---------------------Dr Williams appeared to laugh off the joke, but fiercely replied, “don’t touch my hair,” as she pointed down the camera at Eamonn.‘Don’t touch my hair’ is a well-known phrase within the Black community, because throughout modern history white people have repeatedly made fun of afro hair, forced people to cover or shave it, and even touched the hair of Black people without asking.Penguin Randomhouse wrote: “Straightened.Stigmatized. 'Tamed'.
Celebrated. Erased. Managed. Appropriated. Forever misunderstood. Black hair is never 'just hair'.”Many are shocked and outraged over Eamonn’s comments, as they link to a history of stigmatisation, racism, and pain.One twitter user said Eamonn’s comments were “unconscious bias” that.
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