Dreading dreadlocks

[gourmet]

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Someone should send those officials a news story about how Sikh police officers in Canada get to wear their turbans on duty. If the ladies are wearing dreads for religious/cultural reasons, as they probably are, it would be a violation of their human rights to make them change their hair. The precedents in law are there.

[jah_yout]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: gourmet</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Someone should send those officials a news story about how Sikh police officers in Canada get to wear their turbans on duty. If the ladies are wearing dreads for religious/cultural reasons, as they probably are, it would be a violation of their human rights to make them change their hair. The precedents in law are there. </div></div>

very sad to me that black people think they need a reason to wear natural hair styles, but need no reason to burn out their hair or hide it under some of those abominable-looking weaves

[tsophra]

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twisted..(every pun intended) ain't it

[diabolical_Tanya]

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back in the 90's I got braids in my hair, I was working at a conservative business hotel chain an some of the higher-ups were mumbling about my hair, to the extent that they even had a meeting about it

I was never told to take them out though.

[Dyoll_73]

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A Seikh could hide a small detonating device under his <span style="text-decoration: line-through">towel</span> head wear (or whatever it is called). Any national security concerns?

[evanovitch]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Humano</div><div class="ubbcode-body">A Seikh could hide a small detonating device under his <span style="text-decoration: line-through">towel</span> head wear (or whatever it is called). Any national security concerns? </div></div>

not to mention using di weaves fi hide drugs...

[gourmet]

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Sikhs wear turbans, as I wrote above, not towels. Do you wish to show disrespect for Sikhs with that comment? Turbans go through metal detectors just like any other piece of clothing.
We also allow them to carry their sacred ceremonial knives, even onto planes. No security concerns.

[Seveen]

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Q: Why do Sikhs keep hair?

A: This question is asked a lot “Why do you keep hair?” Hair is a gift from God, therefore why should anyone throw it away by cutting it? Sikhs live the way God made humans and never cut their hair. For Sikhs hair is the symbol of love for God and the respect for everything He has given us. The way God made us is the most beautiful of all. To Christians, even the Bible says, “God loves us and cares so much about us that even all the hairs of our head has well counted” (Matt.10:30).

Hair is one of the five symbols of Sikh faith. One of the reason to keep hair is to preserve the Sikh identity. Sikhs are only 2% of India’s population, if Sikhs do not keep hair, they would be lost in the crowd of Hindus and Muslims.

One argument heard often is that if you do not cut your hair, it keeps growing and will eventually reach the ground. Sikhs never cut their hair and it does not touch the ground, their eyebrows grow to a specific length, their moustaches grow to a specific length, and their beard stops at a specific length. Our body has a natural way of shedding and regenerating hair, thus after a period of time hair seems to stay at a consistent length.

Millions of Sikhs do not cut their hair and their hair grows to a specific length depending on their individual characteristics. Even if you still believe that hair do not stop growing and will eventually reach the ground, you should first consider whether to believe the one who has never seen hair growing or the millions of people who have never cut their hair? The answer is obvious.

Another important point is that Sikhs are not to use razors or any other such devices on their bodies, from the time of birth, for they do not cut their hair from any part of their bodies. In order to keep hair neat and clean Sikhs roll the hair on the top of their head. The hair is then covered by different types of turbans.

From the scientific view, keeping hair is practical because hair has many functions. It traps an insulating layer of still air just outside the skin, and thereby keeping the head cool in summer and warm in winters. Furthermore, hair absorbs harmful radiations from the sun, hair follicles can make androgenic hormones and Axillary hair provides larger surface area for evaporation of sweat. Although Sikhs do not need scientific explanations to keep hair, it is important to note that scientific explanations do indeed exist.