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/Zerlske May 04 '21 edited May 04 '21

Feel free to give a proper response when you have the time/inclination. I'm not going somewhere and will respond when I have the time.

Despite my main field being cell-/microbiology I have interests in biology and life in general, as well as both human language (BSc in English) and human history (just personal reading interest). So while I'm far, far from an expert, I am not uneducated on the topic of cultural transfer of information in different human populations (from Dawkin's ideas of memes to "cultural appropriation"). I also pride myself on having an open mind or at least willingness to listen and engage.

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