Bertram D. Ashe (1995) discusses the role of black women in beauty in Toni Morrison's "Song of Soloman" and Zora's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" Neale Hurston. In the most climactic part of Song of Soloman, the black woman with kinky natural hair asks her mother and grandmother why her love interests, who are an African American man, don't like her hair. The answer was another question about how he can love himself if he doesn't like his hair. This is a common line used to combat negative implications of African American men. First, the most important women in their lives have hair similar to other African American women. Are they ready to go home to their mothers and grandmothers and tell them what to do with their hair? Not without a harsh reaction from the women who raised them. Second, they neglect to consider that what grows on their scalp is exactly the same as what grows on the scalp of their female counterparts. Yes, some cut their hair, but if you took away the razors and products that create a wavy pattern in their hair, the results would be identical to those of African American women. Essentially, this can be seen as an expression of self-hatred. Additionally, dominance over women manifests itself in the form of physical attraction. The female lead character in "Song of Soloman" and "Their Eyes Were Watching God" didn't care how