Hair Questions people ask that make you crazy!!!

[tbanae]

Oh yes I've been asked many of the crazy questions mentioned in this thread.

"Why do black people grease their hair?"
"Is that your hair?"
"Is that a wig?"
"Black people have to put relaxers on their hair because its nappy ugly hair" - comment by a 17 year old white girl.
Oh and a comment by a African guy "That can"t be your hair, you must be mixed because black people don't have hair like that." This man actually wanted to argue with me. He insisted I was mixed and repeatedly asked what were my parents. Like I dont know where I came from. I'm black, been that way all my life. My parents are black too, chocolate just like me.

Now that I'm wearing my hair in its curly state, I get questions like "How do you get your hair curly?" One white co-worker asked if I got one of those curly perms. If I let my hair airdry, with no flat iron, it will be curly. I can't help but wonder why in 2006 do people still ask these ignorant questions.

 

[miss Congeniality]

Why did you cut your hair?
When are you going to loc?
Why do you wash your hair so much?
Shouldn't your hair be longer now?
What is shrinkage?
Why don't you press your hair?
Why don't get braids?
Why are you taking vitamins?

 

[Denim And Leather]

That would have made me furious too.

Just last week I had to explain to a couple of white co-workers that there is no bleeding, swelling or wounds to heal after getting braids. The supposedly sane duo were under the impression that braids were somehow either attatched to the skin or inserted into it.

Now that's crazy! No, that's ignorant!

 

[natasha]

"Why do you wash your hair so much? I only wash mine twice a year." - black co-worker

"Black people style their own hair?? I thought you all had to go to the salon." - random white girl in one of my classes.

Oh Dear God! LOL! Lol!

 

[testimony777]

"Why do you wash your hair so much? I only wash mine twice a year." - black co-worker

"Black people style their own hair?? I thought you all had to go to the salon." - random white girl in one of my classes.

Are you freeking kidding me. Who in the world washes their hair twice a YEAR I'm surprised you can't see the dirt in her headerplexed Oh my goodness....

Wow, that got me, now that I am done tripping I can answer the question at hand I haven't gotten any crazy questions in a while but the ones that used to drive me batty were:
1) what are you mixed with
2) What are you
3) Is that all yours
4) What side of the family do you get your hair from
5) How do you get your hair like thaterplexed

 

[determined_to_grow]

I really believe that there are alot of people (black people) who believe that our hair is not supposed to be washed more than once a week- b/c it strips the hair shaft- I was one of them....

This girl started to argue with me over this issue. She insisted that hair was suppoed to be diry in order to grow. She's one of those I am right b/c I my hair is APL so I said hmmm you may be right. I can't wait 'til next year!!!!

Are you freeking kidding me. Who in the world washes their hair twice a YEAR I'm surprised you can't see the dirt in her headerplexed Oh my goodness....

Wow, that got me, now that I am done tripping I can answer the question at hand I haven't gotten any crazy questions in a while but the ones that used to drive me batty were:
1) what are you mixed with
2) What are you
3) Is that all yours
4) What side of the family do you get your hair from
5) How do you get your hair like thaterplexed

 

[Denim And Leather]

Are you freeking kidding me. Who in the world washes their hair twice a YEAR I'm surprised you can't see the dirt in her headerplexed Oh my goodness....

 

[beyondcute]

Are u all natural?
When are you gonna cut the relaxer off?
Why dont u just relax it?

 

[leleepop]

When I wear a braidout white ppl ask me how do I get my hair like this and is it a wash and go?
A white girl at work asks me all the time y do I wear a bun because I look so different than when I wear my braidouts.
Is it easier for you to wear my hair curly or str8.
Some Black ppl ask me am I natural?

 

[fattyfatfat]

the questions I am asked are similar to the ones you ladies have mentioned. my white friends ask me how come I cant wash my hair everyday and they think its dirty that I dont. I swear when I tell them I must be speaking another language because they just dont understand it. Also, they look at the shampoo I use like . I use Aphogee and since that cant be found on the shelves of Walgreens, CVS or Walmart, they think I must have bought it from a foreign place. They want to use it too but im like back up heffas !

when I get sew-ins they are amazed. I tell them "this is not my hair, but its no different from what jessica simpson and other celebrities have in their hair" and those itches tell me no! then they want to touch it. get back !

its very annoying. I can understand their hair without ignorance or bias. But darnit, they dont understand anything about AA hair. And when I get it done they are like WOW! when will the ignorance stop?!

 

[chica_canella]

Are you freeking kidding me. Who in the world washes their hair twice a YEAR I'm surprised you can't see the dirt in her headerplexed Oh my goodness....

Wow, that got me, now that I am done tripping I can answer the question at hand I haven't gotten any crazy questions in a while but the ones that used to drive me batty were:
1) what are you mixed with
2) What are you
3) Is that all yours
4) What side of the family do you get your hair from
5) How do you get your hair like thaterplexed

I just saw your pics for 06 and must say your hair looks beautiful and healthy!