“Just know that all white people are [expletive] devils”

Matted vs loc...semantics to me. I still don’t get why I(a Black woman) should give two shits about White folks wearing dreads.

I also don’t associate dreads with black people probably because most of the people I see with dreads are “dirty hippies” who are white. Also, white people don’t think dreads on other white people are cool or fashionable at all so I’m not sure where you got that. They’re part of a very small hippy subculture that is…

So if white people’s ‘matted’ hair is not the same as locs, why do you care so much if some white people choose to have dirty hair? As long as you don’t have to sit next to them on the bus, what’s your problem? I had braids that I left to mat up years ago, they weren’t dirty, the washing process helped them to knit…

Indeed, this article is bullshit of the highest order. I associate dreadlocks with Hindu holy men, that’s probably where the hippie/crusty fashion came from. And its just what some hair does if left to its own devices. The author of this piece is just desperate to be offended so that she has something to write about.

As species we’re all moving towards being dead in 20 years.

Does it matter how you achieve dreadlocks? In the end, it’s dreadlocks. And no dreadlocks aren’t edgy fashionable and cool on white people. I associate them with dirty hippies. Not exactly cool or fashionable. And no black people didn’t invent them, sorry to tell you that. If that goes against your idea that somehow…

Yeah, his comments about WOC straightening their hair is stupid, and Marc Jacobs is a dickface for a host of other reasons too.

No, no, no, see, locs actually originated with Europeans. ALL cultures have worn them throughout history, and no one OWNS a hairstyle, see? /s

They are sort of halfway between locs and mats. Let’s call them Matlocks.

As an evolving species aren’t we moving towards all being the same anyways in a 1000 years?

People need to be offended! Hair styles matter, you can’t just brush this off. Pun intended.

a) Criticizing someone for appropriating Harajuku is silly, because Harajuku itself borrows from non-Japanese cultures.

I honestly don’t get it, as someone who grew up in SF, every hippie, Dead Head had dreads no matter what they looked like, and they were not rich either. Back then they were the worst and people did overuse Patchouli but now not so much.

So she wants a music festival shut down because of a conflict with one participant? Not sure how sean is the entitled one here. A bonehead perhaps, but to pile on him is bullshit.

NYU medical school is not the same as a campus clinic, please. Also, campus clinics are not equipped to handle forensic evidence. Having to take a cab to go to the hospital to get a rape kit is standard for any rape victim, regardless of where the rape happened. Would you like campus security guards to be able to…

In most cases of one student beating up another student, there’s clear cut evidence, like witnesses or visible injuries. That’s seldom the case with acquaintance rape accusations.

Thank goodness your comment and the one above are on top here. Has anyone who is suggesting this actually sat through an exam and everything it takes? I went through the SANE training and it is not just as simple as having a kit there. Once you break the seal, you do not get to leave it even for a minute. So if your…

I do like how they mention GW Student Health Services doesn’t have rape kits or a technician. Color me shocked. You’re saying the student clinic doesn’t have something, but don’t mention that the excellent hospital on campus does? Most big schools also have a real hospital which does have this stuff. Why would you…

You don’t need Title IX to suspend or expel students convicted or rape. Most (if not all) schools have codes of conduct that expressly say they have a right to kick you out if you don’t behave yourself.