My Mother and Mercy

I find it interesting how Jaquira had felt no grieve towards her grandmothers death. Probably because she is like Pecola, from the book the Bluest Eyes. They both did not like their hair and other people called them ugly. Though, this excerpt does make me think about many things, why do people call each other ugly just because of hair? Is there a misconception? Why do people think only straight blonde hair or black hair is pretty instead of curly hair? Maybe there are too many stereotypes in this world and it is hurting many groups of people.