Monday, February 7, 2011

Cause for wonder??

But seriously now, what do you think goes on in a mind of a person with dreadlocks hiding them with a weave?

Of course there are many reasons why people grow dreads and/or put on weaves. Some will tell you that dreads are easier to maintain as compared to actual relaxed hair; others will tell you they cannot grow hair on their heads but dreads grow easier. One reason that has always fascinated me so much so that I started appreciating the African-ness of a woman with dreadlocks is the desire to remain original; true to yourself and not "fake" or buy beauty. Now, with that in mind, with the belief that a person with dreads is sort of making a statement; an identity statement that states that "I am a true African woman and my hair does define who I am and what I believe in. I will not succumb to social pressure and stereotypes that say that a woman's hair should be such and such. I am what I am". If the next day you see a you assumed was making that statement and you had your assumptions confirmed by that very person after confronting them, and the next day or week for that matter you spot that very person wearing a WEAVE on their heads covering the dreads, what are you to think?

T.B.C...

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