Kevin Durant’s Hair

Day 41

Just cut it, bruh. I used to get mad at black women who criticized Gabby Douglass’ hair. I thought it was an ignorantly vain and petty to bemoan about. But I get it now. I do. As a black man who cuts his hair every.damn.day., the fact that Kevin Durant, someone who is 1) on TV a lot and 2) has way more money than I’ll ever have, just ignores his hair and appearance grinds my gears. I think he’s an amazingly humble guy, by the way. He’s a diligent basketball player who seems to love his mama. But at the same time he’s too lazy or oblivious to partake in basic black male hygiene. This causes cognitive dissonance. And no matter how many rings he gets, until he takes care of his hair, his legacy will always be muddled in my mind.

It’s clear he’s balding a little bit in the back. No problem. Just cut your hair low enough so that no one can notice. He’s been blessed with beautiful dark brown skin that will help hide baldness. But if he wants to grow an Afro, then commit to it. This shitty mini-fro thingy looks terrible. He has to know. When he’s watching game footage, he has to see his own hair. I know he’s not blind — not the way he sinks those three’s. In fact, he probably has better eyesight than I do (my eyes are terrible). And his goatee — I mean he sees it first thing in the morning. All he needs to do is take some clippers and knock it off before he brushes his teeth.

He just doesn’t care. Which says a lot to me about his character. What else doesn’t he care about? Global warming? Fighting cancer? Homelessness? Wait, does he brush his teeth? Does he pay his taxes? I can’t trust him until he cuts his damn hair.