SheaFam</a>, for being there for us, even when we make mistakes. Here&#8217;s to growing and building together&#8230;</p>
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<p>Richelieu Dennis, chief executive of Sundial Brands, whose mother just happens to be biracial, told <em><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/04/25/shea-moisture-reaches-out-to-white-women-in-hair-products-ad-black-women-protest/?tid=ss_tw&amp;utm_term=.ca7f0289bdef">The Washington Post</a> </em>that Sundial is not attempting to &#8220;abandon&#8221; its traditional constituency. He said, &#8220;Their sentiment &#8211; of wanting to make sure that the brand is no longer focused on them and is leaving them behind &#8211; is simply not correct and accurate. We continue to stand for women of color. We continue to service them. We are not changing anything. We&#8217;re overwhelmingly innovating for them.&#8221;</p>
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<p>This isn&#8217;t the first time Shea has engendered the wrath of its black consumers; in February 2015, the company <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/09/26/why-the-ethnic-aisle-is-merging-with-the-beauty-one/?tid=a_inl&amp;utm_term=.e4f0d210b2a2">featured</a> Twitter ads with white and Asian babies and children; MadameNoire called the ads &#8220;jarring.&#8221; The <em>Post </em>reports, &#8220;Last September, the company again faced backlash after announcing its new &#8216;strategic partnership&#8217; with Bain Capital Private Equity, a firm founded by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney. Sundial&#8217;s reassurances that it would remain &#8216;majority family-owned and operated&#8217; weren&#8217;t enough to escape accusations of &#8216;selling out&#8217; and abandoning black consumers.&#8221;</p>


This Shampoo Company Used White Women In Its Ads. That Wasn’t Diverse Enough For Some Black Advocates.

<p>Hillary Clinton decided she wanted to freshen up her hairdo. As a woman of the people she did what most common folk do, taking her extended entourage down to the luxury Bergdorf Goodman salon for a $600 haircut while blocking traffic on New York&#8217;s busy 5th avenue.</p>
<p><em>The Daily Mail</em> reports that Clinton, &#8220;and her her four black cars were spotted blocking up traffic outside Bergdorf Goodman, where she visited the exclusive John Barrett Salon on the ninth floor of the store, where a cut and blow-dry costs $600&#8230; It is believed she is a regular client of Barrett and uses a side entrance to the department store on 58th Street when visiting the salon, where they close off a elevator bank for her arrival.&#8221;</p>
<p>Clinton has been all over New York trying to woo voters. She met with <a href="http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203946904574300013592601036" target="_blank">tax cheat</a> Dem Rep. Charles Rangel at a Harlem bakery, pictured below &#8230;</p>
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Back in 2014, Clinton tried to distance herself from her wealth and squirm her way around her giant speaking fees from special interest groups by claiming to Diane Sawyer that she and Bill were &#8220;dead broke&#8221; when they left the White House&#8230;</p>
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<p>Transcript via <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/06/09/hillary_clinton_we_came_out_of_the_white_house_dead_broke.html" target="_blank">RCP</a> below&#8230;</p>
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<p>DIANE SAWYER, ABC NEWS: It has been reported you&#8217;ve made $5 million making speeches, the president&#8217;s made more than $100 million.</p>
<p>HILLARY CLINTON: Well, if you &#8212; you have no reason to remember, but we came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt. We had no money when we got there and we struggled to, you know, piece together the resources for mortgages for houses, for Chelsea&#8217;s education, you know, it was not easy. Bill has worked really hard and it&#8217;s been amazing to me. He&#8217;s worked very hard, first of all, we had to pay off all our debts which was, you know, we had to make double the money because of obviously taxes, and pay you have at debts, and get us houses and take care of family members.</p>
<p>SAWYER: But do you think Americans will understand five times the median income in this country for one speech?</p>
<p>CLINTON: Well, let me put it this way, I thought making speeches for money was a much better thing than getting connected with any one group or company as so many people who leave public life do.</p>
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<p>Exit thought by Hillary&#8230;</p>
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Woman Of The People Hillary Wants A Haircut. So She Shuts Down Fifth Avenue.

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<p>Matt Drudge, of the <em>Drudge Report</em>, hilariously poked fun at Hillary Clinton&#8217;s hair Wednesday morning, claiming she wears a wig. He laid out a string of delightful tweets with his own captions.</p>
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<p>Can we talk about Hillary&#8217;s wig? <a href="https://t.co/aj5HHCDCmF">pic.twitter.com/aj5HHCDCmF</a></p>
<p>&#8212; MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/664451946359742464">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Never let them see your scalp&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/eiOKXBJaeE">pic.twitter.com/eiOKXBJaeE</a></p>
<p>&#8212; MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/664459505598603264">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Shake n Go&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/V7XOVdhQWN">pic.twitter.com/V7XOVdhQWN</a></p>
<p>&#8212; MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/664456593556262912">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Human Or Synthetic? <a href="https://t.co/SNYrjfmlbZ">pic.twitter.com/SNYrjfmlbZ</a></p>
<p>&#8212; MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/664455080465272832">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Whig Party&#8230; <a href="https://t.co/Jh0Ykw6r76">pic.twitter.com/Jh0Ykw6r76</a></p>
<p>&#8212; MATT DRUDGE (@DRUDGE) <a href="https://twitter.com/DRUDGE/status/664452906293321729">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>In obedient fashion, <em><a href="http://www.people.com/article/does-hillary-clinton-wear-wig-hairdresser">PEOPLE</a></em> contacted Hillary&#8217;s hairdresser for comment by 5:30 p.m. that very day&#8212;because the left must literally defend every hair on Hillary&#8217;s head!</p>
<p>&#8220;You guys are so funny,&#8221; Santa Nikkels, owner of Santa&#8217;s Hair Salon in Chappaqua, New York, where Clinton lives, told PEOPLE. &#8220;She has the most amazing hair in the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>You be the judge on this one, but for the record&#8212;Hillary has lied for a lot less.</p>
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<p>&#8220;She has the most amazing hair in the world.&#8221;</p>
<p>Santa Nikkels, owner of Santa&#8217;s Hair Salon in Chappaqua, New York</p>
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<p>Naturally, Nikkels interjected her political opinion about Hillary. &#8220;You know politics are very dirty and I don&#8217;t want to get involved,&#8221; she said. &#8220;No matter what, she is going to be the president, that is what I am telling you.&#8221;</p>
<p>Is that a threat, Ms. Nikkels?</p>
<p>In another turn of events, Donald Trump appeared in an interview with Mark Levin, of the <em>Mark Levin Show,</em> later that night (after <em>People Magazine</em> sought out this hairdresser). Trump discussed Hillary&#8217;s new &#8220;hairdo.&#8221; Trump called it &#8220;massive&#8221; and concurred with Levin when he said she was wearing a wig.</p>
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<p>This is all funny, harmless stuff but leave it to CNN&#8217;s Cuomo to ask if this is &#8220;sexist.&#8221;</p>
<p>Here is the best tweet of wig-gate:</p>
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<p>.<a href="https://twitter.com/DRUDGE">@DRUDGE</a> Asks: What&#8217;s the Deal with <a href="https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton">@HillaryClinton</a>&#8216;s Wig? &#8211; <a href="https://t.co/VWimKZfKEd">https://t.co/VWimKZfKEd</a> <a href="https://t.co/SPFfiJD7Uu">pic.twitter.com/SPFfiJD7Uu</a></p>
<p>&#8212; Alex Jones (@RealAlexJones) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealAlexJones/status/664503522923143168">November 11, 2015</a></p></blockquote>
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