At this point, the “Black hair origin story” is somewhat ubiquitous in contemporary comics. In Rowser and Smith’s Wash Day Diaries, Black hair and the cultural rituals surrounding its care and expression are a source of celebration and revelry. The women in Rose's family do not know how to care for her curly hair, keeping it in a braid. When a classmate puts gum in Rose’s hair, she’s forced to shave it off. Loubie also addresses contemporary issues surrounding black women's hair, including the economics of specialized hair care (including the Pink Tax), the exploitation of African and Caribbean hair stylists in France, Black Hair politics and workplace “professionalism”, and even the negative short and long-term health effects of altering hair through chemical relaxers, braiding, and weaves.