I think I had my first hair "incident"

[Jenai]

Hair Haterism?

This past Sunday I relaxed my hair and on Thursday decide to wear it flat ironed and down for the first time ever at work. It reaches about shoulderblade length now. Yay @ my hair.

As I walked to my desk, WW co-worker with midback length hair started doing the 'white girl flip' while eyeballing my hair. BW co-worker with earlobe length chewed up hair also stared then huffed and walked away.

Later that day, while I was on a call with a customer, I caught bits and peices of a conversation between these woman that went like this:

WW: D, why did you take your weave out, your hair looked so pretty long like hers (motioning at me)?

BW: Oh, cause I could grow my hair long like that, I just don't want to. Besides, I think I look cuter without short hair. My hair grows really fast and I don't have to do anything for it to grow like that.

WW: Me too. (flick-flick) But i decided to let it grow.

BW: My hair used to be longer than that all the time - I just don't want it that long.

ME: (Getting off the phone and playing dumb) What are you 2 standing around for - are you on lunchbreak?


Oh, and the attention from men (ok, man - it was only one) is something else! The new guy at the office walked by and started to fan me (stupid a/c broke at work again), saying, "I noticed you fanning yourself from across the aisle and thought you needed someone to help you cool down a bit. You need anything from the breakroom?"

 

[CandiceC]

They had some nerve talking about you while in front of you.

 

[wadadligyal]

I'm glad you overheard their conversation. At least you know who's drinking all the hatorade. Girl don't worry bout them just keep growing!!!!!

 

[DDTexlaxed]

U handled that incident with class! What r u standing here for...are u on luch break....priceless!

 

[Denim And Leather]

LOL @ "the white girl flip"

BTW, your reply to the haters was very classy!

 

[ChocoKitty]

Hair Haterism?

This past Sunday I relaxed my hair and on Thursday decide to wear it flat ironed and down for the first time ever at work. It reaches about shoulderblade length now. Yay @ my hair.

As I walked to my desk, WW co-worker with midback length hair started doing the 'white girl flip' while eyeballing my hair. BW co-worker with earlobe length chewed up hair also stared then huffed and walked away.

Later that day, while I was on a call with a customer, I caught bits and peices of a conversation between these woman that went like this:

WW: D, why did you take your weave out, your hair looked so pretty long like hers (motioning at me)?

BW: Oh, cause I could grow my hair long like that, I just don't want to. Besides, I think I look cuter without short hair. My hair grows really fast and I don't have to do anything for it to grow like that.

WW: Me too. (flick-flick) But i decided to let it grow.

BW: My hair used to be longer than that all the time - I just don't want it that long.

ME: (Getting off the phone and playing dumb) What are you 2 standing around for - are you on lunchbreak?


Oh, and the attention from men (ok, man - it was only one) is something else! The new guy at the office walked by and started to fan me (stupid a/c broke at work again), saying, "I noticed you fanning yourself from across the aisle and thought you needed someone to help you cool down a bit. You need anything from the breakroom?"

You handled the situation well. Congrats on you success!

 

[Supergirl]

Okay, reading that I see that BW didn't even answer WW's first question. Instead, she really wanted to get the info. out that she had long hair and her hair could grow like that and she didn't have to do anything to help it grow. That was NOT the question! Girl, some people are an absolute trip when it comes to hair.

I went to high school with a girl that had gorgeous, thick, long hair. High school was about the time that my hair started getting some good length on it so she and I had a friendly conversation about hair one day. She said that other black girls would tell her all the time, "My hair used to be longer than yours." What's the point in telling someone that? (and I'm sure most of the time it wasn't true--remember this was high school so WHEN exactly was their hair longer than hers...)

 

[JazzyDez]

I'm glad you overheard their conversation. At least you know who's drinking all the hatorade. Girl don't worry bout them just keep growing!!!!!

ITA

 

[cutiebe2]

lol at the new guy

 

[OnceUponAtime]

Oh, and the attention from men (ok, man - it was only one) is something else! The new guy at the office walked by and started to fan me (stupid a/c broke at work again), saying, "I noticed you fanning yourself from across the aisle and thought you needed someone to help you cool down a bit. You need anything from the breakroom?"

Ahhh, he's smooth. He wanted to see your hair fly. So, what did you ask your to bring you back from the breakroom? Is he cute?

I went to high school with a girl that had gorgeous, thick, long hair. High school was about the time that my hair started getting some good length on it so she and I had a friendly conversation about hair one day. She said that other black girls would tell her all the time, "My hair used to be longer than yours." What's the point in telling someone that? (and I'm sure most of the time it wasn't true--remember this was high school so WHEN exactly was their hair longer than hers...)

She should have told them that she was tired of being the only one and they should all regrow their hair so they could all graduate with hair longer than hers.

 

[OnceUponAtime]

May I share a story?

Last month, the resident "rhymes with witch" stood in line next to me in the cafeteria. She has hair just below SL and wore it down and straightend. She flipped it in my face. I wouldn't give her the satisfaction of knowing it bothered me and pretended to be looking the other way.

Although my hair is longer than hers, I live for the day (not literally ) that I'm at the goal I set before I wear my hair down for work. There will be no flipping from me. That's just rude. I want it to do all the talking for me and I will forbid my hands anywhere near my head that day.

 

[sareca]

I'm glad you overheard their conversation. At least you know who's drinking all the hatorade. Girl don't worry bout them just keep growing!!!!!

girl, you a mess and a half!

 

[Jenai]

Okay, reading that I see that BW didn't even answer WW's first question. Instead, she really wanted to get the info. out that she had long hair and her hair could grow like that and she didn't have to do anything to help it grow. That was NOT the question! Girl, some people are an absolute trip when it comes to hair.

I went to high school with a girl that had gorgeous, thick, long hair. High school was about the time that my hair started getting some good length on it so she and I had a friendly conversation about hair one day. She said that other black girls would tell her all the time, "My hair used to be longer than yours." What's the point in telling someone that? (and I'm sure most of the time it wasn't true--remember this was high school so WHEN exactly was their hair longer than hers...)

Exactly! People get way too serious about hair issues.

Ahhh, he's smooth. He wanted to see your hair fly. So, what did you ask your to bring you back from the breakroom? Is he cute?

Onceuponatime, you are a trip! I just smiled and told him no thanks. He's cute in a goofy way.