Dreadlocks, yey or nay?

[Casimir_Effect]

Only consider it if you smoke, or have some other habit which'll disguise the horrific smell of unwashed, long hair.

If that criterion is filled, then still I'd recommend not. As white people can't pull it off. RAtM guy looks retarded. People only think he's cool because he's in RAtM. Being in a (successful) band alleviates the horror.

 

[Zombie_Fish]

Also, if someone could tell me how to stick pictures in posts, I'll upload one of myself so you can judge whether Dreads would suit me or not

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Spoiler: Example (Click to View)

Several mornings she shampoos my locks...

Hit the quote button next to my post to see how I did it there if you want as well.

As for getting dreads, I contemplated this as well at one point back when I started trying to grow my hair as long as possible. As you seem to already know, the 'White man with dreads' look is a questionable one. Personally, I don't mind the look on white men if the hair is brown and somewhere between chin and shoulder length. But hey, if you're willing to put a pic up then I may decide fully then about it.

Do remember as well that they aren't the most practical of hairstyles: They require a lot of effort to dread properly unless you want to pay a fair amount of money to have them done professionally, they are a real pain to wash and take care of and the only way to get rid of them if you dislike them is to shave it all off. I know this thread was meant to be largely on the looks but as far as dreads are concerned there's a bit more that needs to be considered as well -- One of the reasons why I decided against them in the end, along with the fact that I just lost interest in it and by then my hair was too long for dreads to look decent.

 

[zen5887]

Zack De La Rocha, come on man. Either you didn't know or you were challenging me both are unacceptable. Also the other two gents are Tom Morello and Tim Commerford. Love Rage.

Swing and a miss buddy.

 

[Ickorus]

I was thinking about doing that once as everyone said they thought it would look good on me but then I realised it's very unhygenic and I like my hygene.

 

[zen5887]

Zack De La Rocha, come on man. Either you didn't know or you were challenging me both are unacceptable. Also the other two gents are Tom Morello and Tim Commerford. Love Rage.

Swing and a miss buddy.

Did you want to hear Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha? If not then I'm just confused.

What I, and a bunch of other people are trying to tell you is that Zacarías Manuel de la Rocha isn't white.

 

[SailorShale]

Yey. I love dreadlocks. I'd never do them because I don't have the patience but they look awesome on pretty much everyone. Just make sure they're cleaned.

 

[t3h br0th3r]

dont do it. if you have red or brown hair it will look like over sized yarn is coming out of ur scalp. if you have brown or blonde hair it will look like u haven't cleaned it in years.

and if you do not appear to be black or Latino don't do it either. it just looks bad on everyone else.

 

[Voodoo_Person]

Ok, so at the moment I'm in the middle of growing my hair, it's taking a while but it's getting there, I've toyed with the idea of getting dreadlocks when it's long enough, and after asking some friends for advice I've gotten replys ranging from 'Yeah it'll look good' to 'don't be ridiculous, dreads look stupid on white people' (that was a genuine reply from one of my friends) so I pose this question to the escapists: What do you think of Dreadlocks, do they look good, or do you hate them?

Also, if someone could tell me how to stick pictures in posts, I'll upload one of myself so you can judge whether Dreads would suit me or not

You're the guy who wanted to spike his beard too, right?

You no doubt think that it's a great stab at 'the man' or 'mainstream' but there is a reason people don't have dreads or do crazy shit with their beards and it's not because they're being conformists, it's because they'd look like crazy unkempt hobos if they did.

I hope you make the right choice and don't get dreads.

Yeahs thats me

Firstly it's just a goatee not a full beard, secondly, it's nothing to with taking a stab at 'the man' or 'mainstream', it just happens to be a hair and goatee style I like, glad we cleared that one up

 

[Mr Montmorency]

I was interested in this myself a few years ago.

I didn't bother because my research turned up bullshit about "buy our products to maintain your dreadlocks and keep them clean!" or end up with dirty dreadlocks that can actually split open like a twinkie and ooze a sweaty accumulation of grease and dirt.

Then there's bullshit about getting thin dreads or thick, thin dreads are harder to dread, they can fall back to normal easily, and thick dreads can get too heavy and get filled with the aforementioned accumulation, unless you wash constantly, something like 2 or 3 times. Thick dreads are easier to damage, so washing them is hard.

You have to ask yourself; You wanna look like this?

 

[EvilMaggot]

how can you guys forget?

front singer pulls ehm off... nuff said

i say go for it man

 

[Cakes]

Here's a little quiz to determine whether dreadlocks are right for you.

a) Are you black with naturally Afro-textured hair?
b) Are you Rastafarian?

If neither of those describe you, you'll look like a jackass.

 

[Kukakkau]

Not unless your 100% sure on it - I know someone who has got them and he had to go like 3 weeks or so without washing his hair to get them in. And if you decide it isn't worth it you'll have to cut it all off making your growing efforts all for nothing

 

[Broken Orange]

I do not like Dreadlocks on anybody. i think they just look way too messy. I hate messy. If you can get the look down without it looking all tangled and stuff, it might just work. Maybe.

 

[Theninja'skatana]

dude just go for it or you'll always wonder.