Dreadlocks are a form of cultural appropriation

Many see white people with dreadlocks as a form of cultural appropriation, since dreadlocks are traditionally associated with Rastafarian and black culture. It can be viewed as offensive or racist because it is stealing from a minority culture.^[1] When dreads are worn by someone who's black, they are more likely to face discrimination than someone who's white with dreads. They are associated with reggae music, marijuana, and heavily criticized when associated with black culture.^[2] When a white person wears dreads because they find them stylish, they are ignoring all of the discrimination that people of color have faced for the same hairstyle. They are taking another culture's traditions and using it for themselves.^[3] A black high school wrestler in New Jersey was forced to cut off his dreadlocks in order to participate in a match. He would have been disqualified if he didn't cooperate with the referee. Since then, a state civil rights investigation has been opened.^[4] Black people are discriminated against for wearing their hair in dreadlocks; for white people to then wear their hair this way is to ignore this.

[P1] Dreadlocks are from Rastafarian and black culture. [P2] Black people face discrimination with dreadlocks, while white people do not. [P3] White people are being ignorant of other cultures by having dreads. [P4] Therefore, white people should not have dreadlocks.