(March 29, 2016 at 9:57 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:(March 29, 2016 at 9:35 pm)BrokenQuill92 Wrote: While I've never much cared for white people wearing locs, I'm not gonna hit anyone over it. I'm also not going tell anyone what can and can't do with their hair. However, the fact that white people in this country can't understand the significance of natural (unstraightened) hair in the African American community and the struggles we have with the right to wear our hair the way it grows, and wear it healthy manageable styles irritates me. So it's not just hair. It's never been just hair. Hundreds of years of denying black beauty. Of being told your hair is ugly, dirty, nappy, unprofessional, inappropriate. And white people can't leave even this unassimilated. So while this woman is very wrong for hitting someone, I can somewhat understand where she's coming from.
Someone outside your culture who takes up a small part of your culture you find offensive? I note that you state "white people". So, can asians, hispanics, native americans, (any non white race/culture) wear locks with out offending you? I'm not sure I understand any logic in this. I would think that if it's assimilated more it will be accepted more.
Are there other things that "white people" should not assimilate from your culture?
First let's not split hairs with a battle axe, I just told why specifically it bothers me. (And Hispanic is not a race) And I used I white people as an example because that's what the article was about. Secondly I just said I don't have the right to tell anyone what to wear.
And no assimilation is not the answer. Assimilation is the destruction of culture not its preservation. Cultural exchange can only happen when peoples are on equal footing. Think Japan and Western Europe.
