Why do people think that dreadlocks are dirty?

Question

I wish my hair almost everyday:)

sorry I meant wash lol.

Answer 1

People like to judge, what they know, little about.
It makes them feel safer, in some perverted way.

Answer 2

Cause they attract dust and dust is kinda grungy unless you wash it off pretty often. So perhaps it's fair to say that SOME dreadlocks probably are dirty from time to time. When dreadlocks are dirty, they attract more attention than other kinds of hair because they're spectacular looking dangly things. So if you don't want those people who think your dreadlocks might be dirty to think that way, you're going to have to get on your dreadlock brethren to wash their hair every day. If enough people do that (and part of that outcome would depend on how successful YOU are in persuading every-day hair washing) then your children's generation will begin to believe that dreadlocks are actually CLEANER than other people's hair.

Answer 3

The media portrays deadlocked hair to be associated with Hip Hop. But it's obviously a stereotype, some people think that its associated with gangs so that's why people think of it as dirty. If i were you I wouldn't listen to those uneducated people.

Answer 4

I don't think they look dirty. They look great actually. From a couple girls I have dated, they said that because the braids are really tight, you can't fully clean them because alot of the hair isn't exposed.

Answer 5

This is all due to association. TV shows dreadlocked people in gangster movies in bad neighborhoods being criminals etc. Thats all. Reality might have absolutely nothing to do with it.

Answer 6

You meant wash right? :o)

For me growing up my parents never liked corn rows, dreads or any braids of any kind. It does not look clean to them. So they never let me or my sister wear them. They are very conservative people. Even to this day....they still don't like them. I personally don't have a problem with them.

Answer 7

i guess because u cant thoroughly wash them the same way u can hair thats not in dreads. the majority of ppl i see with dreads they look dirty like theres always lint in them. i just dont think its a good look. my dad has them & it just looks a mess. thats just my opinion

Answer 8

Probably because Bob Marley was rumored to have bugs and all kinds of crap living in his hair.

What do you wish for your hair?

Answer 9

i dont know my older sister and her husband have them and they both look very clean and kept!

Answer 10

I don't know girl. I have sister locks and they are shiny and sexy. I get complements about them all the time.