Man having dreadlocks on your head comes with its own burdens, people always put you in a box before they actually know what you are about, read some of what I have discovered over the years, what actually “some” peeps think of you.
Dirty, uncouth, and rough by some.
I once watched police in my hometown stop a group of guys with dreads, harassed and searched because apparently they looked armed. I noticed I get searched more thorough than anyone else before entering a certain mall. dreadlocks, in some quarters label you a SUSPECT!She speaks patois
Even though you are not from Jamaica, people often times walk up to you saying stuff like, wagwan ras , waya se, and other words that sound like boom! Boom! Boom! that you most definitely do not understand. And another thing they won’t even shake your hands, the will just give you fist bumps!!
He loves ragga/reggae/ riddims
Your music playlist may be full of RNB songs, sometimes classical music or soft rock, but because you have dreadlocks, some will expect you to be listening to Riddims from Chris martin, Konshens or reggae classics of Bob Marley and maybe you love soft rock or RNB.
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Do you sell weed?
Dreads stereotypes you by putting you in a basket of either a weed smoker or peddler or both. Trust me I get this a lot, much as I don’t partake (believe me).He is bad influence to our children.
Most of elderly people especially your friends parents may not necessarily understand why you have dreadlocks, you may be the best in class and one that influences their children positively, but as soon as they see your hair, they warn your friends against associating with you. With the idea that you may spoil them. TRUE STORY!
Well steemers now you know a bit of it, would you still want to have dreadlocks?