I honestly don't know why y'all show them sympathy when they never show us black people's sympathy. You stupid if you think they don't talk about us black people 24/7 and we don't have dreads for the same damn reason blacks do it spiritually others do it because they wanna be us that simple💯☺️
That white people talk about you 24/7 is not true. I have better things to do with my time than talk about someone who has a different skin color than mine. That's part of the problem. Black people say they are proud but they won't let go of their victimhood. We're talking about a hairstyle. I don't complain when I see a black woman with straight hair in a ponytail! Isn't that white appropriation?
instead of repeating the cycle how about ppl do better to make change. genuinely get tired of ppl doing the same things that others do to them instead of doing something better towards a different outcome. maybe ppl can get somewhere if ppl just moved on from all the hatred
I am a black person who thinks that any adult that actually gets offended by another persons choice of hair style needs to grow up. The fact of the matter is dreadlocks have been worn by non blacks since the Viking age. This monopolization of a hair style a beyond childish.
Im saying tho these people on a hitler run this shit crazy bro boutta tale 3 hours telling us his hair resembles the galaxy and all the other bullshit they soaked up I know theres black people who hate this shit and some like him
@@MontyBroadyand some of our straight hair is natural stop thinking we all wear weave or hair extensions some of us have natural long straight hair we annt all nappy head as you where throwing shots trying to say 😂😂😂😂we dnt all look n act like nay nay from the hood and also dreads are spiritual they have spiritual meaning in brown culture and I say brown because this is black🖤 and this is white 🤍 and I have yet to see anyone match these exact colors 😂anyway this is why they says why he is wearing dreads it’s brown spiritual & cultural reasons why we wear them so people get affended when other cultures try to wear them cause it’s like spitting in our ancestors face ijs
@@lynnmonet7282there is no way you aren’t intentionally missing the point this bad lmao no shit he likes them. It’s about the reasoning for having it is deeper than just liking them. If things aren’t that deep to you, have the decency to stay in shallow discussions while other black folks try to progress🤷🏽♂️
I’m half and I just like them, I think the only reason why he said black ppl is because he is being attacked because he’s asian, like saying he can’t have them cause he’s not black, which is a stupid question to begin with, if a black person doesn’t like them they won’t wear them so yeah I think every PERSON wearing any hairstyle is basically cause they like it, why making it so complicated
@@nomnom11155”boo hoo” you sound like a immature person she’s not bragging about having locs she’s STATING that she got locs for spiritual purposes so calm tf down
One day after taking out my weave, I remember I didn’t feel as pretty with it & didn’t want to leave the house to go to the hair store. From that moment, I started my loc journey to go against the weaved up beauty standards & I’ve since even dropped makeup! #natural
YES! So glad you fought the powers that be. No traction alopecia for you! Seriously, remember when the "natural craze" happened, and it was seen as this hotep Erykha Badu hing? 😂 whole time it's been the truth lol
As a black person with dreads who has been constantly harassed for having dreads in my predominately white county all I have to say is leave the poor man alone. It literally doesn’t matter if he bas dreads as an asian dude. My white cousin used to have dreads and they were beautiful. Had to shave them when he got a new job and he regrets it every day. Let people live, please.
The "poor man" literally goes out of his way to provoke Black animosity for clicks. He flat-out said he only mentioned Black people to rage farm for followers. I'm telling him to do him but keep our name out his mouth, and here you are defending him... **smh** 🤦🏿
Stealing our culture 😂 while the Chinese is trying to take over Jamaica at the same time sounds like this corresponds with the narrative 😂😂 but hey if they can't beat us they can join us personally because I'm not letting you in 😂
@@jayro792I don't know how old you are but I can tell you that there certainly was a time when a black person who was trying to force their hair into a "European" style hair-do was negatively spoken about by white people.
@@TheCreatedOnes ahh yes, the perpetual critic who simply did not watch the video. The OP said "same reason why black people have them", as if he could in any way speak for all black people with locs. Then, he failed to speak for himself again when he used his black friend to defend him from scrutiny.
Don't you think this guy is trying to speak for all Black people: "as a black man I can assure you my luck journey is different than yours". 🤣🤣🤣I'm black. My husband is black, and he has locks. He didn't have a "lock journey". It ain't that serious boo-boo. This guy that made this video has issues a lock "journey" can't solve
He is right. You can say you got them because you like them, thats fine but you can't just say, "All black people got them because they like them." You arent even a single black person, not to mention all black people. Lol. Do what you want, it's cool. Just dont speak for anyone else.
@@michaelblackson2006 he's saying to only speak for you and your own experience. He can't speak on anyone's reason for having locs except his own. That's it.
@@kitabootforever so can the black dude speak for black people? Has he lived every black person's experience? and why did he throw up quotation marks when he said "black friends"? I'll tell you man... some black people.
Not just a black friend but an African black friend. They view racism so differently that things that don’t slide with AAs slide right pass them with permission. Just another form of manipulation to get what you want.
They have a long history of being docile and scammed. Shoot. A group of white folks went to South Africa and took over the whole damn country. Blacks folk had to a papers to move around in their own country. TF?
@@NiKiMa023 I wouldn’t say that. An African Americans experience will be completely different than a Africans. Both view racism very differently. There’s articles on this. Very interesting if you’d like to learn.
@@NiKiMa023👀 You're either trolling for reactions or using sarcasm to highlight how other cultures see/understand the black experience. In the nicest possible way - which is it? Note: My gut feeling is sarcasm but I could be wrong. 🤔
When I was 18, I had an old yt premed advisor tell us that locs were unprofessional and justified it with a story of a racist lady refusing to been seen by a Black doc with locs. I’m now in med school and will be starting my loc journey in my last year to inspire my sisters and brothers to be their authentic selves instead of compromising to accommodate racists.
Precisely. Whatever your reason is for your hair, clothing, body art, etc.; stand in it on your own. Don't bring your assumed thoughts of an entire peoples, that you aren't grouped with, into it.
You literally heard this Asian man talk for 10 seconds. You have no idea who asked him that question. If it was a black person that asked him that question, then he answered appropriately.
This guy tried to use that black woman as his human shield after trying to speak for black people. He could have just said that he liked the look and left it as that.
His dreads look dope who cares about his race. It's his hair, I do believe we all have our reasons my love are intimate for me I'm black. I love locs but whoever wants to have them can I don't think it's as intimate as my reasons but that's me They are cultural, religious, spiritual, powerful ties to history & deserve respect.
How can people be so ignorant of what he is saying in this video? This is a prime example of the lack of education and really just lack of common sense. 1. This video is not about Black people or any people OWNING locks. It has absolutely nothing to do with that. 2. This video is not saying this Asian dude cannot wear locks. Its not saying anything about anybody not being able to wear locks. How can so many not comprehend this? There is a detailed explanation within the video and yet so many of you still absolutely miss the point.
Many cultures throughout history have worn their hair in dreadlocks. Minoans, the Greeks, Germanic tribes, and nomadic Norse tribes are a few that come to mind that all used dreadlocks for cultural and spiritual reasons. Don’t do it just because it’s cool, I think they should hold deeper meaning personally, but don’t let anyone gatekeep them from you, that comes from a place of ignorance as well.
I honestly don't know why y'all show them sympathy when they never show us black people's sympathy. You stupid if you think they don't talk about us black people 24/7 and we don't have dreads for the same damn reason blacks do it spiritually others do it because they wanna be us that simple💯☺️
Pal I’m black and I got locs because I like them 🤷🏾♂️ ion know what your yapping about Ik some of y’all think of it as some typa spiritual journey but but for most us im sure it’s the simple fact we like it
No "dreads" are term used by Napoleon to describe Haitians who had locs. Napoleon and the French became dreadful or dreaded to see people with locs because they were able to defeat the world's strongest military. Even in the Bible the term is loc not dreadloc.....stop it. This is a hair style this a lifestyle. Are you or your white cousin. Bobo Ashanti, Rastafarian, Nyahbinghi, Kemites, Kushites, or Sumarian? If not you shouldn't have locs. Most locs don't allow members to have locs touched by people outside of the tribe. Some loc tribes won't allow their locs to be uncovered in public. And no loc tribe allows "tools of Babylon" Combs, brushes, dyes, rubber bands, etc to be used on their locs. Older tribes would behead you for this (shave your head).
