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Originally posted by nikki25:
Once people understand the history of Black hair, their discussion won't be so laced with ill informed comments about assimilation, and using dreadlocks to honor their African culture
(where in Africa do they see folks walking around in dreadlocks--I've never seen it).
but it's important to read and know, than to just give freestyle comments based on little knowledge, which, admittedly, most of us don't have.
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I just wanted to say that just because some of us haven't quoted pages from books doesn't mean our comments have been freestyle. Many of us, before we decided to go natural did research on the topic (at least I know I did). And YES there are tribes in AFRICA that take pride in the growth and grooming of DREADLOCKS. In the book "I Dream a World", you will find pictures of some of these women. There was also a PBS special on African tribes (sorry I cannot remember the name at this moment) and one of the tribes featured was the particular tribe who hardened their dreadlocks with the red clay of the earth in order to have red dreadlocks.
I don't think that most people are ill infromed about hair history, I think we become ill infromed when we read one book and believe we have found the answer without reading what someone else has to say about the subject.
Please don't take my comments to be abrasive or harsh, this is an open forum and I'm just giving a little rebutle.
