Right now I'm dreading parts of my hair.
Does anyone have any tips on how to keep the dreads in place, etc?

If you are of African-American heritage I'll send you web links.  If you're white, cut it out now.

Quote from: tekla on August 08, 2008, 11:13:25 AM
If you are of African-American heritage I'll send you web links.  If you're white, cut it out now.

ROFL

Seriously though, if you're white it depends on what type of hair you got whether it will work or not. It doesn't work on straight white hair, it just slips out. If you have thick curly white hair, it might work.

Honky hair just don't mat right.  I love dreads, especially if your family name is "Marley" but the little blond girls from Santa Cruz following STS9 around, its just yuck.  I'm fond of the natty little dreads, like 100 of them about one inch long, and no doubt Damian Marley has some great ones

http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/damianmarley/photos/collection/photo/1

But, he is Damian Marley.

Always wondered how Dreads are made. lol just out of curiosity

There are a lot of places on the web that tell you how.

I'm white, but I'm not dreading my entire head. I just have three little ones and I'd like to keep em, I've grown quite fond of them. But they're staying pretty well on their own...just adding a little beeswax.

Just looked it up, pretty cool.  Though I wonder, what's wrong with white people having dreads?  Apparently from what read just about anyone could have dreads if wanted, and if done right.   After reading on it, kinda makes me wish I could make them lol.  Shrugs, but I like my short hair.

I think they can look pretty good.

Those guys out of The Matrix did, in my opinion.

Quote from: Aiden on August 12, 2008, 07:13:22 PM
Just looked it up, pretty cool.  Though I wonder, what's wrong with white people having dreads?  Apparently from what read just about anyone could have dreads if wanted, and if done right.   After reading on it, kinda makes me wish I could make them lol.  Shrugs, but I like my short hair.

Some people who have dreads have told me that dreads are a Rasta thing, and in reality, if you're not Jamaican, you're ripping off someone else's culture.

Quote from: April221 on August 12, 2008, 07:43:52 PM

Quote from: Aiden on August 12, 2008, 07:13:22 PM
Just looked it up, pretty cool.  Though I wonder, what's wrong with white people having dreads?  Apparently from what read just about anyone could have dreads if wanted, and if done right.   After reading on it, kinda makes me wish I could make them lol.  Shrugs, but I like my short hair.

Some people who have dreads have told me that dreads are a Rasta thing, and in reality, if you're not Jamaican, you're ripping off someone else's culture.

People have been borrowing from other cultures since time immemorial. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. That being said though, I don't think dreads or cornrows for that matter are becoming on whites.

Not really, because Dreads existed outside of Jamacian culture for centuries as well.  Here's some good sites telling about them and some of their myths.

http://www.howtodread.com/dreadlock.html

http://www.dreadlocks.com/

http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Dreadlocks_-_History/id/1289081

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreadlocks

They are not unique to Rastafari.  The Hindu religion has a tradition of holy men doing it too.  Either way, they are a religious expression, so doing it as a fashion statement is kind equal to dressing and cutting your hair in the tradition of Hasidic Judaism as a way to get into this weeks cool club.  But they are viewed by the Rasta's as a distinct religious expression and not a fashion statement and are looked upon by people who follow Rastafari the same way that very devout Mexicans view white kids getting an Our Lady of Guadalupe tattoo because they think it looks cool.

*shrugs* There's plenty of people who wear them these days who are not Rasta, or Hindu.   It doen't seem to be a souly religious thing anymore.