When I made the decision to stop getting relaxers and style my hair in its own natural texture it was a slow decision. I am accustom to long hair and I was not going to just chop it all off and have short hair. Nowadays I see so many women at my university and just around who have big chopped. I wonder do they feel more liberated than me? Is the big chop your initiation into Natural Hair Community? So if you gradually transition does that make you a cheater?
I can only speak for those who have transitioned into natural hair. I personal do believe this is the best route towards natural hair because you are able to learn your hair in the the time you are transitioning. We transitioners get the change to chop up our hair a bit also. But not in the same vein as a big chopper.
The concept of a natural afrocentric woman might be the woman that big chops her hair to free herself of her creamy crack addiction. Free herself of the norm, free herself of societal requires of beauty.
But the lady transitioning has to two opposing textures basically fighting each other on her head. She might try to preserve some kind of social acceptance until she is conformable and confidence in her natural texture.
Am I saying a gal with a TWA is more confident than someone with bra strap length hair with some relaxed ends? Not really, I'm saying the initial release that comes with cutting off all of your relaxed ends (ie societal norms, things that are commonly perceived as beautiful) disappear and the gal is now left with just her. Her natural untouched, untamed, possibly unruly self. Now that is staying beautiful.
In the end it's really up to the woman and her preference. I don't think I would want to big chop. I liked watching my hair awkwardly change in front of me. It was pretty liberating.
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