[Christine]

My husband has dreadlocks, and I don’t find it offensive to see people of different nationalities wearing them. I do, however, think it should be given a different name. The white people I have seen with dreadlocks have really nasty hair, and it seems (and smells) like they never wash it. That is not what it is about. Most black people have the type of hair that is very curly (nappy) by nature. That is why they call it ‘locking up,’ because if you stop combing your hair and twist it, eventually it will get so nappy that it ‘locks’ together. Most white people’s hair will not do that. If you can take them out later, they are not real dreadlocks, because the hair was not locked in the first place. If my husband wants his hair in a different style, he will have to cut all of it off and start again. Perhaps that is why some people are offended by the idea. P.S.: As far as the whole Rasta thing, I have no idea about that.

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Name : Christine, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Baptist, Age : 19, City : Houston, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Upper middle class,