A Brief History of African Hairstyles Part One

[hollyboo21]

Jesus, but that mistress of ceremonies is a fuckin BORE.............just let the HAIR speak for itself!

[Junior1luv]

I wish i had dreds.

[ASKIAOTA]

YOU FAKE ASS MUSLIM

[afrokoneko13]

@ASKIAOTA hey don't treat the muslim religion okay >:@ KEEP IT FOR YOU 

[ASKIAOTA]

@afrokoneko13 I don't know why i typed that but forgive me for that

[confusedimigrant]

but are dread locks can be cleaned and washed.because the seem impeneteratable by water.

[MENELIKSAEED]

yes they can be cleaned and no they are not impenetrable by water.

[NaaAdjoa]

Man looks at the outward appearance; The Lord looks at the heart. Beauty is meaningless. Beauty is fleeting. Nuff said.

[Flavatv98]

This is the most useless comment posted. Spam would have have more utility. Since we are human beings we all

appreciate beauty, I even suspect that you appreciate beauty as well.

[NaaAdjoa]

I do appreciate it, of course I appreciate what the Good Lord made. Focusing on it and making a huge deal about is not the route I take. As a black woman, I understand the curiosity and pride we feel in displaying it, but its of no use. I have the same problem with the fashion industry: it is created to showcase and show off European standards of beauty, period. In the end, does it really matter? Not trying to diss, just thinking out loud. :D

[confusedimigrant]

who is lord???

[MENELIKSAEED]

The sister refers to the Lord God otherwise known as the Creator of everything.

[calligraphypen]

The europeans incorporated african looks with what?

[FACEMAN07303]

damn i love being black !!!

[deatha44]

HELLO!

[tosheatower]

This video is fucking retarded. I hate it when black people get all. Everything started in Africa bla bla bla. I just had my black manager try to tell me that the thai dessert sticky rice with mango comes from Africa. Seriously people stop trying to push this bullshit. I'm not saying that there aren't thousand among thousands of things that can be traced back to Africa, but give the rest of the freaking world some credit too!

[Flavatv98]

Only an ignorant person would gripe about a video that says Black hairstyles started in Africa. Where else would they start Japan?

As to the issue of "everything starting in Africa" Why would that be an issue since humanity began there. It is only reasonable that quite a bit of human activities would have originated in Africa.

[morenaso1]

yo wouldnt understand, if you're taught to hate yourself then you would appreciate something positive about being black.

[ricot2]

Africa was leading cultivator of rice look it up idiot. So it only makes since and oh yeah my mother is Thai and she will tell you the same as your manager retard.

[ricot2]

Oh yeah take a look of the indigenous people of Thailand and tell me what you see. Which is common knowledge amongst the Thai's

[amie220]

who the fuck are you and what the hell r you talking about,blahblahblahman is right,only common sense.

[billk18]

africa is the best no one needs to give the rest any credit you all came to africa messing with us we did not want to be in europe or america we was doing fine

[amie220]

you r right.

[vi867]

i guess it's a bit chilly at 7:28..lol and would the woman give dreads a rest!!! goodness gracious! they're locs. okay?

[lesterluigi]

"Dreads" as she likes to say...came from India.

[Flavatv98]

Dreads came from India? Where did you get that from?

[lesterluigi]

Read your history. It is not hard to go to the library and read BOOKS. Im not talking about pseudo internet encyclopedia "wikipedia"that creates instaknowitalls. Read up on Shiva, Shaivas, Sadhus, Aghoris, and Jattis.

[cocopuff236]

if you yahoo search ethiopian king ganges which the river in india is named after because they are descendants of ethiopians

[AirAfroMan82291]

they were all black....

[beyoncefan77]

your point?? it does say A Brief History of AFRICAN Hairstyles Part One

[zachariot]

i'm doing a history of hair assignment, dreads have roots in both africa and india actually

[Flavatv98]

It would be interesting if you post your sources.

[blahblahblahman]

Erm yeah, the only problem is, Indians have straight hair that does not lock easily, while Africans have nappy/kinky hair that locks very quickly on its own. Wonder where it originated. Only common sense.

