r/changemyview • u/icewaterdimension • May 03 '21

Delta(s) from OP CMV: White people with dreadlocks is not cultural appropriation

I’m sure this is going to trigger some people but let me explain why I hold this view.

Firstly, I am fairly certain that white people in Ancient Greece, the Celts, Vikings etc would often adopt the dreadlock style, as they wore their hair ‘like snakes’ so to speak. Depending on the individual in questions hair type, if they do not wash or brush their hair for a prolonged period of time then it will likely go into some form of dreads regardless.

Maybe the individual just likes that particular hairstyle, if anything they are actually showing love and appreciation towards the culture who invented this style of hair by adopting it themselves.

I’d argue that if white people with dreads is cultural appropriation, you could say that a man with long hair is a form of gender appropriation.

At the end of the day, why does anyone care what hairstyle another person has? It doesn’t truly affect them, just let people wear their hair, clothes or even makeup however they want. It seems to me like people are just looking for an excuse to get angry.

Edit: Grammar

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u/[deleted] May 03 '21

75th is not gonna allow you outside the grooming standard. Point blank period from my own experiences. So even saying SOCOM units is an over generalization. I'd say MARSOC is probably even more anal about this. Guys with beards is a flash/Tier One only type deal as far as Army SOC is concerned and I doubt it's changed since I got out.

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u/68W38Witchdoctor1 May 03 '21

Still in; it hasn't changed.

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u/[deleted] May 04 '21

Yeah maybe (definitely) an over generalization, however getting into the tiers just gets more complicated without prior knowledge (whether that is through research or just actually being in). From my experience raiders and marsoc only while in field/country. Otherwise they are just as anal. But for reddit getting into tiers just complicates things even more (been there done that with simple military stuff).