should white people wear traditionally african american hairstyles?

wow these were NOT the responses i thought i would get

I'm mixed race and I find to be a compliment. I don't know, I've just always liked people appreciating other peoples culture, food, hairstyles and whatever.

Yes. I'm part black and have that hair type. If the palest, whitest, most ginger person wanted to wear deadlocks or do whatever else to their hair, I couldn't care less.

Should white people wear clothes? 🤔

I think people should do what they want. Let the cultures blend. I have an African print dress that I wear because it's beautiful. I celebrate all cultures, races and support our differences.

Well ... This a US air force uniform. !!!?

Probably not it's weird for the people who make rules about how afro textured hair is "unprofessional" then get to wear it as fashion. Also there's this endless thing where yesterday's black culture is today's white trend and it isn't usually black people getting rich from that shit.

However it's also not a majorly big deal there's more serious racial problems than problematic haircuts.

That’s it. Maybe I should try some gray dreads. 🤔

I’m going to sport a samurai top knot.

I’ve never understood the whole “cultural appropriation” stigma. Cultures mix and styles are exchanged…it’s been that way for thousands of years. Italian pasta dishes are made with pasta recipes taken from the Chinese and tomatoes and peppers taken from the native Americans. Should they gives up making pasta because it’s a multicultural appropriation?

As far as hair styles, I just don’t think cornrows look good on a white person, but that’s just personal opinion 🤷‍♂️

Yes.

My Dad wore an afro in the 80s and it wasn’t a good look!

Personally, I wouldn’t be offended.

Should black girls be able to straighten their hair and wear it in a pony tail…? Sure!

Can an Asian guy get a traditionally Mohican haircut? Why not?😊

I never understood the issue
Let people style their hair in a way that looks good on them is my motto typically

Not a definite yes. Not a definite no. It depends on the woman's hair texture and thickness and other things that I'm absolutely no Authority on. Because I'm a dude. And I shave my head.

I think everyone should wear whatever hair style they want.

Sure, but only if they can wear it with style.

I have a jew fro in the summer ..coz it gets so damn frizzy ..does that count?

If they like it and can sure, my hair won’t do that.

If they got hair, I think they can if they want to

Whatever makes them happy.

Definitely

Yes

White people can do anything that any other race can do. Latinos can do anything that any other race can do. What is right or wrong is independent of the race of the person doing said right or wrong thing. Anyone who disagrees is a racsit, period point blank.

Who cares? I figure if you can get bent out of shape by things like that you need to find a life.

you get that here in the uk too, and no its ridiculous, i avoid anyone like that.

At the end of the day the whole notion of "cultural appropriation" is manufactured nonsense, just as the idea of "race" is only a manufactured social construct (since melanin levels have only been influenced by however much ultraviolet light our ancestors received at high versus low latitudes over thousands of years)

Anyone of any hue should be able to do whatever they like with their hair (of course, don't expect it to fly in every given employment scenario), to cook any cuisine they wish, etc.

While I myself might still be a bit skeptical if going into a Chinese restaurant staffed with 100% Caucasians ("oh my, this lacks 'authenticity!", I still think a Karen with nothing else to be pissed off about invented the idea of "cultural appropriation" so they could rage once more

Now perhaps the past practice of casting Caucasian actors to portray Asians or Africans is more troubling, but maybe that is really dependent upon the specific context of the specific history of a specific society where it happened, and perhaps in another part of the world, even a light-skinned person darkening their face with makeup would have no racial connotations

Anyone who says no is by definition in favor of racial double standards, and wants the races to be in some place, in one way, segregated. Which is fine, but just admit you're doing this.

My stance is: It's as ok for white people to do this as it is for black people to dress up as vikings, or knights, or wear celtic shit with runes on it. Both are either bad or good.

I think if people are wearing the hairstyle in appreciation of the culture then that would be okay.

If they are wearing it to mock or make fun of African American culture then no, they should not.

Sure, why not? I mean yes, mostly it looks stupid, but hey, you be you.

yes. the fact that 'white' people may have 'black' hair shows how race is somewhat of a social construct.

To me cultural appropriation takes place when you enjoy a cultures stuff but hate and even oppress it's people.
As opposed to liking and appreciating the stuff and the people.
Like I have family members that hate Black and Hispanic people but they will go and eat their cultural food.
To me that smacks of taking with no giving back or appreciation. It's a superficial what can you give me kind of attitude.

Yeah people need to pull the stick out of their ass

I think people should wear whatever hair style suits them best so sure why not

If they want to, sure, do you eat burritos and Asian food?