Well said I'm black and have locs because I like the style. People try to deep things to much. IMO let's worry less about bs like this and worry about why we are the poorest race of people on every single continent maybe fix the major problems before moaning about who and who doesn't have locs
@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions I have what I want period that's how life works you want something go get it. Its always the ungrateful, uneducated, those with victim mentalities, low work ethic and drive that have issues with things that doesn't effective them.
@@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions your comparing a cultural thing to people who are outside of that culture. What ever the tribe does is what they do. I’m Jamaican and I got locs for the simple fact I like em. I could Care less who wears them or what history is connected to it. We shouldn’t exclude anyone from enjoying something simply because of where they are from that just promotes more racism
The difference is . When other than black people have locs it's seen as "new" and "stylish" in society. But black people with locs .. they're told it's something negative. As we see with companies and schools telling black people they should cut them or in the case of schools the teachers will be cold and bold enough to cut the locs themselves
I have seen a couple stories in the news of school officials cutting kids dreads because they violate the dress code… And I def do not agree with that… That’s not right… And if it were my child He would be withdrawn immediately and my attorney would have a field day…. That said… If equality and fair enforcement of rules really matter I don’t think that a dress code that clearly states boys can’t have hair past their collar should have racial exemptions…You can’t strictly apply the rule to non black students while allowing black students to have long hair… doesn’t matter if it’s dreads or braids if below the collar it’s too long… It’s the parents responsibility to be aware of things like this for your kid… holding a student and a parent to the same standard of accountability as everyone else is the opposite of racist…
Why not just say YOU got them bc YOU like them ? So much simpler imo . Btw the second person talking (responding to the tatted one) has the most SOOTHING SMOOTH VOICE EVER . I could listen to a billion audio books by them ❤
Asian guy: *assumes black ppl as a whole get dreadlocks as an aesthetic, dismissing a variety of other reasons that range from spiritual, to protective styling, to personal journeys of self love as well* Sunn: You can say you got them for Aesthetic reasons, but don't speak on the reasons for a people/culture you dont know. The comments for some reason: Uhm ACTUALLY, You guys cant Gatekeep a Hair Style, Because Vikings, and ACTUWAUALLY My FAVORITE Rapper is Snoop Dogg, So I Give All People Permission to Wear Dreads, Get TF OVER Yourselves Yew dont OWN ME, I L00k GREAT IN- Like I get that it's a knee jerk reaction to be weird to black folk but come tf on. Yall needa use our grown up ears and unclench ur jaw.
@@jayro792 the word uniformly is subjective as long as it’s free forms evenly then it is uniform and it’s doesn’t have to be braided or put in plates first all you have to do is wash your hair and oil it and it’ll lock up naturally and most people who go to a loctition don’t start from braids they start by comb coils, barrel twisting or interlocking
Cap they never did stop lying white peoples cannot get dreads without modifying through crocheting and gel which the “Germanic white people” had . Stop it y’all had straight pretty boy hair
This is such a respectful way to call attention to disrespect and request respectf/accountability. I hope others know that Sunn's eloquence and respectful language is NOT the only thing that makes him worth listening to. He is not just "one of the nice ones"
I grew my hair simply because my head looked oddly shaped with a haircut....locs just happened to be my preferred style😅💯....notice i only spoke on why I have locs
Im tired of our ppl standing behind it in the manner that they do; his need for validation and her unbelievable act of validation 😞.. Get cha house in order❤
There's ALWAYS ONE of "US" willing to cosign THEIR STUPIDITY to GAIN THEIR acceptance...especially Africans I notice they REALLY WANT acceptance from OTHERS besides "FAMILY ".
Shidd I ask black ppl wit locs why they have them and I also wear them. I like to hear their journey. My Aunt is a PA of Jamaican decent and when she first started her medical journey she was told it was unacceptable… now forty years into her career she goes in to her office loc’d and living her representation.
My journey with locs is literally a whole ass thesis. 😭 I don't think folks really understand the impact and importance hair has in the Black community. And I learned the hard way that my loc journey is a thesis cause I recently posted a comment on this video about it. It was much longer than I expected when I posted it and re-read through it. 😅😅
No "dreads" are term used by Napoleon to describe Haitians who had locs. Napoleon and the French became dreadful or dreaded to see people with locs because they were able to defeat the world's strongest military. Even in the Bible the term is loc not dreadloc.....stop it. This is a hair style this a lifestyle. Are you or your white cousin. Bobo Ashanti, Rastafarian, Nyahbinghi, Kemites, Kushites, or Sumarian? If not you shouldn't have locs. Most locs don't allow members to have locs touched by people outside of the tribe. Some loc tribes won't allow their locs to be uncovered in public. And no loc tribe allows "tools of Babylon" Combs, brushes, dyes, rubber bands, etc to be used on their locs. Older tribes would behead you for this (shave your head).
He missed the part where he told us why he has dreads and the part where he told us why the asian guy can't have dreads. This man is racist no race owns a hairstyle.
Anybody offended enough to ask "why are you appropriating their hairstyle?" has too much time on their hands and need to thicken their skin. A hairstyle is a hairstyle, everyone has hair, everyone can wear their's how they please
His message could have seriously gone in a much better heart felt way, I’m curious if he is Tibetan and of ngagpa. While on my trip to Asia I saw several practicing Buddhist/Hindus who also wear locks but presented with this question they would dive into a deep thought of mental, emotional, spiritual journey their hair has given them.. But then again if your reason is “The same reason as black people” then it is fair to say he doesn’t have an answer that would suffice.
Incorrect Dreadlocks also have ancient roots and can be traced back to various cultures, including those in Africa, India, and the Caribbean. In African cultures, dreadlocks were often worn as a symbol of spirituality, identity, and cultural pride. While other cultures have adopted similar styles, the significance and history of dreadlocks are particularly prominent in Black communities, especially within the context of the Rastafari movement and African heritage.
@@Komondragon I made the comment out of irreverent intent. I couldn't give a shit about the origins of dreadlocks (I bet the mesopotamians had dreadlocks). Anybody with a modicum of intelligence wouldn't care less about the racial legitimacy of a hair style.
It’s always hypocritical, some people will always scream black appropriation. Yet a lot of the same people believe braids is a cultural black “thing”. Imagine living your life obsessing over what’s appropriate for different cultures not knowing that the first braids were worn I Denmark 🇩🇰
Whewwww!!! Say that!!! I don't have dreads, but I returned natural, over 20 years ago, and I'm tired of braids being called "ghetto" when bl@ck women have them, but it's "trendy" and "edgy" when yt women get them.
in Central and Northern Asian cultures (specifically Turkic) we have braids too, initially a black person may be a little confused about it, but we learn from eachother and such but yes it definitely is a little bit odd for a white person to make braids for just fashion
@@amiramirziyoyevaBlack people were the first Homo sapiens to inhabit Asia. I can assure you that Asian people did not invent the concept of braids before the African diaspora.
It’s a reason he diverted str8 to black people to answer the question. The person asking didn’t say anything about black people. Y’all catch that?? Lol
True, but it's implied. I know people who were not allowed to have "black hair styles." Still, you're right, could talk for himself when answering the question.
🙄 they weren’t allowed!? Like these were children and their parents said they couldn’t wear their hair a certain way? Otherwise, their hair their business. Appreciate, don’t appropriate & everything is all good
@@SLYKM It wasn't implied at all in that question. The fact that he specifically said "Black" and not "anyone" does speak to his own perception of locs as a Black thing. The only other 'implication' he could draw from is if a Black person asked the question. Which would still be biased on his part.
We live in a society where everyone feels they are entitled to ask you personal questions and make you justify your decisions with your body. The issue wasn't the dreads, the issue was he asked a black person to defend him having dreads.
