...BRRRRRRRRRRR...The forecast for today is 8 with a wind chill in the NEGATIVE double digits. In other words COLD AS HELL! (I know it's an oxymoron, but yall get my drift) Why did a gentleman get on the bus this morning in a t-shirt. A DAMN t-shirt, nothing else. So, I'm thinking, OK maybe you missed the news this morning, didn't get a chance to see the weather report. But no, it's Minnesota, it's January, therefore, it's COLD. And when you walked outta the house, did you not feel the ARTIC air blowing down from the POLAR caps of the North Pole stinging your skin like little daggers? So, maybe you live right next to the bus stop and only have to run downstairs and out the door to get your bus. But what if the bus is late? When you lose a finger or in this case an arm it'll be too late to wear a jacket!
...Weaves, wigs, clip-ons, whatever. I have no problem with any of it - I got friends and family that rock the shit outta some fake hair. What I do have a problem with is what I witnessed the other day. A young woman came in to my part-time job (at a children's retailer). She had on a wig - no problem there. I looked down to the child she was with and I know she saw my jaw drop to the floor. Holding her hand was a child of about 2. Cute little chocolate girl. Why did this beautiful, black baby have BLONDE, yes I said BLONDE weave braided into her hair. Not braids, that would have been bad enough, but weave. BLONDE weave on a 2 year old! There was about a half inch of braid and then blonde hair flowing down this baby's back! To make it even worse the weave was not combed and was all ratty, matted, and fuzzy! PEOPLE WAKE UP!
...Weaves, wigs, clip-ons, whatever. I have no problem with any of it - I got friends and family that rock the shit outta some fake hair. What I do have a problem with is what I witnessed the other day. A young woman came in to my part-time job (at a children's retailer). She had on a wig - no problem there. I looked down to the child she was with and I know she saw my jaw drop to the floor. Holding her hand was a child of about 2. Cute little chocolate girl. Why did this beautiful, black baby have BLONDE, yes I said BLONDE weave braided into her hair. Not braids, that would have been bad enough, but weave. BLONDE weave on a 2 year old! There was about a half inch of braid and then blonde hair flowing down this baby's back! To make it even worse the weave was not combed and was all ratty, matted, and fuzzy! PEOPLE WAKE UP!
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