lordyugo:


Here we go again ,another dim witted comment from a mediocre race with frivolous misplaced priorities of what should be and shouldnt be, smh

It is Absolutely! Ridiculous.

TheGiftedOne:
...because it reeks of irresponsibility. Thank you!

Pls who in Nigeria is responsible?

There are a lot of people in this world with different understand...so its not a big deal if u judge someone through there mere physic without knowing what character they have....

Because 83 % of them are Igbo Smokers

africandictator:
lol you are funny.. comments so far have not been able to convince me why we should be weary of men or boys with dreads, especially those who look good on dreads

I don't believe the problem is the dreadlocks... As I highlighted in your comment, the issue is the set of individuals that glamorize or abuse it, and we both know most Nigerians are not intellectually or liberally sound enough not to stereotype.

I am almost certain no one will really harass or ostracize any man with well groomed, neat, and properly kept dreads or any hairstyle for that matter.

She is a responsible housewife with neat dread on her......






Anyway that's what I'm doing 4 living...u can contact me on 07031234716

IMHO... It's just looks dirty, no matter how well one maintain it

Plus if you dey inside car and person mess who you go first suspect among these 2? Talk true and shame the devil

PoliticalWitch:


Well, if I was living in a white country, and shaved my head and was a white man, in some parts , I might be considered a skinhead, a violent type of racist.

And if I let my hair grow long, as a white man, some whites may consider me an unserious person, with no future ambition

Over a hundred years ago, a soldier without a mustache in the UK was considered a weakling.

It isn't only Nigeria.

Ofcourse, that doesn't mean they are right.


However, That perceptions have changed Recently. Labelling anyone as weakling can be classed as bullying

Thesedays people are not judged by how they look in white man's countries, unlike in Nigeria.


And as a Hetrosexual, bisexual,Transvestite, gender fluid, gay, lesbian, muslim, christian, sikk, Hindu, Jewish, Mixed raced man and woman. I may be offended. You get my drift?

I did dread and carried it for about 5 days and the people around here thought I've gone mad or that I look like some thug(cultist)




Has to remove it cause I don't like it either

africandictator:
Hello Nairalanders, I have been searching for reasons why most Nigerians have a phobia and dislike for boys and men with dreadlocks and I can’t find any credible reason.

Their reasons are senseless and baseless, most Nigerians tend to vilify boys and men with dreadlocks because for some people, dreads hairstyle doers can be very terrifying and they are adjudged to be criminals which is not always true.

In this part, I think it is a crime for a man to pursue happiness.. Nigerians have failed to take into consideration the dynamism in fashion because I wondered why the dread hairstyles where not present in the days of our fathers but the Afro hairstyle was appreciated and considered responsible during that era.

Our ethical compass as a nation have been destroyed because in recent times we have seen people under the guise of sheep and heavenly clothing commit grievous crimes.

Nigerian Parents who have lost their youths should allow the current youth to live theirs. fashion is dynamic and dreads are natural and beautiful... In fact dreads are africanlike, because they defined our appearance and blackness during ancient times as they added to our aesthetic value.

Nairalanders! let us begin to accept people with dreadlocks and see them as civil and normal citizens.. stop the stereotyping..

We did everything to look normal. Dreadlock people are mad people

TheGiftedOne:
...because it reeks of irresponsibility. Thank you!

Not true. Many dreadlockers had dread from birth hence would you say they are irresponsible?

Becos we don't know the difference between dreadlocks and dada and becos some are dirty. When I was still in Uni, there was this guy who had one on...he always looked dirty on the face. I doubt if he even had friends. One day I entered the bathroom to bath, there he was washing the dread. Immediately I entered he started flinging the dread and the water on the dread started splashing all over the place. I ran for my dear life without bathing becos I didn't want that water from his hair to touch me.
After that semester, he cut the dread and started looking more reasonable. Good for him.

Another scenario, I wanted to enter bike. The Okada man already had a guy on the bike with dread or dada (I don't know the difference biko) but it looked so rough and dirty. Immediately I saw him, I told the bike man I wasn't going anymore becos I didn't want to sit at the back of the guy. In my mind, I didn't want to start perceiving unpleasant smell all through the journey.

I have nothing against dread or dada but if you must carry one PLEASE keep it clean. Buy hair creams and perfume and spray on it. That way people will love to have you around them.

My 2cent.

What about men who has unshaven bushy beards and bald?

gypsey:
This is far from the truth, very very far.

Pictures speak louder than words

Mad man:
https://images.app./dv5c3xSEzv9hXfPg7

Rastafarian smoking weed:
https://images.app./yyrKfj9TkpiYiXqe9

White Garment Churches: dada

http://newstoweronline..com/2010/09/cherubim-and-seraphim-and-dreadlock.html?m=1

Op you live in an hypocritical and judgemental society. Many Nigerians would easily frown at men on dreadlocks but would smile at ladies with such looks. A natural treated dreadlocks to me isn't bad but to many it is irresponsibly

shadeyinka:

Pictures speak louder than words

Mad man:
https://images.app./dv5c3xSEzv9hXfPg7

Rastafarian smoking weed:
https://images.app./yyrKfj9TkpiYiXqe9

White Garment Churches: dada

http://newstoweronline..com/2010/09/cherubim-and-seraphim-and-dreadlock.html?m=1

Proves nothing still This are choices people have made. Appart from the helpless/choiceless mad man.

