"You dont even have any hair!"

[BGT]

So Friday afternoon, I was leaving out of my work building the same time as an older white lady and we talked about weekend plans. I told her that I was thinking of cutting my hair into a bob and she said, "why? You don't even have any hair!" As you can see in my avatar, I am BSL, longer than her hair actually. That day I was wearing a bun, but I do wear my hair out every once in a while. I guess it just bothered me that this white lady assumed I had no hair!

 

[Lilmama1011]

Oh Wow, why would she think you didn't have any hair. I guess because your hair is healthy and she thinks it's a weave. I hope you set her straight

 

[Coilystep]

Wow that just shows how ignorant she is.

 

[Naveah2050]

What a $&@(& I don't know how you restrained yourself from taking your hair down then whooping that )$&@:.

 

[CodeRed]

One would think if you have enough hair to pull into a bun (a real one) then you have enough hair to cut off...

 

[D.Lisha]

Wow, really tho? That old lady TRIED IT!

 

[ellebelle88]

I really hope you said, "****! I got more hair than you!" Or something to that effect. Please don't tell me you let this white woman get away with hurting your feelings.

 

[SunRai Naturals]

How rude of her! Especially when your hair is longer than hers.

 

[Froreal3]

I would have done a quick bun drop.

 

[Channy31]

If that was me, i'd have straight up asked her what the hell she meant by then.
Next day I would've come in with my hair down and ask her what she thought....

 

[Saludable84]

I'm surprised you even talked about hair to her. I only speak to a selected few about my hair.

 

[Platinum]

I would have done a quick bun drop.

^This is what I would have done. She would have felt like a fool after that.

 

[FlowerHair]

Unfortunately, many white people think we all have fake hair.

Just know that her ignorance was all about her and not about you or your pretty hair.

 

[overtherainbow]

This happened to me recently. I calmly gave a strand of hair a tug all the way to my bra strap. No words were needed.

 

[MizzBFly]

This happened to me recently. I calmly gave a strand of hair a tug all the way to my bra strap. No words were needed.

^^this, I love the shrinkage spoof, when they see the amazingness of our hair they can't stomache it

 

[hairqueenny]

She sounds like a hater to me! It's sad because people of other ethnicity does not understand our hair and make ignorant comments like that all the time. A lady at my job from Bangladesh asked me in front of other people "is that your real hair?" I just asked her the same question with a straight face because that's rude! Just keep doing you and don't even give her the time of day.

 

[Stormy]

BGT Girl! Why didn't you just do a bun drop?

And I'm sure BSL gives you a nice bun. I can't understand what would make her think you don't have any hair.

 

[Mane Event]

Please tell me:

1. You didn't cut your hair into a bob over the weekend
2. Wore it down today
3. Deliberately stopped by her office/desk to ask her about her weekend

 

[CodeRed]

Unfortunately, many white people think we all have fake hair.

Just know that her ignorance was all about her and not about you or your pretty hair.

Actually, they don't. A lot of them are really ignorant in general about black hair... A LOT of them think that the fake hair they see on these women is real and just bad looking/unhealthy. I remember I was on this one website and this racist man was talking about how black people have a problem with their natural hair and was like "Even Beyoncé doesn't like her hair.... she straightens and colors it" WTF

 

[frida1980]

It may be the bun. I wore my bun for two years straight until switching to two strand twist this summer. Everyone is shocked how long my hair is. (Twice as long is this dummies!) They also kept getting me confused with a Jamaican girl who actually is bald. Sigh. #whitepeople

 

[SoopremeBeing]

I would have done a quick bun drop.

Then smacked her in the face with it as I walked away

 

[Froreal3]

Actually, they don't. A lot of them are really ignorant in general about black hair... A LOT of them think that the fake hair they see on these women is real and just bad looking/unhealthy. I remember I was on this one website and this racist man was talking about how black people have a problem with their natural hair and was like "Even Beyoncé doesn't like her hair.... she straightens and colors it" WTF

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[ChristmasCarol]

OP, please tell me you set her straight!

I'm not giving her the benefit of the doubt - White women know that you have to have some hair to make a decent bun. And odds are, OP wears her bun in different styles/locations. Ole girl was just being messy.

 

[Platinum]

It may be the bun. I wore my bun for two years straight until switching to two strand twist this summer. Everyone is shocked how long my hair is. (Twice as long is this dummies!) They also kept getting me confused with a Jamaican girl who actually is bald. Sigh. #whitepeople

Some white people still think we all look alike.

 

[krikit96]

Some white people still think we all look alike.

Right and I don't even understand that. We're all different shades of colors, from dayum near white, tan, beige, yellow red, a plethora of browns that are sooooo many different colors and hues, and the mocha deep chocolates... THEY are ALL white... Some red, or orange from trying to get darker... THEY are the ones that all look alike.

Where is the op? I wanna know what happened...

 

[Mane Event]

BGT

WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!

(please say "no" just for us...we are all living vicariously through you right now and we have a point to prove )

 

[BGT]

What a $&@(& I don't know how you restrained yourself from taking your hair down then whooping that )$&@:.

Because she's VERY high up and I didn't want a reprimand. BUT I had just accepted a new job a few hours ago. Should have done it.

 

[BGT]

@BGT

WE NEED TO KNOW IF YOU CUT YOUR HAIR!!!!!

(please say "no" just for us...we are all living vicariously through you right now and we have a point to prove )

Not until next weekend. I'm going to straighten it this weekend and wear it down all next week.

 

[Mane Event]

Not until next weekend. I'm going to straighten it this weekend and wear it down all next week.

YASSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!! We still have time to show out!!!!!!

 

[Mortons]

Tomorrow you should swing it in her face every chance you get. Do the straight up Marsha Brady