Go Ahead and Rub My Hair

It’s a microaggression that won’t offend me

Photo by Siviwe Kapteyn on Unsplash

Do you want to rub my hair?

Do you want to touch my hair?

Go ahead! No, really! Go ahead.

I know why you want to. My black hair is unlike any other group of people.

It looks different. White hair looks similar to Chinese, Indian, or Latino hair…