i am white,and i have dreads,i love the hair style,but wenever i see any black dudes walking down the street,they give me really horrible looks. i have only ever had one compliment about my hair from a black guy. i dont know wether it is offensive or not,but please let me know what you think,because i love the hair style to bits,and i dont see anything wrong with it.
2006-11-17 07:04:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
When I see a white person with dread all I think is why do they have it. Dreads don't look good on white people. The texture of white people hair is different from a black person and it don't even look like dreads. Its look like a hot mess. Its not offensive its just look bad, horrible, and hot mess.
Oh we don't call its dreadheads it dreadlocks lmao.
2006-11-17 16:45:05 · answer #1 · answered by Apple 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A lot of I guess negative opinions about white people sporting dreads is that it is just a fad and some people believe that "white dreadheads" as you say are trying to be black or purely doing it because they smoke pot and listen to Bob Marley with complete disregard to the cultural significance of hair especially dreads. Also there is a huge misconception about exactly what Rastafarianism truly is and some of that not all stems from American (not necessarily caucasian)dreadheads. Or if you don't take good care of your dreads and they look like matted, dirt, and critter invested strings that could also be another cause for the negative looks/comments. I personally do not have a problem with it and I think it is problematic to generalize that all black people may hate or love "white dreadheads"
2006-11-17 07:13:37 · answer #2 · answered by denise e 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Blacks hate whites with the aid of fact whites hate blacks and picture they're greater effective than all of us whites hate blacks for no reason reason they're ignorant and attempt to make excuses of why they hate black human beings white human beings don't have been given no sort of reason or excuse to hate blacks blacks have a brilliant sort of motives and issues to hate whites
2016-10-04 02:05:28 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
haha I get horrible looks from black people too, and I'm black if that makes you feel better
i think people in general tend to equate those with locs as being dirty, uncivilized...etc...esp. a white guy, sorry to say
but lastly i think if you were more educated on this history around locs (like the idea that a lot of people don't call them dreads anymore as that's what it was called back in the day by those in power...meant Dreaded hair...but should now be called locs...)
2006-11-17 12:56:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i don't . i went to school with a white man with dreads, here in Detroit. some people would look but nobody really cared. it's only a hairstyle. if any blacks give you a hard time they don't know any better. play on playa
2006-11-17 07:10:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the Black person that gives you the
horrible look. For many it's not worn because they
like the style, it has meaning. I think it means " To be
Free within yourself" to wear your hair that way.
2006-11-17 07:15:31 · answer #6 · answered by elliebear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I understand why they feel that way bec. it's a black thing! I know I don't like it when I see people acting native American and I can tell there not like Hispanic or black. It's almost like being made fun of !
2006-11-17 07:08:34 · answer #7 · answered by Apple 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well i think whatever you think suits you then you go for it. Dont look for other peoples approval. Im black and i dont see anythimg wrong with it so just keep your hairstyle and do what you do.
2006-11-17 07:06:43 · answer #8 · answered by livn 4 christ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU KNOW SOMETHING THIS DOSEN'T MAKE ANY KIND OF SENSE ANYONE CAN WEAR DREADS IF THEY WANT TOO.
2006-11-17 07:30:15 · answer #9 · answered by ♥Natasha♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do
2006-11-17 07:05:47 · answer #10 · answered by J-Kidd "07" 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