Dreadlocks capture the rebellious spirit of a young black man. JAMES OLSTEIN
At one point or another, a black man needs to go through his dreadlocks period. The best time for that period is college, or from ages 18 to 28. True, there are black men with dreadlocks in their 60s, 70s, 80s, but at that point, the dreadlocks have become a religion—a form of Rastafarianism. Religion is one thing. But looking cool, the concern of a young black man, is another.
The college student is not growing dreads because he wants to be one with God. He wants, instead, to look like the shit during the first adult period of his youth. But why exactly are dreads great for the third decade of one’s life?
