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[delux_vivens]

"how do you wash your hair?"

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[xayide79]

I love it. Ever since I started locing my hair, those questions have gotten worse - and not just from white people. I shocked the mess out of one of my black coworkers today by telling her that I wash my hair with the shampoo provided by the hotel we are staying in (diluted, of course).

and people wonder why I don't leave my house.

[papertigers]

strangers/casual acquaintances who ask, "can I touch your hair?" get "can I touch yours?" in response. since they usually recoil from that, the exchange generally ends there. White friends get the "privilege" of hearing me rant about the objectification of Black people's hair; they're worth the trouble of educating because they're my friends, but if they don't get it they lose major points with me and slide back toward "acquaintances." the most common question I get is "how long have you had your dreads?" and I get it most often from other Black people with dreads. 'fros, cornrows, dreads, and other natural styles are very common here, though, so unless I spend a lot of time in Rockville or NW DC I'm generally safe from HWB incidents.