The comb...

I have always wondered, why black men with long or short Afro style hair have to or feel the need to stick a comb in it? I have never understood this. I mean is it a fashion statement to have this element on show for the world to see, or did they just forget to take it out when they were styling their do?
I mean I would understand if it was used to maybe hold the hair up, but most of their hair is slick back so tight that no hair would even be physically able to fall out, so again whats the comb there for?
We can walk down the street, and ridicule these people but for whatever reason they seem to do this is their own and if we tried to do the same, we'd probably get laughed at for looking so ridiculous. But then saying that some people may think well...IF it makes people look ridiculous, then why would u do it? Why would someone want to go out in public wearing something that looks stupid? Perhaps the same reason that anyone else would go out. If they want to walk around like that then that is their choice and no one should be able to say anything different. It's like saying to a goth why do you wear black? (refer to my post about what does the word 'goth' mean to you)
It's about showing individuality. Being the person you want to be and not being judged by others. Being individual shows how different everyone is. We all have our own views, our own ways of thinking and our own dress sense. So we should all be able to do as we wish..