BEING NATURAL
has most certainly taught me to take hair for what it is.
JUST HAIR.
We have all seen it.
We react differently.
But do we judge?
>>>> White People & Dreadlocks <<<<
( via http://regnskysex.blogspot.com/?expref=next-blog)
This blog topic definitely just hit me randomly...
I was searching through blogger looking at random blogs and I came across this blog
A white girl experimenting with different dreadlocks stylings...
Being at a PWI (Predominantly White Institution) I have seen many "differently raced" individuals wearing dreadlocks. This always gives me an uneasy feeling. I always feel bad for these thoughts because being a natural haired african american female, I always feel as if my hair is being judged. How could I look upon another race and feel so weird about their tresses?
Dreadlocks have always been viewed as a tie back to african traditions. It is supposed to represent a connection to your "roots". To me, those who choose to rock their loc'd tresses show a great deal of pride and connection to their african american roots and pride in their culture as well. I believe that is why I take such pride in my natural hair. Even though I have no intentions to ever loc up.
I feel like it is a disrespect to our culture and our heritage to have other ethnicities walk around loc'd... They are not embracing their culture, nor does it have any other emotional stake hold, that I can see. I don't understand why they do this. I try not to discriminate or make judgements, but I feel like this is another way for other ethnicities to exploit our cultural heritage. I mean they are constantly trying to talk like us, walk like us, listen to the music we do, dress like us, copy our style and language, and now our hair too? They can't have our kinks and coils, but they are locking their hair.
Is this them trying to take our hair like some african american females are trying to copy their straight shiny hair via relaxers and weave?