People get locs for different reasons no matter what race they are. Some do it to copy, but we all copy something. Now Asian and African culture intermingled so if you research you’ll see that the two cultures have strong ties and share ancestral characteristics. Like facial features and hair texture. You can see on those old ancient statues that they are wearing braids or dreads. Like a Siddhartha. You can’t say Africa is in all of us, and then not accept that it’s in all of us. I personally don’t have a problem with people copying me, I just make sure that whatever they copy is something positive. I don’t mind being a leader 😅
So many hear completely miss the point he was making. This is why people who are clueless on race and culture get things so wrong so often. First thing is he never said Black people own dreds. Second thing is he never said others cant wear dreds. Third is the entire point of the video was not completely about dreds itself. It was about making clueless assumptions on things you dont really know about. Let me explain. His entire point was that all Black people dont wear dreds simply because they like them which is what the Asian dude said. That doesn't mean some dont, because they do. Many wear them for religious or cultural reasons. This is the whole point. He wears them because he likes them, but you cant then assume Black people as a whole also wear them simply because they just like them. We can even take race completely out of this and use another example. Some Christians wear the cross because it means something to them. It is a representation of their connection with their religion. Not everybody that wears the cross feels this way. Some just wear it because it looks cool, or so they think. Yet it would be wrong of me to assume that everybody wears the cross simply because it looks cool to them. The same can be said with certain tattoos. Certain tattoos mean something and some people get them because of that meaning while others get it simply because they like it. Yall need to put your hate aside and listen to what was actually said and explained in the video with great detail.
Where does the asian guy say "All black people..." Answer that and only that. If no answer to that then stay quiet because its ironic you talk about missing any points.
@@viviennewestwoodruinedmylife He didn't have to say all. He said Black People and didn't separate. If you can't pick up on the context of how he said Black people and his original point then that is not my problem. Don't jump into things you can't comprehend.
I see no reason to even think twice about what the asian guy said he didnt mean it word for word literally but yes i believe the vast majority get it cause its cool why are we not questioning why he was being asked its literally a hairstyle
Why does he have dreadlocks? Because he can. Freedom of expression. You can express yourself the way you want as long as you don’t infringe on other peoples rights in doing so.
I got mines to simplify my life and to embrace my natural beauty. Learning to love myself was challenging, but now I’m just loving the journey, the honesty and self reflection that comes with it . It’s crazy to think I use to be a woman that would cancel dates if my hair and fake nails wasn’t done. Or felt ugly if I didn’t have it done. Now I wear my natural nails , sometimes I’m a press on queen . It’s not a necessity now , I do what I like now . Not because I feel like I have to. I wake up feeling beautiful. I check myself when I make assumptions about how people few me . I’m not a product hair junkie no more .
@babynyxe4784 ikr. Also all he said was "speak for yourself we all have the same hair for different reasons. Which is correct. I don't get why they have such a hard time understanding that
I started my loc journey almost 3 years ago when I turned 50. I admired them from the 1st time I saw them oh so long ago. I wanted to do the locs for several reasons, all of them very personal. I waited because of the gate keeping but when I seriously contemplated getting locs, I did a lot of searching on the internet. I learned about Rastafarianism, the history of locs in cultures and contemporary perspectives. I found a large divide in this subject. In the end, I did what was right for me and I will never give up my locs. I am grateful to whoever and wherever they come from and in my journey gained a deep respect for the Rastafarians. The one thing I did not expect to run into were white women asking me about my locs. No one has been rude, and it has given me an opportunity to dispel a lot of myths about locs.
The colour of our skin does not define our choices or our feelings. I have my dreads because they helped me through a very tough pregnancy and more. They continue to grow with me and my son through our spiritual journey. This man was putting it simply, but saying that he is no different than any other with dreads, we all have our personal reason, but overall because we like it, because we want to. The colour of our skin does not define us
As a Jamaican, Rastafari originated here. Locs were and still are criminalized. Locs are a symbol of defiance, resistance to oppression and anti-colonialism. Many were murdered just for having them. It wasn’t so much that they liked them as much as they were fighting and sending a message to the oppresors.
Crazy how many people miss the point, it really shows how people don’t listen at all, they just assume things…all he had to say was because he likes them, but instead he speaks for blk ppl which was unnecessary and ignorant to the nuances of protective hairstyles beyond personal aesthetics…he addressed this very politely and didn’t once tell him what to do with his hair
As a black man with locs (wicks) and golds.. we’re the most hated but always impersonated duplicated and imitated. The world over wants our rhythm but ain’t built to handle life and move with our blues. Y’all stay blessed
You right about that but then again do us black folks realize dreadlocs was a form of Indian culture? Dreads were first seen worn in tribes & Indians/native culture. I just think we gotta learn our history.
@@jerrydjones5328from the research I’ve done, we are the natives at least in part anyways (Seminoles for example) And some of the others tribes their noses up at us too. We catch from the inside and outside it’s crazy bruh
Okay, got it! I weaned off the creamy crack years ago and learned how to take care of my natural hair because I don't like straight hair and just like my kinky hair better! Yeah! This has nothing to do with societal norms, de-colonizing my sense of my own beauty, or not spending all day at Burn Yo' Scalp Salon just to leave smelling like a whole ass refinery! Nope, this was purely an aesthetic choice! Ha ha! HAHAHAHAHA! 🥴
@ Sunn can you do a video on the history of the word dreadlocks, please.🙏🏾 I personally don't use the term dreadlocks. I just say Locs or traditional locs.
reading all these loc origin stories got my heart full of joy and gratitude ❤ The spirit of man is inherently beautiful. We need to work on maintaining that beauty ❤ brother in the video made his point very well.
It's fairly simple. Speak on your own experience from your own knowledge base. Some experiences might be shared, but not for the same reasons. It's not hard. You're an individual and so is EVERY BODY ELSE. speak for yourself and own what you say.
@@grondunn9707 it makes it easier to accept the decision you made, before during or after ridicule. Like saying “My Black friend(s) think it’s cool, so IDC.
Because he is what….Asian and they asked why he, as an Asian person has locs not why he thinks black people have them…. bringing up race is not a bad thing but discriminating against one because of their race is come on now.
I group up in Philadelphia, in gen X times i might add...there were dreads back in 70s 80s and prior that did not comb ot straighten their hair as a symbol of culture...meaning we will not conform to America's idealism of beauty as black people...there was a group of people named the "Movement " in Philadelphia that stood for just this idea...freedom for black people and the oppression of being told who or what we are...dreads speak to our culture and diversity...my mother, brothers and i had dreads when they were not treated as a fad and or a hairstyle.....its astonishing to see how many culturally challenged black people have little knowledge of our history.....so many did not get the point of even where we are in society today.....between the ignorance and the cartoonist way blacks are depicted and displayed today its sad for all those who risked their lives and freedom for our cause. Those of us who speak and say things like im a black man and i don't care, etc...as a black man with failing and unsafe communities.. you should always care about what and how you are being viewed and or depicted....wake up modern world...these are the most racist times we are living in...
How about being happy that people like your culture’s hairstyle enough to wear it instead of being angry and divisive. These professional victims can’t ever be satisfied. No one else can wear their hairstyles but they sure can wear ours🙂 Some even wear other women’s hair literally. I am sick of these DOUBLE STANDARDS
I need literally everyone, especially if you are not a black person, to just take a good six months and learn about the history of chattel slavery, and how that played in the whole of the Americas. Some of y'alls random thoughts about how race and racism works in America, and I mean North, Central, South, and all the islands, reveal your abject ignorance about living in these countries as a black person. For an asian man to fix his mouth to speak about black people wearing locs is the height of idiocy. Literally every nation in the Americas had some weird rules steeped in colorism that involved texturism and and other physical characteristics about black people. And it was all inculcated into class systems. That still affect us today more so because most of us are ignorant of that history. I experience secondhand embarrassment all the time as a result of these folks.🥴😒
Dreads were also discovered on mummies from Egypt. Also, my goodness, sooooo many asian ethnic groups (Mongolian, Tibetan etc etc...) have dreads or dreads type variation that are not called 'dreads' by them.
Exactly. While the person who posted this video didn't outright claim that dreadlocks are / should be the purview of blacks, it's certainly implied. Also, calling an Asian dude a white guy...
No "dreads" are term used by Napoleon to describe Haitians who had locs. Napoleon and the French became dreadful or dreaded to see people with locs because they were able to defeat the world's strongest military. Even in the Bible the term is loc not dreadloc.....stop it.
@@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions idc whatever it's called names are not universal. My point is this hairstyle is not only done by blacks but many other ethnicity groups in Asia, was found in Egypt too. So if u see an Asian wearing it, we can't say the person is being offensive, who knows what ethnicity he/she belongs to. This hairstyle was not exclusively used by Africans only.
