Two Questions That You NEVER ask Black People ABout Their Hair

This is an excerpt from The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour. This was performed at The Comedy Central Stage in Los Angeles in 2008. Wanna bring Kamau to your college or theater? E-mail wkamaubell@gmail.com

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[Ceentya]

I thought the question was gonna be gonna be: is it a weave??

DAMN this man had me laughing so hard

[wkbonline]

@Ceentya THANK YOU! Check my website out. If you like this you'll love my CD called Face Full of Flour. It's on iTunes. Thanks again!

[VidLeslie]

LOL! I knew exactly what you were going to say.

[wkbonline]

Thanks!

[rloaiza712]

Why are Brillo pads green?

[wkbonline]

Why?

[jesushateswood]

White people aren't the only ones who ask the 'hair washing question.' I've had latinos and asians ask me that dumb sh*t too. It depends on my mood but most of the time I simply say, 'So you've never heard of shampoo?' Then their facial expression changes upon realizing how stupid the question was. Oh and when I had dreadlocks people wanted to touch it. The answer was always the same. 'NO.'

[13Mickeysur]

Hehehe !!! Awsome "how you wash your hair? Answer ask you mom and sister" lol jajajajaja :D i love black and white girlss oh an mexican girlss xD

[TheBargar]

@rloaiza712 in envy of black hair

[25KitKat7]

I have an afro and believe it or not they're not very common in England - I get the most stupid questions - one of the most common being "What does it look like when it's wet?!"

I'm never quite sure what they expect to gain from this new-found knowledge...

[bluenotejazz]

3 people tried to touch a black persons hair

[mizakzee]

This dude has to chill, it's funny as hell, but when white people want to touch my hair I say sure. It's just hair.

[mizzJful]

knew it was gon be those questions!!!

[TheKinsmanroad]

@TheIndianChamar Not all of us colored people where wigs... ;)

[allidock11]

I just about lost it at "your grandmama's iron skillet." So funny I had to sub. :)

[TheIndianChamar]

That's honest true never ask about their hair :-( I was so scared after ask this stupid question - Because I never know they wear wigs