Part of the reason that scene (and the movie as a whole) had such an impact is because it was the result of actor Sanaa Lathan shaving her real hair and experiencing the freedom of baldness in time with her character.

But, I'm suprised this movie got away with a pg-13 rating. Right at the beginning there's a highly concetrated almost 1.5 minute sex scene (even if there isn't nudity, it's focused enough to feel like a R rated scene instead of a PG-13 one).

The film, as Lathan said in an interview, is really “about falling in love with yourself. It's about the first love you have and need to have with yourself.”

Violet apologizes, but the group leader gives her words of support. Over time, Violet grows confident with her new look. She begins dating Will (Lyriq Bent), from the salon, and befriending his daughter, Zoe (Daria Johns). Violet and Will quickly grow close, and he attends her mother's Fourth of July party.