kinky

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The word kinks has many connotations, everything from a kink in a rope, or kinky being quirky, which was really the main thing behind it.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2023

Philomina Kane, a hair-care content creator who goes by NaturallyPhilo, launched KIN — which stands for “Keep It Naturally” — in response to the lack of inclusive headwear for people with kinky and curly hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2022

“Until fairly recently, the Black person was self-conscious about his curly, kinky hair,” he told The New York Times in 1971.

From New York Times • Jul. 6, 2022

The next time it’s asked to weigh in on issues of kinky coils, Bantu knots, twist-outs and dreads, the court may have an in-house expert.

From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022

Packed in the plane were white, black, brown, red, and yellow people, blue eyes and blond hair, and my kinky red hair- all together, brothers!

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey