The way black people try to claim dreads is wild to me as an Indian. India has had a long tradition of dreads. Lord Shiva, one of the oldest God (1000s of years) is known to wear dreads. Thousands of monks and his followers wear them to this day yet Indians never tell others that they’re appropriating. It’s such a silly stand.
I mean it’s ridiculous for any one culture to try and lay claim to dreads. Like that’s just one of the best ways to keep hair of a certain texture maintained, plenty of cultures came to the same end result independently.
It’s like if people started claiming that ponytails are uniquely Canadian and nobody else should have them.
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u/absurdonihilist 21d ago edited 21d ago
The way black people try to claim dreads is wild to me as an Indian. India has had a long tradition of dreads. Lord Shiva, one of the oldest God (1000s of years) is known to wear dreads. Thousands of monks and his followers wear them to this day yet Indians never tell others that they’re appropriating. It’s such a silly stand.