Witty comebacks?

What do you say when people insult your dreads?

When somebaody said they didnt like my hair, I just told tham that it was a good job thet they weren't on their head. Not very witty I know, but at least it was something.

 

i think it was a good comeback!
the only 2 people in my family (well they're my baby's dad's family) that give me shit...well one weighs 350 pounds or so....i don't say anything back to her at all but obviously i could say a few things. she told me i should shave them off because they look like shit and make me filthy. the other one is an ex drug addict that spent most of her life in prison so her opinion on anything doesn't bother me much. but she's being nice too me lately so i don't say anything to her.
i guess you could say 'well i don't like your (whatever feature they have which is unnactrave)" it's not vry witty either lol i like yours better. or you could say you just woke up like that, and for them to be carefull cause it could happen to them too

 

no sweat, i let them insult me, im a better person for not responding =]

i did get the usual 'but whyy,, theyre dirty and smelly and you cant wash them and you havent brushed your hair for 8 months..' bullshite at college last year, but whatevz. its not my fault theyre ignorant about these things =]

a lot of people have said that im brave for doing it tbh, which is always nice =]

 

I think that's the best comeback. Say in a relaxed tone, well I don't like your clothes. Or I don't like whatever it is that you don't like on them... and wait for them to respond.... If you engage with someone who's that immature, you make them have to have a comeback too. Maybe that's just as immature but still.

The whole "well... I don't care" doesn't have as much of a seething effect.
x

 

hah

'well i dont like your face, so ner'

though that might earn you a slap or summat.. so maybe not.

 

say, "well your mom sure loves them, and by the way if you talk to her tell her not to pull so hard next time"

lol j/k joke

 

hahahaha, thats a gooden =]

 

just saqy well thank you, that makes me feel soo damn good..
so..tell me something, when you were growing up and everyone made fun of your (picj most odvios physical flaw..weight nose crookwed teeth whatever) didnt you just love it when they pointed out what they didnt like aboiut you?
so..thank you i sincerely appreciate you expressing yoir disgust noit makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside


(then smile andgive them a hug)

 

well one time I was on my board going down to get cigarettes from a gas station. As I pass by this house, this cheerleader calls out "I hate pot-heads" *looking at me as I'm rolling by on my long board*. Given the small amount of time I had to react to the situation, I yell back: "not when I'm done with you" and bounce away. I thought it was kind of clever, her face afterwards was priceless as well.

But to focus more on topic, I dunno, someone shoots something negative your way, find a weakness in their statement and use it against them with either wit or sarcasm.

 

its strange but I havent had anyone call me names, well at least not random strangers anyway, my boss claims my hair smells like a dog basket, but thats about it i think

 

ive never had any1 ever say anything negative except my mom
shed either say i looked like a caveman or shes embarrasesd to be seen with me
to the caveman id say wow id live to live in a cave to the olther id just say now you know how i felt all my life

she eventualy stopped the commebts but took many years

oh there was 1 other old lady who said something like look at how nasty he looks
i went right up to her and said you do realize im not going deaf like you and can hear you..do you realize hopw nasty you sound?

she looked horrified that i heard her and responded and tooj off as quick as she could without saying anothrer word

 

lol i like that one

 

I usually tell people that they're being rude, and ask if they would like me to compile a list of everything I don't like about them. That generally shuts people up.

If I ask for opinions, however, or open my dreads up for discussion, I expect to get some negative comments. But if someone randomly says something rude about my appearance, you can bet I'll say something back to them.

 

lol lol that's cause you're totally hot

 

I am only at 2 weeks into my dread but my comebacks will be along that lines of
them- your hair looks filthy like a dog
me- I thought you liked doggy style (cheap shot I know)
and
them- Oi mate, ever heard of a comb
me- you are (should confuse them)
last one
them- you realise you look like a complete tool with dreadlocks
me- BAM! (roundhouse kick to the side of the head.. speaks for itself)

 

i dont have random people insult me... but if people i know ever say anything negative about them i usually just ignore it or nod and smile or something. there is no point in insulting them back. just like when i was young and people mocked me for having big ears or whatever else was wrong with me... you just ignore it and go on with life bc obviously they are either waaaaaay ignorant or their lives suck so much more than yours bc they need to insult you to make them feel better. honestly they are all just jealous of how confident and courageous we are for wanting to be different. they just want to be like us but dont have the balls.

 

I agree. Many people have told me, "I think it looks so cool," or "I have always wanted to do it but just can't," or "my husband would kill me," etc. Even the positive comments I have received just go to show you that people are insecure, yk?

No one has ever said anything negative about my hair but my sister recently said that her husband hates dreadlocks. He even asked her, "When is your sister going to be done with this dreadlock thing already?" Like it was just a phase I was going through or something! Anyway, when she told me he didn't like dreads I said, "Well it's a good thing he doesn't have them then."

I think it's like anything else, if you want to engage in a battle of wits and sarcasm, whatever. I personally choose not to engage in such behavior unless I am extremely pissed off about something and even then I try to harness that negativity because in the end it stays with me.

 

ha ha not so sure about that, but thanks

 

Just say "Oh thank god...I was hoping you find something about me you didn't like. I wouldn't want someone like you trying to be my friend." Then you could add to that whatever you want to make it more or less vulgar depending on the reaction you want.

 

the whole of my dads side of the family are like this, especially my nan..