Ive wanted to lock up my hair for as long as I can remember, don't know weather its thanks to my step dad (whom I see as my father), who has had dreads for as long as I can remember. It could even be genetic, as apparently my biological father also locked up his hair when he was younger. What ever the reason, it was thanks to my employer that I finally decided to begin the journey of dreading my hair, as apparently my hair locked 'unkept' and 'unprofessional'. Rather than keep plaiting or braiding it around once a week to keep it looking fresh.
What I'm here to bitch about is, !!PEOPLES IGNORANCE!! (well..... usually is anyway).
Yes you can wash your hair!
No you don't have to be black
No you don't have to stop eating pork WTF!!
No it can never be done over night
No you do not need to be a 'rasta'..... as if you know what that means anyway.
At the end of the day, its just another hair style. Once finished or tightly formed they can be very easy to manage, just as easy to wear as long hair. If you wish to believe there is some mystical....ness about growing dreadlocks, fine go ahead that's your choice. !!BUT DO NOT!! in a quiz show quick fire round, ask me questions or make false statements about growing dreadlocks! If you know so much about it already why then ask me a question about it!!
'But you cant wash your hair, I saw this documentary where they did a test and found loads of bacteria inside of one'
'you CAN wash your hair! some people just choose not to!'
If I have to have another conversation, debate or argument regarding dreadlocks again I full on swear I'm gonna ...... Write a bigger post about this!!
On top of all of this due to peoples ignorance allot think negatively about dreadlocks, and this obviously can make living within this 'society' slightly more !!LONG!! I don't bother you about your hair, I don't ask what products you put in it, I don't care if you treat it in any way, unless of course I ask you, but I will ask you in a respective manner.... Please do the same.
