Can i have dreadlocks

A viral video has started a debate about "cultural appropriation" and the racial politics of hair. The footage picks up in the middle of a confrontation between two young people - one a white man, the other a black woman. The argument centres around the man's hairstyle. Specifically, his dreadlocks. At one point she pushes him and tries to stop him from walking away. The video , which has been watched more than three million times on YouTube, kicked off a debate online.

The man was later identified as Cory Goldstein, a student at San Francisco State University, where the video was apparently filmed. During the argument, Goldstein at one point declares: "You have no right to tell me what I can wear. Join the conversation on this and other stories here. But what may have once felt like an uphill battle is slowly turning in favor of the Black community as the natural hair movement undergoes a 21st-century renaissance.

I recently had a conversation with my mom—who has permed her hair straight since she lived in Ghana, long before I was born—about her considering going natural, which was an incredibly pivotal moment. As we have to recondition ourselves and society, it will remain a movement until it's no longer necessary. My belief is that education leads to empathy, which will lead to action.

Part of the education process is un-educating ourselves. However his current look as attracted a lot of flak from members of the Black community. In an interview with the Guardian , Stephanie Cohen, co-founder and legal and political organiser at the Halo Collective, a natural hair organisation, opened up about how white people sporting hairstyles that are part of Black culture really grinds her gears.

She went on to add that if the hairstyle is not specific to his own culture then Bieber has no right to do his hair up with locs. This isn't the first time Justin Bieber has faced criticism and backlash for cultural appropriation, in another instant in the singer was called out for sporting cornrows. Leviticus reads, "They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

A Rastafarian costume, however, strips the group's spiritual beliefs down to dreadlocks, several mainstream reggae musicians, marijuana and a mocking accent. A post shared by Scott Disick letthelordbewithyou. One of the best ways to appreciate a culture is by taking the time to listen to the people who identify with it, instead of "woke washing," which Lester defines as "jumping on the bandwagon when you really don't know what you're doing.

What have you done to uplift people's understanding or what have you done to educate yourself? But Everett says the best apology is not crossing the line into appropriation in the first place by doing your research ahead of time: "Just avoid it from the beginning and say what the hairstyle is, why you are wearing it and where it came from. Facebook Twitter Email. View this post on Instagram. Cultural appropriation versus appreciation. Fans slam Justin Bieber for cultural appropriation after debuting dreadlocks.