[Danny L. Williams Jr.]

Dreads have been worn by people of many cultures throughout history, simply because your hair will lock automatically over time if you don't have anything to groom it with. There are people in the bible who wore dreads and stuff. But dreads as we know them today came from Africans. African warriors, I think Mali warriors, used to wear their hair in dreads, which was the custom of all warriors. And when they got older, they would shave their heads in order to symbolize wisdom. Wearing your hair in dreads today represents different things to each person. Some wear them because it looks cool, and some wear them to symbolize that they're in touch with their roots, or as a cultural statement.

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[Danny L. Williams Jr.]

Dreadz have been worn by people of many cultures throughout history simply because your hair will lock automatically over time if you don't have anything to groom it or anything. There's people in the bible who wore dreads and stuff. But dreads as we know it today actually come from Africans. African warriors, i think Mali warriors used to wear their hair in dreads, which was the custom of all warriors. And when they got older they would shave their head bald in order to symbolize wisdom or something. Wearing your hair in dreads today represents different things to each person. Some wear it because it just looks cool and some wear it to symbolize that they're in touch with their roots or as a cultural statement.

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[Danny L. Williams Jr.]

Obviously by the way you asked this question you aren't around many black people that often. To think all black people are loud or act the same way is untrue, but if you talking about the majority of black people... I'd have to say some of us can be loud. It's because of the way people are raised. In my house we were raised differently to not be loud and stuff all in public, but when I get around my friends and stuff I do sometimes tend to be loud. Like at the movies and places like that because it's... fun. Basically most people who are loud all the time are loud because it's the way they were raised and it's embedded in their nature. Alot of people are raised around loudness and alot of yelling from their parents and stuff and this kinda thing is passed down from generation to generation so it's kinda apart of our culture. Asking this question is just like asking why white kids act so bad or talk back to their parents. It's the way they were raised and it's passed down from parent to child.

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[Danny L. Williams Jr.]

I think it's kind of like how some women call each other 'bitches.' Depending on the person, some women call each other bitches openly and take it as just a comment or don't care, but those same women become highly offended when a man calls them a bitch. It's the same way when black people use the word nigga. When women call each other bitches, it's like they both could be so-called bitches because they both are female, so it's not as much of an insult coming from another woman. So when black people call each other niggas, it's like both of them could be considered 'niggers' since they're both black, so it isn't a real insult coming from another black person. But if a white person, who would not be considered a nigger even if called one, calls a black person nigger, it's offensive. A white person wouldn't even use the word nigger unless he or she meant to offend or piss off someone, so just saying it shows you have nothing but bad intentions.

I also think tone of voice counts a lot. When a woman who's friends with another woman says she's a bitch, it's usually in a playful tone of voice. Same with black people in most cases. In cases where the tone of voice is serious, I've seen women break out into fights. It's the same with black people. Tone of voice shows your intentions, and usually when a white person uses the word, their tone of voice shows their intention is to offend, and even if it isn't, a black person would still feel offended because of how white people before them have used that word to put us down.

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