@neeb2004 This isn't a hairstyle it's a lifestyle. You're completely missing the point, dumbass. Egypt is a Greek term. The original Africans from that area named their civilization Kemet. They are Kemites. Known discovering Khemistry/ Chemistry and Alkemy. Dummy this is literally 3200 B.C. This is our lifestyle and birthright, this nit a trend or style.
Anyone can wear whatever they like!!!! This is America! People need to get over it. Noone in America is oppressed in 2023. I mean SERIOUSLY! So ridiculous 🤬😡🤬😡
Asking this is like asking why Black people straighten their hair. People can do what they want with their bodies so long as it doesn't hurt others. Though i agree they should probably know why they're doing it on a conscious and subconscious level.
I'm a white woman with dreadlocks of 10years to my thighs. I got them for many reasons, A) I don't like brushing my hair B) quick and easy C) I LOVE THE LOOK OF THEM MOST OF ALL D) I'm a metal head and it makes headbanging 10x's more awesome E) because I was going through some things and my hair went with it. Also, I love your voice. It is so soothing.
Locs was created before “race”. Locs is a cultural thing. 1000s of yrs ago nobody said they were black or white they said where they were from. So people of different nations all over the world obviously everybody know especially in some Asian culture like in India. I love my locs and I embrace any human on earth with locs.
I respect the fact you definitely started the video out with a disclaimer, that he cannot speak for you. That was powerful and it will go over most people's heads who are triggered with your position.
@@mattstanislen3165 I guess I must have. When the Asian man's statement was a generalization and his response was a direct one. You might want to watch it again. I don't believe in Cultural Appropriation. I think it's stupid and prohibits us from allowing each other to borrow from one another which promotes interoperability and cohesion. However... his disclaimer of YOU can't speak for ME. Was fair. It helped myself who plans on being a content creator to make sure I assess a situation ACCURATELY before speaking on it.
And do any of them speak for black people? No. That’s his point that you missed. It’s not like he saying he shouldn’t get them, but rather he shouldn’t be speaking on behalf of black people. Because a lot of black people get them not simply because they just “like them.”
I’m Jamaican they are colonizers in Jamaica period. They are Asian living in Jamaica that speak patios because they’ve been there for so long they are not Jamaican. They can’t speak for us in Jamaica because they are not. He cannot say he wears his locs for the same reason black people do cause he like them when that is not true for all black people My locs are who eye am my antennas to the universe I didn’t get them for a look.
I honestly don't know why y'all show them sympathy when they never show us black people's sympathy. You stupid if you think they don't talk about us black people 24/7 and we don't have dreads for the same damn reason blacks do it spiritually others do it because they wanna be us that simple💯☺️
We can’t talk about yall 24/7 ‘cause yall are too busy talking about yourselves 24/7! 🤪
@@FrostyTheSnowman12321 sumbody mad you must be white
That white people talk about you 24/7 is not true. I have better things to do with my time than talk about someone who has a different skin color than mine. That's part of the problem. Black people say they are proud but they won't let go of their victimhood. We're talking about a hairstyle. I don't complain when I see a black woman with straight hair in a ponytail! Isn't that white appropriation?
instead of repeating the cycle how about ppl do better to make change. genuinely get tired of ppl doing the same things that others do to them instead of doing something better towards a different outcome. maybe ppl can get somewhere if ppl just moved on from all the hatred
@@only1naraka them words post to be toward me?
I am a black person who thinks that any adult that actually gets offended by another persons choice of hair style needs to grow up. The fact of the matter is dreadlocks have been worn by non blacks since the Viking age. This monopolization of a hair style a beyond childish.
Im saying tho these people on a hitler run this shit crazy bro boutta tale 3 hours telling us his hair resembles the galaxy and all the other bullshit they soaked up I know theres black people who hate this shit and some like him
As a white man who lives in the u.k and had dreads for 6-7 years. The most hate I got about my hair was from other white people 😂.
Trust me, whenever a black person saw you with locs, they laughed in their head and told their friends about it. Trust me.
@@MontyBroady so?
@@MontyBroady so?
@@MontyBroadyand some of our straight hair is natural stop thinking we all wear weave or hair extensions some of us have natural long straight hair we annt all nappy head as you where throwing shots trying to say 😂😂😂😂we dnt all look n act like nay nay from the hood and also dreads are spiritual they have spiritual meaning in brown culture and I say brown because this is black🖤 and this is white 🤍 and I have yet to see anyone match these exact colors 😂anyway this is why they says why he is wearing dreads it’s brown spiritual & cultural reasons why we wear them so people get affended when other cultures try to wear them cause it’s like spitting in our ancestors face ijs
@@MontyBroadyyes they do
I’m black and just got them cos I like them 🤷🏾♂️ I guess he shouldn’t have said “ the same reason black people get them “
Right. I’m black and have locs and I got them because I like them. And I’m sure dude in the video wouldn’t have them if he didn’t like them either 💯
@@lynnmonet7282there is no way you aren’t intentionally missing the point this bad lmao no shit he likes them. It’s about the reasoning for having it is deeper than just liking them. If things aren’t that deep to you, have the decency to stay in shallow discussions while other black folks try to progress🤷🏽♂️
@@lynnmonet7282I would do dreads, but I'm not rastafari(coffee isn't permitted). The restrictions of the world keep surmounting...
@@StayFrostThow is discussing the intricacies of our hair making any progress for the black community
I’m half and I just like them, I think the only reason why he said black ppl is because he is being attacked because he’s asian, like saying he can’t have them cause he’s not black, which is a stupid question to begin with, if a black person doesn’t like them they won’t wear them so yeah I think every PERSON wearing any hairstyle is basically cause they like it, why making it so complicated
I a black woman got mine when I became sober .got my kids back and started my spiritual journey
ok any race can have that same story not just boo hoo you
Congrats on your sobriety🤗💜
@@nomnom11155I don't think the comment was " about race" . I think it was merely stating the perspective.
@@nomnom11155”boo hoo” you sound like a immature person she’s not bragging about having locs she’s STATING that she got locs for spiritual purposes so calm tf down
@@nomnom11155Stfu and pay attention to the context instead of making this a race war Mr/Ms “I don’t see color”. Natural selection at finest I see.
One day after taking out my weave, I remember I didn’t feel as pretty with it & didn’t want to leave the house to go to the hair store. From that moment, I started my loc journey to go against the weaved up beauty standards & I’ve since even dropped makeup! #natural
From one natural to another, congrats! I stopped wearing makeup years ago and still love it!
Same it is so empowering + my skin and hair is so healthy!
Be fully natural, let everything grow out. You’re beautiful.
Natural my ass ur eyebrows look thin as hell bitc dat aint natural😂
YES! So glad you fought the powers that be. No traction alopecia for you!
Seriously, remember when the "natural craze" happened, and it was seen as this hotep Erykha Badu hing? 😂 whole time it's been the truth lol
"Using your Black friend as a human Uno reverse card"👏🏼👏🏼
Not gonna lie, that part made me spit water at my dog. 😂😂😂
That one actually made me choke on a laugh...😂
Ikr! This the one! ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
They always are so quick to pull that one too. Like, it's always on their mind.
😂😂😂😂 I cracked up!
He didn't tell anyone how to do their hair, he said SPEAK FOR YOURSELF. it's not hard y'all
THIS!
@@n.anderson5938lol
bro took it like he was being personally attacked lmfaooo yall soft
@@CROCUSRDong😂
He should take his own advice... With his man bun rocking, cnn don lemon voice having self.
As a black person with dreads who has been constantly harassed for having dreads in my predominately white county all I have to say is leave the poor man alone. It literally doesn’t matter if he bas dreads as an asian dude. My white cousin used to have dreads and they were beautiful. Had to shave them when he got a new job and he regrets it every day. Let people live, please.
The "poor man" literally goes out of his way to provoke Black animosity for clicks. He flat-out said he only mentioned Black people to rage farm for followers. I'm telling him to do him but keep our name out his mouth, and here you are defending him... **smh** 🤦🏿
Stealing our culture 😂 while the Chinese is trying to take over Jamaica at the same time sounds like this corresponds with the narrative 😂😂 but hey if they can't beat us they can join us personally because I'm not letting you in 😂
It seems you growing up around white people has made you one of their best tap dancers. Sad.
