I am talking about a hairstyle (and not a culture or a race or a color).
NO.
Many people in this discussion have pointed out that dreadlocks are usually worn by, and strongly associated with, people of color.
They are STRONGLY associated with a culture, race and color.
Regardless of what you meant, regardless of what traits you originally meant to compare between the two, when you make or condone comments such as "Dreadlocks look exotic" or "Dreadlocks make Ronon Dex look non-human" these comments reflect on people in real life who wear dreadlocks. AND YOU ARE STILL DOING IT, no matter how many times it's pointed out to you.
by tv/movie hair design standards, his *character* would not look as alien
TV/movie design standards which are essentially set by privileged people and reflect the standards of the dominant, white culture, and in turn influence how people with those hairstyles or physical qualities are treated in real life.
It wasn't any less offensive when the Predator film designers did it. Excusing an offensive action because someone else got away with an offensive action somewhere else doesn't make it any less offensive.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2008-06-18 12:55 am (UTC)NO.
Many people in this discussion have pointed out that dreadlocks are usually worn by, and strongly associated with, people of color.
They are STRONGLY associated with a culture, race and color.
Regardless of what you meant, regardless of what traits you originally meant to compare between the two, when you make or condone comments such as "Dreadlocks look exotic" or "Dreadlocks make Ronon Dex look non-human" these comments reflect on people in real life who wear dreadlocks. AND YOU ARE STILL DOING IT, no matter how many times it's pointed out to you.
by tv/movie hair design standards, his *character* would not look as alien
TV/movie design standards which are essentially set by privileged people and reflect the standards of the dominant, white culture, and in turn influence how people with those hairstyles or physical qualities are treated in real life.
It wasn't any less offensive when the Predator film designers did it. Excusing an offensive action because someone else got away with an offensive action somewhere else doesn't make it any less offensive.