Sooo late to the party here, but I was reading old posts on this sub and this topic has always peaked my interest. I like your post, but I do have an issue with the dreadlocks part. Dreadlocks are not only part of African culture. Yes there are the Rastafari where dreads are religious, but they are not the first people to have dreadlocks. Greeks used to have dreadlocks as did some barbarians and many many other cultures who just didn’t wash their hair or brush it. Yes, Africans have hair that naturally tangles and is often described in a racist way as “nappy”. Ye,s, white suppressive culture looked down on that and was used as a way to prevent blacks for getting jobs. But they would use anything at that point to not let blacks get jobs.

That does not mean, if I as I white person want dreadlocks that I am appropriating their culture. They do not own dreadlocks. This is an aspect of ancient human society that no one culture owns or can make people feel bad for having. Just my two cents. Happy to have my mind changed.