so i got an email today about manicured locs

No one should say conform. That is not my intent. Once again - I've done free form - love it.However, you are wrong about the law. I ont know much - but the law I do know. Six Flaggs incident is a great example. If a corporation that deals with the public has an appearance guideline (rules) and ANY hairstyle that is viewed as extreme - which includes manicured or unmanicured locs - they do not have to hire or can fire you for them. This goes not only for locs, but for shaved heads with designs, exceptionally long hair that may prove to be an endangerment, etc. Legally they can - depending on what is their appearance guideline may be. They ont even have to touch the religious topic. soaringeagle said:

Jaquerian
i dont have time to read all that and i already tyoped a responce and lost it to a crash
so heres a shorter response


manicured locks are a hairstlyle only not defendable in court and alow a employer to9 push u around and dictate what u may and may not do

natural lockds are a lifestyle and a expression of spirituality and or religion
that is defendable in court and no employer can dare dictatye whart you may or may not do or risk a lawsuite

that is the didfference

u give up ypur right when u manicure
u also tell employers they can push u around too
u make things worse for all dreadheads by saying its just a meaningless style fgo ahead and force us to all conform,,

updated by @jaquerian-mccain: 07/22/15 07:45:46PM

I am a 'loctician' (for lack of a better term....) and do maintenance for people who want it, but I am also a huge proponent for the free exchange of information and allowing people to make their own informed decisions. I have it clearly on my website that the freeform/natural/patience method is out there and what its benefits are and that only dreadlock products cost money, but dreadlocks are free. My interest in dreads is primarily to make sure people have the information they want and need. If that involves me working on their dreads personally GREAT (because I love the work), but if not, that's fine, too. To me, that's what the spirit of dreadlocks is all about. So should you stop? Absolutely not! (And that's coming from someone who might potentially 'lose profits' because of the truth being known!)

Your honesty is absolutely beautiful!!! I love it. I am all about people making their own choice and sticking to it. I do like to be pampered from time to time, however, even tho I am huge supporter of folks doing whatever kind of locs they like- I have never seen the advantage of paying tons of money for something that is natural. I used to do my own palm rolling. And even now with sisterlocs - I do my daughters and my sister does mine. Occassionally, I go to be pampered. But thats a choice - not mandatory. and you are soooooo right - its the products that cost so much dang money. They get cha'. LOL

It goes beyond the mind set and many of these methods cause dreads to rot and drop out and break off.

I'm with MiDread, let's have some BS/ACV wash and aloe treatment locticians. I wouldn't pay for it cuz I don't like to spend money like that, but if someone wanted pampered and wanted to do those things to their hair but didn't want to do it themself, they could go do that.

awesome ideas


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Guy is making a donkey out of himself. You have your opinion, he has his- period. Why all the pressure?