The Place- Target
Him- Old-enough-to-have-wrinkles white dude (his race is important, because a black man just would not.) walking up behind me.
Me- Minding my own business on the baby food aisle looking for dry brown rice.
This is how it went down...
Him: "Hey there! You know I like that hair like that." (referring to my natural twist-out)
Me: "Thank you." *smiles with closed mouth*
Him: "Mind if I touch it there?" *reaches to touch my head*
Me: *easing away taking a couple of steps forward whilst ducking his hand and watching him with a puzzled look* "No?! No. Thanks."
Him: *hands on hips leaning back and smiling* "Well somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning."
Me: "Mhm." *still puzzled in the face and walking away, but checking my back every couple of steps, because, CREEP, no you cannot touch any part of me and why are you on the baby food aisle anyway?! Then feeling kind of sorry for him because he's old, and maybe lonely and maybe he was just being friendly and maybe he was on the baby food aisle because of the recession and he's eating baby food now instead of grown up food because I've heard that some poor old people do that. But still weirded out by the whole thing and annoyed that he tried to touch me.*
That was creepy!!! And you handled it very well. I might have caused a scene without even raising my voice. He deserves no sympathy. Poverty is not an excuse for being creepy.
Posted by: Adriane | October 20, 2009 at 10:12 PM
Maybe I would have taken it a bit more seriously if it weren't nearly midnight but that story was HILARIOUS! Not funny that it actually happened but funny that it obviously could happen.
Posted by: Wounded Healer | October 20, 2009 at 10:45 PM
That WAS creepy! but you are beautiful and some men can't resist that;) I get randomly tried like that alllllll the time. Sometimes I chck for a sign on my back that could read, "Over here, try my nerves today!" hahaha
Posted by: A Shorter Mama | October 21, 2009 at 07:49 AM
Wow. That is creepy. I have had the same thing to happen to me, by a white woman (not a stranger) She had never touched kinky hair. I looked at it as an educational moment, but much different from your story.
Posted by: Mr. Man | October 21, 2009 at 12:52 PM
@ A Shorter Mama- Wait a minute, let me finish blushing....okay. That's actually not a bad idea for a t-shirt! Or something like, "I wish you would." lol
Speaking of...
@Adriane- You actually have those statements oozing from you in general. Not that you're not all bubbly and nice in real life, but I think people just know not to mess with you. lol
@Mr. Man- Trust me, I have had my share of "educational moments" with friends and co-workers, which I'm usually okay with. But I could do without the Mr. Creepy Guy.
Posted by: Quel | October 21, 2009 at 01:19 PM
this is too funny, it makes me feel less bad about my Atlanta Kroger experience this weekend.
Posted by: kia | October 26, 2009 at 10:44 AM