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You seem to be implying that white people with dreadlocks are somehow committing cultural appropriation. I would refer you to European history to find several e

You seem to be implying that white people with dreadlocks are somehow committing cultural appropriation. I would refer you to European history to find several examples of Europeans with dreadlocks. https://www.reddit.com/r/Norse/comments/1f3yif/is_there_good_historical_evidence_of_vikings/cdgn3qi/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Norse/comments/1f3yif/is_there_good... Otherwise I agree with your overall perspective.

blacksmith_tb 8y ago
It's a very common argument, so I can hardly claim it as my own, but a quick search on DDG or your favorite alternative will turn up thousands of hits[0]. Clearly it is true that human beings all over the world have braided/matted their hair for a very long time, but that doesn't seem to me to render arguments about its present-day significance moot, given that many students seem to be expelled for wearing them[1]. Similar results for dread-wearers being fired[2], again, nearly all of whom seem to be people of color. 0: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+cultural+appropriation https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+cultural+appropriation 1: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+expelled https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+expelled 2: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+fired https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+fired
- zaarn 8y ago
  I don't think a duckduckgo query is a fairly representative study of dreadlocks in cultural significance. A search engine will also turn up thousands of hits for "do vaccines cause autism", lots of which will say "yes".
  - InitialLastName 8y ago
    > A search engine will also turn up thousands of hits for "do vaccines cause autism", lots of which will say "yes". The fear that vaccines cause autism is culturally significant though. It's so culturally significant that it's causing real damage to society here and now.
    - zaarn 8y ago
      Yes but search engine results give you no validity or truth value of any statement. Quite the opposite really.
- mvanvoorden 8y ago
  As a white person with dreads, I was pretty surprised I got hired at the place I'm working now. IT may be an exception, though.

blacksmith_tb 8y ago

It's a very common argument, so I can hardly claim it as my own, but a quick search on DDG or your favorite alternative will turn up thousands of hits[0]. Clearly it is true that human beings all over the world have braided/matted their hair for a very long time, but that doesn't seem to me to render arguments about its present-day significance moot, given that many students seem to be expelled for wearing them[1]. Similar results for dread-wearers being fired[2], again, nearly all of whom seem to be people of color. 0: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+cultural+appropriation https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+cultural+appropriation 1: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+expelled https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+expelled 2: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+fired https://duckduckgo.com/?q=dreadlocks+fired

zaarn 8y ago
I don't think a duckduckgo query is a fairly representative study of dreadlocks in cultural significance. A search engine will also turn up thousands of hits for "do vaccines cause autism", lots of which will say "yes".
- InitialLastName 8y ago
  > A search engine will also turn up thousands of hits for "do vaccines cause autism", lots of which will say "yes". The fear that vaccines cause autism is culturally significant though. It's so culturally significant that it's causing real damage to society here and now.
  - zaarn 8y ago
    Yes but search engine results give you no validity or truth value of any statement. Quite the opposite really.
mvanvoorden 8y ago
As a white person with dreads, I was pretty surprised I got hired at the place I'm working now. IT may be an exception, though.