Getting Dreadlocks?

[kittyjo]

There's an episode of "What Not To Wear" on TLC where a woman had dreadlocks... Now she said she 'washed' her hair and she was having a hard time concidering a change in hair style. She finally agreeed and Whoa! When the guy went to remove the dreads, it was so disgusting! Because the hair is matted it is impossible to wash the hair completely, leving residue, dirt, oil and even other critters behind.... Ugh! It was more like a disection. You should see the show! When the woman saw what she had in her massive dreads, she almost got sick.... and she claimed that she did wash her hair.... In the end she was so happy not to have dreads and had a 'what was I thinking?' moment.

Now if you insist you must have dreads and currently have straight hair that is at least shoulder length, here is what you do... Find a fast driving friend with a convertible; sit in the back seat, the more center the better with the car top down; have friend get on freeway and drive non-stop for at least 90 minutes... That should do it. Trust me! I lived this experience, it looked just like dreads and it took me 2 days to get my hair back in order.

[jackie d]

kittyjo said:

Now if you insist you must have dreads and currently have straight hair that is at least shoulder length, here is what you do... Find a fast driving friend with a convertible; sit in the back seat, the more center the better with the top down; have friend get on freeway and drive non-stop for at least 90 minutes... That should do it. Trust me! I lived this experience, it looked just like dreads and it took me 2 days to get my hair back in order.

[Scarletprayers]

If you like them go for it, if after you get them you decided you don't like them on you for what ever reason, change it! Its just hair!

[psalmone]

As I understand dreadlocks wern't meant to be a style thing, even though some wear them well as a style. They were associated with the Nazarite vow of Samson, and if I'm not mistaken with Jesus being a Nazarene, which sounds like a continuation of the same order. However I understand Jesus put all that to death on Calvary, including even the Royal Law (the Ten Commandment), disarming all accusation against a believer. He took away the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, nailing it to the tree. Jesus bore the curse of the Law and destroyed every curse thereby, that means men can be liberated from even the Nazarite vow through faith in Jesus, to whom, through whom and for whom it was anyway. On a religious level it is akin with righteousness by works, and circumcision, and legalism, none of which will save you but rather grace through faith in Christ. Christ has launched for us "a new and living way" and one that "excelleth" the old -school and, we are told, has "better promises". I hope I didn't go off-topic or was it only a hairstyle issue lol?

[psalmone]

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Edited March 4, 2008 by psalmone

[psalmone]

deleting excess

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[psalmone]

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[kittyjo]

kittyjo said:

Now if you insist you must have dreads and currently have straight hair that is at least shoulder length, here is what you do... Find a fast driving friend with a convertible; sit in the back seat, the more center the better with the car top down; have friend get on freeway and drive non-stop for at least 90 minutes... That should do it. Trust me! I lived this experience, it looked just like dreads and it took me 2 days to get my hair back in order.

Yep, it's funny now... But then I looked like this > http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-breeds/Komondor.html

Except my nose was drier.

[Ddavid from NC]

kittyjo said:

Now if you insist you must have dreads and currently have straight hair that is at least shoulder length, here is what you do... Find a fast driving friend with a convertible; sit in the back seat, the more center the better with the car top down; have friend get on freeway and drive non-stop for at least 90 minutes... That should do it. Trust me! I lived this experience, it looked just like dreads and it took me 2 days to get my hair back in order.

Yep, it's funny now... But then I looked like this > http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-breeds/Komondor.html

Except my nose was drier.

Those are really useful dogs, they are self-sweeping dogs.

[bison.78]

Actually, I believe that dreadlocks do have a religious significance.

Jesus Christ was to come from the seed of David. As we know, David had a son named Solomon, who had a slight "woman" problem. From one of those affairs ( l believe it was that Sheba chick) came a false Christ lineage in Ethopia.... a man by the name of Haile Selassie I, or Rastafari, who is said to be in that religion God incarnate....in other words, the real Jesus Christ.

As such, followers of the Rastafarian religion called him the Lion of Judah. The movement found its roots in Jamaica, and as a form of worship to this so called "Lion of Judah", followers began wearing their hair like lions... and hence dreadlocks.

So based on this, I would have to say that it is not just a "hairstyle", but a form of idolatrous worship to a false God.

My opinion? No. I definitely would not do it. Ras Tafari died....but not for us. ( and I think its safe to say he's still in that grave they put him in!)

Edited March 4, 2008 by bison.78