You Would Think Hair Was a Big Deal
The other evening, Kathy and I were shopping at Joann's craft store. I was wearing my indigo blue bob, rolling my shopping cart along, when I passed a woman who just stood there, mouth open, starting at me with HUGE eyes like I was some obscene monster. Her expression showed that she was clearly horrified by my hair, which I had forgotten I had on.
It' not the first time I've had that reaction, though this was one of the more dramatic responses. I gotta say, I don't get it. I feel like shouting, "People!" [Clap, clap!] "Get a GRIP! It's just HAIR."
Do people have no subtlety? Sheesh.
The good thing is that this is just one of the reactions I get. Some people--usually the ones I don't expect--respond positively, albeit in secret. They roll their shopping carts alongside mine, conspiratorially, and lean over to whisper, "I love your hair!" before casually moving on.
One woman recently came up to me and said, "My daughters want me to tell you that your hair is AWESOME." I laughed. (My hair is always popular with the ''under ten" crowd.)
Still, it probably is variations of shock or disdain that are more common. I am not sure why some people find an unusual hair coloring to be so worrisome. If was carrying weapons or shouting obscenities, yeah, I'd understand their response. But hair is hair. Until I can buy special fibers that record information around me or create holograms and weave my own wigs from that, my hair is not imbued with any special powers. Silly, silly people!
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I've never seen any of your wigs on you, but I can totally tell you I'd love it! When the movie Ultraviolet came out I was loving how she changed her hair color whenever she wanted to. I mean, why not?
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