The 'Gorilla Glue Girl' Saga Is So Much Deeper Than a Viral TikTok

showing the world that her hair had been stuck in the same, slicked-down ponytail style for a month. Her hair, almost like an action figure's, was fused completely to her scalp after she substituted a can of Gorilla Glue Spray for her usual— an actual hairspray — to finish off the sleek style. At that point, Brown says she'd washed her hair 15 times and it absolutely wouldn't budge.

In the video, Brown's large, round eyes are heavily lined and her mile-long lashes curve up and out to the side — her makeup is reminiscent of the '60s glamour Diana Ross exuded. It's clear that she is a woman who invests in her appearance. "Stiff where?" she asks,of a young girl playing in a bob wig. "My hair," she responds, her voice swelling with matter-of-fact exasperation.

Brown posted a second video of her applying shampoo to her hair and wiping it off with a washcloth to illustrate the dire straits she's in. "You wipe it off and nothing happens. This is the life I'm living at this point," she explains, her voice breaking as she holds back tears. Her anxiety is palpable and was certainly felt by folks watching on the internet. "The stress that this is causing ME," a comment below her second video reads.

By Friday, February 5, Brown provided us with an update: "I put coconut and tea tree oil on it and put a plastic on it," in hopes that the natural remedy would be enough to break down the man-made chemicals that had her follicles and strands in a vise. No luck. On Sunday, Brown posted a video montage of her being attended to by an ER nurse, which cut to her sister, clad in plastic gloves, applying acetone on a cotton swab to her hair.

The video of her trying to loosen her strands brings up a question I've asked myself time and time again: Why do Black women have to go through

You mean for white beauty standards

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