I don't even believe that 'cultural appropriation' is a valid complaint. I like that this video looks at the history behind dreadlocks without being overly political.
A fair point. At least it's a good excuse to look into the surprisingly interesting history of dreadlocks throughout the world :) I'm really glad you liked it, I tried to give as balanced and historical a view as possible :)
If a person of color feels emotions about seeing a white person with dreads, it IS a valid perspective. Please do not minimize their experience any more than it already has been.
Exactly, culture itself is appropriated, and only seems to be an issue when white people engage in other cultures which is preposterous as all peoples engage in cultural activities that aren't even solely from a specific one.
History With Hilbert exactly. Here you said it like you meant it. You should have made a video on your true feelings about cultural appropriation, instead of wasting time trying to whitewash dreadlocks! Its clear now, your issue is with "...only seems to be an issue when white people engage in other cultures". That part there is the whole basis of this video, not dreadlocks. The truth always come out.
No. This video was about the history of dreadlocks and the current issues and "cultural appropriation" of them. The fact that it's often white people who are chided for having them is besides the point, apart from that their cultures also included the tradition of dreadlocking. If you actually watch the video you will understand it's impossible to whitewash dreadlocks as they were being used thousands of years ago by white, as well as other races. I suggest you watch the entire video before coming to a conclusion on my state of mind and my true intentions.
I think most of the people who get upset about white people wearing locks or braids are white and as a black person who's had to change her hair because of an ignorant manager I don't really care. I dislike the way that the way my hair comes out of my head is scrutinized. I dislike being pressured into imitating a white standard of beauty in school and the workplace and literally being called an "African booty scratcher" for my locs meanwhile a French model can work the catwalk and it's high fashion. It seems like when we do it, it's ghetto but when white people do it, it's stylish and that's what rubs me the wrong way.
I must have missed learning the “white beauty standard” because I really like a big fro hairdo. Not that much a fan of dreadlocks, but no one should be telling you how to wear your hair, although dreads can be hard to keep clean so maybe it was a hygienic, not aesthetic, issue.
The kind of dreadlocks that we see in popular culture, that is, the stereotypical dread lock, comes from Rastafarianism. But Rastafarianism took this from Hinduism, along with the practice of smoking ganja as a way of connecting with God. These are forms of spirituality that have been practiced in India for thousands of years, and they were only taken up by the black community in the 1930's when the Rastafarians made them part of their spirituality.
Rasmus Elkjaer Lies. Also you do know there are black indigenous people of India don’t you? If not watch Hidden Colors the documentary. Rastafarians did not get any such practices from Hindu. As he said in the video, we got it from African slaves who were sold in Jamaica.
@@QueenAhmadiyyahShakur As an Indian Hindu, I would say that dreadlocks are one of the most sacred cultural/religious symbol of ascetic Shaivic school of Hinduism.. and if you think there is no link between Rastafarians and Hinduism please read about Leonard Percival Howell and how he was influenced by India
Just a correction: A kouros is a statue of early greek culture(archaic period VIII century BCE) that represents a male figure in Egyptian style (left foot forward arms by the body calm expression and aldmond-like eyes) not a representation of a divinity. The Female counterpart is called Kore and it looks the same but is completely dressed as the female boddy was considered an abomination and incomplete (greeks....) It has nothing to do with Cyrus as the name kouros is a modern invention which took the name Boy in greek (Kouroi) to clasify these kind of statues as, when first discovered in 1895, it was though to be Apollo (Apelliton Megistos Kouros), but the Cult of Apollo dates much later to the Clasical period. The sun god is Helios which is a minor God and repredented in a much different manner. Also it hairstyle are braids and it is well depicted as that. Only Minoican style greeks use dreadlocks (Crete and Sparta) and none of those did actually produce these sort of Kouros that belong to the Jonic tradition (Athens, Corinth, Thebes...) The hair actually bwas treated with oils and later braided as the fashion of the time, Spartans would adopt this fashion later on.
@@Jkjoannaki so there are many matriarchal societies in Europe such as the Celts, Suevii, to a certain extent the Etruscan. So this is not a rare occurrence. Where is the Minoan matriarchal? We don't know, due to the abundance of female representation and the way they are represented is a possibility, but we know very little about them. Now... What the heck has this to do with my previous comment?
Absolutely not! The ancient Minoan, Grecian, and Etruscan depictions of men and women (especially) with hairstyles trained into discrete locks of long ringlets flowing over the shoulders, or short ringlets gathered at the back of the head, ARE NOT "dreadlocks". They are known as "lovelocks". The look is achieved by careful training and grooming, not by agglomerating strands of hair together with some paste (of dubious origin.) Ancient Greeks, Etruscans, and Minoans [especially] had straight hair (or at most, wavy hair.) Straight hair is impossibly difficult to force into the dreadlocks style. The lovelocks style was revived (for women only) during the Georgian era, when neo-Classical mania gripped the Western World. Photographs exist of women sporting this extremely difficult to establish and maintain style, if any one is interested. The high maintenance requirements of this style (diametrically opposite to care-free lovelocks) caused its popularity to remain limited to members of the leisure class, and eventually to fall out of favor entirely. It has been sporadically observed within living memory during the 20th century.
Dreads are definitely not hard to have with any hair. The only thing that can make it hard to have them form is either having very oily hair or having very fine hair regardless of how curly it is.
@@nathanh1582 So, what? This is not germane to my comment. The ancients did not wear dreadlocks. They wore lovelocks. Any assertions to the contrary are based upon misinterpretations of ancient artistic conventions. The ancients would have considered dreadlocks repulsive and appallingly unkempt.
There was no greek god of the sun named kouros. That is just what this type of male statue is called. Also, "Kουρος" comes from "Κωρος" which means boy sooo idk where u found all that
Thank you for the video. Your argumentation is flawless - etymology ftw! :-) Though maybe you should have given an explanation of what dreadlocks actually are first.... for those who don't know. Some additional information, regarding the Akan at 3:07 - cornrows are no dreadlocks, dreadlocks are made by matting the hair while cornrows are hair which is braided tightly to the skull. The lady in the front wears a haircut which could be made with matted hair but is more likely just a bushel bind together in a form of very short ponytail, the structure of the hair (thy typical "black" or in german Kraushaar) gives it the spherical form. Dreadlocks are not usually found in Ghana. Dreadlocking in africa is most common in dry areas, most likely because it's a haircut that can be maintained without water (although most dreadlocks nowadays - contrary to the stereotype - need washing and intensive care). that is why I would argue that dreadlocking might be as old as humanity itself.
Hey Rum, apologies it's taken so long to get back to your comment! Thank you for leaving all this information behind for me to educate myself on hairstyles! I'm glad you liked the video and my argument xD I was hjoping it wasn't too made up hahaha. Indeed etymology is awesome! That's a very good point, I sort of assumed people would know but perhaps I should have done :P I was hoping the lady in the picture had some form of dreadlock going on, although I didn't know the name of the specific type, though thanks to you I do now! Kraushaar like cross-hair? From my research I concluded it was mostly the priests of the Yoruba religion who wore their hair in such a way. That's actually really interesting that it's in the dry reasons because now you mention it, it really does make sense when you think about it. I can imagine they would start to smell of a nest after a while xD A very fair assessment, in fact the iconic image of even a homo erectus or neanderthal is of one wearing dreadlocks too, so perhaps it's even as old as humanoids?
There are African Americans across the world, I know African Americans who live in London and Australia. He may also be referring to Afro Caribbeans as the Caribbean is a sea in the Americas.
Deadlocks originate ( or at least the earliest depiction of them ) dates back 3600 years ago to the Minoan Civilization which is now MODERN GREECE........and if you are wondering, no they were not black.
Great video! I am an African American with dreadlocks, and I detest when a person of color walks up to a person who is not of color, and tells them how to live their life and what to do with their hair. It completely perverts what locs, and more importantly the people, who have locs represent. I do have a rebuttal, however! Again, this does not include people who tell others how to live their lives - they should be slapped with some sense. I do feel though, that because that happens, the actual point is not communicated properly. The argument is not that black people are the ONLY people to have dreadlocks ever in the history of existence and that they BELONG to us, but more, we are the ones that INCLUDED dreadlocks WITHIN our cultures. Other cultures most certainly had dreadlocks! Vikings and pirates, for example, are usually shown having dreadlocks, but they were not APART of their culture. It was more of a byproduct due to the way lived. After the slave trade, many black people, especially in the Pan-African area, grew their hair out for the purpose of, as stated in this video, connecting back to and honoring the traditions of their roots and keeping the essence of their people alive, because it was that very thing that was in danger of being taken away from them. Regardless of what cultures have worn them in the past, in the history of the United States, people who are not of color who wear dreadlocks to connect with their viking ancestors, pirate ancestors, or cyrus ancestors, are virtually non-existent. Black people in the United States, on the other hand, grew out their hair, again, for the purpose of connecting to their roots. It was even largely intertwined (no pun intended) within the black panther/black power movement, music made by us, and influencers who consistently reminded us of our beauty. These include, but are certainly not limited to, Huey Newton, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, The Jackson 5, etc. Hippie people of non color saw this, and thought it looked cool, and wanted to emulate. Hey, we did too, no harm no foul. Fast forward to today, the "problem" arose when people of non color were called bold, creative, and innovative for doing things that we as black Americans had not only been doing, but were being shunned and ridiculed for. And honestly, it's not their fault. It is the people in positions of power who tried to dehumanize us, and it's being taken out on people who have nothing to do with it (trust me we understand what that feels like, and now maybe they will too). With that being said, the responsibility falls on BOTH sides of the argument for it to be fixed. People of non color need to understand that there is systemic prejudice within our lifestyles, including judging black people for the same thing white people get praised for. People of color need to realize that the anger is right, but the action is wrong. Let Miley live her life, and instead turn that anger energy into productive helpful actions. Again, thank you for this video, and for all your videos; your channel freakin' rocks! >:)
Wow. This is so perfectly stated! I believe that if a person of color feels emotions upon seeing a white person with dreads, it is a valid perspective. I really like your idea, though, that we should examine these emotions to determine where they should be directed.
