I will assume that you have all noticed that the URL to my blog begins with youlookjewish, and I have recently changed the blog title to the same space-free phrase. To fully explain the story, I have to start at the beginning.

Once upon a time, many years ago, I had straight hair. Well, not exactly straight, but slightly wavy. Much different than the hair of today. Things were good back then. Friends were plentiful, the summers were warm, the winters mild, and gas was only $.80 a liter. Back then, this is what my hair looked like:

As you can see, it was neat, well combed, and even though it may not be the current style, it was decent as far as hair styles go.

But now, as the years have passed, I’ve watched my hair plot and plan against me, and slowly but surely, transform itself from the virgin, untouched angel-hair of the past into a rebellious, bastard-son of the devil hairstyle that would leave even the most hardcore truckers in shock.

Every morning I wake up only to fight an ongoing battle that never seems to come to a conclusion. Give or take a couple of small details, this is pretty much what my hair looks like nowadays:

There it is; a curly unkempt mess of hair that sits atop my head every day. This is where the ‘youlookjewish’ part comes in. I was unaware of this, but it seems that the hairstyle that I sport is commonly referred to as a ‘jewfro’. Don’t ask me why, but that’s the way it is. It only took one classmate at school to realize this before all hell broke loose. The next day, the jew-jokes were flying from every direction. Not offensive jokes, but simple ones like “Hey, what are jew doing?” or “Jew have funny hair.”. They were the kind of remarks that cut right to heart. I was left confused, disoriented, and disheartened.

After the first couple weeks, the jokes sort of tapered off, but every now and then I get hit with another one right when I’m least expecting it. I must admit, however, it’s definitely not the worst thing I could get made fun of, so I should be grateful for that.

So, that is how my hairstyle is linked with the URL and title of my blog. I apologize if there is any Jewish people out there that were offended by the name of my blog, because it wasn’t meant that way. Seriously.