Surviving criticism of the natty way: dreads dissed, etc.

im not for or against the system
I use it to my advantage when I can, try not to blame it when I cant

i guess you assumed im some sort of anarchist rebel? Not at all. IM a yogi on a spirtual path and thats the only fucking uniform im going to wear. I will work through it, with it, but its called, really, being universal. "In the world but not of it"

So besides the assumptions I had to refute I appreciate all of your feedbacks. And to answer the question about who would say something like that, well, believe it or not, you probably do, my little family and I are visiting my parents place and it was some of them who said it. I think they were probably half serious, half joking.

But my grandma came to town, too, and when she saw me she mentioned I was terrifying looking or some such. Her partner openly dissed my hair. And some of my little sisters friends came over and said I look like a wild beast. That was the only comment I could really appreciate!

For the rest of the comments well I am a compassionate person. I can see why we have to say certain things and act out certain karmic destinies but im on my own path.

I think 'matted' hair is a more accurate term to describe mine. But I love rastafarian culture and appreciate their terminology and ways. Im still a yogi at heart, though. Throughout history all the real yogis, the sadhu forest wanderers, had matted hair and smoked ganja to pay respects to Shiva. Its our way. And ive spent a good many months living in forests and wandering through them! LoL.

 

mo fo say ahoy all day for all it matters! turn it into a mantra and repeat it tell the end comes, if it does, or maybe ittl cause immortality of the soul

 

that's what pirates say, duh!

 

i made no assumptions, i said something you said reminded me of that movie because what you were saying might as well have been lines from the movie.

though i do stand by my lack of self confidence issues, and i dont think your grandmother and little sisters really count, i was assuming you were talking about the general population.

personally i love when kids comment about my hair. they always say the funniest shit.

old people are scared of anything that doesnt say old country buffet or buick, so their opinion doesnt count either. plus unless they are your grandmother, they usually just keep it to themselves or whisper about how freaky you are, so whatever.

still gotta say you need better friends if you have to worry about them shaving you in your sleep. I hope that was a joke too

 

...And that is as far as I read before I posted the first time.
And then I thought I might as well read through this thread, and when I did, I found some strange things.

That is just as dumb and irrational as saying 'White people can't have dreadlocks'.

Unbelievable!
Or maybe that it is hair would easily get in the way. Hell, my hair gets caught on chairs when I try and stand up, it is easy to understand WHY shaved heads are uniform for the military. And what about the people who shave their heads because they want to?
Are they 'slave drones' too?

I'd say this is false.
I don't know of anyone that is terrified of dreadlocks. I don't think they represent anything. And mostly, I don't think a person is AT ALL defined by their hair. I never go out and get drunk, nor do I 'live free' or close to nature.
I do, however, use showers, And hey look!
I STILL have matted hair! How can this be?!?
But that isn't what 'dreadies' do!?
Oh right, I'm not defined by my hair.

Indeed. I had an eight year old at my cousins birthday party say
"Hey! You have....Dragon...Dragon nets? Or nests?"
To which I responded something like "Pardon me?"
Then she flailed and pointed to my head, and I understood.
Behold, my Dragon nets.

 

Sarah, you may shower but you don't brush your teeth.

 

My teeth brushing (with plastic bristles brush) has increased by about 15% in the last month.
(my estimate-I'm not nerdy enough to actually calculate that)
Oddly enough, I feel the same, carry the same taste in my mouth, get the same reaction from people (etc) whether I brush in the morning or not...

But one thing I forgot about (and would like to keep that way!)
Is the awful taste of orange juice after brushing with mint paste.

Ever done that?

awful.

 

I normally get the 2 extremes of criticism "Oh my god, I love your dreads" and "I hate your dreads so much. Cut them"
Unfortunately the latter is from people that I think should learn to be some of the most excepting. My girlfriend hates them and my ignorant racist grandfather, which is a shame because when my grandma was around she was one of the most free spirited and accepting people on earth. She would have loved them -sigh-

 

A person once critized my dreads. So I shanked and disembowled him. For shits and giggles I drag his head around behind me on a dog leash. I haven't had a single person critize me since then.
coming to think of it.. I haven't had anyone talk to me since then....

oh god I'm lonely

twerp

 

Fuck that reminded me of Pat__

 

Lol I thought that!

 

Hell no Don, it would be annoying if you didn't say Ahoy... I've come to like seeing it, makes you stand out (And I thought you were a captain of a ship or something when you first got here, lol sorry)

 

Ahoy is cool, I always thought of you like a pirate. Pirates are awesome.

 

A bitchyrichy relative told me my hair "Just isn't right. Wow!! It just isn't right." I was in shock and all I could do was stare. I really had no idea what to do or say in that situation, because who would actually say that? I guess I know now why my whole family hates her.

 

i wanna ride the bus. that groovy, dready, bus heading to funky town while passing through love land on the way to rocktoberfest. nobody is gonna fuck with my trip. they're telling me about the bus, "this and that isn't right, this and that is the way." but i know more about the bus because i'm on it and with the wind in my dreads i can't be bothered to smell some debbie downer's farts as i leave her ass staring at the bumper of the fucking pimp mobile that is my life.

 

don't you sleep in the park or something?

 

:nopity:

 

lol, yeah i used to live in a park. right next to this...



oh it brings back such fond memories... see that line of cars? well i knew the man who would steal GPS units from those cars. david broke so many car windows for those things, that eventually they stopped locking their cars altogether.

 

Ahoy, sounds like a standup guy this david

 

OP....a Buddhist master was shit faced drunk??? Hmmmmmm.....
Anyways....to respond to the question....I dont pay much mind to my hair. I throw it up at the beginning of the day and then leave it be till bedtime where I just shake it down and sleep on it. So....when people do comment on my dreads Im usually surprised because I am never thinking of them. I have only receieved one sorta negative comment from my brother who's in the millitary so it's to be expected I guess. He told me my dreads make me look like a tofu fartin fairy. lol. But I take everything negative with a grain of salt because as I am learning it's all the same fucking thing. Positive-negative-neutral....it doesnt matter. It comes from the same source and it's up to you as the individual how it will effect or not effect you. Emotions are meaningless.
lol...ok...enough of my rambling nonsense. I usually receive positive comments on my hair....the most brecent one came from a 12 year old girl who was so adorable....she came up to me in a restaurant and said...."wow what are those?" i told her they were dreads. She then said..."Those are beautiful...can I touch them?" lol