I have wavy hair, but normally I wear it like this:

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And yes, that’s wax Chuck Norris in the background… just go with it. Anyway, today I wore it a la naturale, like this:

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And I’ve had two coworkers give me “compliments”…

“Your hair is naturally like that? You shouldn’t straighten it anymore.”

and

“What did you do? Does your hair do that on it’s own?”

Look people, those aren’t compliments. As Erin in the Real World says, they are commentpliments. A compliment actually says something nice. It doesn’t imply that your hair looks like crap every other day of the week. And it isn’t like “Your hair is long.” or “Wow, that’s a bright shirt.” Those our comments. Jeez Louise people, didn’t your parents ever tell you that if you can’t say something nice, don’t say it at all?

Thank God (or whoever) it’s Friday, and I don’t have to deal with these commentplimenters again until Monday.

13 Responses to “that’s a compliment?”

  1. meesha.v says:

    Bound by the code of business conduct I generally refrain from comments about female coworker’s hair.

  2. Donna W says:

    Either way, you’re pretty.

    I’ve never cared what people think of my hair. Just so I’m comfortable.

  3. O.K., how about this…

    “Your hair always looks so awesome, but my God woman! You have just jumped the shark with those incredible waves! Is that Errol Douglas?”

    Gee, that sounded pretty gay, didn’t it?

    Alright, let’s butch-it-up a bit.

    “Nice hair bitch. Now get in the truck.”

    I don’t know. Maybe somewhere between those two?

  4. Warren says:

    Frankly, the eyes and the smile so lock you in that everything else is irrelevant.

    But what do I know; I’m just a dog.

  5. Erin says:

    Yes! It’s spreading! Excellent usage!

  6. joe says:

    Hot Damn for the wavy hair. And, hot damn for the straight hair. Just hot damn period. Whew!

  7. Nightmare says:

    Chuck Norris? Looks Like Kris Kristofferson…

  8. Nightmare says:

    Oh and you’re hot either way…just in case you didn’t know that.

  9. logtar says:

    Not to sound like just another leg humper, but I do like wavy better.

  10. Nuke says:

    Your hair looks great in both shots. Chuck Norris FTW tho.

    Good Policy Meesha!

    I hate when my GF asks about her hair, because I always think it looks nice (as long as a woman’s hair doesn’t look like dirt I am happy). But if she asks, it is because she changed something and I didn’t notice.

  11. Kanga says:

    I think your mood was different in each pic. In the one with Norris, you’re just hanging out at some place with a wax Chuck in the background. In the wavy-hair pic, you seem in a more flirty mood. I think that’s why the guys commenting, including me, like the wavy hair pic better.

  12. Musicol says:

    Jeez, I never really thought about a ‘compliment’ like this, but then I naturally give comments rather than compliments anyway. If these comments actually turn out to be complimentary, then this no doubt would be a bonus. Without thinking, I’ve probably paid someone a complexcommentpliment. Btw, I just had to comment on your pics: I do love a nice smile.

  13. flutter says:

    um at the risk of getting my ass kicked….Your hair looks cute both ways

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