Yesterday I was in the McDonald’s drinking my McCafé & using their free wi-fi, when a man with dreadlocks walks up to the condiment table to get some items, which happened to be right next to where I was sitting. The movement caught my eye, I glanced over briefly, then looked back at my laptop to continue checking my e-mail.

He notices me glancing over and calls to get my attention, loudly proclaiming “I bet you’ve never seen a man like me before.”

I look back at him, look him over quickly, and reply with a smile that “actually I have a friend who used to have dreadlocks.”

He tells me he’s a Rasta man and he is growing out his dreads, and doesn’t believe in paying someone $100 to give him dreads. I tell him that’s cool and wish him luck.

He turns to walk away, and I could tell I made him think a bit. See, he thought he was going to chastize me for judging him, but instead he was stereotyping & judging me.