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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bijouxbroussard · F

It doesn’t really bother me, so I would never comment to the person.

But I can remember in 1980 when Bo Derek wore cornrows for the movie "10" and immediately her hairstyle was dubbed "Bo’s Braids" in spite of previous generations of black women having worn such styles. I admit, that bothered me. My grandmother had very long hair and wore similar braids as a child, circa 1908. It just seemed like one more aspect of our culture for which someone else was trying to take credit.