Though I’m sure there are some people who are not cleanly with their dreadlocks, I also know that this is equally as true for people without dreadlocks. If anything, I wash my hair more frequently and thoroughly than when I did not have dreadlocks for the simple possibility that there is a greater possibility that hair products may build up. In my personal defense, I wash my hair as regularly as when I had loose non-locked hair. Because it’s combing - and not washing - that dread-wearers refrain from. I’m not sure when combing was officially deemed the same thing as washing with soap and water. It’s like asking every person with an afro if they’re apart of the Black Panther Party. It’s a hairstyle that is not tied to just one sect of people. Tribes people of West and Central Africa do it. Furthermore, it’s indicative of your lack of intelligence to ask every person with dreadlocks if they are Jamaican - the dread spans way past Jamaican Rasta culture. I’m understanding that people think that dreadlocks are glorified in Jamaica because of figures like Bob Marley. Rastafarians in Jamaica are viewed as the black sheep of society. Jamaica is a pretty Christian and conservative state. The most grievances that I get about my hair are from Jamaican people. This question is annoying for me because it’s such an article of misinformation. Are you Jamaican?Īlthough I am, I can only imagine how annoying this is for people with dreadlocks that are not Jamaican. Satirical double? To be honest, however, it’s actually more entertaining to see their expression when you’re actually very literal and honest: “with soap and water.” 4. Sometimes I even stick particles of food into my hair to allow a nesting grounds for birds, who will pick at my hair and help intertwine the strands to create a dreadlock.” And then I would conclude by giving them my best Kanye West expression. Then I generously apply the debris and manure to my hair and let sit for 30 minutes, rinse and repeat. “Of course not! What I do is take a weekly visit to a barn and collect the mud from a pig’s pen. I really feel urged to go on this elaborate tutorial on my anti-washing regimen. I almost feel inclined to be a little satirical when I’m asked this. Besides, it’s kind of weird to ask random strangers if you can touch their hair, not to mention a subtle violation of personal space. This also puts me in a quite uncomfortable predicament when I have to tell you “no.” Though some people may be okay with it, dreadlocks mean something different to almost everyone that has them and to some, like me, they are a sacred adornment. But to the staggering majority, my hair is not a petting zoo and no one likes to be treated as a spectacle. Some people are curious and are physical experiencers.
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