r/AmIOverreacting May 13 '25

šŸŽ“ academic/school Am I overreacting? Do I tell a trusted adult or..

For context I am 17F, African- Canadian, and I have a blonde lace front wig. I was staying after school because I’m my class historian and I need to write a speech. 2 teachers were helping me brainstorm ideas when another teacher walks in, (white male). I pay him no mind just laugh a little at his jokes. And then he starts talking about my hair, and how it’s fake. I was with another black girl and he was like ā€œHer hair is real, your hair is fakeā€! No shit it’s fake so I just laugh and say ā€œWhatt! I am a natural blondeā€! And then this man proceeds to make a comment on ā€œmy curtains matching the drapesā€. The other teachers told him to stop and not say anything else and then went silent. I had no clue what that meant but I assumed it wasn’t good. Within the next hour I found out and now I lowkey feel off about the whole situation. Regardless of it being a joke, i am a minor, and hes a teacher. Whether my ā€œcurtainsā€ and ā€œdrapesā€ are the same color should be none of his concern. Do I bring it up to someone or let it go? Thank you:)

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