@@jayro792I don't know how old you are but I can tell you that there certainly was a time when a black person who was trying to force their hair into a "European" style hair-do was negatively spoken about by white people.
@@MontyBroadydo you know WHY black ppl had to straighten their hair? Learn history before making embarrassing comments
"if you do decide to speak on it, speak for yourself"
perfect.
you are imminently quotable.
Also stupid. Guy in the video literally spoke for himsef
I wish I could quote, but with such a deep and calm voice. XD I'm trying to sound more sophisticated and calm...
@@TheCreatedOnes ahh yes, the perpetual critic who simply did not watch the video. The OP said "same reason why black people have them", as if he could in any way speak for all black people with locs. Then, he failed to speak for himself again when he used his black friend to defend him from scrutiny.
Don't you think this guy is trying to speak for all Black people: "as a black man I can assure you my luck journey is different than yours". 🤣🤣🤣I'm black. My husband is black, and he has locks. He didn't have a "lock journey". It ain't that serious boo-boo. This guy that made this video has issues a lock "journey" can't solve
@@blorblin Isn't this guy speaking for all Black people as well?? You're a fucking sheep
He is right. You can say you got them because you like them, thats fine but you can't just say, "All black people got them because they like them." You arent even a single black person, not to mention all black people. Lol.
Do what you want, it's cool. Just dont speak for anyone else.
@user-vj6pw9my8xI'm definitely black. Wtf
Also I was talking about the Asian dude in the video. Not the very much black individual who is speaking to the Asian dude. Don't be weird yall
You bozos act like he was speaking for every black person in the world lmfao get a grip . Mf’s just wana cry about anything 🤡
@@michaelblackson2006 he's saying to only speak for you and your own experience. He can't speak on anyone's reason for having locs except his own. That's it.
@@kitabootforever so can the black dude speak for black people? Has he lived every black person's experience? and why did he throw up quotation marks when he said "black friends"? I'll tell you man... some black people.
Not just a black friend but an African black friend. They view racism so differently that things that don’t slide with AAs slide right pass them with permission. Just another form of manipulation to get what you want.
But all Black people are the same. We are a monolith, single mind with all the same opinions
They have a long history of being docile and scammed. Shoot. A group of white folks went to South Africa and took over the whole damn country. Blacks folk had to a papers to move around in their own country. TF?
@@NiKiMa023 no, no we are not and it shows every second of every day
@@NiKiMa023 I wouldn’t say that. An African Americans experience will be completely different than a Africans. Both view racism very differently. There’s articles on this. Very interesting if you’d like to learn.
@@NiKiMa023👀 You're either trolling for reactions or using sarcasm to highlight how other cultures see/understand the black experience. In the nicest possible way - which is it?
Note: My gut feeling is sarcasm but I could be wrong. 🤔
When I was 18, I had an old yt premed advisor tell us that locs were unprofessional and justified it with a story of a racist lady refusing to been seen by a Black doc with locs. I’m now in med school and will be starting my loc journey in my last year to inspire my sisters and brothers to be their authentic selves instead of compromising to accommodate racists.
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Precisely. Whatever your reason is for your hair, clothing, body art, etc.; stand in it on your own. Don't bring your assumed thoughts of an entire peoples, that you aren't grouped with, into it.
And for that reason you still have recisam when you want to group ppl :) Enjoy it victim
You literally heard this Asian man talk for 10 seconds. You have no idea who asked him that question. If it was a black person that asked him that question, then he answered appropriately.
@@MethodiousMind No he didnt. He cant tell me why I have dreadlocks. Are you that hungry to argue?
@@KaineMarqo triggered much?
@@MethodiousMind Nah man. Just making an observation and stating a fact. Have a good day, Mr. TH-cam Troll
This guy tried to use that black woman as his human shield after trying to speak for black people. He could have just said that he liked the look and left it as that.
The fact that she said what she said 🤦🏽♀️
And the fact that she co-signed his fuckery.
I'm tripping off the fact that she willingly cosigned that shyte
@@Sara-uk5egHe still had no reason to speak for black people, a simple “I like the look” would have sufficed
@@ratking9577 Exactly!
His dreads look dope who cares about his race. It's his hair, I do believe we all have our reasons my love are intimate for me I'm black.
I love locs but whoever wants to have them can I don't think it's as intimate as my reasons but that's me
They are cultural, religious, spiritual, powerful ties to history & deserve respect.
How can people be so ignorant of what he is saying in this video? This is a prime example of the lack of education and really just lack of common sense.
1. This video is not about Black people or any people OWNING locks. It has absolutely nothing to do with that.
2. This video is not saying this Asian dude cannot wear locks. Its not saying anything about anybody not being able to wear locks.
How can so many not comprehend this? There is a detailed explanation within the video and yet so many of you still absolutely miss the point.
I am pro black
Many cultures throughout history have worn their hair in dreadlocks. Minoans, the Greeks, Germanic tribes, and nomadic Norse tribes are a few that come to mind that all used dreadlocks for cultural and spiritual reasons. Don’t do it just because it’s cool, I think they should hold deeper meaning personally, but don’t let anyone gatekeep them from you, that comes from a place of ignorance as well.
I honestly don't know why y'all show them sympathy when they never show us black people's sympathy. You stupid if you think they don't talk about us black people 24/7 and we don't have dreads for the same damn reason blacks do it spiritually others do it because they wanna be us that simple💯☺️
Pal I’m black and I got locs because I like them 🤷🏾♂️ ion know what your yapping about Ik some of y’all think of it as some typa spiritual journey but but for most us im sure it’s the simple fact we like it
No "dreads" are term used by Napoleon to describe Haitians who had locs. Napoleon and the French became dreadful or dreaded to see people with locs because they were able to defeat the world's strongest military. Even in the Bible the term is loc not dreadloc.....stop it. This is a hair style this a lifestyle. Are you or your white cousin. Bobo Ashanti, Rastafarian, Nyahbinghi, Kemites, Kushites, or Sumarian? If not you shouldn't have locs. Most locs don't allow members to have locs touched by people outside of the tribe. Some loc tribes won't allow their locs to be uncovered in public. And no loc tribe allows "tools of Babylon" Combs, brushes, dyes, rubber bands, etc to be used on their locs. Older tribes would behead you for this (shave your head).
Well said I'm black and have locs because I like the style. People try to deep things to much.
IMO let's worry less about bs like this and worry about why we are the poorest race of people on every single continent maybe fix the major problems before moaning about who and who doesn't have locs
@TheChampVK7 You have a hairstyle not a lifestyle. You are apart of a trend not a tribe and tradition.
@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions I have what I want period that's how life works you want something go get it. Its always the ungrateful, uneducated, those with victim mentalities, low work ethic and drive that have issues with things that doesn't effective them.
@@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions your comparing a cultural thing to people who are outside of that culture. What ever the tribe does is what they do. I’m Jamaican and I got locs for the simple fact I like em. I could Care less who wears them or what history is connected to it. We shouldn’t exclude anyone from enjoying something simply because of where they are from that just promotes more racism
I want to speak like you... o my days articulate and on point.
Then, speak like him fam ❤just go for it. You can do anything that you put your mind to. Sunn got me out here articulating myself on new levels.
The difference is . When other than black people have locs it's seen as "new" and "stylish" in society.
But black people with locs .. they're told it's something negative. As we see with companies and schools telling black people they should cut them or in the case of schools the teachers will be cold and bold enough to cut the locs themselves
Asians have worn dreads for as long as black ppl.
I have seen a couple stories in the news of school officials cutting kids dreads because they violate the dress code… And I def do not agree with that… That’s not right… And if it were my child He would be withdrawn immediately and my attorney would have a field day….
That said… If equality and fair enforcement of rules really matter I don’t think that a dress code that clearly states boys can’t have hair past their collar should have racial exemptions…You can’t strictly apply the rule to non black students while allowing black students to have long hair… doesn’t matter if it’s dreads or braids if below the collar it’s too long… It’s the parents responsibility to be aware of things like this for your kid… holding a student and a parent to the same standard of accountability as everyone else is the opposite of racist…
A lot of y'all don't pay attention and it shows.
