In the widely reprinted essay (such as in Speak My Name) "Confessions of a Nice Negro, or Why I Shaved My Head," slim and soft-voiced African-American professor Robin D. G. Kelley recounts how his newly bald head scared White people while he was out and about. I shaved my head back in June, but I'm still waiting for that to happen to me. On the contrary, I still get strangers asking me for directions, even when I'm walking around a strange town looking lost myself (well, at least I think I do), as was the case last week while I was visiting Purdue University. Interesting....
Posted by wrjacobs at October 9, 2006 02:17 PM | TrackBackI don't get why a bald head would scare anyone, unless it was particularly lumpy or Quasimodo-like, neither of which applies to your pate. A completely bald-headed white guy would disturb me more, I think.
Posted by: vln at October 13, 2006 09:56 AM