African-Americans and head lice--myths vs. facts

[Anonymous]

pp, I don't think the hair follicle is the issue, but rather the hair shaft.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, as someone who is in an interfaith marriage, I completely agree that there are sweeping stereotypes and assumptions made by ignorant people.

However, as someone who had lice a few times as a child and the mother of a dd who has had lice once already, I freely admit that I know very little about lice - I just do what I am told to get rid of it/try to prevent it.

My point being - of all the incorrect assumptions/stereotypes in the world, I'm not really all that concerned that people don't have their facts straight about lice
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We're talking about racial stereotyping here not faith. I don't/won't argue about which is more insidious. If you are not all that concerned--it is probably because this does not apply to you. And if your not that concerned about this--why do you respond with a dismissive remark? Obviously there are some of us who responded to op with relevant experiences that have felt similarly annoyed by this type of ignorance. We didn't say it was the "worst" thing we had ever experienced--but that it was a continual irritant in our lives.