dreadlocks

do you kids think that dreadlocked people have anything other than their hair in common?

people always say dreadlocks are about love and peace and hippy bullshit, where there's no more meaning for drealocks other than uncombed hair. i love meeting dreadheads, but i wouldn't think i have some sort of magical bond with another dreadhead just because of their hair.



when you see another dread on the street, do you acknowledge them in some way by nodding or engaging in conversation, etc. simply because they have dreads?

people come up to me thinking they're going to be my friend because they have dreadlocks too and im like nigga get off my nuts i dont know you and im not gonna just be cool with you cuz we have the same hairdo. don't approach me just cuz you have dreads.

but that may just me because usually it's somebody looking for doh-doh and that just gets annoying.

you guys have any thoughts?

:cheers2:

 

i don't know anybody in person that has dreads besides myself I've complimented a few black people with dreads they normally say they like mine and thats all that happens but haven't seen any white people with dreads besides me. I don't try to make friends with random people on the street because its just not my thing.

 

well, i always tend to atleast exchange a smile when i see another dreadhead...cause its just positive. i kind of see your point, but still you seem bit too aggressive about something like that...its not anything negative so why act shit.

why not be cool to someone just because you dont know them. generally im not that into talkin shit with randomers either, but if its not anything overdone or for a good enough reason i dont mind, i never do it myself though, not my thing either i suppose. its just the people here i guess, closed books are overflowin'

 

its not so much people approaching me it's how ive been approached. like, reaching to touch my hair or wanting to get weed or something. maybe my experience is different because of the type of people where i live

 

i usually just exchange a smile. although i have a friend who went up and felt this guy's dreads one time, and now they're dating! haha

 

im freindly with everyone
ido usualy aknowledge other dreads with a nod or smile
and its usualy the ones with shaved heads or creww cuts that come up to me trying to buy or sell weed..cant thionk of once it was a dreadhead that did that
and when they do come up to taqlk i treat em with respect like id expect to be treatted
i cant think of 1 negative experiernce i had from some dreadhead commin up to talkto me..
hell i had cops with dreads come up to talk to me and it really impressed me just how wise and aware he was..not at all what youd expefct from your average cop

 

Ive been approached about weed and dont really mind....I stay nice cuz as Eagle said thats how I would want to be treated as well. I dont go out of my way to talk to people with dreads. I take notice...but never really act on it. If the person is giving off a friendly vibe then I'll smile at them....if they're not...no biggie I just keep walking. But Im like that with all people dreads or not so it doesnt really matter. When I had really long dreads...this guy came up to me and in the most cheesiest voice yelled out..."Yeah, Rage Against the Machine...Woooooo!" lol. Im still not sure if he was mocking me or in support of me! =] My partner is a raft tour guide over the summer and has long crazy dreads. Many times he has to drive the shuttle bus down to where they start their adventure....last summer...he got so many comments that would drive him bonkers. Most people make a Bob Marley refernce...start singing One Love...bring up dope...or call the cops. yep....one lady called the cops on him swearing that he smelled of dank!!! He doesnt even smoke! Pretty weird!

 

yea i used to smoke beedies sop ppl that were clueless thought it was weed and would report me all the time..i thought it was funny

 

I try to smile and get moment connection with everyone regadless. But there deff is often the dready nod/smile given and recieved...and I tend to talk to stranggers about whatever I can think of to break the ice- and dreads are a good start often...

Not to say all people are nice just because they have dreads.

The dread to not dread ratio in my group of friends is pretty high though

 

It pisses me off that dreadlocks for the most part have that stigma natural philosophy describes.

"my hair is a journey, its so natural, the dreads are like roots to the earth, I weave my current experience into my hair, dreads do this, dreads do that, blah bah"

I hate it, its just hair, the end.

 

calm.
its just hair but to someone its important and means something to them.
maby not you. but someone else.

 

I look at peoples faces first and then notice their hair. I was at an organic fest yesterday and there were lots of people w/ dreads. A lot of them came across as realli stuck up so I just ignored them. There were a few that smiled at me and I smiled back as not to be rude and I like to smilenot to sure whether it was because of the deads or my baby socute in my arms. It's the same connection walking along w/ my babe in his sling I feel this instant bond w/ other people who have a baby around the same age as me. I smile but only once or twice has that turned into a chat or friendship. I think it's nice though. Nobody's asked me for weed yet, wouldn't care if they did.

 

when i had my last lot of dreads, id be walking round town and dready people would just smile at me, and its was like 'yeahh,, we know youre cool' kinda thing. it was like they understood why i had them etc

 

If I notice a dreadied person look at me of course I smile at them. I was walking towards a dready girl today but couldn't make out if they were dreads or not. We exchanged smiles and that was that. I don't think I have a bond with people just because of their hair, BUT I do like exchange smiles or whatever because I like to acknowlege people with dreads because I know just how hard it is living in my area with dreads.

 

I always acknowledge them If they smile back at me that's good, but it is sometimes hard to distinguish between the people who have a mentality like me! I have got funny looks or idiots not acknowledge me in the past though

 

That made me LOL....I think I love you!

 

thats better, but what you first said just made you sound like an anti-social dick.
im sure people trying to touch your hair would be annoying but some people would just do that cause theyve never seen it (where i live atleast) and lol and trying to get weed. thats stupid. you should just play along be like "yeah man i gotta couple LB's around back ill hook you up."
well thats what id do.

 

lol.

 

Ya know what. I really thought the same thing when I began this...I even giggled a little when I read all that spiritual mumbojumbo. I don't feel connected to the earth or any of that. But damn if I haven't learned a whole lot about myself over the past few months.

 

I'm not sure how to put into words how I feel
When I feel them & see them I just want to smile, I can walk down a street and just smile to myself thinking about how I feel free.
They make me so happy