"The thing that surprised me the most is just how much money women that weren't rich were paying for their hair. When you're in a beauty parlor in Harlem next to abandoned buildings and somebody's paying five grand for a weave, that's a bit much. I think this is, in a weird way, part of the health care debate. It's like, hmm, there's people with $2000 weaves that could have bought health care with that weave money."

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Chris Rock

Comedian, Actor, Writer

Chris Rock is a renowned comedian and actor known for his incisive social commentary and exploration of race and identity in his work.

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