Tiffany Haddish shaved herhair in July 2020 so that she could see her own scalp and get to know her body better.- Six months later, the comedian has told InStyle that she's fallen in love with herself after shaving her hair.
- According to Haddish, she now can appreciate her other features, like her eyes.
- She also told the publication that she believes women should "have the freedom to do with themselves what they will," including changing their hair.
Tiffany Haddish shaved her hair over the summer - and she's still loving her look six months later.
On Monday, InStyle published an interview with the comedian, who discussed everything from her career accomplishments to her activism. Haddish also talked about her choice to shave her hair in July 2020 to help her see her own scalp and get to know her body better.
"I'm very curious and want to learn everything, because if you know who you are and what you like, then you can attract more of what you need," Haddish told InStyle "And, man, I fell in love with myself when I cut off my hair!"
Haddish went on to say that shaving her hair has allowed her to gain a deeper appreciation for her other features.
"I was like, 'Oh, look at those pretty eyes you got!'" Haddish said. "It's like that hair was blocking me from seeing me."
"People kept asking if I'd lost my mind, though," she added. "It's not usually important to me to defend myself, but when the moon is full and my cycle is on, I'm going to have to put some people in their places. Chime in to give some facts, tell them to kiss my ass, and keep it pushin'."
Back in July, Haddish revealed her newly-shaved look on Instagram. She also shut down critics of the style while there.
"I cut all my hair off cause I want to see my scalp," Haddish wrote at the time. "I know my whole body, I know where every mole is, but I don't know my scalp. So hello scalp #SheReady to everything."
According to Haddish, she wanted to shave her hair "for years," but always faced people who tried to "block" her decision. When she finally shaved, however, some people questioned if she "lost her mind."
"Why when a woman decides, 'Hey im gonna cut this hair off because I wanna see my scalp,' she gotta have a mental problem?" Haddish said in a July Instagram video. "Nothing is wrong with my brain, you guys. I'm not suffering from no emotional s---, nothing. I've literally been talking about this for years - how I wanna see my scalp."
"I know every single part of my body," she continued. "I know where every single mole is. Anybody that's ever done my hair has heard me say - what up Oscar, hey boo - anybody that knows me knows I've been talking about this for a long time."
Though Haddish has repeatedly said she shaved her hair as a way to get to know her body better, many women in the natural-hair community cut or shave their hair to revive damaged strands and create new growth.
As Allure's Janell Hickman wrote in 2018, the "big chop" is nothing new. In recent years, more women - including
Sometimes the big chop requires women to shave the majority of their hair. In other instances, however, the process is more gradual and can be achieved by first cutting layers and bangs, as Allure notes.
But regardless of their reasoning, Haddish believes that all women should have the freedom to style their hair in any way that they'd like, even if that means shaving it off.
"Women need to have the freedom to do with themselves what they will," she told InStyle.
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