▁her ▁story ▁of ▁feeling ▁anxious ▁about ▁how ▁her ▁hair ▁was ▁sty led ▁prior ▁to ▁walking ▁in ▁for ▁a ▁job ▁interview ▁in ▁her ▁article , ▁My ▁H air , ▁My ▁Polit ics . ▁St acia ▁begins ▁her ▁story ▁describing ▁her ▁“ Big ▁Ch op ”, ▁a ▁phrase ▁used ▁to ▁indicate ▁cutting ▁off ▁the ▁relax ed ▁or ▁processed ▁hair . ▁A ▁couple ▁months ▁after ▁her ▁big ▁ch op , ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁Job ▁market ▁and ▁she ▁became ▁very ▁nerv ous ▁about ▁how ▁her ▁hair ▁would ▁appear ▁to ▁job ▁interview ers . ▁L uck ily , ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁interview ers ▁acknowled ged ▁her ▁hair ▁in ▁a ▁disc rimin ating ▁way . ▁St acia ▁later ▁discussed ▁the ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁“ the ▁bush ” ▁in ▁being ▁a ▁political ▁statement ▁and ▁related ▁it ▁to ▁her ▁situation , ▁wor ried ▁that ▁her ▁hair ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁" prof essional ▁li ability ". ▁Then ▁she ▁made ▁a ▁comparison ▁between ▁her ▁natural ▁hair , ▁which ▁is ▁easier ▁to ▁style , ▁and ▁her ▁relax ed ▁hair , ▁which ▁is ▁more ▁accepted . ▁St acia ▁also ▁incorpor ated ▁examples ▁of ▁work place ▁disc rim ination ▁toward ▁Black ▁hair ▁styles . ▁She ▁rec alls ▁how , ▁" the ▁Cong r essional ▁Black ▁C au cus ▁took ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁to ▁task ▁for ▁its ▁gro oming ▁policies , ▁which ▁bar red ▁corn rows , ▁tw ists , ▁and ▁dread lock s ." ( B rown ▁ 1 7 ) ▁St acia ▁follows ▁up ▁with ▁another ▁example ▁from ▁the ▁same