The worst thing is that in nursing and maturing dreads if you're White, it is unintentional racism and offensive to Rastas. Despite the fact that Hindu Holy Men have had this for thousands of years, and Celts/Vikings/Egyptians had locks many moons ago I find this one hard to stomach to be honest and gets my back up.
ugh me too! awful!
i've heard most the ones you all mentioned, but I'm sure I'll have a few more to add to my list next time i visit my parents
Sussi said:
My stomach is turning at the thought ofputting any of those things in my hair...
soaring eagle said:
oh and dreads are made with
(long list to follow):
- wax
- eggs
- peanut butter
- cow or dog dung
- toothpaste
- mud
- axel grease
- motor oil
That the only way your hair will dread is if you don't wash it (that's what my dad thought), and that they smell bad. And that any white person with dreads is homeless, lazy, unclean, a hippie or "wants to be black" (whatever that means). Because obviously having your hair in a particular way means that everyone with that hairstyle has the exact same personality and lifestyle...lol.
theres rastas and theres racists (some rastas are even) most rastas i know do not find it racist or offensive that wite ppl dread eso]=pecialy if they respect rastas or dread for other spit=ritual reasons but they might find the goth/raver/metalhead types ..i wouldnt say offensive but lacking in understanding
ive never had anyone id call a true rasta think my or any white person with some consousnress being offensive
i have however gotten that from ppl who called themselves rastas but were drunk 24/7 abusive to women psychopathic dangerouse types
and ppl who wrap up their entire identity in the color ogf their skin
most rastas are pretty understanding aware people
very anti racist
easy to talk to even if sometimes hard to understand haha
very freindly..willing to take you for who you are
Adam Williams said:
The worst thing is that in nursing and maturing dreads if you're White, it is unintentional racism and offensive to Rastas. Despite the fact that Hindu Holy Men have had this for thousands of years, and Celts/Vikings/Egyptians had locks many moons ago I find this one hard to stomach to be honest and gets my back up.
theres rastas and theres racists (some rastas are even) most rastas i know do not find it racist or offensive that wite ppl dread eso]=pecialy if they respect rastas or dread for other spit=ritual reasons but they might find the goth/raver/metalhead types ..i wouldnt say offensive but lacking in understanding
ive never had anyone id call a true rasta think my or any white person with some consousnress being offensive
i have however gotten that from ppl who called themselves rastas but were drunk 24/7 abusive to women psychopathic dangerouse types
and ppl who wrap up their entire identity in the color ogf their skin
most rastas are pretty understanding aware people
very anti racist
easy to talk to even if sometimes hard to understand haha
very freindly..willing to take you for who you are
Adam Williams said:The worst thing is that in nursing and maturing dreads if you're White, it is unintentional racism and offensive to Rastas. Despite the fact that Hindu Holy Men have had this for thousands of years, and Celts/Vikings/Egyptians had locks many moons ago I find this one hard to stomach to be honest and gets my back up.
I think the funniest one is the question "do you have to do that to your hair every morning? and how long does it take?" I have been asked that several times. I also find it funny that people think dreads are made. I have been asked hundreds of times "who did your hair" as if my knotty head was created by someone.
haha yea i get those too and i often grt ppl calling thejm braids or even a weave lol
oh and how much of thats your real hair
i do get alotta ppl that think they have to be taken out and put back in every wash
silly
someone once said to me, "why would you do that to yourself, you used to be soo beautiful." what a wack perception of beauty, how could I take that to heart?
wow how awful of them. my mother said that to me after i got facial piercings & stretched my lobes. but luckily I have learned since i was young to ignore most of what she says..
raene folden said:
someone once said to me, "why would you do that to yourself, you used to be soo beautiful." what a wack perception of beauty, how could I take that to heart?
I get asked pretty frequently if I stash drugs in my hair....like they think my hair looks like nuggs...or when I say that no I don't have any pot stashed in my hair...they try and suggest where I could create a secret compartment!
and no...my hair isn't something you can smoke!
