South African Women and Hair Extensions A 3rd Degree on Ethnic Hair! part one

Not so long ago, June 26^th to be exact, Debra Patta had a segment on Hair Extensions on her very popular controversial journalism programme, 3rd Degree. Needless to say, she was more than just brutal and completely bias on the topic. She was unable to stay objective on the subjective and focused on the industry’s earning and not on WHY people that boost the industry use the products being offered. Her findings were incredibly inaccurate and her judgement or her team’s judgement was clouded by delivering controversial news instead of hitting the real issue.  

The industry in itself is HUGE and makes Millions of Rands each year from the black majority that supports it. That being said, many South Africans who watched the segment expressed, through social networks, their disappointment and how the episode left them “ticked off” at how black women were portrayed. From the moment it was advertised, it was clear that it would be one of the most watched 3rd Degree episodes since the Julius Malema interview.  As the show was playing, Twitter was trending the topic and it was females and males divided. It was “Twar” (Twitter war).