Except the way a group of people live is the very definition of culture. Also, we have no idea if European ethnic groups had dreads or really anything in general about them because they kept no written record and mostly cremated their dead.
@@theurbanthirdhomestead Exactly! We can’t “unfeel” things just like that, but we’re able to take appropriate action when we chose too, and express those emotions positively.
@@JW-ix4bt Yes, everyday life is one definition, but not the full concept of culture. The traditions, beliefs, standards, religions, spirituality, etc. come first. “Everyday life” is the fruit of the tree that stems from how the tree grew. The roots. The roots are what we relate to when we relate to culture. As far as European ethic groups, maybe we have records maybe we don’t. But they’d still be ethnic groups, or people of color relating back to their heritage so to me that sounds like the same thing.
10:32 Yet if someone wears a kilt and goes around claiming scottish culture while disconnecting it from the scottish, then there'd be such a thing as something that belongs to some cultures. There are white cultures that belong to white people and should be respected us such, but people bring out the "nothing belongs to anyone" line when they feel like claiming other cultures and being trendy
If you find anything from "white" culture you can use... Please take it, appropriate it, re-contextualize it, add new meaning to it... This is how humans do, we have always taken cultural "memes" from each other across cultures and ethnicities. The kilt, go ahead... use the Thors hammer for something, I will be honoured.
@@EmilReiko But 'don't claim it's not whyte culture', I imagine would be the caveat. Or trivialize it and disrespect it. Which is often what a lot of whyte people do to other people's cultures. Doubt you'd like me to use thors hammer denying or obfuscating it's european origin and making it so it's largely associated with black people... Still honoured?
i hate how people always think braids or cornrows are dreads they are not dreadlocks are a permanent locking and matting of hair in rope like sections braids are not dreadlocks axtentions, weaves, and tracks are not dreadlocks, dreadlocks take years to form and a temporary braid is totally different
NO they are NOT called deradlocks on the woman , they are called "Nubian knots" and its not locked it combed out and rolled around the root much the same as a white woman wears a bun.
It's funny how so many different cultures troughout the world have worn dreadlocks and yet it is commonly associated with "Black" culture. I'm Danish and I've always associated it with vikings since they stem from my own cultural history... In addition, I couldn't give a damn if other people wanted to wear dreadlocks; In fact, I love when people take an interest in my culture. It is as they say, "imitation is the greatest flattery".
If a person of color feels emotions upon seeing a white person with dreads, it IS a valid perspective. Just because other people don't understand those emotions doesn't make them any less valid.
Stamin-Up Yeah no one owns dreads except the people whyte people had to learn it from. Hint, black people. Yeah it's kind of hard to physically own a culture but it doesn't mean it doesn't belong to certain group. Do the scots not own scottish kilts and the irish irish tap dancing?
@@Scoring57 sorry but no we Scots don't own the kilt either just the particular colour variants of family ties. Kilt comes from Old Norse-Kjalta just meaning lap/folds of a skirt. Dreads are world wide in origin from Africa to America to India to Greece no one specifically started them first. Hair is older than the comb.
@@tomm9752 Giving up the kilt just to steal dreads huh random stranger who claims to be scottish? 😁😁 Well is it is scottish culture and of european origin, or is it the worlds culture and you have no special claim to creating it? "From Africa to America to India to Greece" Yeah please show actual evidence of that instead of just saying it like everyone else that's claimed the same thing so far with no evidence. Yes hair is older than the comb. Oddly enough homeless whyte people who don't have one don't have dreads.... So weird how you spend this much energy trying to steal black culture. Even if dreads have a world wide origin (it doesn't; not the dreads whyte people wear today), whyte people only wear dreads in the present day because they are copying specifically black people. This wasn't some ancient style of europeans dreads that was passed down. You don't even have a name for it. That's how much it's not part of your culture
interesting video. one small thing, that face image of James the Just I believe is actually of Jesus Christ (note the "cross halo" behind his head). are there depictions of John the Baptist with dreads?
I fail to see "Cultural Appropriation" as a valid argument in this context. Here is a comparable example: For 40 years (I'm now 54) I wanted to wear my hair long, as my ancient Germanic and Celtic/Gaelic male ancestors had. Various modern (mid 1960's through to early 1980's) cultural influences prevented that from happening. Were someone to accuse Me of "Cultural Appropriation" I would simply point-out that for milleniae my ancestors had in their natural lives worn their hair long, and that I am not in any way in error for doing-so in the present era. Kind and Respectful Regards Hilbert, Uyraell, NZ.
"Dreadlocks are mainly associated with African cultures" really ???!! im from Northern France and my ancestors (well some of them , i believe ) were described as "Gaul comata" which means long haired foreigners by the Romans .This is 300Bc , my tribe (Reims+Epernay) wore long matted hair (dreadlocks) as a sign of integrity, maturity , fighting prowess and spirituality (Toutatis was highly revered) .Today as a 47year old white french man of Celtic descent i proudly have long matted dreadlocks as a sign of all the qualities mentioned above . Every nation/tribe on this planet has hair , Human beings have hair therefore the ability to have dreads.Please lets not create a controversy where there isn't one ! the more you mention it the more it exists
i understand ! but i have to say your history videos (noticeably the one about the "Gauls") are of a much more higher standard than this subject matter and , maybe, you should stick to what you do best ( this is my subjective opinion anyway ).Anyway , congratulations on your great history vids and .... its only hair after all! Looking forward to your next videos !
Axel the Frank I actually agree, though I'll sometimes diverge into a related topic like this, the channel's main focus is history amd so most of my videos cover history :) Thanks for watching again!
Axel the Franjk Matted unkempt hair isn't "dreadlocks"..... Dreadlocks are what black people's hair look like when knotted together. Whatever you call matted white people hair it's not "dreadlocks" because it looks nothing like it. White people have to put in a big effort to get their hair to act how black people's hair act naturally from not brushing.
And anyone can point out you're powerless to stop it and that wannabe authoritarians should reflect on the impotence of their accusations, the emptiness in their thinking and the level of narcissism required to tell someone how they should be wearing their hair.
Hindu holy men that came with indentured servants from India to jamaica influenced rastafaris to grow dreadlocks and smoke ganja which is a Sanskrit word for cannabis
Most black folks and Rastafarians I know don't really care about white people getting dreadlocks. They care more about the attitude that person has towards certain topics. Obviously, anything that has a cultural or spiritual meaning can be banalized by those who do not care to understand it, but dreadlocks, in general, do not belong to any particular culture or religion, although we should not forget there are many types of dreads, and most of the techniques did develop in different parts of the world. However, cultural appropriation and forms of discrimination do happen quite often, especially when white people have stereotypical ideas and prejudice towards colored people wearing dreadlocks or braids, but think it's cool and cute when a white person has the exact same hairstyle. e.g.: a black dude with dreadlocks is a lazy pot-head who deserves to be poor (if he is), but if your friend Jessica gets them, she's just cool, woke and open-minded. THAT is shitty and happens all the time.
cultural appropriation was if i'm not mistaken enforced by both Hitler, and in southern Africa with the partied. I think to appropriate something into your own culture is a positive thing, for example food, i love Italian food, but my heritage is mostly northern European, and i love swarma, and yet again none of my ancestors touched a toe in the middle east to the best of my knowledge. In fact correct me if I am wrong, but many dishes within many cultures have been appropriated. some thing goes with style and cloths, and even the way we groom ourselves. to those whom take offence please remember that your culture is so iconic that people wish to emulate it. although admittedly if someones doing something just to be prejudice by all means tell them were to go.
grothartiligan That's a nice way of looking at it actually, another reason to add to the growing pile of evidence that cultures and shared practices should be celebrated rather than made taboo. Thanks for your insights again Grothart :)
Your phrasing is backwards; cultural appropriation was prevented by Apartheid. In the case of Hitler... Cultural appropriation was a major part of Nazi identity. They called themselves "Aryan", a term taken from an Indo-Persian ethnic category, and used an Indian symbol, the swastika, as their own. That IS cultural appropriation... or, more accurately, misappropriation, where aspects of another culture are taken with little regard to their original significance. In the case of the Nazis appropriating the swastika, it had negative effects on some practitioners of cultures which used similar symbols; In Asia, the symbol is still not taboo, as the Nazis are less culturally relevant there, but Asian-Americans can't use a culturally significant symbol, because it's been corrupted. Certain Native American groups also had similar symbols, which they can no longer comfortably use with their original meaning. Anyway, I went on a bit of a ramble here, which doesn't really apply to the dreadlock situation at all, it was just about why cultural appropriation isn't in and of itself good. Cultural trade is good, provided the thing being traded isn't, like, culling the weak or something. Cultural appropriation is kind of a different beast; one of the things that makes appropriation appropriation is a level of removal from the source (i.e., a swedish person who moves to an area full of rastafarians, who talks to rastafarians regularly, and hangs out with rastafarians, isn't really appropriating their culture if he converts to rastafarianism and starts wearing dreads. Some random American (regardless of race) seeing rastafarians on TV and deciding to wear dreads IS appropriating their culture). This level of separation lends itself to the loss of cultural significance, which is kind of painful for people who grew up with the real thing. With something like dreads, the situation is kind of different; it's just a hairstyle, which was appropriated from a culture in which said hairstyle had religious significance. If someone appropriates the hairstyle from non-rastafarian black americans... it's more like appropriating appropriation. Gosh, I'm still rambling, sorry. I'm gonna stop trying to clarify my points, before I end up with a nonsensical essay.
When Roman historians said, "fighting naked" they meant without armor not actually naked. This has been understood by ancient historians for some time now. Please correct your video. Otherwise very good sir.
Why do we care about this argument… Anyone with enough sense and care for human culture will quickly understand that this practice is one that has been very well preserved from deep human antiquity and is very widespread across the globe. You will also be able to understand that these type of arguments are divisive… I recommend that this video is scrapped or at least revised with annotations on the errors made within the first five minutes !! Red ochre is not a route, it’s an earth pigment derived from an iron oxide prevalent in the soil of that particular region in Africa… Secondly Ghana is not in East Africa! My goodness
Wandering Poppy I think there's plenty evidence to suggest that the Celts did have dreadlocks as well as mouse cultures on earth :) Thanks for getting in touch :)
@@nwerozbel7660 subsaharans are from subsaharan Africa, even if some peoples in Europe are described in some sources as "dark skinned' or "black", that doesn't mean they had any genetic connection or resemblance to subsaharan Africans in particular. Many sources describe certain individuals as "dark complected" or "the black" when they had, what we might call, dark tans or simply dark hair and eyes. There were many medieval people called "The Black" because of their hair, eyes, or even the black clothes they wore. In one of these sources, there are descriptions of a slave in Norway who was described as "so dark he was brown" that many Afrocentrists claims mean he was "African". Well, not only can whites become brown from too much time in the sun, something a slave would likely experience, but this particular slave was predominantly a fire-tender, so he was probably also rather dirty from his job. Either way, having a brownish complexion doesn't mean you're African, or anything resembling that. By contrast, subsaharans were most often described as either blue people or orange people, so look for those descriptions when looking for historical accounts describing blacks. And btw, in the early 1500s, there was an outcry about the amount of subsaharans living in England. There were 12. 12, in all of England. And that was considered too many by numerous locals. So while, yes, while there were some blacks in Europe in the Middle Ages, they come in specifically in the VERY late Middle Ages, and are NOT particularly numerous. The Celts weren't "black" and any of them described as "black" shouldn't be ignorantly conflated with "being African" or of any such phenotypes.
@@nwerozbel7660 In the past in Europe, a "black man" was a man with black hair, not black skin. Few in Europe had ever seen a person with black skin. People who spoke "Celtic" languages (as Celtic is a linguistic rather than an ethnic or racial grouping) were or European or Eurasian [recent] origin, not of African origin. To assert that "celtic people were blacks" is baldfaced cultural misappropriation.
Don't simply shout at white people and call them racist or ignorant. Try and recognise the underlying issue. I believe that many people object to the idea that if a black person were to wear dreadlocks, they would be perceived as untidy or lazy, while if a white person were to wear them they would be seen as interesting, or well travelled. The solution here would be to stop people judging black folk for their hairstyles, as opposed to a blanket ban on dreads. Recognising that black people are under a certain pressure to adopt European hairstyles/ beauty standards in western countries, which involves chemicals, straightening, and weaves etc., and that they should be allowed to adopt hairstyles more suited to their hair and fashion ideals without running the risk of being negatively perceived. As left wing as I am, and as much as cultural appropriation can be a problem, I still think there are valid solutions to these problems that don't involve labelling people as racist or ignorant.
As a Caucasian woman about to begin my dreadlock journey I've been watching and reading so much about history and this whole cultural appropriation aspect to white People rocking dreads. I very much enjoyed the history and educational aspect of this video. THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!!
Interesting video with good attempt to explain to universality of locks. You missed a couple other cultures that locked their hair: The ancient Israelites, as described by Moses as an ordinance of dedication to a vow to God, in the book of Numbers chapt 6, and as practiced by Samson (Judges 13) and Samuel (1 Samuel 1) and James the Just (Eusibius Church history 23) . I believe this is the main route of the Rastafarian dreadlocks, more so than the west African influence. The Afar people of Ethiopia, Eritrea, they are/were known for sporting neat locks of hair. And a class of hermit monks, also from Ethiopia, grow very lock dread locks for years. Also another influence for Rastafarians, I think. Also the adjective "Dread" for Rasta locks is fairly new, as in many decades, to refer to an already ancient practice.
I just don't get how one can be upset about that. can someone explain? Like I am not upset when a company in a foreign country prdouces Laugengebäck. Maybe worst example i could think of to be fair
Thanks for another very interesting video, several comments. First, until scissors and razors were improved by the development of steel, cutting hair or shaving was much more difficult and often available only to upper strata, so it would not be surprising if braids, whether called dreadlocks or something else, arose independently in several regions. Second, ‘kouros’ was a statue of a young male particularly very early (9th through 5th centuries) and were not necessarily associated with a particular deity, though some like Apollo, a sun god, took a form of a kouros. The portrayal of both males and females in statuary evolved over time as did hair styles. The longer ones of the kouros era were dropped by classical or Hellenistic times.
If countries didn't appropriate any culture the world would be a damn boring place. I can get locs, tattoos, henna I can bleach it or shave it, if I grow a beard am I Amish? I speak English a language made of about 7 others. I eat food from all over the world and watch TV designed for the Japanese. Cultural appropriation is a thing but not really for locs, as hair is older than the comb. I have locs I won't call them dreads locks because I'm not rasta but they are locked up. As I've found the only people that ever say I shouldn't are whiter than white and not even with any decent amount of hair lol. Everyone calls for equality but never let's it happen. Be and let be. You do you
They can have it because locs are freeforming especially some Hispanics do naturally have curly hair, not 4c but still curled but I believe anyone can have it because it's natural
Saying its racist actually feels racist/focusing on the difference instead of the similarities between us all. It's actually not about skin cooler. And some of us actually believe we all come from the same one human race and culture that spred all over the world as brothers and sisters in Christ. Locks are actually in the bible too 🙏 🙌 Here's some quotes. God bless all ♡ Numbers 6:5 “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. Judges 16:13 Then Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you might be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.” Judges 16:19 She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him. Ezekiel 8:3 He put out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy. 1 Samuel 1:11 And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.” 2 Samuel 14:26 And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight. Numbers 6:1-27 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried. All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins. “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. .. I actually picture Jesus mixed/light brown skined with grenish eyes with dreadlocks ..a bit of us all in him/relatable for us all.🙏 Cause I believe, we are one in the spirit ♡
If you look at celtic anthropomorphic hilted swords some of them have cornrows. (I think this reproduction is based on the Grimston sword?) www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=ASW56&name=The+Maeg+-+Celtic+Anthropomorphic+Dagger
Just a minor correction..."Kouros" simply means "Boy" in ancient greek, and it's the way this peculiar kind of archaic statues is called by archaeologists. It is not the name of the sun god, who is called Helios, sometimes associated with Apollo. Also, it is not related with the name of Cyrus the Great, "Kurush" in Old Persian, whose etymology could have had something to do with the Sun.
Everyone here's using the fact that the dictionary definition is pretty crappy as an excuse to claim that cultural appropriation wasn't a huge problem. The definition does not distinguish between cultural exchange - which is always, unreservedly, a good thing - and real cultural appropriation. But there are three very simple and clear ways to tell the two apart: a.) Shallowness: An appropriating culture dos not doubt its inherent superitrity and therefore doesn't see a need to change. So it plays with features of other cultures or uses them, but does not truly incorporate them. b.) The scale: Representations of a group through the eyes of others are much more common than their own perspective or completely drowning it out. c.) Context: Appropriation is a part of a larger system of political, economic and sexual exploitation and often used as a justification for it. And, finally, I am a radical leftist and I can assure you that none of us ever cared about Miley Cyrus' dreadlocks, all of the outrage was fabricated by right-wing internet trolls. Because WE do know that there is no connection between culture and people's supposed "race".
The first people were black Africans and hair locks when you don’t comb it. Back then they had no combs so their hair would’ve naturally locked. The first people to have locks were black Africans. If you’re not black you can still wear the style though.
Black youtuber explains why dreadlocks are not only exclusive to black culture. ruclips.net/video/12ypylYz4wQ/видео.html Also straightforward history for the really interested. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks
Not my favorite Hilbert. But a good topic just the same. hair plaiting can be done in many different styles with or without beads dyes clay ornamental plugs etc etc. But not all hair plaiting results in “dreads” Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm wove large plaits into her hair but they are not dreadlocks as known in Jamaica. (or Jane Austen’s plaited and pinned up while gardening). As long as there have been people there have been myriad styles of plaited hair east west north or south
I think you don't understand the difference between braids and dreadlocks. In the case of Kouros who is in fact not a god, his hair has been described by historians as being arranged in beaded tresses, which is most likely just a braid. The Minoan women wear just wearing braids and did not go through the process of dreading their hair. Also it is a common myth that the Celts had dreads as there is no evidence that supports that claim. The coin you make mention of most likely shows the oft written about Celtic spiked hair in a battle scene. there are still Celtic people around today and dreads are not part of their culture. Also Celtic women braid their hair but there's no evidence to say they dreaded their hair. The association of African peoples to dreadlocks is most likely because it is easier to dread curly African hair than other hair types and every almost all African cultures have a history of dreading hair especially for women. We also have to note that Miley Cyrus is not wearing dreads because she saw Kouros' beaded braids but most likely because of someone like Bob Marley. Now on the question of whether she should wear her hair like this? Of course she should it's her hair.
PK K Black youtuber explains why dreadlocks are not only exclusive to black culture. ruclips.net/video/12ypylYz4wQ/видео.html Also straightforward history for the really interested. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks
I liked the video very much, I have known about the dread locks for many years . Thanks for sharing for those who think everyone is copying the African American hairstyle.
Fusing cultures is cultural appropriation. It’s borrowing another’s culture and adding it to your own. And FYI African Americans aren’t around the world. They’re in America which is why they’re called African Americans. Also all of the people back then had no choice but to wear dreadlocks because they hadn’t invented combs nor brushes yet. And dreadlocks form from matted hair that is left uncombed. Which is why once combs and brushes came along; those other cultures ceased to wear their hair matted. But many Africans continued. Which is why we are known for them. Nice video nonetheless.
We Scottish call them "Fairy Locks". A fairy tied my hair up in my sleep while playing in it. It's bad luck and an insult to them to comb it out so the locks must stay and so grow naturally from where the fairies chose to tie them. One should never insult the Fey.
While dreadlocks are not necessarily my personal preference, I love and applaud cultural appropriation of anything by anyone. I'm Polynesian when I visit Hawaii or Tahiti, French on Bastille Day, Irish on St Patrick's Day, Welsh on St David's Day, American on Independence Day, Canadian on Canada Day, Scottish on St Andrew's Day, English on St George's Day, Roman on April 21, and anybody else I choose whenever I choose. As I learn more about other peoples, I'll happily do more cultural appropriation there, too. Some things I don't like and eschew. Other things I appropriate with glee and alacrity. To anyone who objects to cultural appropriation, I say, "Suck it up and get over it."
Well done! Good vid. But must point out that that is not James the Just; it's Jesus. Note that the halo has a cross; in Christian iconography, only Christ gets that. The image you have there is the Icon of the Savior, sometimes called the Image Not-Made-By-Hands, or Acheiropoieta (Byzantine Greek: αχειροποίητα, "made without hand"), one of the earliest icons witnessed to by the Church. The Feast of this icon is celebrated on August 16.
Dreadlocks ARE NOT an exclusive African American hairstyle. It is seen in American Indian and Asian Indian cultures. It can be worn by anyone. Just saying. LOL
Cultural appropriation is just the sharing of ideas, which is only a good thing. I guess the issue that people take with it is that black people don't always receive the recognition they deserve. However when it comes to dreadlocks, that is not a new idea, nor did it originate in Africa or the Caribbean. So the debate about dreadlocks is stupid and unfounded.
Good video Hilbert. I think 'Cyrus' is a British Victorian pronunciation, and originally the C would be pronounced C as in Cat, Cake, Corn, not like circle, certificate or cesspit.
WOW Shamus the WWE wrestler would say Cultic Warrior so him since around 2015 after hesling up from his back injury with a mohoic and dreadlock beard makes sense of him trying to look like the wild look historical accounts say then.
I love your channel but you are wrong about Jamaica dreads, the Hindu's took Shiva jattas to Jamaica along with hash and herb.Rasta has huge cultural connections to Hindhus.
Get your directions right Togo Benin and Nigeria are not on the East coast of Africa But they all are on the Western coast. You are supposed to be educating people and You can't tell East from West really.
Just do a historical video about how cultural appropriation in general is a good thing, not something to be deemed offensive. The things taken by and for the Romans, Greeks, etc that expanded the world for the better from other cultures. There are plenty of good arguments there. A way culture in history grows is by expanding and incorporating other ideas.
I think that would be a very long video haha xD But for sure, it's been happening for centuries and without it progress would be impossible to achieve. Thanks for getting in touch :)
90% of the use of this world is so silly. I was going to be honest, I was not looking forward to clicking on this video but it was surprisingly alright.
Though I disagree with the whole concept of cultural appropriation on principle, I'd like to propose a ban on Halloween outside America (as it's currently 'celebrated') on those grounds. Just because it's yet another crap cooked-up excuse to buy stuff. Samhain sounds like so much more fun, anyway.
I don't even believe that 'cultural appropriation' is a valid complaint. I like that this video looks at the history behind dreadlocks without being overly political.
A fair point. At least it's a good excuse to look into the surprisingly interesting history of dreadlocks throughout the world :) I'm really glad you liked it, I tried to give as balanced and historical a view as possible :)
Cultural appropriation is better known as cultural.
@@nwerozbel7660 You're so subtle I almost missed the racism
@@nwerozbel7660 exactly
If a person of color feels emotions about seeing a white person with dreads, it IS a valid perspective. Please do not minimize their experience any more than it already has been.
It's like tattoos... people have them with tribal, Celtic, Maori...motifs without having any connection to those cultures.... live and let live....
Exactly, culture itself is appropriated, and only seems to be an issue when white people engage in other cultures which is preposterous as all peoples engage in cultural activities that aren't even solely from a specific one.
And the worst part is that the people who shout against cultural appropriation are the same ones that preaches cultural diversity
History With Hilbert exactly. Here you said it like you meant it. You should have made a video on your true feelings about cultural appropriation, instead of wasting time trying to whitewash dreadlocks! Its clear now, your issue is with "...only seems to be an issue when white people engage in other cultures". That part there is the whole basis of this video, not dreadlocks. The truth always come out.
No. This video was about the history of dreadlocks and the current issues and "cultural appropriation" of them. The fact that it's often white people who are chided for having them is besides the point, apart from that their cultures also included the tradition of dreadlocking. If you actually watch the video you will understand it's impossible to whitewash dreadlocks as they were being used thousands of years ago by white, as well as other races. I suggest you watch the entire video before coming to a conclusion on my state of mind and my true intentions.
+1999puika I agree, the double standard is so glaringly obvious yet somehow they don't seem to see it :/
Every culture has probably had dreadlocks at some point cause dreadlocks what naturally happens when you don't comb your hair!
I think most of the people who get upset about white people wearing locks or braids are white and as a black person who's had to change her hair because of an ignorant manager I don't really care. I dislike the way that the way my hair comes out of my head is scrutinized. I dislike being pressured into imitating a white standard of beauty in school and the workplace and literally being called an "African booty scratcher" for my locs meanwhile a French model can work the catwalk and it's high fashion. It seems like when we do it, it's ghetto but when white people do it, it's stylish and that's what rubs me the wrong way.
I must have missed learning the “white beauty standard” because I really like a big fro hairdo. Not that much a fan of dreadlocks, but no one should be telling you how to wear your hair, although dreads can be hard to keep clean so maybe it was a hygienic, not aesthetic, issue.
I had to laugh at this because In all honesty the only people I’ve heard say that vile mess was my black friends! It always made me cringe.
The kind of dreadlocks that we see in popular culture, that is, the stereotypical dread lock, comes from Rastafarianism. But Rastafarianism took this from Hinduism, along with the practice of smoking ganja as a way of connecting with God. These are forms of spirituality that have been practiced in India for thousands of years, and they were only taken up by the black community in the 1930's when the Rastafarians made them part of their spirituality.
Rasmus Elkjaer No, they followed the Biblical guidelines . Rasta dreadlocks are appropiated from the Jews .
Rasmus Elkjaer This is all speculation.
Rasmus Elkjaer Lies. Also you do know there are black indigenous people of India don’t you? If not watch Hidden Colors the documentary. Rastafarians did not get any such practices from Hindu. As he said in the video, we got it from African slaves who were sold in Jamaica.
@@QueenAhmadiyyahShakur As an Indian Hindu, I would say that dreadlocks are one of the most sacred cultural/religious symbol of ascetic Shaivic school of Hinduism.. and if you think there is no link between Rastafarians and Hinduism please read about Leonard Percival Howell and how he was influenced by India
No it comes from Africa not India
Just a correction:
A kouros is a statue of early greek culture(archaic period VIII century BCE) that represents a male figure in Egyptian style (left foot forward arms by the body calm expression and aldmond-like eyes) not a representation of a divinity. The Female counterpart is called Kore and it looks the same but is completely dressed as the female boddy was considered an abomination and incomplete (greeks....) It has nothing to do with Cyrus as the name kouros is a modern invention which took the name Boy in greek (Kouroi) to clasify these kind of statues as, when first discovered in 1895, it was though to be Apollo (Apelliton Megistos Kouros), but the Cult of Apollo dates much later to the Clasical period.
The sun god is Helios which is a minor God and repredented in a much different manner.
Also it hairstyle are braids and it is well depicted as that. Only Minoican style greeks use dreadlocks (Crete and Sparta) and none of those did actually produce these sort of Kouros that belong to the Jonic tradition (Athens, Corinth, Thebes...) The hair actually bwas treated with oils and later braided as the fashion of the time, Spartans would adopt this fashion later on.
Jorge de lprado , thanks I was going look this up as I thought the same as you.
Yes that etymology didn't sound right to me either. Greeks and their misogyny, not one of their best attributes.
@jafarthebarmecide3677 Minoan Crete was matriarchal at first. One of the VERY few instances of matriarchy in European history. So...
@@Jkjoannaki so there are many matriarchal societies in Europe such as the Celts, Suevii, to a certain extent the Etruscan. So this is not a rare occurrence. Where is the Minoan matriarchal? We don't know, due to the abundance of female representation and the way they are represented is a possibility, but we know very little about them.
Now... What the heck has this to do with my previous comment?
Bob Marley’s dreadlocks were famous for having Bob Marley. Not Bob Marley famous for having dreadlocks lol
He's saying "Bob Marley famously had dreadlocks." Not hard to understand.
Absolutely not!
The ancient Minoan, Grecian, and Etruscan depictions of men and women (especially) with hairstyles trained into discrete locks of long ringlets flowing over the shoulders, or short ringlets gathered at the back of the head, ARE NOT "dreadlocks". They are known as "lovelocks". The look is achieved by careful training and grooming, not by agglomerating strands of hair together with some paste (of dubious origin.) Ancient Greeks, Etruscans, and Minoans [especially] had straight hair (or at most, wavy hair.) Straight hair is impossibly difficult to force into the dreadlocks style.
The lovelocks style was revived (for women only) during the Georgian era, when neo-Classical mania gripped the Western World. Photographs exist of women sporting this extremely difficult to establish and maintain style, if any one is interested. The high maintenance requirements of this style (diametrically opposite to care-free lovelocks) caused its popularity to remain limited to members of the leisure class, and eventually to fall out of favor entirely. It has been sporadically observed within living memory during the 20th century.
Dreads are definitely not hard to have with any hair. The only thing that can make it hard to have them form is either having very oily hair or having very fine hair regardless of how curly it is.
@@nathanh1582 So, what? This is not germane to my comment. The ancients did not wear dreadlocks. They wore lovelocks. Any assertions to the contrary are based upon misinterpretations of ancient artistic conventions. The ancients would have considered dreadlocks repulsive and appallingly unkempt.
You didn't know about kouros (kouroi in plural) I guess.
There was no greek god of the sun named kouros. That is just what this type of male statue is called. Also, "Kουρος" comes from "Κωρος" which means boy sooo idk where u found all that
Thank you for the video. Your argumentation is flawless - etymology ftw! :-)
Though maybe you should have given an explanation of what dreadlocks actually are first.... for those who don't know.
Some additional information, regarding the Akan at 3:07 - cornrows are no dreadlocks, dreadlocks are made by matting the hair while cornrows are hair which is braided tightly to the skull. The lady in the front wears a haircut which could be made with matted hair but is more likely just a bushel bind together in a form of very short ponytail, the structure of the hair (thy typical "black" or in german Kraushaar) gives it the spherical form. Dreadlocks are not usually found in Ghana.
Dreadlocking in africa is most common in dry areas, most likely because it's a haircut that can be maintained without water (although most dreadlocks nowadays - contrary to the stereotype - need washing and intensive care).
that is why I would argue that dreadlocking might be as old as humanity itself.
Hey Rum, apologies it's taken so long to get back to your comment! Thank you for leaving all this information behind for me to educate myself on hairstyles! I'm glad you liked the video and my argument xD I was hjoping it wasn't too made up hahaha. Indeed etymology is awesome!
That's a very good point, I sort of assumed people would know but perhaps I should have done :P I was hoping the lady in the picture had some form of dreadlock going on, although I didn't know the name of the specific type, though thanks to you I do now! Kraushaar like cross-hair? From my research I concluded it was mostly the priests of the Yoruba religion who wore their hair in such a way. That's actually really interesting that it's in the dry reasons because now you mention it, it really does make sense when you think about it. I can imagine they would start to smell of a nest after a while xD A very fair assessment, in fact the iconic image of even a homo erectus or neanderthal is of one wearing dreadlocks too, so perhaps it's even as old as humanoids?
Yoruba Nigeria Benin and Togo are West African not East African.
This guy is factually inaccurate
Did you just say African Americans across the world?
There are African Americans across the world, I know African Americans who live in London and Australia. He may also be referring to Afro Caribbeans as the Caribbean is a sea in the Americas.
When people think they can talk about topics they are not educated in. 😬
Yes
Deadlocks originate ( or at least the earliest depiction of them ) dates back 3600 years ago to the Minoan Civilization which is now MODERN GREECE........and if you are wondering, no they were not black.
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Great video! I am an African American with dreadlocks, and I detest when a person of color walks up to a person who is not of color, and tells them how to live their life and what to do with their hair. It completely perverts what locs, and more importantly the people, who have locs represent.
I do have a rebuttal, however! Again, this does not include people who tell others how to live their lives - they should be slapped with some sense.
I do feel though, that because that happens, the actual point is not communicated properly. The argument is not that black people are the ONLY people to have dreadlocks ever in the history of existence and that they BELONG to us, but more, we are the ones that INCLUDED dreadlocks WITHIN our cultures. Other cultures most certainly had dreadlocks! Vikings and pirates, for example, are usually shown having dreadlocks, but they were not APART of their culture. It was more of a byproduct due to the way lived.
After the slave trade, many black people, especially in the Pan-African area, grew their hair out for the purpose of, as stated in this video, connecting back to and honoring the traditions of their roots and keeping the essence of their people alive, because it was that very thing that was in danger of being taken away from them. Regardless of what cultures have worn them in the past, in the history of the United States, people who are not of color who wear dreadlocks to connect with their viking ancestors, pirate ancestors, or cyrus ancestors, are virtually non-existent. Black people in the United States, on the other hand, grew out their hair, again, for the purpose of connecting to their roots. It was even largely intertwined (no pun intended) within the black panther/black power movement, music made by us, and influencers who consistently reminded us of our beauty. These include, but are certainly not limited to, Huey Newton, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, The Jackson 5, etc. Hippie people of non color saw this, and thought it looked cool, and wanted to emulate. Hey, we did too, no harm no foul.
Fast forward to today, the "problem" arose when people of non color were called bold, creative, and innovative for doing things that we as black Americans had not only been doing, but were being shunned and ridiculed for. And honestly, it's not their fault. It is the people in positions of power who tried to dehumanize us, and it's being taken out on people who have nothing to do with it (trust me we understand what that feels like, and now maybe they will too).
With that being said, the responsibility falls on BOTH sides of the argument for it to be fixed. People of non color need to understand that there is systemic prejudice within our lifestyles, including judging black people for the same thing white people get praised for. People of color need to realize that the anger is right, but the action is wrong. Let Miley live her life, and instead turn that anger energy into productive helpful actions.
Again, thank you for this video, and for all your videos; your channel freakin' rocks! >:)
Wow. This is so perfectly stated! I believe that if a person of color feels emotions upon seeing a white person with dreads, it is a valid perspective. I really like your idea, though, that we should examine these emotions to determine where they should be directed.
Except the way a group of people live is the very definition of culture. Also, we have no idea if European ethnic groups had dreads or really anything in general about them because they kept no written record and mostly cremated their dead.
Didn't Indian too include dreadlocks in their culture?
@@theurbanthirdhomestead Exactly! We can’t “unfeel” things just like that, but we’re able to take appropriate action when we chose too, and express those emotions positively.
@@JW-ix4bt Yes, everyday life is one definition, but not the full concept of culture. The traditions, beliefs, standards, religions, spirituality, etc. come first. “Everyday life” is the fruit of the tree that stems from how the tree grew. The roots. The roots are what we relate to when we relate to culture.
As far as European ethic groups, maybe we have records maybe we don’t. But they’d still be ethnic groups, or people of color relating back to their heritage so to me that sounds like the same thing.
10:32 Yet if someone wears a kilt and goes around claiming scottish culture while disconnecting it from the scottish, then there'd be such a thing as something that belongs to some cultures. There are white cultures that belong to white people and should be respected us such, but people bring out the "nothing belongs to anyone" line when they feel like claiming other cultures and being trendy
If you find anything from "white" culture you can use... Please take it, appropriate it, re-contextualize it, add new meaning to it... This is how humans do, we have always taken cultural "memes" from each other across cultures and ethnicities. The kilt, go ahead... use the Thors hammer for something, I will be honoured.
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But 'don't claim it's not whyte culture', I imagine would be the caveat. Or trivialize it and disrespect it. Which is often what a lot of whyte people do to other people's cultures. Doubt you'd like me to use thors hammer denying or obfuscating it's european origin and making it so it's largely associated with black people... Still honoured?
i hate how people always think braids or cornrows are dreads they are not dreadlocks are a permanent locking and matting of hair in rope like sections braids are not dreadlocks axtentions, weaves, and tracks are not dreadlocks, dreadlocks take years to form and a temporary braid is totally different
NO they are NOT called deradlocks on the woman , they are called "Nubian knots" and its not locked it combed out and rolled around the root much the same as a white woman wears a bun.
It's funny how so many different cultures troughout the world have worn dreadlocks and yet it is commonly associated with "Black" culture. I'm Danish and I've always associated it with vikings since they stem from my own cultural history... In addition, I couldn't give a damn if other people wanted to wear dreadlocks; In fact, I love when people take an interest in my culture. It is as they say, "imitation is the greatest flattery".
Greeks and Egyptians had it way before.
But you're right, as a Greek, I'm flattered
Nobody owns dreadlocks, so appropriating them isn't valid. Please look up the definition of appropriation.
If a person of color feels emotions upon seeing a white person with dreads, it IS a valid perspective. Just because other people don't understand those emotions doesn't make them any less valid.
@@theurbanthirdhomestead
I agree with your sentiment but that's not the best argument I don't think or the best way of putting it.
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Yeah no one owns dreads except the people whyte people had to learn it from. Hint, black people. Yeah it's kind of hard to physically own a culture but it doesn't mean it doesn't belong to certain group. Do the scots not own scottish kilts and the irish irish tap dancing?
@@Scoring57 sorry but no we Scots don't own the kilt either just the particular colour variants of family ties. Kilt comes from Old Norse-Kjalta just meaning lap/folds of a skirt. Dreads are world wide in origin from Africa to America to India to Greece no one specifically started them first. Hair is older than the comb.
@@tomm9752
Giving up the kilt just to steal dreads huh random stranger who claims to be scottish? 😁😁 Well is it is scottish culture and of european origin, or is it the worlds culture and you have no special claim to creating it?
"From Africa to America to India to Greece"
Yeah please show actual evidence of that instead of just saying it like everyone else that's claimed the same thing so far with no evidence.
Yes hair is older than the comb. Oddly enough homeless whyte people who don't have one don't have dreads.... So weird how you spend this much energy trying to steal black culture. Even if dreads have a world wide origin (it doesn't; not the dreads whyte people wear today), whyte people only wear dreads in the present day because they are copying specifically black people. This wasn't some ancient style of europeans dreads that was passed down. You don't even have a name for it. That's how much it's not part of your culture
Thank you! Sad someone had to make this video, but you did it so well.
interesting video. one small thing, that face image of James the Just I believe is actually of Jesus Christ (note the "cross halo" behind his head). are there depictions of John the Baptist with dreads?
Kouors clearly didn’t have locs he had plats or Braided hair
3:52 Its west Africa not east, dear hilbert
I fail to see "Cultural Appropriation" as a valid argument in this context.
Here is a comparable example: For 40 years (I'm now 54) I wanted to wear my hair long, as my ancient Germanic and Celtic/Gaelic male ancestors had. Various modern (mid 1960's through to early 1980's) cultural influences prevented that from happening.
Were someone to accuse Me of "Cultural Appropriation" I would simply point-out that for milleniae my ancestors had in their natural lives worn their hair long, and that I am not in any way in error for doing-so in the present era.
Kind and Respectful Regards Hilbert, Uyraell, NZ.
In seeing braids being mistaken for dreadlocks...anyone else
Yep just another white guy not doing his research...
Braids turn into locks when left alone
Yup
"Dreadlocks are mainly associated with African cultures" really ???!! im from Northern France and my ancestors (well some of them , i believe ) were described as "Gaul comata" which means long haired foreigners by the Romans .This is 300Bc , my tribe (Reims+Epernay) wore long matted hair (dreadlocks) as a sign of integrity, maturity , fighting prowess and spirituality (Toutatis was highly revered) .Today as a 47year old white french man of Celtic descent i proudly have long matted dreadlocks as a sign of all the qualities mentioned above . Every nation/tribe on this planet has hair , Human beings have hair therefore the ability to have dreads.Please lets not create a controversy where there isn't one ! the more you mention it the more it exists
Nice to hear :)
Just thought the history of dreadlocks was so interesting and with the recent controversy it was a good excuse to make a video :)
i understand ! but i have to say your history videos (noticeably the one about the "Gauls") are of a much more higher standard than this subject matter and , maybe, you should stick to what you do best ( this is my subjective opinion anyway ).Anyway , congratulations on your great history vids and .... its only hair after all!
Looking forward to your next videos !
Axel the Frank I actually agree, though I'll sometimes diverge into a related topic like this, the channel's main focus is history amd so most of my videos cover history :) Thanks for watching again!
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Matted unkempt hair isn't "dreadlocks"..... Dreadlocks are what black people's hair look like when knotted together. Whatever you call matted white people hair it's not "dreadlocks" because it looks nothing like it. White people have to put in a big effort to get their hair to act how black people's hair act naturally from not brushing.
not all white people, depends on their hair. Lots of white people have tight curly hair,
How about freedom of personal expression? Anyone can wear their hair anyway they want, period. ;)
And anyone can accuse you of appropriating there culture. Freedom of speech. It's a two way street.
And anyone can point out you're powerless to stop it and that wannabe authoritarians should reflect on the impotence of their accusations, the emptiness in their thinking and the level of narcissism required to tell someone how they should be wearing their hair.
You have the right to say whatever you want. Doesn't make it true. Enjoy yourself though.
@@93truewill even if your opinion of appropriation is wrong you still are allowed to have it
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very professional. great video
Thank you for those specific examples--many of the details of which, I was unfamiliar with. Best to u and urs
Hindu holy men that came with indentured servants from India to jamaica influenced rastafaris to grow dreadlocks and smoke ganja which is a Sanskrit word for cannabis
Y’all white folks always tryna claim sum
Facts
Most black folks and Rastafarians I know don't really care about white people getting dreadlocks. They care more about the attitude that person has towards certain topics. Obviously, anything that has a cultural or spiritual meaning can be banalized by those who do not care to understand it, but dreadlocks, in general, do not belong to any particular culture or religion, although we should not forget there are many types of dreads, and most of the techniques did develop in different parts of the world.
However, cultural appropriation and forms of discrimination do happen quite often, especially when white people have stereotypical ideas and prejudice towards colored people wearing dreadlocks or braids, but think it's cool and cute when a white person has the exact same hairstyle. e.g.: a black dude with dreadlocks is a lazy pot-head who deserves to be poor (if he is), but if your friend Jessica gets them, she's just cool, woke and open-minded. THAT is shitty and happens all the time.
Dreads belong to.black people that's their culture.
cultural appropriation was if i'm not mistaken enforced by both Hitler, and in southern Africa with the partied. I think to appropriate something into your own culture is a positive thing, for example food, i love Italian food, but my heritage is mostly northern European, and i love swarma, and yet again none of my ancestors touched a toe in the middle east to the best of my knowledge. In fact correct me if I am wrong, but many dishes within many cultures have been appropriated. some thing goes with style and cloths, and even the way we groom ourselves. to those whom take offence please remember that your culture is so iconic that people wish to emulate it. although admittedly if someones doing something just to be prejudice by all means tell them were to go.
grothartiligan That's a nice way of looking at it actually, another reason to add to the growing pile of evidence that cultures and shared practices should be celebrated rather than made taboo. Thanks for your insights again Grothart :)
Your phrasing is backwards; cultural appropriation was prevented by Apartheid. In the case of Hitler... Cultural appropriation was a major part of Nazi identity. They called themselves "Aryan", a term taken from an Indo-Persian ethnic category, and used an Indian symbol, the swastika, as their own. That IS cultural appropriation... or, more accurately, misappropriation, where aspects of another culture are taken with little regard to their original significance. In the case of the Nazis appropriating the swastika, it had negative effects on some practitioners of cultures which used similar symbols; In Asia, the symbol is still not taboo, as the Nazis are less culturally relevant there, but Asian-Americans can't use a culturally significant symbol, because it's been corrupted. Certain Native American groups also had similar symbols, which they can no longer comfortably use with their original meaning.
Anyway, I went on a bit of a ramble here, which doesn't really apply to the dreadlock situation at all, it was just about why cultural appropriation isn't in and of itself good. Cultural trade is good, provided the thing being traded isn't, like, culling the weak or something. Cultural appropriation is kind of a different beast; one of the things that makes appropriation appropriation is a level of removal from the source (i.e., a swedish person who moves to an area full of rastafarians, who talks to rastafarians regularly, and hangs out with rastafarians, isn't really appropriating their culture if he converts to rastafarianism and starts wearing dreads. Some random American (regardless of race) seeing rastafarians on TV and deciding to wear dreads IS appropriating their culture). This level of separation lends itself to the loss of cultural significance, which is kind of painful for people who grew up with the real thing. With something like dreads, the situation is kind of different; it's just a hairstyle, which was appropriated from a culture in which said hairstyle had religious significance. If someone appropriates the hairstyle from non-rastafarian black americans... it's more like appropriating appropriation.
Gosh, I'm still rambling, sorry. I'm gonna stop trying to clarify my points, before I end up with a nonsensical essay.
When Roman historians said, "fighting naked" they meant without armor not actually naked. This has been understood by ancient historians for some time now. Please correct your video. Otherwise very good sir.
Once again Hilbert, I’m struck by how much I find myself agreeing with you. Great video man.
Why do we care about this argument… Anyone with enough sense and care for human culture will quickly understand that this practice is one that has been very well preserved from deep human antiquity and is very widespread across the globe.
You will also be able to understand that these type of arguments are divisive… I recommend that this video is scrapped or at least revised with annotations on the errors made within the first five minutes !!
Red ochre is not a route, it’s an earth pigment derived from an iron oxide prevalent in the soil of that particular region in Africa… Secondly Ghana is not in East Africa! My goodness
Cultural appropriation is the greatest thing to ever happen to culture. It gave us hip-hop.
Oh awesome! The Keltics had dreadlocks too? Makes sense why my wild curly red hair so easily locked!
Wandering Poppy I think there's plenty evidence to suggest that the Celts did have dreadlocks as well as mouse cultures on earth :) Thanks for getting in touch :)
Michaelle Alexandre is an adherent of "we wuz kangz n shiet" kemetic bullshido black nationalist extremist ideology type crap.
The Romans recorded that the celtic tribes of ancient Briton had snake hair.
@@nwerozbel7660 subsaharans are from subsaharan Africa, even if some peoples in Europe are described in some sources as "dark skinned' or "black", that doesn't mean they had any genetic connection or resemblance to subsaharan Africans in particular.
Many sources describe certain individuals as "dark complected" or "the black" when they had, what we might call, dark tans or simply dark hair and eyes. There were many medieval people called "The Black" because of their hair, eyes, or even the black clothes they wore. In one of these sources, there are descriptions of a slave in Norway who was described as "so dark he was brown" that many Afrocentrists claims mean he was "African". Well, not only can whites become brown from too much time in the sun, something a slave would likely experience, but this particular slave was predominantly a fire-tender, so he was probably also rather dirty from his job. Either way, having a brownish complexion doesn't mean you're African, or anything resembling that.
By contrast, subsaharans were most often described as either blue people or orange people, so look for those descriptions when looking for historical accounts describing blacks.
And btw, in the early 1500s, there was an outcry about the amount of subsaharans living in England. There were 12. 12, in all of England. And that was considered too many by numerous locals. So while, yes, while there were some blacks in Europe in the Middle Ages, they come in specifically in the VERY late Middle Ages, and are NOT particularly numerous. The Celts weren't "black" and any of them described as "black" shouldn't be ignorantly conflated with "being African" or of any such phenotypes.
@@nwerozbel7660 In the past in Europe, a "black man" was a man with black hair, not black skin. Few in Europe had ever seen a person with black skin. People who spoke "Celtic" languages (as Celtic is a linguistic rather than an ethnic or racial grouping) were or European or Eurasian [recent] origin, not of African origin. To assert that "celtic people were blacks" is baldfaced cultural misappropriation.
Don't simply shout at white people and call them racist or ignorant. Try and recognise the underlying issue.
I believe that many people object to the idea that if a black person were to wear dreadlocks, they would be perceived as untidy or lazy, while if a white person were to wear them they would be seen as interesting, or well travelled.
The solution here would be to stop people judging black folk for their hairstyles, as opposed to a blanket ban on dreads. Recognising that black people are under a certain pressure to adopt European hairstyles/ beauty standards in western countries, which involves chemicals, straightening, and weaves etc., and that they should be allowed to adopt hairstyles more suited to their hair and fashion ideals without running the risk of being negatively perceived.
As left wing as I am, and as much as cultural appropriation can be a problem, I still think there are valid solutions to these problems that don't involve labelling people as racist or ignorant.
As a Caucasian woman about to begin my dreadlock journey I've been watching and reading so much about history and this whole cultural appropriation aspect to white People rocking dreads.
I very much enjoyed the history and educational aspect of this video. THANKS FOR SHARING!!!!!
It’s funny, cause I’m sure Jamaicans don’t care about this issue at all.
@@VanityDivined can you please explain to me why people feel so strongly about it, thanks.
Interesting video with good attempt to explain to universality of locks. You missed a couple other cultures that locked their hair: The ancient Israelites, as described by Moses as an ordinance of dedication to a vow to God, in the book of Numbers chapt 6, and as practiced by Samson (Judges 13) and Samuel (1 Samuel 1) and James the Just (Eusibius Church history 23) . I believe this is the main route of the Rastafarian dreadlocks, more so than the west African influence.
The Afar people of Ethiopia, Eritrea, they are/were known for sporting neat locks of hair. And a class of hermit monks, also from Ethiopia, grow very lock dread locks for years. Also another influence for Rastafarians, I think.
Also the adjective "Dread" for Rasta locks is fairly new, as in many decades, to refer to an already ancient practice.
J. Matiyas yes, Rastafarian dreadlocks follow these guidelines. Rasta from Jews..
I just don't get how one can be upset about that. can someone explain? Like I am not upset when a company in a foreign country prdouces Laugengebäck. Maybe worst example i could think of to be fair
Thanks for another very interesting video, several comments. First, until scissors and razors were improved by the development of steel, cutting hair or shaving was much more difficult and often available only to upper strata, so it would not be surprising if braids, whether called dreadlocks or something else, arose independently in several regions. Second, ‘kouros’ was a statue of a young male particularly very early (9th through 5th centuries) and were not necessarily associated with a particular deity, though some like Apollo, a sun god, took a form of a kouros. The portrayal of both males and females in statuary evolved over time as did hair styles. The longer ones of the kouros era were dropped by classical or Hellenistic times.
If countries didn't appropriate any culture the world would be a damn boring place. I can get locs, tattoos, henna I can bleach it or shave it, if I grow a beard am I Amish? I speak English a language made of about 7 others. I eat food from all over the world and watch TV designed for the Japanese. Cultural appropriation is a thing but not really for locs, as hair is older than the comb. I have locs I won't call them dreads locks because I'm not rasta but they are locked up. As I've found the only people that ever say I shouldn't are whiter than white and not even with any decent amount of hair lol. Everyone calls for equality but never let's it happen. Be and let be. You do you
What about mexicans or Hispanics what's ur views on them wearing dread locks they have straight hair
They can have it because locs are freeforming especially some Hispanics do naturally have curly hair, not 4c but still curled but I believe anyone can have it because it's natural
Saying its racist actually feels racist/focusing on the difference instead of the similarities between us all.
It's actually not about skin cooler. And some of us actually believe we all come from the same one human race and culture that spred all over the world as brothers and sisters in Christ.
Locks are actually in the bible too 🙏 🙌
Here's some quotes.
God bless all ♡
Numbers 6:5
“All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long.
Judges 16:13
Then Delilah said to Samson, “Until now you have mocked me and told me lies. Tell me how you might be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the seven locks of my head with the web and fasten it tight with the pin, then I shall become weak and be like any other man.”
Judges 16:19
She made him sleep on her knees. And she called a man and had him shave off the seven locks of his head. Then she began to torment him, and his strength left him.
Ezekiel 8:3
He put out the form of a hand and took me by a lock of my head, and the Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and brought me in visions of God to Jerusalem, to the entrance of the gateway of the inner court that faces north, where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provokes to jealousy.
1 Samuel 1:11
And she vowed a vow and said, “O Lord of hosts, if you will indeed look on the affliction of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant, but will give to your servant a son, then I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and no razor shall touch his head.”
2 Samuel 14:26
And when he cut the hair of his head (for at the end of every year he used to cut it; when it was heavy on him, he cut it), he weighed the hair of his head, two hundred shekels by the king's weight.
Numbers 6:1-27
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, When either a man or a woman makes a special vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to separate himself to the Lord, he shall separate himself from wine and strong drink. He shall drink no vinegar made from wine or strong drink and shall not drink any juice of grapes or eat grapes, fresh or dried. All the days of his separation he shall eat nothing that is produced by the grapevine, not even the seeds or the skins. “All the days of his vow of separation, no razor shall touch his head. Until the time is completed for which he separates himself to the Lord, he shall be holy. He shall let the locks of hair of his head grow long. ..
I actually picture Jesus mixed/light brown skined with grenish eyes with dreadlocks ..a bit of us all in him/relatable for us all.🙏
Cause I believe, we are one in the spirit ♡
If you look at celtic anthropomorphic hilted swords some of them have cornrows.
(I think this reproduction is based on the Grimston sword?)
www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=ASW56&name=The+Maeg+-+Celtic+Anthropomorphic+Dagger
Love it! I had dreads for 4 years... I miss them lots! :) Great videos, subscribing!
HovelTV Thank you very much for getting in touch here, glad you enjoyed it :)
Just a minor correction..."Kouros" simply means "Boy" in ancient greek, and it's the way this peculiar kind of archaic statues is called by archaeologists. It is not the name of the sun god, who is called Helios, sometimes associated with Apollo. Also, it is not related with the name of Cyrus the Great, "Kurush" in Old Persian, whose etymology could have had something to do with the Sun.
Everyone here's using the fact that the dictionary definition is pretty crappy as an excuse to claim that cultural appropriation wasn't a huge problem. The definition does not distinguish between cultural exchange - which is always, unreservedly, a good thing - and real cultural appropriation. But there are three very simple and clear ways to tell the two apart:
a.) Shallowness: An appropriating culture dos not doubt its inherent superitrity and therefore doesn't see a need to change. So it plays with features of other cultures or uses them, but does not truly incorporate them.
b.) The scale: Representations of a group through the eyes of others are much more common than their own perspective or completely drowning it out.
c.) Context: Appropriation is a part of a larger system of political, economic and sexual exploitation and often used as a justification for it.
And, finally, I am a radical leftist and I can assure you that none of us ever cared about Miley Cyrus' dreadlocks, all of the outrage was fabricated by right-wing internet trolls. Because WE do know that there is no connection between culture and people's supposed "race".
The first people were black Africans and hair locks when you don’t comb it. Back then they had no combs so their hair would’ve naturally locked. The first people to have locks were black Africans. If you’re not black you can still wear the style though.
Yes, I enjoyed this piece of interesting info. Thank YOU, Hilbert.
Stop culturally appropriating appropriated culture!
Black youtuber explains why dreadlocks are not only exclusive to black culture.
ruclips.net/video/12ypylYz4wQ/видео.html
Also straightforward history for the really interested.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks
Cultural appropriation is the order of things, it is what humans do.
Indeed life is cultural appropriation.
Some guy publishes a thirteen minute video on why he is definitely not feeling threatened by modern society. More news at seven
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The minoans don't look like they have dreads at all to me; dreads don't wave like that. I'm pretty sure they just have wavy locks of hair.
Dreads can be sculpted to a degree by varying the length of one side versus the other, or the tightness of the twist.
Huh, interesting. I still think the Minoan hair is supposed to be tresses, though, not dreads.
"I'm sure most of you are familiar with Bob marley"
*me literally clearing a bong while watching this*
Not my favorite Hilbert. But a good topic just the same. hair plaiting can be done in many different styles with or without beads dyes clay ornamental plugs etc etc. But not all hair plaiting results in “dreads” Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm wove large plaits into her hair but they are not dreadlocks as known in Jamaica. (or Jane Austen’s plaited and pinned up while gardening). As long as there have been people there have been myriad styles of plaited hair east west north or south
Maasai Mara is NOT a tribe😭It’s a game reserve,the tribe name is just Maasai🙏🏾
I think you don't understand the difference between braids and dreadlocks. In the case of Kouros who is in fact not a god, his hair has been described by historians as being arranged in beaded tresses, which is most likely just a braid. The Minoan women wear just wearing braids and did not go through the process of dreading their hair. Also it is a common myth that the Celts had dreads as there is no evidence that supports that claim. The coin you make mention of most likely shows the oft written about Celtic spiked hair in a battle scene. there are still Celtic people around today and dreads are not part of their culture. Also Celtic women braid their hair but there's no evidence to say they dreaded their hair. The association of African peoples to dreadlocks is most likely because it is easier to dread curly African hair than other hair types and every almost all African cultures have a history of dreading hair especially for women. We also have to note that Miley Cyrus is not wearing dreads because she saw Kouros' beaded braids but most likely because of someone like Bob Marley. Now on the question of whether she should wear her hair like this? Of course she should it's her hair.
PK K Black youtuber explains why dreadlocks are not only exclusive to black culture.
ruclips.net/video/12ypylYz4wQ/видео.html
Also straightforward history for the really interested.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks
@johnkevlarborn905 they are exclusive to black people it's our culture and we created it.
I liked the video very much, I have known about the dread locks for many years . Thanks for sharing for those who think everyone is copying the African American hairstyle.
Fusing cultures is cultural appropriation. It’s borrowing another’s culture and adding it to your own. And FYI African Americans aren’t around the world. They’re in America which is why they’re called African Americans. Also all of the people back then had no choice but to wear dreadlocks because they hadn’t invented combs nor brushes yet. And dreadlocks form from matted hair that is left uncombed. Which is why once combs and brushes came along; those other cultures ceased to wear their hair matted. But many Africans continued. Which is why we are known for them. Nice video nonetheless.
Black people live all around the world not just America its a fact.
You are very naive and ignorant
Dieng’s dreadlock in Indonesia just don’t forget, dude :)
We Scottish call them "Fairy Locks". A fairy tied my hair up in my sleep while playing in it. It's bad luck and an insult to them to comb it out so the locks must stay and so grow naturally from where the fairies chose to tie them. One should never insult the Fey.
My friend!!!
Maasai Mara is a national park 🏞
Maasai is the name of the people
PLS DO YOUR RESEARCH WELL
Also, with all due respect, if you want to talk about race relations, perhaps you should study up on them, all perspectives, not just your own.
You can do what you want, even if none of your ancestor never had dreadlocks!
Mhmd Rdam Well put.
You can, but you can't expect everyone to be happy about it.
@@theurbanthirdhomestead
No one should be happy about it but also no one should be mad about it, can people just don't care?
3:52 west not east
example shown are not dreadlocks
6:31 now it is associated with black ppl dude, let em have it.
Great vid!
I think everyone can wear whatever he/she wants, whatever his/her culture.
You mentioned me!!! You made my day :D
Well you are a regular in the comments section and I do need someone to shout at me to actually put the links I promised in the description xD
While dreadlocks are not necessarily my personal preference, I love and applaud cultural appropriation of anything by anyone. I'm Polynesian when I visit Hawaii or Tahiti, French on Bastille Day, Irish on St Patrick's Day, Welsh on St David's Day, American on Independence Day, Canadian on Canada Day, Scottish on St Andrew's Day, English on St George's Day, Roman on April 21, and anybody else I choose whenever I choose. As I learn more about other peoples, I'll happily do more cultural appropriation there, too. Some things I don't like and eschew. Other things I appropriate with glee and alacrity. To anyone who objects to cultural appropriation, I say, "Suck it up and get over it."
7:37 im pretty sure thats Jesus
A guy called James the Just cant not have dreadlocks.
Well done! Good vid. But must point out that that is not James the Just; it's Jesus. Note that the halo has a cross; in Christian iconography, only Christ gets that. The image you have there is the Icon of the Savior, sometimes called the Image Not-Made-By-Hands, or Acheiropoieta (Byzantine Greek: αχειροποίητα, "made without hand"), one of the earliest icons witnessed to by the Church. The Feast of this icon is celebrated on August 16.
Dreadlocks ARE NOT an exclusive African American hairstyle. It is seen in American Indian and Asian Indian cultures. It can be worn by anyone. Just saying. LOL
YES IT IS! IT STARTED IN AFRICA AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE AMERICAS!
Cultural appropriation is just the sharing of ideas, which is only a good thing. I guess the issue that people take with it is that black people don't always receive the recognition they deserve. However when it comes to dreadlocks, that is not a new idea, nor did it originate in Africa or the Caribbean. So the debate about dreadlocks is stupid and unfounded.
Good video Hilbert. I think 'Cyrus' is a British Victorian pronunciation, and originally the C would be pronounced C as in Cat, Cake, Corn, not like circle, certificate or cesspit.
Samson had dreadlocks.
Since anyone can do anything imma start eating unseasoned food. And wearing shoes while in bed (:
I think you mispelled *appreciation.
uhhhh....
WOW Shamus the WWE wrestler would say Cultic Warrior so him since around 2015 after hesling up from his back injury with a mohoic and dreadlock beard makes sense of him trying to look like the wild look historical accounts say then.
Take what works discard what doesn’t. No such thing as appropriation of culture.
I love your channel but you are wrong about Jamaica dreads, the Hindu's took Shiva jattas to Jamaica along with hash and herb.Rasta has huge cultural connections to Hindhus.
Earliest statue with dreadlocks? Greece. Not cultural appropriation. ✌️
ganja and dreadlocks and other cultural ideas came to jamaica with the Indian workers who where brought there by the British empire
Get your directions right Togo Benin and Nigeria are not on the East coast of Africa But they all are on the Western coast. You are supposed to be educating people and You can't tell East from West really.
Facts I noticed that too
Great video! Very informative!
And oh, before I go, look up where the term "dreadlocks' comes from...
the connection to miley cyrus blew my fucking mind
We all learn and borrow ideas its how we progress
Just do a historical video about how cultural appropriation in general is a good thing, not something to be deemed offensive. The things taken by and for the Romans, Greeks, etc that expanded the world for the better from other cultures. There are plenty of good arguments there. A way culture in history grows is by expanding and incorporating other ideas.
I think that would be a very long video haha xD But for sure, it's been happening for centuries and without it progress would be impossible to achieve. Thanks for getting in touch :)
Dreads belong to everyone,great video and subbed!
William Gano Agreed, thank you very much for the positive response, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Sure. Just as blackies wearing pants and shirts. They only wore NOTHING in their culture. Are they not guilty of CA? LMBAOOO
90% of the use of this world is so silly. I was going to be honest, I was not looking forward to clicking on this video but it was surprisingly alright.
Who would do that to their hair? Looks a crap on your head. How about just wash and comb your hair. So simple.
Thank you. Good vid.
Life on the Half Shell 2.0 No problem at all, I'm glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks for getting in touch :)
some of these can be braids
Though I disagree with the whole concept of cultural appropriation on principle, I'd like to propose a ban on Halloween outside America (as it's currently 'celebrated') on those grounds. Just because it's yet another crap cooked-up excuse to buy stuff.
Samhain sounds like so much more fun, anyway.
dreadlocs is Jamican voodoo
I see Chiraq rappers wearing dreads a lot
you got so many things wrong....