Why The 'Race Card' Is Played

Stop Asking Black People If You Can Touch Their Hair A recently viral video has reignited the debate about Black hair and the politics surrounding it. In a Twitter video that has amassed over 6.5 million views, a Black woman assumed to be named Gracie, is seen with her natural hair out, in what looks to be her workplace, as her presumably non-Black coworkers surround her and touch her hair in awe. One of the individuals in the video is heard saying “you’ve never seen natural Black hair?” Aside from the sanitary concerns that come with people touching your hair, the act of touching a coworker is wholly inappropriate and unprofessional. Even asking “can I touch your hair?” is inappropriate and should be prohibited. ‘I don’t understand what is so egregious about asking an employee to touch their hair’, you may wonder. You may also be thinking ‘but I really like her braids and want to see how they feel’ or ‘I’ve never seen an afro up close and wanted to see what the texture was like.’ It