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What Happened When I Rocked My Locks at Work

Writer's picture: Christine KixChristine Kix

Updated: Jan 4, 2022


In my last article, I left off at the point where I had decided to no longer cover-up my locs with a wig at work. What I didn’t tell you about were the comments that I received from my coworkers (all of whom are not Black) when they saw my dreadlocks for the very first time. Here’s how it went down.

Monday Morning

I felt confident in my decision to forgo wearing a wig to work. I walked to the office with a renewed pep in my step, feeling the glow of the sun on my skin and the breeze in my hair. As the building elevator ascended to my department’s floor, I wondered what my coworkers would think of my hair. I was quickly about to find out. “Good morning,” I greeted my coworker.

Coworker 1: Ah! Oh my god!

Me: What? What happened?

Coworker 1: Your hair! It’s different!

Me: Oh… yeah, I changed it.

Coworker 1: Um… it’s cute. It’s cute.

Me: OK… thanks?

A few minutes later…

Coworker 2: Christine! You changed your hair?

Me: Yup.

Coworker 2: Did you braid your hair over the weekend to make it look like that?

Me: Mm… something like that.

A few hours later…

Excerpt from post originally published on Madame Noire.

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