denij2005 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

I havent for the last 14 years and try as much as possible to get Blacks to support Black owned business or at least businesses that respect the Black community

jstele (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

This film was wrong from its conception, not because it was questioning why Koreans were in the black hair care market, but due to the fact that the filmmaker, Aron Ranen, started off with his own prejudices about Koreans owning black hair care stores. He saw a lot of Koreans owning these stores and ASSUMED that something had to be wrong.

jstele (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

How do you know it's easier for them to get bank loans? Do you really think it's easy for an immigrant with no credit history in the U.S. to get a bank loan? A lot of Koreans get loans from their families/friends or have worked several years to save up for a business. Just because people do well does not mean they got there unfairly. Anybody, ANYBODY, who wants to make money can open a business. If you don't like Korean businesses, don't shop there. Plain and simple.

CreativeGeniuses (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

They are bootlegging the original products and abusing a market to make a profit.

CreativeGeniuses (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

That is why I buy certain products online. I make sure I go to the manufactures website and find stores where they ship their products.

CreativeGeniuses (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

Kizure can take them to court.

denij2005 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

We could put Koreans out of business and bankrupt them all if we had enough common sense and self esteem to wear our hair naturally - even for a period of time, say one year. I think we should all go natural for a year and then we will be treated better when we inevitably walk back into the B & B stores that haven't gone under to by our fake hair again.

denij2005 (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

jstele & wupdablock: it's Blacks that pay Korean rents, buy Korean mortgages, put Korean kids through college while continuing to get their hair and nails done by Koreans. Us being that stupid does not justify them being that selfish & greedy. they DO corner the market and USE Blacks to promote Korean products, It is easier for a Korean to get a business loan than a Black person; they come here with no credit hx, but with backers w/ millions of dollars amassed from poor black neighborhoods.

isisqueenafrika (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

jstele: Do you know anything about what happen during the Rodney King Uprising? Do you have any knowledge of the complaints of the disrespect shown to Blacks by Korean store owners in these communities? Do you know the root-cause of this disrespect and how it has impacted Korean/Black relationships? I have not just rely on videos to become informed. I has studied the history of the relationship between Korean and Blacks. I read.

isisqueenafrika (December 31, 1969 at 4:59 pm)

jstele: Visit a marginalized Black community with Korean owned beauty supply stores and a Black owned beauty supply store. Talk to the owners and asked the Black owners what challenges they face doing business. Find a book about the history of Koreans moving into the Black community and the problems faced, and read the book.