Encyclopedia of Opinion
Question
Should white people have dreadlocks?
Position‹3 of 3

Dreadlocks are irrelevant

This position holds that whether white people wear dreadlocks is irrelevant. It argues there are far bigger and more pressing issues of racial inequality to address, and that the debate over hairstyles distracts from the structural injustices that genuinely matter.

Supporting arguments · 1

  1. The focus of the dreadlocks debate should be on inequality
    The larger issue at hand is eliminating the negative connotations dreadlocks have with marijuana and the judgement of uncommon hairstyles in the workplace.