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Stylist Refused To Do Your Hair

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Black people have a lot of thoughts, rituals and superstitions associated with our hair. Baby boys don’t get a hair cut until their first birthday. If you count the number of dread locks on your head it’s bad luck. When you comb your hair, remove it from the comb or brush so no one can take it and use it for voodoo. And chief among them is don’t let anyone with bad energy touch your hair. I have to admit, the one about bad energy is real talk, real spit. The transference of energy is real and your hair is too close to your brain and your mind to mess around. So once you observe a behavior that is less than savory, you might want to choose another beautician.

Rarely do we think about this principle the other way around. What if stylists don’t like the energy or attitude of a client? Is it appropriate for them to refuse service?

That’s what happened to a woman named Kacey when she attempted to get her hair braided by a woman who works in the DMV/Atlanta area, Nisa.

Stylist Refused To Do Your Hair

As you can see, Kacey said that she was on time for her appointment and was also polite and quiet. Obviously, we weren’t there and can’t say what actually happened between the two women. But the fact that no explanation beyond “got a bad vibe” was given is a bit unprofessional, right? In fact, Nisa wasn’t even going to speak to Kacey directly. She had her assistant send a text. Furthermore, I cannot understand why, if the stylist refused to provide a service, was Kacey charged a late fee.

According to Black Girl Long Hair, the stylist posted a video on her Instagram page saying that “she has the right to refuse service to anyone that she does not feel comfortable around. As an artist, she feeds off energy, especially when it does not have anything to do with her.”

She eventually deleted the video and replaced it with an image of text.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIEDJz_jKhP/

In the comment section, you can see Nisa going back and forth with a few people who disagreed with her. When someone questioned her about charging Kacey a late fee, she asked the person if she had access to her bank account, alluding to the fact that she didn’t charge the woman at all.

I don’t know what to make of this story, mostly because we don’t the details beyond the fact that she ultimately didn’t do the woman’s hair. But I do know putting two braids in my hair and then telling me you’re not going to finish because of bad vibes is not a good enough reason. You’re going to have to give me something else. Did I not speak kindly to you? What was it about me that gave you bad vibes exactly?

I sincerely hope Kacey didn’t pay that late fee. Fee for what?!

What do you make of this story. What would you have done in this situation?

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