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colorsofsocialjustice:feminismisahatemovement:alaija:cheshireinthemiddle:bigf101:cheshireinthemiddle:gservator:gservator:cheshireinthemiddle:“I’m gonna block you before you disprove my assumptions, as you are clearly knowledgable on the subject.”Thank you. #teamblockedCree chief Pitikwahanapiwiyin with locked hair. 1885.Two sadhus (holy hermits) with their hair in jata style dreadlocks.Young boxers with long dreadlocks depicted on a fresco from Akrotiri (modern Santorini, Greece) 1600–1500 BCE.Some of the earliest depictions of dreadlocks date back as far as 3600 years to the Minoan Civilization, one of Europe’s earliest civilizations, centred in Crete (now part of Greece). Frescoes discovered on the Aegean island of Thera (modern Santorini, Greece) depict individuals with braided hair styled in long dreadlocks.In ancient Egypt, examples of Egyptians wearing locked hairstyles and wigs have appeared on bas-reliefs, statuary and other artifacts. Mummified remains of ancient Egyptians with locked wigs have also been recovered from archaeological sites.During the Bronze Age and Iron Age, many peoples in the Near East, Asia Minor, Caucasus, East Mediterranean and North Africa such as the Sumerians, Elamites, Ancient Egyptians, Ancient Greeks, Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Hittites, Amorites, Mitanni, Hattians, Hurrians, Arameans, Eblaites, Israelites, Phrygians, Lydians, Persians, Medes, Parthians, Chaldeans, Armenians, Georgians, Cilicians and Canaanites/Phoenicians/Carthaginians are depicted in art with braided or plaited hair and beards.Dreadlocks are one of the earliest known Human hairstyles, it can be found dating back thousands of years in various cultures from the Americas to Australia, it can be found in every culture of every continent.To the people claiming that dreadlocks are uniquely a non-white hairstyle I say you are not only ignorant of human history but of cultural development as a whole, you take offense from white people using Dreadlocks simply for racist reasons, claiming they can’t despite the hair style being prevalent across Europe for thousands of years most likely originating in pre-bronze age civilizations across the globe, it’s the same phenomena that allowed most of humanity to master fire at the same time, a type of convergence of progress(I actually forget the name of the phenomena).@littledemonlorne you really need to reevaluate your view of cultures and the wider world, your perception is a narrow and quite frankly a nonsensical one.Dreadlocks, also locs, dreads, or in Sanskrit, Jaṭā, are ropelike strands of hair formed by matting or braiding hair. Dreadlocks can also be formed through a technique called “twist and rip”, as well as backcombing and rolling.This is what dreadlocks are, and the cunt blocked me.Well what other reason would there be to block someone, other than to silence all views that are not your own?Is the problem that they were popularised by the Rastafarian movement and other cultures either don’t wear them anymore or were simply not acknowledged of having dreadlocks?Also, if I remember right. I was taught the term came from black slaves that were brought to the US having such mattered hair that they were called dreads or something alike.Being associated with the rastafarian movement is the main reason why many westerners believe the hairstyle was invented by black people. However the rastafarian movement only popularized the hairstyle in the west. Other cultures do wear them, but said cultures arent as popular in the US. Native Americans wore dreads, even in hostorical photos. People just dont recognize it. Nepalese people wear them, but many Americans dont even know where Nepal is. Peruvians wear them, but again, people in the US and canada tend to focus on Hispanic culture in North America as opposed to South America. And from my understanding, “dreads” came from the Indian word “jata”, which was soon mispronounced as “jats/drats”, and then finally “dreads”. As the hair is locked together (matted together), they became “dreadlocks”. Although the name doesnt really make a difference in the argument of if they existed in other cultures. That could be a folk etymology.dreadlocks (n.)1960, from dread + locks (see lock (n.2)). The style supposedly based on that of East African warriors. So called from the dread they presumably aroused in beholders, but Rastafarian dread(1974) also has a sense of “fear of the Lord,” expressed in part as alienation from contemporary society.Their argument also lets you dismiss almost all complaints along these lines.Firstly, obviously dreadlock is an English word, any claim about them belonging to Black Africans runs into the issue that they generally are not Anglophones.Secondly, we need only call something by a different name to avoid trademark infringement cultural appropriation. We simply need to do some rebranding.And Australian Aboriginals also had dreadlocks. If this was via “appropriation” I’d like to know why old pictures I found had them sporting a hairstyle associated with a Jamaican religious sect before it existed, and before they got around to appropriating clothing.Most people’s hair, if not brushed or combed, will eventually turn into dreadlocks. When you see an old homeless white guy sleeping on the street with a big lump of matted hair on the side of his head, is that poverty or cultural appropriation?The ignorance and pushing to rewrite history to suit a certain narrative and viewpoint, regardless what it is, when all the evidence says otherwise, disgusts me. And for this to all be over smegging hair is insulting to one’s intelligence. - Purple -- source link
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