Like School on Saturdays, No Class

I've had locs for what...9 years now, so I am used to people asking questions about my hair. I usually am not offended by some of the things people say about my hair or locs in general. I just roll with it. But you know what, it never ceases to amaze me how some people just don't have home trainin' and will say and ask the most "irregular" stuff...

Earlier this week while getting "the frisk-down" by the bailiff while passing through the metal detectors in the courthouse, the maintenance lady (I guess) comes out of nowhere (really) and says, "Your hair is long. That ain't all your hair, right?!...I mean it ain't all real right?!" So, now everybody in the whole damn place is looking at my head.

Me?! I 'm trying to get to the PD's office and asking several times and several ways can somebody tell me where the PD's office is?!

She starts in again with the "that ain't your hair" business so the bailiff helps her out and says, "Mam she's talking to you." I say, "um, yes my hair." "Can you tell me where the PD's office is thank you" -to the bailiff. She tries to give me directions but Hairlady interrupts her and takes me by the elbow and shows me exactly how to get to the PD's office but not without trying to fondle my hair before we part. I do a quick Matrix move and escape being head molested.

Then later that same day in Popeye's tryin' to use their facilities and get an apple pie for my 2 hour car ride, another older lady comes up on me with hands outstretched asking me "if I bought all that hair on my head." She repeats and says "that ain't all your hair...haha...you didn't buy all that somewhere didja..haha..." I half-smile and advise her to have a nice day.

So unclassy, so uncothed...but I guess they didn't mean harm? Just didn't know that it ain't cool to ask people if their hair is "real"? Although, we are talking about grownarswomen though. I dunno...