Not everyone who smokes weed has dreadlocks and not everyone with dreadlocks smokes weed.

GOD bless you OP
I had to cut mine few weeks back because i could feel the hate all around me, plus people trying to set me up with the cops just because there is a police station in my hood!

africandictator:
Hello Nairalanders, I have been searching for reasons why most Nigerians have a phobia and dislike for boys and men with dreadlocks and I can’t find any credible reason.

Their reasons are senseless and baseless, most Nigerians tend to vilify boys and men with dreadlocks because for some people, dreads hairstyle doers can be very terrifying and they are adjudged to be criminals which is not always true.

In this part, I think it is a crime for a man to pursue happiness.. Nigerians have failed to take into consideration the dynamism in fashion because I wondered why the dread hairstyles where not present in the days of our fathers but the Afro hairstyle was appreciated and considered responsible during that era.

Our ethical compass as a nation have been destroyed because in recent times we have seen people under the guise of sheep and heavenly clothing commit grievous crimes.

Nigerian Parents who have lost their youths should allow the current youth to live theirs. fashion is dynamic and dreads are natural and beautiful... In fact dreads are africanlike, because they defined our appearance and blackness during ancient times as they added to our aesthetic value.

Nairalanders! let us begin to accept people with dreadlocks and see them as civil and normal citizens.. stop the stereotyping..

They are irresponsible , chain smokers and drug addicts .....

I dislike it because majority of them smell.

I like it on some people who take proper care of theirs unlike the mumu guys in my neighborhood. I was crushing on Dakore Egbuson back then because of her lovely dreadlocks.


I can't rock it sha

Imagine Buhari carry dreadlocks

Nigerian will be a good countryhome

donbachi:
I fear if they can keep their secrets....men on dreadlocks dont keep secret...if i dey lie ask samson.

Man,you craze gon o.Its a known fact that people always disclose their secret to loved ones but, I've learnt that its beta you don't tell them at all to protect yourself and them.

It is opviourse that we don't overstand that God recognises dreadlocks right from the time of old, read in the bible you will see that most of those great men used by God where all dread?
I don't want to say much, but take note there is no strong prophet of old that did not carry Dreadlocks. And God love them most.

Davydouxs:
She is a responsible housewife with neat dread on her......






Anyway that's what I'm doing 4 living...u can contact me on 07031234716

Where?

I like dread in women than in men...ladies usually take out time to make it look good and smell better. But some naija men,will look like Okporoko.

No girl will ever agree to date you with that shitty locs except you a superstar artiste...right now brush in 360 waves in your hair with a taper beard and watch ur sef getting all manner of pussy

You almost made sense until you introduced the word senseless.

TheGiftedOne:
...because it reeks of irresponsibility. Thank you!

Daft and typical narrow minded Nigerian

When my younger brother was carrying one, I pass him on the road without talking to him. Even though his was nice and short, Mehn, I don't just like it.

He is a musician though but until he blows and is well known, we will continue to pass each other on the road.

africandictator:
Hello Nairalanders, I have been searching for reasons why most Nigerians have a phobia and dislike for boys and men with dreadlocks and I can’t find any credible reason.

Their reasons are senseless and baseless, most Nigerians tend to vilify boys and men with dreadlocks because for some people, dreads hairstyle doers can be very terrifying and they are adjudged to be criminals which is not always true.

In this part, I think it is a crime for a man to pursue happiness.. Nigerians have failed to take into consideration the dynamism in fashion because I wondered why the dread hairstyles where not present in the days of our fathers but the Afro hairstyle was appreciated and considered responsible during that era.

Our ethical compass as a nation have been destroyed because in recent times we have seen people under the guise of sheep and heavenly clothing commit grievous crimes.

Nigerian Parents who have lost their youths should allow the current youth to live theirs. fashion is dynamic and dreads are natural and beautiful... In fact dreads are africanlike, because they defined our appearance and blackness during ancient times as they added to our aesthetic value.

Nairalanders! let us begin to accept people with dreadlocks and see them as civil and normal citizens.. stop the stereotyping..

The reason is similar to that of a girl with tattoo. One would feel for the girl to have tattoo on, it shows she's from a family where the parents can tolerate anything if they are able to tolerate this, one would wonder if she even brings boys to come and Bleep her in her parent's house,club and get drunk and banged anyhow because they're too tolerant that they allowed to her to tat her body.
Same goes with dreadlocks, it shows the guy's parents that are able to tolerate this can tolerate their son smoking Igbo, bringing olosho home, etc. Dreadlocks and tattoos show the type of home a person is from and people won't trust such people because they would see them as thieves, armed robbers, prostitutes, etc because they're are seen as not well brought up.
But op,is it that you guys on dreadlocks do it cos you don't like combing your hair?

Enculer:


Daft and typical narrow minded Nigerian

Call it whatever you like but we are cultural and religious and proud to be. Religion and culture limits the rate at which people stray