The other sat night I spent 25mins tryin to explain my dreads to these 2 women with a combined age of 96 and it was hopeless .I didn't expect them to understand but acceptance would of been nice .They had never seen dreads befor and completely refused to even entertain the notion .They looked at me as if I was a nut case and really wanted me to cut them ,sayin shit like "why would a good lookin young fella like yourself ruin your image with a mop like that?" I just said that there was nobody that I wanted to impresss and left but I cant get the conversation outta my head .They really pissed me off but I wouldn't let them see that .
I hate unsolicited advice! Think about it though, there's so much diversity in this world. There is no way that everyone is gonna dig, or even make an attempt to understand you. If someone wants to push the boundary and comment on your looks, whatever, they're an ass. Some people ask questions with the intention of arguing with you and not to really learn anything
and let me guess..hes got a waxy gross twisted mess? 400 for something u can get free? idiot.. maybe i should start scammming ppl huh? pay me 400 i'll twist your hair up tick it inder a hat and tell ya to come back in 6 months (and charge anpther 400) it amazwes me how ppl doint get it they are cluelesss what drewads even are.. smack that kid for me
ya, since my dreads are still new they are loose. and people say that they arent really dreads and shit. im just kinda like, wtf? how are they not real dreads? then i explain the shit and they dont listen. people just love to bitch about other people to make themselves feel better.
i like the fact that people dont get it.... it keeps things in balance... and gives me something to laugh at, whilst reminding me why i love having dreads
I dunno, when I had a bright blue mohawk I got the same thing, but once I had a reasonable conversation with them they chilled out. I would imagine the most "reasonable" people would understand the same about locks. If they had a combined age of 96 then they were born in a time where lots of new things began to pop up so it just sounds that they have just been sheltered if they have never seen locks before. Can't really say as I blame them, but for them to be so closed about it is just slighlty irritating.
i didnt bother explaining it to people who were not diggin it. its a personal decision so only yourself should care. some people though can be mean but for every mean person there is one who you will inspire also my grandma is 71 and she said she loved me hair when i had it in dreads. she was the only one in my family who liked it and accepted it
i have a close friend who lives in san francisco (so many dreadies there!) and i went to visit him after my hair dreaded up. he was amazed. and then he said "doesnt it bother you that you cant wash it"? sooo tired of hearing that one. but on a good note, my neighbors parents came from cleveland this past week (they are 65 and 67) and they were totally amazed with my hair. so that felt good!
I'm irish and here people wit dreads are few and far between ,in fact I noly know 2 people with locks and they have them for diff reasons to me so I cant blame those women for their reaction .I was depressed and since I started my dreads I haven't felt that way ,My dreads mark a turning point in my life but how do ya explain that to complete strangers face to face.When people ask me why? I dunno what to say.My nana loves em too
when people asked me why i had dreads my usual response was 'why not?' i quite often explained what they meant to me, why i liked them, why i had them etc, but at the end of the day i shouldnt have to explain - its my choice and people should just be able to accept and respect that, though i dont might explaining and educating people about them, if they ask. if people were ever mean to me (eg, eurgh, shes a dirty tramp) then i wouldnt bother with them. not worth my time.
