100 Objects #18: Hair Relaxer

Somewhere between 85 to 95 percent of Black women in the United States have used a chemical hair relaxer at least once in their lifetime.

美国 85% 至 95% 的黑人女性一生中至少使用过一次化学直发剂。

It is a ubiquitous American product with a complicated legacy: it built Black wealth and opened economic doors, but also taught generations to see their hair as a problem to be solved.

它是一种无处不在的美国产品，有着复杂的遗产：它创造了黑人财富，打开了经济大门，但也教会了几代人将他们的头发视为一个需要解决的问题。

And now research is revealing a physical cost.

现在研究揭示了物理成本。

Roman Mars and producer Priscilla Alabi explore how a single product became a mirror for all of America’s contradictions.

罗曼·马尔斯 (Roman Mars) 和制片人普里西拉·阿拉比 (Priscilla Alabi) 探索单一产品如何成为美国所有矛盾的一面镜子。

A History of the United States in 100 Objects is a production of 99% Invisible and BBC Studios .

《100 件物品中的美国历史》由 99% Invisible 和 BBC Studios 制作。