Who? The people bashing the asian guy are the ones i hope you are talking about.
@@viviennewestwoodruinedmylifeNope, the people bashing the black guy are what they're talking about, and they're correct.
As a caribben born and raised black woman with locs, I agree with this message.
Maybe not for the same reason but dreadlocks originated with the Norse vikings.
Why not just say YOU got them bc YOU like them ? So much simpler imo .
Btw the second person talking (responding to the tatted one) has the most SOOTHING SMOOTH VOICE EVER . I could listen to a billion audio books by them ❤
Asian guy: *assumes black ppl as a whole get dreadlocks as an aesthetic, dismissing a variety of other reasons that range from spiritual, to protective styling, to personal journeys of self love as well*
Sunn: You can say you got them for Aesthetic reasons, but don't speak on the reasons for a people/culture you dont know.
The comments for some reason: Uhm ACTUALLY, You guys cant Gatekeep a Hair Style, Because Vikings, and ACTUWAUALLY My FAVORITE Rapper is Snoop Dogg, So I Give All People Permission to Wear Dreads, Get TF OVER Yourselves Yew dont OWN ME, I L00k GREAT IN-
Like I get that it's a knee jerk reaction to be weird to black folk but come tf on. Yall needa use our grown up ears and unclench ur jaw.
@@jayro792it is our natural hair state
@@jayro792lookup free form dread locs that’s literally what they are 🤣🤣
@@jayro792ignorant comment, your hair doesn't speak for yourself!!
@@jayro792 the word uniformly is subjective as long as it’s free forms evenly then it is uniform and it’s doesn’t have to be braided or put in plates first all you have to do is wash your hair and oil it and it’ll lock up naturally and most people who go to a loctition don’t start from braids they start by comb coils, barrel twisting or interlocking
@@416MordoUNIform and FREE form are not the same word, nor have the same definition.
the last part tied it all together for me! "If you *do* decide to speak; speak for *yourself*" perfect 💜 thank you Sunn
Germanic and barbarian tribes had dreadlocks. The reason they had dreadlocks is because they liked them.
Cap they never did stop lying white peoples cannot get dreads without modifying through crocheting and gel which the “Germanic white people” had . Stop it y’all had straight pretty boy hair
This is such a respectful way to call attention to disrespect and request respectf/accountability. I hope others know that Sunn's eloquence and respectful language is NOT the only thing that makes him worth listening to. He is not just "one of the nice ones"
Sunn,
I really appreciate the layers of perspective you provide beyond the inception of u’r videos
I grew my hair simply because my head looked oddly shaped with a haircut....locs just happened to be my preferred style😅💯....notice i only spoke on why I have locs
Im tired of our ppl standing behind it in the manner that they do; his need for validation and her unbelievable act of validation 😞.. Get cha house in order❤
He found a dummy to validate his reasons!!🤣🤣
There's ALWAYS ONE of "US" willing to cosign THEIR STUPIDITY to GAIN THEIR acceptance...especially Africans I notice they REALLY WANT acceptance from OTHERS besides "FAMILY ".
Just because her skin is dark doesn't mean she's BLACK......
@@librasquad9782 why else would he specifically ask her that question if she wasn't 😐
@@briannapage8653 : Being black is more than a skin color.
Shidd I ask black ppl wit locs why they have them and I also wear them. I like to hear their journey. My Aunt is a PA of Jamaican decent and when she first started her medical journey she was told it was unacceptable… now forty years into her career she goes in to her office loc’d and living her representation.
My journey with locs is literally a whole ass thesis. 😭
I don't think folks really understand the impact and importance hair has in the Black community.
And I learned the hard way that my loc journey is a thesis cause I recently posted a comment on this video about it. It was much longer than I expected when I posted it and re-read through it. 😅😅
@@latashadolce right! I love to hear the highs and lows of them as we all know the journey is never the same.
No "dreads" are term used by Napoleon to describe Haitians who had locs. Napoleon and the French became dreadful or dreaded to see people with locs because they were able to defeat the world's strongest military. Even in the Bible the term is loc not dreadloc.....stop it. This is a hair style this a lifestyle. Are you or your white cousin. Bobo Ashanti, Rastafarian, Nyahbinghi, Kemites, Kushites, or Sumarian? If not you shouldn't have locs. Most locs don't allow members to have locs touched by people outside of the tribe. Some loc tribes won't allow their locs to be uncovered in public. And no loc tribe allows "tools of Babylon" Combs, brushes, dyes, rubber bands, etc to be used on their locs. Older tribes would behead you for this (shave your head).
Before you do ANYTHING make sure you check with your local black person 😂😂😂😂
As usual, this man is functionally incapable of missing ^.^
He missed the part where he told us why he has dreads and the part where he told us why the asian guy can't have dreads. This man is racist no race owns a hairstyle.
Anybody offended enough to ask "why are you appropriating their hairstyle?" has too much time on their hands and need to thicken their skin.
A hairstyle is a hairstyle, everyone has hair, everyone can wear their's how they please
His message could have seriously gone in a much better heart felt way, I’m curious if he is Tibetan and of ngagpa.
While on my trip to Asia I saw several practicing Buddhist/Hindus who also wear locks but presented with this question they would dive into a deep thought of mental, emotional, spiritual journey their hair has given them..
But then again if your reason is “The same reason as black people” then it is fair to say he doesn’t have an answer that would suffice.
“Dwight Mann” is so funny💀💀💀
Stop appropriating my Norse culture by wearing dreadlocks.
Incorrect Dreadlocks also have ancient roots and can be traced back to various cultures, including those in Africa, India, and the Caribbean. In African cultures, dreadlocks were often worn as a symbol of spirituality, identity, and cultural pride. While other cultures have adopted similar styles, the significance and history of dreadlocks are particularly prominent in Black communities, especially within the context of the Rastafari movement and African heritage.
@@Komondragon I made the comment out of irreverent intent. I couldn't give a shit about the origins of dreadlocks (I bet the mesopotamians had dreadlocks). Anybody with a modicum of intelligence wouldn't care less about the racial legitimacy of a hair style.
It’s always hypocritical, some people will always scream black appropriation.
Yet a lot of the same people believe braids is a cultural black “thing”.
Imagine living your life obsessing over what’s appropriate for different cultures not knowing that the first braids were worn I Denmark 🇩🇰
Whewwww!!! Say that!!! I don't have dreads, but I returned natural, over 20 years ago, and I'm tired of braids being called "ghetto" when bl@ck women have them, but it's "trendy" and "edgy" when yt women get them.
when people use YT my mind thinks TH-cam 😂
@@chorizoconhuevos13, sometimes, I do, too!🤣
in Central and Northern Asian cultures (specifically Turkic) we have braids too, initially a black person may be a little confused about it, but we learn from eachother and such but yes it definitely is a little bit odd for a white person to make braids for just fashion
@@amiramirziyoyevaBlack people were the first Homo sapiens to inhabit Asia. I can assure you that Asian people did not invent the concept of braids before the African diaspora.
I did not know Dwight Mann wrote a book....😂😂😂
He wrote all the books honey! Most of the laws too 🤣
@@NiKiMa023 yep!
It’s a reason he diverted str8 to black people to answer the question. The person asking didn’t say anything about black people. Y’all catch that?? Lol
True, but it's implied. I know people who were not allowed to have "black hair styles." Still, you're right, could talk for himself when answering the question.
🙄 they weren’t allowed!? Like these were children and their parents said they couldn’t wear their hair a certain way? Otherwise, their hair their business. Appreciate, don’t appropriate & everything is all good
@@SLYKM It wasn't implied at all in that question. The fact that he specifically said "Black" and not "anyone" does speak to his own perception of locs as a Black thing. The only other 'implication' he could draw from is if a Black person asked the question. Which would still be biased on his part.
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@@sunnmcheaux 🙏🏾✌🏾✌🏾
Did we really reach a point where we have to justify our hairstyle?
We live in a society where everyone feels they are entitled to ask you personal questions and make you justify your decisions with your body. The issue wasn't the dreads, the issue was he asked a black person to defend him having dreads.
He's no true friend... Dude held up a black woman as his human shield.
