S8 E11: Hair, Voting Restrictions & Arizona Recount: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

[@0hpossum]

My middle school and highschool had specific sections about how dress code did not allow shower caps. I’m ashamed how many years it took me to realize what they actually meant.

[@bretcolebi1305]

Hard to not be infuriated at the way people are getting treated

[@peterbrooks7120]

This is surprisingly accurate. I’m impressed.

[@hibernopithecus7500]

Yeah, he probably has a team of black writers. I’m sure he didn’t just write it himself after Googling it.

[@braddawson2524]

I remember the first time I watched this, my black roommate turned to me and asked "why didn't you ask me about black hair?" And I replied i just want to be more informed. He just laughed and shook his head.

[@wikidleigh]

I would have looked at him and said "Did you just hear what Leslie Jones said?" LOL

[@RichAesthetic]

That send off message was gold 🏅

[@melody-13]

I’m white and have dark blond, thinner, naturally curly hair. I used to straighten it every day from middle school through high school because curly hair was seen as unkempt and as the only one in my family with curly hair I was never taught how to take care of it. I’m still learning more about the best ways to care for my hair but these days I rarely straighten it and embrace my natural hair. My ex who I was with for 4 years (still are great friends) is black. He wears his hair in long locks. It was shorter when we first met but he decided to grow it out over the years. It was really cool to learn about his hair and how he cares for it as his style changed and the lengths he goes to in order to protect it. I appreciate that the very white John Oliver did this segment and even though I’m white and don’t have the personal lived experience that black people/POC have with hair discrimination, learning about it through my ex (now best friend) has been eye opening and I’m so appreciative to have been able to learn.

[@pixelperfect1729]

8:20 This is probably one of the most wholesome clips I've ever seen on this show.

[@Mythic_Fire]

22:51 I hope that judge ain't working anymore wtf 💀💀

[@Beautiful_Yahweh]

Yooooooooo the weave comment was crazy 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@atnicole461]

only thing keeping me in college in Florida is Bright Futures and FASFA Now that the dept of Education is in question idk what I'll do next year

[@SpecialBlanket]

Don't trip. If yr typical age for an undergrad, I can assure yo as someone in my 30s that there's periodically some "the world's gonna end" drama like this

[@kylapineda6499]

19:42 I’m white with naturally curly hair - 3a and 3b. Most hairstylist don’t have a CLUE how to cut my hair. I am still trying to find someone that can cut it and not give me weird stair step layers. I can’t imagine how hard it is for someone that has 4c hair.

[@fancycakes9253]

I love it when the black show writers uses john as a sock puppet It peeks throught here and there but this episode was hilarious cause you coukd just HEAR the black woman behind the words sometimes

[@PreciousBoxer]

It also has to do with class warfare, not just white men in particular.

[@arrow_awsome]

that guy at 25:50 is the biggest creep ever. that was so uncomfy

[@TroutBoneless]

The PHYSICAL reaction I had to him, ugh

[@alkainmoonweaver1339]

The whole hair thing is... genuinely confusing to me... it's hair... why does anyone care so much? Like... the only person who should care is the one it's attached too XD EDIT: I suppose an argument could be made for your partner caring. Or genuinely dirty hair... but this? This is just... why? Why do you care so much XD EDIT2: Oh my god... just got to the lawsuit thing... that is so insane... O_O EDIT3: Lol, the segment at the end is just gold. It genuinely isn't anyone's business. I love it! Like... sure, salons and places like that should have training on how to treat hair of various cultures but outside of that? If you are curious, look it up XD

[@fergusoharafoh]

Oppression. Nothing else, just keeping people down socially and mentally. letting them know that the oppressor is in control of them and that who they are is not what is wanted or what is beautiful. If you cant tell from my profile pic, that's not how I feel. that's me and my wife, we've been together 21 years now

[@olbaze]

10:17: Guess this channel will never have a Hello Fresh sponsorship.

