Tessica Brown undergoes surgery, regrets posting Gorilla Glue mishap I never was going to take this to social media. The reason I took this to social media was because I didn t know what else to do, she said.
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Tessica Brown became a viral news story after uploading a Tiktok video expressing the need for help as she used permanent
Gorilla Glue on her hair and was unable to wash it out. Since going viral, people have reached out to assist; however, Brown regrets uploading her mishap to social media.
, Brown said her reasoning for uploading the original video was to seek help, not go viral, or seek attention.
Beyond Gorilla Glue: The politics of Black women’s hair
OPINION: The attention that Tessica Brown’s story received is yet another example that for Black women, hair is not simply hair.
As a collective, our hearts broke when we saw
Tessica Brown share on TikTok that she mistakenly used Gorilla Glue on her hair. Brown’s post quickly went viral and thousands responded to #GorillaGlueGirl with empathy, compassion and care as well as ridicule.
The heavy-duty construction adhesive could not be washed out of Brown’s hair, compelling her to seek medical help to safely remove the Gorilla Glue from her hair. The attention that Brown’s story received is yet another example that for Black women, hair is not simply hair.