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It was during this time that whenever she found herself among black women, she found some excuse for taking down and combing her hair. (2.22.76)
Oddly, Lynne doesn't take out her anger on Tommy for his crime against her—she takes it out on black women. Uh… wrong target, homegirl. Here, hair is used as a symbol of how white standards of beauty are hoisted upon black women and used to make them feel inferior.