[@MrQdiddy85]

You can tell this was entirely written by a black woman

[@richardrhodes5323]

I am amazed that people actually care what other people do with their hair.. weird

[@MaxwellRodgers]

Let's be honest, everyone stole "Locs" from the Egyptians, Black people, Vikings, Jamaicans, and many in the middle east.

[@niddydaghost6854]

Lol... Egyptian? Soooo... Egyptian s weren't Africans?.. I mean... Just ask Dora the explorer

[@MaxwellRodgers]

@niddydaghost6854 were they?

[@soldiaz7261]

this list is absolutely killing me 1. egypt is fully in africa 2. black people originate from africa 3. vikings are the only thing listed that is not african in some way but are not necessarily an ethnic group nor bound to a location. also their hair was not in locs as we know them today 4. jamaicans are over 90% black/african decent 5. the middle east includes egypt, which is, again, in africa

[@MaxwellRodgers]

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[@kurthill9070]

first, "viking" was an occupation/action, not a cultural/racial identity. second, I think you may want to provide sources behind your claims.

[@JonPaulson-fb9iy]

Anyone who works in retail selling beauty and hair products knows exactly why the black products are locked up. It's inconvenient for retail workers and they would rather not do it. Why not address accountability for the blatant theft?

[@johnchessant3012]

S8 E11

[@guidosarducci209]

I don't understand what the smell of coconut oil has to do with race.

[@soldiaz7261]

It’s because it’s a product primarily used for hair- and skincare by Black people. Non-Black folks don’t often use it for anything but maybe cooking, so they don’t smell like it all that often.

[@iyeetsecurity922]

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[@markv8065]

Hilarious. And this isn't, like, the point but... KZbin does actually censor people, and it's not you.

[@jamesolmsted3471]

You really should go and learn what the first amendment actually says, KZbin doesn’t actually have to respect it at all

[@KurenaiNanashi]

OP proving yet again that the right doesn’t understand what the 1st amendment freedom of speech means. Say it with me, Freedom of speech does not keep me free from the consequences of said speech

[@pholidota-e7n]

this comment is a perfect analogy to how some people really like to pretend they're censored, given the fact that we can literally fucking read it lmao

[@moxxi3338]

Whiny baby says what?

[@guidosarducci209]

One part of your video criticizes white hair stylists for not being able to do black hair. That's already a questionable criticism. But then later you present a video where people are told to just Google it if they're curious. So they're not supposed to want to know anything about black hair, at least not anything they would be told by black people. They should just look up a text article, or a video that's prepackaged and doesn't give them an opportunity to interact? You bring up a real issue but I really get the feeling that you've tried to fill out your own video by adding some content that just heaps on questionable criticism, to the point of your video becoming inherently contradictory. When you mix invalid criticism in with a legitimate issue, you don't make a stronger case for that issue, no matter how it seems. Anyone who might have been on the fence will be pushed in the opposite direction. Unless, of course, you are only really interested in your own viewership numbers. Then what you're doing makes perfect sense.

[@varatheela]

Criticizing hair stylists for just choosing not to teach/ learn how to work with an entire demographics - and not a small demographic, either - hair is not questionable criticism, though. Any industry who chooses to just ignore a demographic should be questioned. It's not hard to learn how to work with different kinds of hair, it' just stigmatized, and that is unacceptable. Your other point is also flimsy. People in marginalized groups, not just black people, are often tasked with the burden of educating other people. This results in constantly fielding questions, often from strangers, and playing teacher - a skill most people obviously do not have - while Also dealing with microaggressions. That's understandably exhausting. It's not just someone answering a question about racism - or homophobia, or sexism, or antisemitism, etc - it becomes someone answering that same question a dozen times within days. It's exhausting, and again, not something everyone is equipped to answer. When someone from an oppressed group has the patience and energy to field those questions, that's great! But it should not be expected; the burden of correcting systematic failures should not be on the ones hurt by those failures. It's not black people's job to teach us about racism - that's the education's system job, and when that fails, our job to remain open minded and to extend some degree of effort.