Genuine question

I saw a white girl with dreadlocks yesterday. When my friend noticed her, she asked me if I thought that was cultural appropriation or disrespectful. Neither of us thought it was.
But it got me curious about what others think.

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

Dreadlocks have been a part of various cultures. Dreadlocks are traditional for Hassidic Jewish men, for example. In fact, growing up in New York, that is my primary association with dreadlocks.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DrWatson Theirs don’t look like the Rastafarians, though, do they ? A big part of it is the hair texture. I wore locks for a time, but gave it up because my hair doesn’t consistently "lock" on some parts of my head.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@bijouxbroussard I guess not. When I saw a post about "dreadlocks", the first picture that came to mind was the Jewish kind.

bijouxbroussard · F

@DrWatson I’ve heard them called "sidelocks" but I don’t know a lot of Hasidic Jewish people.