r/TopCharacterTropes • u/AmandinhaMaia • 8h ago

Characters POC people switching from straight hair to textured hair

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Luz and Camila - The Owl House, starting from season 3

Libby - Jimmy Neutron, starting from the episode "Beach Party Mummy"

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u/hacelepues 8h ago

In Luz’s case she literally just grew her hair out. I’m Latina, have a similar hair texture to her. It is “straight” and unruly as a pixie but starts to get wavier the longer it grows.

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u/TheyCallMeSuperboy 8h ago

I don’t think that’s completely true. Look at her mom’s hair in both scenes. Her mom also has the exact same “pointed” hair as Luz does in s1, but in the later scene her hair is also curlier with rounded curls.

I do think it’s partially art style, partially choice by the writers.

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u/ViviReine 7h ago

Since a large part of the story is about accepting themself, I would guess that Camilla was straightening her hair before, and now she doesn't because she accept more herself too

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u/RainingBats 7h ago

That is heavily implied to be the case. In a scene in I think s3ep1, there's a hair straightener in her trashcan