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7 Dreadlock Styles For Dreadlock Lovers

Dreadlock styles- Whether you already have locs or you’re contemplating going against your parents’ wishes and locking your hair, this article is for you. We’ve combed through the internet to find the best dreadlock styles for you to rock and stay sexy.

Thank us later.

1. (Not so) Shaved sides.

Of all the dreadlock styles in this post, this one is our fave. The locs are short, but not so short; rough but no too rough; and tangled but not too tangled. Fire.

2. Short dreadlock styles are the best.

Tell me you’re not looking at this man and going, “I must make my hair like this ASAP.” Short dreadlock styles are already sexy, but when you dye them, you’re just going round stealing people’s partners.

3. Long dreads

The advantage of having long dreads is that there are tons of way to style them, and then you can cut them whenever you feel like. Watch out for people that have long dreads; they’re probably tech bros.

4. Knotted dreads

If African looks are your thing, you should probably explore knotted dreads. They might not be so comfortable when you first try them, but after some time, your scalp will loosen up to accommodate them and it’ll be the best decision you ever made. If you’re feeling frisky, you can throw some dye on there too.

5. Straight dreads

This style is for people who want dreads but would like to keep it simple. You don’t even have to dye it. An advantage of this is also versatility of choices.

6. Braided dreads

This one is a no-brainer. Braided dreads, whether long or short are fire.

7. Thin dreads

Did we pick this one because of the dreads or because of the man wearing them? We really can’t tell. Can you?

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David Odunlami

September 21, 2021

Inside Life

dreads, hair
Literally Just Pictures Of Black People Wearing Locs That’ll Make You Want Some

1. Men with locs are so delicious.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BPYwXJ2BcZ9/?taken-by=treaddison

2. Very what? Very delicious.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLf9AWUjARv/?taken-by=anny_robert

3. We are ready to get these locs.

4. Who says locs are ugly?

5. This baby is so precious.

6. Does anyone have his number, please? Asking for a friend.

7. The chillest grandma alive.

8. Did you even know you could make locs this big?

9. Who needs makeup when you have locs?

10. So good!

Shola

January 19, 2017

Oldies

Africans, black people, dread locs, dreads, hair
Black Girl Attacks White Guy For Having Dreadlocks!

Cultural appropriation.
Definition: The use of elements of one culture by members of a different culture (Wikipedia).
White people have been known to do stuff generally associated with Black people.

Like Kim Kardashian’s cornrows.

Or Iggy Azalea’s rap style.

Or Rachel Dolezal pretending to be Black.

Cultural appropriation is a problem not just because White people do a Black hairstyle, but because when they do it, it is considered new or trendy. It erases Black people as if they don’t matter.
Black people have always spoken against it. If White people want to borrow some peculiarities from Black culture, they should be willing to embrace everything else.
But this girl took it to another level. She physically came after a White guy at her university, because he had dreadlocks.

In a video that has since gone viral, the girl and her friend are seen confronting the young man. She asked the guy why he had dreads and was appropriating her culture.
As much as she’s standing up for an important issue, she rather went about it the wrong way.

Violence never settles anything. And this is bullying!
Also we have some important questions.

Do Black people own dreads?

Do Black people not use Filipino, Malaysian, Indian, European and Brazilian hair?

Do they not dye their hair various colours?

Watch the video.

This topic about cultural appropriation will not end anytime soon. Its history goes back to slavery. But we need to be aware of what is appropriation and what isn’t.
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chioma

March 30, 2016

Gist

Dreadlocks, dreads, white man
How To Be A Woke Lagos Hipster

1. Natural hair or dreads

Adichie says hair is political. Yup. Afro, dreads, just let it grow and blossom baby. Must attend: that dreads convention each year. Must follow: Blogs, Instagrams, Tweeters about natural hair. Must do: Tell everyone just how great their hair is and welcome them to the other side.
2. Stop wearing a bra

Bras were invented by men to hold you back from freedom. Ditch bras. When people stare at you, hold them tits high by arching your back. Dazeet.
3. Attend Afropolitan vibes

Ignore all the western music and think about the live band bruh. That live band is lit. Don’t forget to tweet about how the bottled Palmwine isn’t fresh enough for you.
4. Visit Terrakulture at least once a month

You haven’t gone to an art gallery? How are you living without the appreciation of art? Rele also holds a couple of events.
5. Tell us how awful international food is

Can we just ban Domino’s? How dare you call chicken suya a pizza variant? *rolling eye emoji*
6. Bogobiri on Thursdays
Nigerian music is trash except when you’re bumping and grinding to it at Vapours on Friday. Bogobiri’s open Mic night is what authentic music should sound like — with proper content and etc.
7. Complain about politics but don’t vote

Tweet about how much light you’re not getting and how the roads in VI are bad. Don’t forget it took you 6 months to register your non-profitable business. But don’t vote. How can you vote in an election that’s already rigged?
8. Tell us how Lagos is the most expensive city ever

“Lagos is the most expensive city I’ve ever lived in”. Thank you Ms. Art internship in Monaco, we had no idea.
9. Complain about the things Nigerians do

This one is really important. Nigerians don’t give personal space. Nigerians eat too loud. Nigerians are too loud on the phone. Nigerians like to talk too much and any other thing you think only Nigerians are capable of doing.
10. Complain about Ubers

Nigeria just doesn’t have enough Ubers bruh. It’s always in surge pricing bruh. There are no trains in Lagos bruh. How are there no trains in Lagos?
11. Be a writer

Write sad poems. More importantly, write “African fiction” and attempt to describe the smell of Lagos. Argue about writing. Compare and contrast Adichie to Achebe and give yourself 10 marks for spotting the differences. Get into a creative writing workshop. Blame your singleness on the fact that nobody can love writers because they’re always sad.
12. Start a blog

Lagosdosgbe.wordpress.com or a URL with a Nigerian slang will be your collection of woes, p settings and the weird thing you bought in traffic. Tell your friends about it every time you have lunch with them.
13. Be proud of your melanin

Black is beautiful. That’s all I have to say. Tag every picture with #Melanin and #Slay. Ugh. Slay is so important. Never forget to slay.
14. Patch everything with Ankara

How else will you define yourself and your Africanness if you don’t have a lirru bit of Ankara and Dashiki pieces everywhere? Put them on your pockets, chest, forehead. Wear an Ankara bikini.
15. Join the fitfam crew

Sign up for Truppr and get on that Lekkoyi bridge. We’re not trying to accept our bodies anymore. That’s so 2012–2014. You must change that body and be fit and have enough Buffality. Dazz rai. Don’t forget to autopost your Endomondo, Runkeeper and Nike+ workouts. Everybody must know.

Binjo Adeniran

January 17, 2016

Oldies

Afro, dreads, IJGB, Lagos, natural hair, nigerian hipsters, Nigerians