[Closed] DREADLOCKS

well dont swim in a pool 3 or 4 times a week then - go in the sea !

4 words, short back and sides.

TandemJeremy - Member
Why - a sign of a dreadful sad wannabe.

Less maintenance than having to shave every day.

Surely being beardless is the ultimate wannabe affectation - trying to look like a pubescent teenage boy. 😆

I don't shave every day.

Next!

TandemJeremy - Member
I don't shave every day.

I know that. We've met.

Just pointing out there are male beauty procedures even more unlikely.

I have only skim read this thread and I fear I'm about to agree with TJ (albeit unwittingly)
The thing I have never got with dreads is this:-
On white people, as a general rule I beleive they as supposed to indciate some kind of slacker/counter culture affectation- "I'm not too inclined to bother with my hair, as I'm too busy bucking the system"

But the time, effort and products required to get your hair into dreads kind of belies or offsets the percived indication.

Isn't it a bit like turning up for an anarchist ralley with a take away from McDonalds.

Getting dreads done by a hairdresser sounds like total fakery.

"Getting dreads done by a hairdresser sounds like total fakery. "

+ 1

i had mid back length fairly curly hair .... all i had to do was stop brushing it and separate it now and again to stop it from going into one big mass .....

my advice is dont use wax because once its in - it doesnt come out ... i used it occasionally and i suspect that was what was rotting ....also youll be surprised at how short dreads long hair produces when they tighten up - mine took about 6 months

i think parctical mat is being far too practical

im with trail rat on the wax thing
mine dreaded on their own, if your hair is super curly, like mine its pretty easy and quite frankly my curly locks p!ssed me off as i could never have curtains like my trendy school mates so it was a number 3 all over for me back then,

as have been demonstrated by some of the comments on here some people are narrow minded and may treat you different if you dont look act and dress just like them,
most people will treat you like normal however and judge you on your personality rather than your hairstyle
and as i said earlier the ladies go all wibbly over us fake rastas

Its nothing to do with being narrow minded or judging people on their looks. Its more to do with Dreads being a symbol of religious conviction that I don't believe the white wearers have. Its like wearing a cross or a turban as a fashion item.

Its more to do with Dreads being a symbol of religious conviction

only if you believe in religion ...

and as i said earlier the ladies go all wibbly over us fake rastas

just done a quick straw [pun intended] poll with the girls in the office here kimbers
You're right they did go all wibbly when they saw your photo 😆

Its more to do with Dreads being a symbol of religious conviction that I don't believe the white wearers have.

That's like saying only Scotsmen can wear kilts.

Lots of Black women straighten their hair, so they can wear it in styles that afro hair can't cop with. Is that wrong also?

TJ I'm surprised at your narrow-mindedness on this one, I must say.

Its not narrow mindedness. I am sorry you can't see it. I believe thay look like stupid wannabes. You can't be a rasta or a sadu if you are white

Why cant you be a rasta if you are white?

so wait tj what your saying because my hair naturally dreads of its own accord i have to be some kind of religous type?

basically you are a hairstyle fascist

[i]Its more to do with Dreads being a symbol of religious conviction[/i]

Think about it, that's a pretty limp excuse for dismissing them. How many aspects of other cultures are diluted and used by people not connected with that culture. It's like saying people shouldn't have spikey hair these days because they're not punks. No-one can have a mohawk cos they're not a native American etc etc.
OK, if you think it looks stupid (like my examples do) just say it!

why do you have to be a rasta to have dreads -

all you folk out there with mustaches are hitler followers ....

Well said DezB.

TJ is a fascist. It's official.

My mum's White and likes to wear Indian style clothes. Should she revert to 'more appropriate' western style clothing, or is she 'sad wannabe'?

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The very word "dreadlocks" comes from rasta. Dread as in "in fear of god" Do you live a dread life?

Other religious groups have had the unwashed uncut and uncombed hair as a symbol and IMO you look like a wannabe or a wigga if you wear dreads and you are white. Its like that dreadful put on accent and slang Westwood uses.

Edit - elf - are those clothes a religious symbol? Does she wear a castemark as well?

Thats the difference. its more like wearing a turban

hmmm.... I'm not so sure that white kids with dreads these days are associating the style with rastafarianism so much as the 80's traveller and road protester movement which adopted the matted style..

Many folk I have met may simply have strong feelings about environmental issues.. or veganism.. or anti-capitalism.. or anarchism.. rather than a desire to associate themselves with any religious group.. or any aspect of that religious groups lifestyle..

That's just my experience..

By and large though.. folk with dreads do harbour very strong beliefs about [i]something[/i] and it would seem that often the dreadlocks are a sign of devotion whatever that devotion may be..

[i]Lots of Black women straighten their hair[/i]

Given that the chemicals you have to use are pretty feirce that's not a great example

fwiw
i saw a white student girl about 22 with shoulder length light coloured dreads yesterday in town.
she stood out from the crowd.
she gave me the horn.

