"Can I touch it?"...The "When white folks wanna touch your hair" Thread

[Copper]

@Khaleesi 's probably the one going around wanting to touch black women's hair

 

[Will Munny]

That's wierd I'd never wanna touch someone's hair. Ish.

 

[eastbay510]

I thought this was just a joke people make on tv shows and stand up specials... But folks really go around wanted to touch black women's hair like that in real life??

 

[Ghostdenithegawd]

I thought this was just a joke people make on tv shows and stand up specials... But folks really go around wanted to touch black women's hair like that in real life??

Yep seen it with my own barely working eyes

 

[blackrain]

I thought this was just a joke people make on tv shows and stand up specials... But folks really go around wanted to touch black women's hair like that in real life??

Yeah. When I was in school I vividly remember hearing two white girls talk about how amazed they were this chick I knew had long hair til they because they didn't think black women could grow their hair long and how they wanted to touch it to see if it were real

 

[not_osirus_jenkins]

White women try to touch my hair often, cuz I have dreads. I don't allow that shit at all. They ask me how they feel, I tell them awesome

 

[Beta]

Transfer this thread to lipstick alley

 

[atribecalledgabi]

I started going natural 10 months ago but in the meantime I've worn hella different protective styles (braids and twists short and long)....nobody ever asked to touch my hair, but I have gotten questions like "whooooa I didn't know your hair was that long" smh.

 

[Paprika]

White people often talk about my afro before they try to touch it. I hate people touching my hair because they want to pat it down after it is in great shape.

Even in high-school and college when i rocked the low cut they want to feel the hair because it feels like 'porcupine hair'.

 

[JokerzWyld]

@Kat do you do this?

 

[mosincredible]

Not a sista but...I've had more white people than I can count ask to touch my locs or are fascinated by it. From old white ladies to a random white dude yelling out the window "dude your locs are sick". White people love black hair.

 

[Idiopathic Joker]

They be asking to touch my hair down there

 

[MistyKnight]

@Khaleesi 's probably the one going around wanting to touch black women's hair

@Copper

Eat my ass bitch.

 

[Bussy_Getta]

It's very annoying. Especially when they just start reaching for it and don't ask.

 

[huey]

They be asking to touch my hair down there

You're black? I've seen someone call u Mexican before

 

[babelipsss]

I have been natural for nearly ten years now and I have a lot of hair. People don't really ask me if they can touch it, they just reach out and do it. I've gotten used to it. I don't mind because I love talking about hair and products, techniques, stuff like that. Sometimes it's a sneaky weave check but even that doesn't bother me. Wasn't always like that though. Way back in my sad weave days I would get upset at anyone coming close to my hair. I even used to get mad at people standing too close behind me in a store line. Bad memories. I digress but no no one has ever asked permission. It's just hair.

 

[Recaptimus_Prime360]

I thought this was just a joke people make on tv shows and stand up specials... But folks really go around wanted to touch black women's hair like that in real life??

This older white lady who worked in the jewelry section of JCPenny saw my s/o sister locs, and wanted to touch them. Started asking her questions as if she was considerin getting her hair twisted.

I just smh.

 

[iron man1]

I thought this was just a joke people make on tv shows and stand up specials... But folks really go around wanted to touch black women's hair like that in real life??

Really white people that are mostly on that shit especially those that aren't around black women often.

 

[kzzl]

White women try to touch my hair often, cuz I have dreads. I don't allow that shit at all. They ask me how they feel, I tell them awesome

I get the same shit with my afro. What's weirder is the black women that did the shit.

 

[white sympathizer]

Its like touching a damn brillo pad, whats the big deal?