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How Hulu’s “Bad Hair” Is My Flipped Over Horror Story
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It’s been awhile since I settled into the seasonal treats of Halloween with the shockingly, triggering offering from director Justin Siemen, Hulu’s star-studded, Bad Hair; a delightfully satirical, horror flick about weaves versus natural hair, and the high price of submitting to the former, that goes far beyond the pain of installation and upkeep.
Siemen is best known for his sleeper hit movie, 2014’s Dear White People, and the mildly successful television series on Netflix with the same title, that made its controversial debut in 2017, with the expected push back from ignorant white subscribers, who made a lot of noise, and vowed to cancel their Netflix accounts to rebel against what they deemed to be a “racist” show.
I’m a huge fan of both the movie and the TV version, that is winding down with the fourth and final season that will bring an end to what didn’t quite translate to the immediate and endearing success, that has blessed counterparts like Insecure, Atlanta and The Chi, in the realm of ambitious projects spearheaded by Black storytellers, authentically telling Black stories.
It’s hard to figure out the complexities that come with being a Black creator, who is committed to demonstrating the privilege of the craft from the standpoint of freely reveling…