+ 1 on some of the TJ comment apart from the dancing on the pin justifications. It just looks daft.

Dreads on a white guy = middle class rebelion.

Of course in my day it was a red and blue mohican.

Afro hair makes good dreadlocks, anything else just looks skanky.

What about dreads on Black people who aren't Rastafarians, like several of my friends? What about dreads on mixed-race people?

Seriously TJ, this is some of the worst crap you've ever come up with. You're saying that unless someone is of a particular cultural group, they're not allowed to wear styles or hair of that group? What a load of bollocks. People can wear what the F they like, have their hair how they like, cover themselves in piercings, whatever, it's up to them. Who are you or anyone else to act like you are the arbiter of taste or style?

I would imagine that ancient tribal people in Britain would have had hair similar to dreadlocks, before the Vikings/Romans etc came over and 'civilised' them.

Would it be acceptable to you for a Black or Brown person to be a Goth?

My mate Kenny was a black skinhead.

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Its true, dreads on white people just ain't the real deal, no matter how much wax and other crap is applied. Dreads should be a result of throwing the comb away, and letting the hair become dreadlocks by knotting itself... not by waxing and twisting etc into silly evenly sized, centrally parted, shoulder length faux locks. Fashion dreads (black or white)... not appreciated by rastas. And, on white people, normally associated with that horrible smell of patchouli oil. Yeuch! Non- rastas don't have 'dreadlocks', as someone said earlier, dread is the fear of God, so they should really be called locks or knots, as they are on JA. I reckon all dreads should be worn like David Hinds did in the 80's...GORGON, RASTA!!!

Elf - I simply fail to agree. Dreadlocks are the hairstyle equivalent of Westwoods accent IMO. They have a meaning in some religions and cultures but on a white guy you simply look like a wannabe.

Goth has no religious or symbolic meaning

Elf - I simply fail to agree

Well then you're a fascist.

hindu shaivas have been wearing dreads long before rastafari became prevalent. so any comments about race sounds like nonsense to me.

indeed thom thumb. Its a religious symbol in several religions as I alluded to.

BTW elf - I'm a fascist 'cos I disagree with you over a hairstyle?

Cripes TJ, has someone nicked your log-in?
Even I know that religions aren't racially exclusive and I can't believe you used "wigger"! That work is obviously made up predominantly from a from a very offensive term. No wonder Fred's gone into orbit! (may want to cool that or the mods will duff you up again).
I just think they look a bit daft, like a fat rider wearing white lycra in the rain or a woman with overhang in a boob tube. I wouldn't judge anyone for it though and I'm sure Kimbers is a thoroughly decent chap.

Fashion dreads (black or white)... not appreciated by rastas.

So? Rastafarians adopted the dread style from other cultures. Many BLack people wear dreads without being Rastafarians, as the dread style is something that originates from Africa, which they want to associate with. Some White people might choose to wear them because they may also feel an affinity with the Africa, it's up to them. Certainly, the reasons why some Black people wear dreads can be equally as spurious as Whites.

Mix it up, I say. So Westwood might adopt a 'street' accent (you do know it's part of his schtick and only really tongue in cheek, don't you?), as do many White kids. Black culture and style is fashionable.

Goth has no religious or symbolic meaning

I'm sure those devoted to the subculture might disagree with you.

This is all about the fact that you Middle Classly disapprove of White folk wearing dreads. I think ultimately this reveals your racism by proxy. You target White dreads because deep down you're scared of 'others'....

Ah, lunchtime, methinks.

BTW elf - I'm a fascist 'cos I disagree with you over a hairstyle?

No, simply because you've disagreed with me. I've decided you're a fascist. My decision is final. 😉

Capitalist pig dog!

Kimbers they are not natural dreadlocks mate. Even on a low re picture you can see that they have been 'knotted' in to your hair using that wax stuff. Nice shirt and tie though where did you find it the 70s?

Oh that's marvellous that is. I lovingly and affectionately call you a fascist, and you respond with Capitalist Pig Dog. Nice.

I might get offended by that. I've not decided yet.

I mean, it's not even Kosher. Oy vey...

yeah buddy!

there good just not practical! I got a very sexy lady with mine.

You target White dreads because deep down you're scared of '[b]br[/b]others'....

DrJ - Member

You target White dreads because deep down you're scared of 'brothers'....

Fixed that.

lol

alex22 not sure where you get your ideas from but ive never put a drop of wax in my hair
i just stopped brushing my hair at uni and it just matted itself
happens in my sleep i had to force myself to lie on my other side as my sleeping side went first

all ive had to do is seperate them by pulling them apart or they would probably just have formed 3 or 4 really fat ones

heres a view from my rear whilst morris dancing
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tj is a fascist because he wants people to conform to his narrow views about how people from certain cultures must behave/look

Now there's a photo to gladden the heart of any hair-do fascists. A baldie, a hat wearer, a silly haircut, and a pony tail all dancing together in harmony...If only the real world could be so simple....

All that pic. is missing is a mullet nickc 😉