I Love My Hair

In case you haven't seen this video I thought I would share.  

I love my hair video:      

Will Smith's daughter, Willow has a new song called "Whip My Hair"  This is the re-mix version of the Sesame Street video using her lyrics.  

'I Love My Hair' Video Inspired By Father's Love of Daughter

Joey Mazzarino, the head writer at"Sesame Street," who is also a puppeteer, adopted a little girl from Ethiopia named Segi.  "She's like my little muse," Mazzarino said.  As Mazzarino and his wife watched their daughter grow, he noticed a change when she started playing with Barbies. Segi started saying negative things about herself and her own hair. "She was going through this phase where she really wanted like the long, blonde hair. ... She would look at Barbies and really want the hair."Sesame Streets'sMazzarino decided to help his daughter and other young girls appreciate their beauty.

"I just want kids to know their hair is beautiful," Mazzarino said. "I just hope little kids, little girls see this and really feel positive and great about themselves."

Mazzarino wrote the song and with the help of the "Sesame Street" designed the little girl Muppet dancing around, wearing different hairstyles like braids and cornrows, singing, "Don't need a trip to the beauty shop because I love what I've got on top. ... I want to make the world aware I love my hair.

Viral Sesame Street Video Resonates With African American Women

The video hasn't struck a chord only with little girls, but grown African-American women as well.  Another woman wrote online, "My daughter loves this video. ... I could see her eyes light up as she began to sing along with a little girl with hair like hers.ABC News found hundreds of responses on the Internet like this: "I wish 'Sesame Street' would've had this segment about 18-19 years ago because my mother and I surely needed to see this message."  For Mazzarino, the response has been overwhelming.  "I was reading some [responses] the other day and I just started to well up," he said. "I am just amazed at how far the reach is."For Mazzarino, the response has been overwhelming.

The reaction of Mazzarino's daughter might have been the most important reaction of all.

"She was jumping up and down, dancing and she really loved it," Mazzarino said.

As for her relationship with her hair, Mazzarino said she loves her hair now.

"She's really come into her own. ... Hopefully that stays that way," he said.

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