4. "Why Do You Wear Weaves?"
Black women wear weaves for different reasons. Some wear them as protective styles, while others wear them because it's easier than doing their own hair. Some like the different textured looks they are able to achieve.
"It's inappropriate to assume weaves are worn because the woman has no hair or is bald," said Nicole Harris, a pharmaceutic advertising rep. In fact, there is no "correct" reason for wanting to wear a weave.
5. "Can I Touch Your Hair?"
This invasive question is a microaggression that not only perpetuates inequities but also discounts personal space. Asking a white person to touch their hair is incomprehensible, leading Black hair to be an aberration. People who ask to touch Black hair further the narrative that white hair is the norm and anything outside is abnormal. It discounts personal space by not getting consent and disrespects the personal agency over our bodies.
There's also a practical reason someone wouldn't want their hair to be touched, like in the instance of Dezré Marsh, who gets asked this question almost daily in relation to her afro. Often, afros are depicted as full and thick, but Marsh's hair is quite fine and requires a lot of maintenance to hold its desired shape.
