You’re Not Mixed?!

 

Over Christmas break I went back home to visit my family, this was nothing new to me. Usually when I go home I stay low-key, spend time with my family and RELAX. Well since I needed to do some Christmas shopping I decided to head to the local mall and get some shopping done. I seriously do not like shopping for others, but in the mist of getting in the Christmas spirit I figured my efforts were well worth it. After hours of shopping I decided to go to the food court to eat. As I sit by myself I am approached by this brown-skinned guy with a low cut, beautiful smile, and abs that can be seen through his winter coat. I was not in the mood for chitter chatter, but I could not let this beautiful specimen get away. We ended up exchanging numbers and continued to talk here and there even after I returned back to school for the new semester. One day out of the blue he asked me, “You know, I have always wondered what you were mixed with, I love your curly hair”. I proceeded to then tell him that I’m not mixed with anything, I just happen to have naturally curly hair. He said in so many words that was not possible, and I haven’t heard from him since. Not that I was worried about hearing from him again, especially since I’m married to Graduate school (sigh). But I found it incredibly weird that you would stop talking to someone for the mere fact that they aren’t mixed. This incident had me thinking about do guys really see mixed girls as being superior or was this guy just a douche bag. I tended to side with the latter in saying he was a complete douche bag, and many of my male friends agreed with my thinking. Well one of my male friends stated that having an “exotic” female give the possible relationship or friendship a better vibe (whatever that means). So I have to ask, what is the issue with guys and women with curly hair, do we have to be mixed or does our natural beauty in general trump everything?

B.

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