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As a black person with locs, I also approve of my good man's message above or 👇 me along with Sunn's. 😁😁
Blonde vikings invented dreads. Look it up
@@alexv1190 They didn't. Look it up.
Just say because you like them and keep it moving. Many races have worn dreadlocks. But do not use us to justify your decision.
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we’re too focused on race.
Great video Sir, as usual!!!🌹🌹🌹💯🙏🏿
Snm bredda ✊🏾
Always on point with your responses 👌🏾
People get locs for different reasons no matter what race they are. Some do it to copy, but we all copy something. Now Asian and African culture intermingled so if you research you’ll see that the two cultures have strong ties and share ancestral characteristics. Like facial features and hair texture. You can see on those old ancient statues that they are wearing braids or dreads. Like a Siddhartha. You can’t say Africa is in all of us, and then not accept that it’s in all of us. I personally don’t have a problem with people copying me, I just make sure that whatever they copy is something positive. I don’t mind being a leader 😅
So many hear completely miss the point he was making. This is why people who are clueless on race and culture get things so wrong so often. First thing is he never said Black people own dreds. Second thing is he never said others cant wear dreds. Third is the entire point of the video was not completely about dreds itself. It was about making clueless assumptions on things you dont really know about. Let me explain.
His entire point was that all Black people dont wear dreds simply because they like them which is what the Asian dude said. That doesn't mean some dont, because they do. Many wear them for religious or cultural reasons. This is the whole point. He wears them because he likes them, but you cant then assume Black people as a whole also wear them simply because they just like them.
We can even take race completely out of this and use another example. Some Christians wear the cross because it means something to them. It is a representation of their connection with their religion. Not everybody that wears the cross feels this way. Some just wear it because it looks cool, or so they think. Yet it would be wrong of me to assume that everybody wears the cross simply because it looks cool to them. The same can be said with certain tattoos. Certain tattoos mean something and some people get them because of that meaning while others get it simply because they like it.
Yall need to put your hate aside and listen to what was actually said and explained in the video with great detail.
Where does the asian guy say "All black people..." Answer that and only that. If no answer to that then stay quiet because its ironic you talk about missing any points.
@@viviennewestwoodruinedmylife He didn't have to say all. He said Black People and didn't separate. If you can't pick up on the context of how he said Black people and his original point then that is not my problem. Don't jump into things you can't comprehend.
Perfectly said
I see no reason to even think twice about what the asian guy said he didnt mean it word for word literally but yes i believe the vast majority get it cause its cool why are we not questioning why he was being asked its literally a hairstyle
As a white bald man I approve this message. Lmao 🤣
This goes for soooooo much more than locs... "speak for yourself" is best for most things. ❤❤❤
Why does he have dreadlocks? Because he can. Freedom of expression. You can express yourself the way you want as long as you don’t infringe on other peoples rights in doing so.
Why do y’all think y’all can speak on someone else’s culture?
First of all, Vikings were the first ones to have dreads locks and braids 😂
I got mines to simplify my life and to embrace my natural beauty. Learning to love myself was challenging, but now I’m just loving the journey, the honesty and self reflection that comes with it . It’s crazy to think I use to be a woman that would cancel dates if my hair and fake nails wasn’t done. Or felt ugly if I didn’t have it done. Now I wear my natural nails , sometimes I’m a press on queen . It’s not a necessity now , I do what I like now . Not because I feel like I have to. I wake up feeling beautiful. I check myself when I make assumptions about how people few me . I’m not a product hair junkie no more .
I LOVE this. It makes me cringe when someone says " I'm black and I -". Ah, hush up .
Black people can have different opinions? Why are you silencing the voice of a black person just because they have a different opinion than you?
@babynyxe4784 ikr. Also all he said was "speak for yourself we all have the same hair for different reasons. Which is correct. I don't get why they have such a hard time understanding that
I Swear He Can't Miss
I started my loc journey almost 3 years ago when I turned 50. I admired them from the 1st time I saw them oh so long ago. I wanted to do the locs for several reasons, all of them very personal. I waited because of the gate keeping but when I seriously contemplated getting locs, I did a lot of searching on the internet. I learned about Rastafarianism, the history of locs in cultures and contemporary perspectives. I found a large divide in this subject. In the end, I did what was right for me and I will never give up my locs. I am grateful to whoever and wherever they come from and in my journey gained a deep respect for the Rastafarians.
The one thing I did not expect to run into were white women asking me about my locs. No one has been rude, and it has given me an opportunity to dispel a lot of myths about locs.
Some people aren't going to understand what you're trying to say....big surprise I know.
Now I’m curious about your loc journey! Of course you’re under no obligation to tell :)
The colour of our skin does not define our choices or our feelings. I have my dreads because they helped me through a very tough pregnancy and more. They continue to grow with me and my son through our spiritual journey.
This man was putting it simply, but saying that he is no different than any other with dreads, we all have our personal reason, but overall because we like it, because we want to. The colour of our skin does not define us
As a black woman with locs, I agree with SunnmCheaux!
As a white person im getting dreads now because of how stupid this is
Black girls bleach their hair blonde and we dont say shit so we can do what we want. Its hair...
WELL SAID AS ALWAYS!! ✊🏿❤️
RIGHT ON BROTHA !! RIGHT ON!!!
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As a Jamaican, Rastafari originated here. Locs were and still are criminalized. Locs are a symbol of defiance, resistance to oppression and anti-colonialism. Many were murdered just for having them. It wasn’t so much that they liked them as much as they were fighting and sending a message to the oppresors.
If you want to copy black culture for aesthetic reasons just say that. Be upfront don't hide or connive the reason.
Also waiting for the video of you calling out your sisters for wearing blonde wigs 👀
They’ll stop wearing blonde wigs when they stop being discriminated for wearing their natural hair
@@MRPhoto_Digital happens in your echo chamber of victimhood. Most critical haters of black women? Other black women
Why call anyone out for what they choose to do with their body?
@@shiestlifesamI’m sure you’re applying this logic to the OP. Or it’s almost as if you sook out a comment angle you didn’t like.
@@shiestlifesamI’m sure you’re applying this logic to the OP. Or it’s almost as if you sook out a comment angle you didn’t like.
Crazy how many people miss the point, it really shows how people don’t listen at all, they just assume things…all he had to say was because he likes them, but instead he speaks for blk ppl which was unnecessary and ignorant to the nuances of protective hairstyles beyond personal aesthetics…he addressed this very politely and didn’t once tell him what to do with his hair
^fact. This is what I took from this as well.
its stupid to say anything at all...its fucking hair
Dwight Mann 😂😂😂
As a black man with locs (wicks) and golds.. we’re the most hated but always impersonated duplicated and imitated. The world over wants our rhythm but ain’t built to handle life and move with our blues. Y’all stay blessed
FACTS!
You right about that but then again do us black folks realize dreadlocs was a form of Indian culture? Dreads were first seen worn in tribes & Indians/native culture. I just think we gotta learn our history.
@@jerrydjones5328from the research I’ve done, we are the natives at least in part anyways (Seminoles for example) And some of the others tribes their noses up at us too. We catch from the inside and outside it’s crazy bruh
I can't lie his locs look nice though
So do mine, but how his locs look ain't the issue.
@@sunnmcheaux how someone wears their hair is also no issue. You just wanna make content without actual 'content'
@@thepoorshow6006
He doesn't have an issue with the man's hair.
@@thepoorshow6006 way to miss the entire point, genius. 🙄
@@larachaplauske8818 well if you're so intelligent then please explain the point to me
I’m sorry, Sunn. If it makes you feel any better, I think your locs look just glorious. They really suit you. His are… edgy? Yeah. Those are edgelocs.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 edgelocs!!
Mattlocks
@@cottagecreeche8852 nooooooooo 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@cottagecreeche8852 idk if you was referencing Matlock the show but this took me away 😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣I heard the theme song and all
😂😂😂😂 your voice is so soothing even when you reading the copy cats
Okay, got it! I weaned off the creamy crack years ago and learned how to take care of my natural hair because I don't like straight hair and just like my kinky hair better! Yeah! This has nothing to do with societal norms, de-colonizing my sense of my own beauty, or not spending all day at Burn Yo' Scalp Salon just to leave smelling like a whole ass refinery! Nope, this was purely an aesthetic choice! Ha ha! HAHAHAHAHA! 🥴
@ Sunn can you do a video on the history of the word dreadlocks, please.🙏🏾 I personally don't use the term dreadlocks. I just say Locs or traditional locs.
reading all these loc origin stories got my heart full of joy and gratitude ❤
The spirit of man is inherently beautiful. We need to work on maintaining that beauty ❤ brother in the video made his point very well.
