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Vanessa Bryant sparks “good hair” debate on Instagram

Looks as if Vanessa Bryant slipped and inadvertently started a “good hair” controversy on Instagram. Vanessa and Kobe’s eldest daughter Natalia celebrated her 12th birthday on Sunday. Vanessa posted a photo of Natalia getting her hair blown out with a caption that has some IG commenters up in arms.

Vanessa said Natalia gets her pretty her from mom. Perhaps because Vanessa is Mexican raising black – or biracial depending on your views on this topic – daughters, she didn’t realize the sensitivity about hair in the black community.

What Vanessa doesn’t realize is that by listing out her racial make up, and excluding her husband’s side, she is inadvertently implying that nowhere in his family tree is there someone with “long, wavy hair” that could have contributed to this.

I’m going to take her at her word. That she didn’t mean anything disrespectful by it but, its a sensitive topic.

Jill Munroe

Jill Munroe is a Los Angeles-based host, producer, and writer. You can find her work on sites such as FoxSports.com, EURweb.com, and MSN.com. Munroe is a current member of the African-American Film Critics Association and the National Association of Black Journalists. Munroe has also been a frequent guest on ESPN radio and Yahoo Sports. In 2015, Munroe released her first book, "PostGame Pass: access into "the life" JillMunroe.com

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