[spareld]

@velvetkitsune90 nappy??? seriously honey educated yourself

[spareld]

@velvetkitsune90 yeah and you also call yourself a nigger and a monkey right? because it's so called not bad word??? people like you are confusing know what the word nappy mean before using it to describe others hair. and no nappy baby wasn't meant to be good toward blacks

[spareld]

@velvetkitsune90 first of all I sent that video you after I've sent you that message duh!!!! and that's just a opinion nothing more. . Are you one of those "stuck up, self-righteous, Blacker than thou" people? sure why not but unlike yourself I don't go around calling myself a nappy headed nigger

[gloritl]

(Source: "Hair Story" by Byrd and Tharps) The term "dreadlocks" (bad connotation) is derived from whites calling the knotted hair of slaves after months in slave ships "dreadful". No specific group can claim ownership of the dredlocks (dropped the "a"). Rastafarians got the look from Kenyan soldiers. Ethiopians priests locked their hair. Hindu holy men did in pre-Christian centuries. Japan's Rasta Buddhists to Maori warriors of New Zealand also did. Great book... Read it!

[zachariot]

that was really interesting! thanks for the recommedation :)

[gloritl]

no problem :)

[Flavatv98]

Thanks alot! I prefer it when people provide references.

[vmwye]

if I might add locs were also worn in KEMET(egypt) and worn by the AKAN (GHANA) in AKAN spiritual tradition an initiate hair is locked during their process of becoming an okomfo(priest) of or other spiritual leader, etc.

PEACE

Yaa

[YungEducated]

Dreadlocks doesn't neccesarily mean a bad thing. Even though people say "Dread"locks came from the word "Dread"full ... one can also that the term Dreadlocks came from the word "Dread" which means to Fear greatly

[blahblahblahman]

Africans had dreadlocks first, clearly. Their hair does it on its own because of the texture. And Africans were the first people on this planet. Common. Sense.

[NaaAdjoa]

Ahaha. Love.

[ASKIAOTA]

@blahblahblahman All indigenous people around the world had locks

[blahblahblahman]

@ASKIAOTA

You are completely wrong. Tightly curled hair is the only hair that locks on its own. People with straight hair invented this thing called the "comb" very early on, and even if they didn't use fine toothed combs their hair will not lock on its own like curly hair does. Understanding of world history and of different cultures will help you to comprehend what I am saying. Education is important, so try reading a book or two!

[ASKIAOTA]

@blahblahblahman WOW all that thow? In mounds all over american the found Afro picks some even had men standing with the fist in the air I would've typed if it wasn't true. Education is important but where did you get your education from?

[etifaim]

Wonderful Video.

[fuocophotography]

I love events like this ...five stars from me

Andy

[bellemcky]

Aww man! I was so disappointed when it was over. Great event! Hope one comes here, to NY.

[kyasia18]

no matter what she called it she is celebratiing the hair and you have issues because she called them dreads? that is so sad.

[chocolategoodness1]

geez, my ears are fucking bleeding!! it would be nice if that woman would stop saying dreads!!!!!!!!!

[realsista4lyfe]

i kno...its bothering me too...lol

[ambermodels]

cool video

[deeplynluv]

Can we please stop referring to them as "dreads." They are not dreadful.

[MamaTrina]

The first little girl modeling was adorable. What a sweet disposition she has. Lovely kids!!!

[claretha01]

Locs, Locks....THEY ARE NOT DREADS!!!!THERE IS NOTHING DREAD ABOUT THE CROWN THE CONSCIOUS CROWN!

[ukabia]

In Africa there were a group of people who where not allowed to cut their hair because they were sacrificed to a spirit they had to serve. It was and still is believed that these people are always lucky and beautiful and the spirit they serve looks after them if they continue to serve it, if not they are punished and bad luck falls upon them.

[ukabia]

These people are still existing, but they now cut their hair, but they still do not marry with people who are not one of them because people believe if they marry them they must follow to serve the spirit otherwise bad luck will fall upon them and their spouse and in worse cases they were made to live in different communities, people sacrificed to this spirit were usually slaves. These group of people were called The Osu.