It's fairly simple. Speak on your own experience from your own knowledge base. Some experiences might be shared, but not for the same reasons. It's not hard. You're an individual and so is EVERY BODY ELSE. speak for yourself and own what you say.
Stay blessed, I see your comments are gonna be on 🔥🔥🔥 once again ✌🏾
Got dreads for no clogged drains, bigger hair, no slippage of pony tail bands, go well with fashion and people also appreciate my dreads
Using your Black friend as an Uno Reverse card. My new term. They have been doing this for years.
What getting a black persons opinion on a matter that apparently only black people can talk about or have any say in?
Our ppl like that go along, to get along. Their ignorant and extremely unlearned.
@@grondunn9707 it makes it easier to accept the decision you made, before during or after ridicule. Like saying “My Black friend(s) think it’s cool, so IDC.
They brought his race into it first.
Because he is what….Asian and they asked why he, as an Asian person has locs not why he thinks black people have them…. bringing up race is not a bad thing but discriminating against one because of their race is come on now.
@@caaizrewhy does it matter that he is Asian? There is no need to ask why he as an Asian person has locs. The question was dumb from the jump.
I group up in Philadelphia, in gen X times i might add...there were dreads back in 70s 80s and prior that did not comb ot straighten their hair as a symbol of culture...meaning we will not conform to America's idealism of beauty as black people...there was a group of people named the "Movement " in Philadelphia that stood for just this idea...freedom for black people and the oppression of being told who or what we are...dreads speak to our culture and diversity...my mother, brothers and i had dreads when they were not treated as a fad and or a hairstyle.....its astonishing to see how many culturally challenged black people have little knowledge of our history.....so many did not get the point of even where we are in society today.....between the ignorance and the cartoonist way blacks are depicted and displayed today its sad for all those who risked their lives and freedom for our cause. Those of us who speak and say things like im a black man and i don't care, etc...as a black man with failing and unsafe communities.. you should always care about what and how you are being viewed and or depicted....wake up modern world...these are the most racist times we are living in...
I have locks because haircuts got too expensive 😅
How about being happy that people like your culture’s hairstyle enough to wear it instead of being angry and divisive. These professional victims can’t ever be satisfied. No one else can wear their hairstyles but they sure can wear ours🙂 Some even wear other women’s hair literally. I am sick of these DOUBLE STANDARDS
Im proud of my Asain heritage ❤i love everyone
Just too bad that the guy in this video isn’t proud to be him
I need literally everyone, especially if you are not a black person, to just take a good six months and learn about the history of chattel slavery, and how that played in the whole of the Americas. Some of y'alls random thoughts about how race and racism works in America, and I mean North, Central, South, and all the islands, reveal your abject ignorance about living in these countries as a black person. For an asian man to fix his mouth to speak about black people wearing locs is the height of idiocy.
Literally every nation in the Americas had some weird rules steeped in colorism that involved texturism and and other physical characteristics about black people. And it was all inculcated into class systems. That still affect us today more so because most of us are ignorant of that history. I experience secondhand embarrassment all the time as a result of these folks.🥴😒
As long as you got Locs and they look Decent then you valid Bro it's your hair
When has anyone ever said otherwise? All he said was speak for yourself. Not that you can't have it. Are yall on the same video?
Right, all we have to do is not touch our hair, and it locks up. It just does that. Lol!
At this point, I think mine is telling me sunthin cause I can do two strand twists, no product...n my hair will still loc up with the quickness.
@echoserenade go on and loc it up, you'll love it❤
Not accurate
Naps and loc differ
@peekaboo3968 what are you talking about. Explain
To call them naps.... yeah you are not black. Lol. You don't know black hair
Man why is it this deep broo
*speak for yourself* STAMPED 💯👊🏾
Dreads were also discovered on mummies from Egypt. Also, my goodness, sooooo many asian ethnic groups (Mongolian, Tibetan etc etc...) have dreads or dreads type variation that are not called 'dreads' by them.
Exactly. While the person who posted this video didn't outright claim that dreadlocks are / should be the purview of blacks, it's certainly implied.
Also, calling an Asian dude a white guy...
Ancient Egyptians were black so you made no point whatsoever like you thought you did. You're ignorant asf.
No "dreads" are term used by Napoleon to describe Haitians who had locs. Napoleon and the French became dreadful or dreaded to see people with locs because they were able to defeat the world's strongest military. Even in the Bible the term is loc not dreadloc.....stop it.
@@StaplesPropertyAcquisitions idc whatever it's called names are not universal. My point is this hairstyle is not only done by blacks but many other ethnicity groups in Asia, was found in Egypt too. So if u see an Asian wearing it, we can't say the person is being offensive, who knows what ethnicity he/she belongs to. This hairstyle was not exclusively used by Africans only.
@neeb2004 This isn't a hairstyle it's a lifestyle. You're completely missing the point, dumbass. Egypt is a Greek term. The original Africans from that area named their civilization Kemet. They are Kemites. Known discovering Khemistry/ Chemistry and Alkemy. Dummy this is literally 3200 B.C. This is our lifestyle and birthright, this nit a trend or style.
Anyone can wear whatever they like!!!! This is America! People need to get over it. Noone in America is oppressed in 2023. I mean SERIOUSLY! So ridiculous 🤬😡🤬😡
Asking this is like asking why Black people straighten their hair.
People can do what they want with their bodies so long as it doesn't hurt others.
Though i agree they should probably know why they're doing it on a conscious and subconscious level.
I'm a white woman with dreadlocks of 10years to my thighs. I got them for many reasons, A) I don't like brushing my hair B) quick and easy C) I LOVE THE LOOK OF THEM MOST OF ALL D) I'm a metal head and it makes headbanging 10x's more awesome E) because I was going through some things and my hair went with it.
Also, I love your voice. It is so soothing.
LMFAOOO THE CALM VOICE BUT SAVAGE READING IS CHOKING ME OUT 😂
This is an easy one... Cuz it's my hair and that's how I wanted it to be.. in dreadlocks, 👌 see... I told you this was an easy one 😜💯
The whole K-pop industry 🤧
Locs was created before “race”. Locs is a cultural thing. 1000s of yrs ago nobody said they were black or white they said where they were from. So people of different nations all over the world obviously everybody know especially in some Asian culture like in India. I love my locs and I embrace any human on earth with locs.
I respect the fact you definitely started the video out with a disclaimer, that he cannot speak for you. That was powerful and it will go over most people's heads who are triggered with your position.
ah yes the disclaimer of you can't speak for me but I can speak for you... Did that hypocrisy go right over your head?
@@mattstanislen3165 I guess I must have. When the Asian man's statement was a generalization and his response was a direct one. You might want to watch it again. I don't believe in Cultural Appropriation. I think it's stupid and prohibits us from allowing each other to borrow from one another which promotes interoperability and cohesion.
However... his disclaimer of YOU can't speak for ME. Was fair. It helped myself who plans on being a content creator to make sure I assess a situation ACCURATELY before speaking on it.
Facts…
We forgettin' the vastly large Asian community in Jamaica....
Oh, you didn't know....
Okay.
And do any of them speak for black people? No. That’s his point that you missed. It’s not like he saying he shouldn’t get them, but rather he shouldn’t be speaking on behalf of black people. Because a lot of black people get them not simply because they just “like them.”
So what? Means they can wear locs now? Asians are fuckinh super racist to black and brown people
I’m Jamaican they are colonizers in Jamaica period. They are Asian living in Jamaica that speak patios because they’ve been there for so long they are not Jamaican. They can’t speak for us in Jamaica because they are not. He cannot say he wears his locs for the same reason black people do cause he like them when that is not true for all black people My locs are who eye am my antennas to the universe I didn’t get them for a look.
The oldest evidence of people wearing dreadlocks is from Asia, specifically India. Sadhus have had them for thousands of years.