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For The Love Of Dreadlocks!
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Hello, newb here.
Let's show some lock love!
So yeah, this is sort of a spinoff to the "white people with dreadlocks" thread. I just saw some responses that were so ignorant, and that were so full of cliches and misconceptions about dreadlocks. All people's "dreadlocks" are NOT dirty. Most people, trust me on this one, WASH them. It is definately RECOMMENDED. If you don't was your dreads, you're kind of disgusting, IMO. Remember, it is still HAIR. Imagine that!
And yes I am locked.
I just wanted to dedicate a thread to dreads, and anyone who wants them, or would like to know what they look like, or whatever. I think that'd be a good idea...and maybe clear up some misconceptions...the only way we can acheive unity and understanding is to learn about eachother.
Here are some MANICURED "dreadlocks":
And here are FREEFORM dreadlocks. Freeforum means either you start them by twisting or some other method, and then leave them alone, or you just leave your hair alone all together from the start. Also known as neglect.
Kravitz:
And, most famous for his locks, Bob Marley
Here are sisterlocks (very small locks, dudes have 'em too -- www.sisterlocks.com)
If you're a fan of the locks, you can add on if you wish. Show some love for the dreadies! :yippe:
Let's show some lock love!
So yeah, this is sort of a spinoff to the "white people with dreadlocks" thread. I just saw some responses that were so ignorant, and that were so full of cliches and misconceptions about dreadlocks. All people's "dreadlocks" are NOT dirty. Most people, trust me on this one, WASH them. It is definately RECOMMENDED. If you don't was your dreads, you're kind of disgusting, IMO. Remember, it is still HAIR. Imagine that!
And yes I am locked.
I just wanted to dedicate a thread to dreads, and anyone who wants them, or would like to know what they look like, or whatever. I think that'd be a good idea...and maybe clear up some misconceptions...the only way we can acheive unity and understanding is to learn about eachother.
Here are some MANICURED "dreadlocks":
And here are FREEFORM dreadlocks. Freeforum means either you start them by twisting or some other method, and then leave them alone, or you just leave your hair alone all together from the start. Also known as neglect.
Kravitz:
And, most famous for his locks, Bob Marley
Here are sisterlocks (very small locks, dudes have 'em too -- www.sisterlocks.com)
If you're a fan of the locks, you can add on if you wish. Show some love for the dreadies! :yippe:
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Just trying to help with the misconceptions.
In my personal opinion, i dont like dreadlocks. In my personal opinion i think they look horrible.
Opinions are a fact of life which everyone is entitled to.
Agreed.
But caucasians with dreadlocks is just NASTY AND TACKY. Nooooooooooooo. They are neds to get it, or nasty hippies who don't wash it them. Well, folk I've seen anyways.
If they washed their hair, would it then be ok?
Unrelated to 1983's post, I find it really interesting to see people's reactions to this as opposed to their reactions to the thread in sex about not shaving armpit hair. Everyone then was like: 'it's natural, it's how it's supposed to be, there's nothing wrong with it'. Dreads are about as natural as human hair gets - even caucasian hair - and yet there are so many people who say they're disgusting.
I think maybe a lot has to do with the fact that many white people with dreads don't necessarily dress 'smart', or the same as the rest of the population (although I have a friend with beautiful dreads and a high-flying office job in the city), giving them the 'nastyhippy' label and so a conception about them has built up that they're dirty and don't care about themselves or how they look. Maybe? Possibly? Anyone?
I also used to go out with a guy with dreads, and they were cool too.
Obviously some people with them are dirty, but ive known plenty of dirty people without dreads too. Its not the dreads that make someone dirty.
I'm not ignorant about dreadlocks, some of my friends have dreadlocks so I know how much effort it takes to maintain them, but personally I just do not like them. I do not think they are aesthetically pleasing at all, I don't like matted fur on animals, and to me, dreadlocks on humans look like just that - matted hair.
If someone has dreadlocks and loves them, fair enough that's their choice!
Ilora x
But Mick Hucknall can't pull the look off...
Ilora x
I think that looks good...
these ones are fake dreads - you can see where they're braided into her real hair. I had some massive pink ones of these once upon a time.
i think fake dreads suit white people better, cause caucasian hair doesn't generally go into those fab looking even, neat dreads that afro hair can, and i don't like the messy, clumpy look. with fakeys, you can get that neat look, and i'm all for the neat ones on any colour person.
Ilora x
and in my personal opinion i think dreads look ugly, especially big fat ones.
Dude, SHE looks riciculous, no hairstyle could save that face!
aw, thats so mean, whats wrong with her face?
Kaff, PLEEEEEEASE do this to your ferrets, and take a pic
i did it to mine and she didnt like it
said she felt dirty and didnt like her fur being matted
Then why are you arguing with me. If that's true, then an "opinion" is your own reality. And reality is only perception. So if everyone is entitled to an opinion, why even respond to this? Why even join a forum? What is the point of a forum?
To discuss with others and to see things from other people's perspective. I didn't post this for an argument. I posted this to show pictures, and for other people to add on. I love dreadlocks. Not everyone understands dreadlocks. Not saying you have to, and I'm not saying you have to like their "appearance", either.
But having "dreads" is not all about appearance. There are not many people who have dreadlocks for a fashion statement. It's not about vanity. And only those who have dreadlocks can understand that.
Anyways, have your opinion. There's nothing wrong with that.
That really must say something about a clever little European invention.
You may not like something, but just realize, that the rest of the world doesn't have to live by your Euro, straight-haired standards. No, people don't have to straighten their hair, and NO, people don't have to fear locking their hair because of your ridicule (not YOU specifically, just in general). Some people aren't afraid to just go with the flow, stop trying to fight nature, and THROW AWAY THE COMB.
Be easy. --Lolla
Where was she arguing?
What?
What?
What?
Why did you join? You were posting YOUR opinion, your reality. Haha. It's a discussion board where we air our opinions, you don't like it, you know where the cross is to close the window.
What's the point of your spiel, here?
Yes, and not everyone is daft about them and you find this difficult to understand, because you are telling us we're not allowed to like them because Blah posted what a lot of people think and you consider that an arguement.
No one's arguing?
Yes, we gave our "add on" as opinions which you don't like.
Really? That's swell.
So what ARE you saying, because that was just an incoherent response.
That's YOUR opinion and I'm okay what that. I don't think you're arguementative or anything. But I disagree still.
Ah right. You should have said that at the start.
Yes, we realise that but quite a lot of people like long, flowing hair.
Yes, and that would make it minging.
Yes that people wanted to go against nature? Damn us for being THAT intelligent.
Yes, those people are daft. What about Asian, or Japanese folk, do they not have a say either about whether their hair was to go matted and manky?
You don't half go on about a load of old twaddle.
Yes, these are hippies.
Unlike you, who has an uptight attitude about dreadlocks.
A-fucking-men, Becky. :thumb: