Should I get dreads?

[masta247]

I'm "tidy" as you put it and I don't have to wash my hair that often. I do not have greasy hair which needs to be washed daily and I shower every day twice or more. Hair washing has nothing to do with being clean. Different textures require different things. I wash my hair about once a week. People with really kinky hair need not wash their hair any more frequently than once a month. The more kinky the hair is... the dryer it is. Constant washing only breaks it off and makes it unhealthy. Please don't confuse your lack of knowledge of other cultures to mean that someone is not a "tidy human". Dreds can be and usually are washed, just not as often as someone would wash straight stringy greasy hair textures.

Sorry if I offended you. I wrote that message in a rush and haven't thought about things like that. It's because I've got few friends with dreads and they're.. not too clean and their hair doesn't smell too good.. it actually stinks. My friends with normal straight hair usually wash them at least every 2-3 days, friends with dreads wash them every 30-35 days and the effect isn't as good as washing straight hair.
I have to agree that dreads look great on some people but I'm the type of person who washes hair up to 2 times a day so it's just not hygienic to me. So as you see I based my statement on my own experiences.
It was not my intention to disrespect anyone. I'm sorry

 

[Casey]

Probably not because you are white.

You are an idiot. I'm brown. Indian, Punjabi to be exact.

This was a hilarious quote, Sleazy. You make it out as if being white is something to be ashamed of. Don't worry buddy, you'll be comfortable with your Caucasian ass one day.

I wouldn't know, but it seems Dante was right when he said you were ashamed of who you are. Now go and fly your daddy's planes.

Oh yeah, and this picture still cracks me up.

 

[stefanwzyga]

Since you aint white, yeah go for it. Dreads are cool.

 

[SicC]

Man i cant imagine u with dreads. Your hair looks thin in your images of it straight. Im sure its not since straight hair tends to look thiner when its long.

But ill still talk to u either way. U have my blessing.

pz

 

[S O F I]

I think your current look has you looking like a homeless rob zombie fan slash ave rat so you might as well get dreads and complete the image.

 

[keco52]

I'm not a fan but it's your hair...I'm sure you'll look fine whatever you decide

 

[hizzle?]

You are an idiot. I'm brown. Indian, Punjabi to be exact.

This was a hilarious quote, Sleazy. You make it out as if being white is something to be ashamed of. Don't worry buddy, you'll be comfortable with your Caucasian ass one day.

I wouldn't know, but it seems Dante was right when he said you were ashamed of who you are. Now go and fly your daddy's planes.

Oh yeah, and this picture still cracks me up.

 

[Casey]

I think your current look has you looking like a homeless rob zombie fan slash ave rat so you might as well get dreads and complete the image.

Your hilarious misinformed tirade amuses me. Although I do like Rob Zombie. You need to stop eating so many hater tots. Especially since I sincerely doubt you've even seen more than one recent picture of me.

Seriously, why do so many people associate dreads with being unclean? That's what's kind of putting me off slightly now.

oh yeah, and SicC, my hair is very far away from being thin. It looks thin though, cos like you said it's long, and I also straighten it.

 

[ARon]

When I go to Boulder I would guess about half the population has dreads, haha not really, but yeah I hate lookin at em. But yeah, why'll the style might look cool look at who does it. Well look at the stereotypical person that would do it. Thats why people are talkin about dirty, bum, hippie shit. YOU might have to take that into consideration since you kind of have an image to worry about, no? Im not really a fan of them but make your own choice, I say try em out for a little bit.

 

[SiGh]

You are an idiot. I'm brown. Indian, Punjabi to be exact.

This was a hilarious quote, Sleazy. You make it out as if being white is something to be ashamed of. Don't worry buddy, you'll be comfortable with your Caucasian ass one day.

I wouldn't know, but it seems Dante was right when he said you were ashamed of who you are. Now go and fly your daddy's planes.

Oh yeah, and this picture still cracks me up.

LMAO, damn.

 

[CoolWaterz]

like anything else, it depends on the person. A long time ago like 4 years ago everyone busted on me for getting an eyebrow ring, but i pulled in tons of girls because they thought i looked good with it.

my point is, if you think youd look good with it dont listen to what people think. Opinions are like assholes, everyones got one.

But make sure ur hair is thick enough...it doesnt look that thick in the picture but thats prob bec ur hair is straightened. my moms got thick wavy hair but when she gets it straightened and flat-ironed it looks thinner also

 

[CoolWaterz]

by the way- how exactly does one get dreads?

 

[Eric]

You are an idiot. I'm brown. Indian, Punjabi to be exact.

This was a hilarious quote, Sleazy. You make it out as if being white is something to be ashamed of. Don't worry buddy, you'll be comfortable with your Caucasian ass one day.

I wouldn't know, but it seems Dante was right when he said you were ashamed of who you are. Now go and fly your daddy's planes.

Oh yeah, and this picture still cracks me up.

Punjabi, orange, white..all the same--the point is you aren't black. You can't insult me with second hand jokes. Dante has said all of that nonsense before and he isn't even correct when he says it. Ironically, Dante doesn't even like you. I don't even understand how flying a plane is an insult.

You asked for opinions. I think it's not for you and when you wear your hair down you look like a woman.

 

[Tha_Wood]

Ironically, Dante doesn't even like you.

how is that ironic

 

[_carmi]

militant you can't blame on people that think it looks dirty. it does look dirty. it doesnt look clean no matter how much you wash it and how special the shampoo is. it makes me think of hippies that hairstyle. dirty hippies. and i'm not hating hippies are cool. but i don't like how dreads look dirty and stinky even if they don't in real life.

but it's your head. you do what you want. its maybe gonna look good on you, maybe not. what does your wifey thinks about you getting dreads?

 

[stefanwzyga]

You asked for opinions. I think it's not for you and when you wear your hair down you look like a woman.

Thats funny. But then again its kinda true.

 

[Casey]

Punjabi, orange, white..all the same--the point is you aren't black. You can't insult me with second hand jokes. Dante has said all of that nonsense before and he isn't even correct when he says it. Ironically, Dante doesn't even like you. I don't even understand how flying a plane is an insult.

You asked for opinions. I think it's not for you and when you wear your hair down you look like a woman.

LMAO. Seriously, you are a complete moron.

If your point was that only black people look good with, or can wear dreadlocks, then you should have said that.

Saying "you are white" is not only factually incorrect, but also makes you look stupid and as if you have a problem with white people.

Also, if that WAS your point, it's completely incorrect as Indian sadhu's (holy men) invented dreadlocks and were wearing them literally THOUSANDS of years before black folks.

Congratulations, you made yourself look like an uneducated ass once again! Man, you're good at that! Somebody needs to change your user title to 'Village Idiot', as that's increasingly becoming your role in our little online community, I think everyone else will agree.

I can't insult you with second hand jokes? Seems I already did, my friend. Now how about you lose ANOTHER argument and disappear for another month. You also need to look up the meaning of irony.

Yes, I did ask for opinion. If you had said "I think it's not for you", I would have respected that. By throwing a completely inaccurate statement into the equation, you set yourself up to get schooled.

 

[Pittsey]

As requested by Millitant, Eric has a new user title.....



VIP's can change their own....


And Eric is right.... White people with dreads should be ashamed.

 

[Casey]

As requested by Millitant, Eric has a new user title.....



VIP's can change their own....


And Eric is right.... White people with dreads should be ashamed.

LOL.

I'm not generally a fan of white folks with dreads, either, to be fair. Although, some of them pull it off really well. I think it's less to do with skin tone and more to do with facial structure. You can't just assume that you can some dreads and they're gonna look cool. You have to get a style, thickness and length that suits your facial features. Just like any hairstyle really.

My skin tone is very much brown, and I have family members with dreads, it looks pretty cool.

I also think some of you may be jumping the gun and thinking I'm about to get some long ass thick dreads, nah, I'm more into the thinner, 'spider dreads' kind of style.

As I've said though, dreadlocks began in India, and by all rights should be considered an Indian thing, not a black thing.

The fact that it has become synonymous with black culture is just one of those things. It's more to do with society and how the western media chooses to portray different cultures.

Same way that rock n' roll has become synonymous with white people - despite the fact that it was a direct evolution of blues and was started by black people.

When I think of rock n roll, I think Chuck Berry, Little Richard, etc. However 99% of folks are clueless and would think it began with Elvis, Bill Haley, and The Beatles. Although if they did their research, they would come across John Lennon's famous quote "If rock and roll had another name, it should be called Chuck Berry".

 

[Shahin]

As I've said though, dreadlocks began in India, and by all rights should be considered an Indian thing, not a black thing.

That really depends on how you look at it cus though it's true Indians were the first to grow dreads they were also later worn by people in other parts of the world who had no knowledge of or contact with Indians. You can't really say it originated in India and was copied by the rest of the world. That said, I think dreads would look cool on you.