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White man attacked for having dreadlocks


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There is a debate in the USA about white people having dreadlocks. A YouTube video of a black female student asking a white male student about his dreadlocks went viral. The woman told the guy that he should not have the hairstyle because it was part of her culture. He replied that many cultures had dreadlocks, including the ancient Egyptians. The university said it would promptly investigate the incident.

Dreadlocks are hair that is woven together. Historians are not sure where they first came from. People in ancient Egypt, Europe, the Pacific islands, Australia and Africa had them. A writer said black people often have negative experiences in society because of dreadlocks. She asked if white people with dreadlocks also had the same problems. She said "There are…racial connotations and stereotypes attached to them."

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