"hey is that your real hair?" i was actually offended when i was waiting on the bus, this black man comes up to me becuase he had a question but then when he saw how long my "hair" was, he asked if it was mine. now i wear a wig thats real hair and my normal hair is just about the same length as the wig, but i want my hair to be longer which is why i'm trying to leave it alone by wearing a wig.
but the point i'm trying to make out is that people are so stereotype these days to think that black women can't grow hair, we didnt ask to have the type hair that we have and i'm sure many black women desire long hair but we just need alot of extra help then white women. so what do you think?
2007-12-03 16:41:15 · 10 answers · asked by A Decade Ago 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Criag, you may not understand because your not in our shoes, i mean having to face the world who think so worse of us, yes the wig looks real becuase he couldnt tell, but i think he should have just left it alone, its my business if its mine are not. and i was just totally offended i mean i didnt choose to feel that way, but it was just a sudden feeling i had
2007-12-03 16:51:50 · update #1
thanks short n sweet :D
2007-12-03 16:54:09 · update #2
It's rude for anyone to ask anyone any kind of personal question. A stranger no less!!!
You answer with one of your own. "Why would you ask me such a personal question?" "It's very rude."
And do not answer!!!
2007-12-03 16:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by curious connie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a black woman and I know what u mean...
A lot of ppl do assume black women can't grow their hair and that's so messed up...but they don't seem to mind when a celebrity prances around with extensions in their head...(ex. Paris hilton, britney spears, lindsay lohan)
People look at me and often think I am lying when I say that I'm african because they openly say that they thought africans were very dark skinned and had extremely short n nappy hair...that just shows how far we've all progressed as a people, right?
Don't let it get to you...if they question the hair, that means it is hard to tell lol :)
2007-12-03 21:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Nyte 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i agree, its incredibly rude to ask some one if they are wearing a wig. however, people do not assume that black women need to wear wigs to have long hair. i honestly dont think that race makes a difference when it comes to how offensive it is to ask some one this
2007-12-03 17:08:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess he just liked your hair and wanted to know if it was yours, considering alot of black women wear weaves or wigs or whatever... It's not that rude, would you be this offended if it was your real hair?
2007-12-03 23:59:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't let people offend you so easily. All races of people (men and women) wear wigs. And have been for a very long time.
2007-12-03 16:49:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why do you choose to take offense? It sounds like a compliment to me. Unless the person is asking with an attitude that makes it sound like he can't believe someone would go out in public with hair as ugly as yours, I'd assume that the person thinks it looks great and wishes they could do that with their hair.
2007-12-03 16:48:52 · answer #6 · answered by Craig R 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I know what ur saying...I usually wear my own hair but when I get it in a style, they always think it's a weave. Just because our hair is versatile and theirs isn't, don't hate!
2007-12-03 16:46:08 · answer #7 · answered by hotgirl_rightgirl00 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you. The point is, it's nobody's business. That's like asking a woman that you don't know very well if her breasts are real.
2007-12-03 16:52:56 · answer #8 · answered by short 'n sweet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's as rude as people asking me if my breasts were real. Good luck. 2D
2007-12-04 02:43:16 · answer #9 · answered by 2D 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think it's rude when people say "can i touch it?"
2007-12-03 16:45:58 · answer #10 · answered by importance of being wilde 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