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Summer Walker Is Not Here For A White Woman Criticizing Her Edges

"I know for a fact she's never had her scalp greased with black castor oil."
Summer Walker Pushes Back On White Woman Criticizing Her Edges
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By Shalwah Evans · Updated December 6, 2020

Summer Walker might be shy about hugging fans and making awards acceptance speeches. But she is not shy about defending her edges. In a recent Instagram story, the crooner shared an experience where a White woman tried to tell her how to properly lay her edges—an experience that would be considered laughable to most Black women.

In the story she writes, “Lmao I just had a whole white girl just come for my edges and try to tell me how to do them. The girls are getting out of control. LAWD. I know for a fact that she had never had a dry ass toothbrush, edge control, & relaxer all on her bathroom counter.”

She continued, “I know for a fact she’s never had box braids, I know for a fact she’s never had her scalp greased with black castor oil, 7 you’re trying to tell a Black woman about her 4C hair. Hilarious.”

Summer Walker Pushes Back On White Woman Criticizing Her Edges

In the post Walker is wearing box braids adorned with beads, and some dope edge styling. From her social media pages we know the singer to be quite serious about her edges. Whether she’s working hard on her music, or simply taking a nap, her edges are laid. So it’s ironic to hear that anyone, let alone a White woman, would try to school her on how to do baby hair the right way.

It’s just further proof of why appropriation is so problematic. If a Black woman needs to get her edges together, hairstylists such as Nigella Miller (the edge master) or Tevin Washington (@hairassasin), who has styled Walker’s hair in the past, would be better suited for the job.

But Walker’s Instagram posts below show that the beauty clearly makes edge styling a part of her overall hairstyling, and that she’s no novice to the wonders of a dry toothbrush and super hold gel.

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Lol New York came correct 😂🖤

A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Dec 7, 2019 at 9:10pm PST

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despite my nerves this day was so cool, lol I’ve watched so many tiny desk sessions n then get to do one 🖤 @jahwhittingham @remeywilliams @stox25 @slimwav @autumn_tuesdae🖤🖤🖤 @iamjasminebattle came to support lol

A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Nov 21, 2019 at 1:39pm PST

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@juanice.mua & @hairassasin a teammmm🖤🖤😇✨

A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Nov 22, 2019 at 8:11pm PST

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@inkbypnut

A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Oct 29, 2019 at 4:39am PDT

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A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Jan 4, 2020 at 12:48am PST

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Jimmy Fallon tomorrow, I’m nervous 😬

A post shared by Summer Walker (@summerwalker) on Dec 8, 2019 at 9:33pm PST

TOPICS:  baby hair styling beauty Black hair appropriation Cornrows Danielle Young edge styling hair Locs natural hair News OverExplainer summer walker
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