Have you seen the video of a black woman confronting a white man about his dreadlocks? In the video, she accused the man of ‘appropriating’ her culture.
The altercation was recorded on the San Francisco State University campus and the opinions have been mostly on the side of the guy.
In the video the lady is literally putting her hands on the young man telling hims he should not be wearing dreadlocks because its ‘her culture’
“You’re saying that I can’t have a hair style because of your culture? Why?” the man said.
“Because it’s my culture,” she said.
“Are you Egyptian? Nah, man, you’re not.” She asked him if he was Egyptian, and he told her no.
“Wait, where’s Egypt?” she asked. “Tell me.”
He responded: “You know what, girl … you have no right to tell me what I cannot wear.”
The argument gets more heated when she grabbed his arm as he tried to side step her:
“Yo, girl, stop touching me right now,” he said. “I don’t need your disrespect.”
He came down the stairs, and she said, “You put your hands on me, you’re going to learn.”
When the lady notices she is being filmed she blocks the camera with her hands. We do not know what happened afterwards however since the story has gone viral the University has made a statement about it.
“San Francisco State University promotes the rights of the campus community to engage in free speech, but does not condone behavior that impedes the safety or well-being of others,” the university said. “We are taking the matter seriously and will promptly and thoroughly investigate this incident through applicable University channels, including our campus student conduct procedures.”
My opinion? She had no right to put her hands on the young man over his hairstyle, she was absolutely wrong in her confrontation.
I think we have to be careful about the choices we make these days especially when we do not understand what standing up for our culture means. Firstly a white man with dreadlocks is simply a white man with dreadlocks he does not need to be bullied based on how he wears his hair.
If you want to make a statement about cultural appropriation there are way more constructive ways to do it that does not involve getting physical.
Check out the altercation below:
She was out of line. She acted no different than the white people who spat on black folk. Nobody appointed her judge and jury. Leave the kid alone.
She had no reason to confront him like that. Oh wait, she did, over dreadlocks! Who cares if he had dreads, it’s not hurting me nor should it hurt anyone else… Girl, BYE!!!!
A new fool is born everyday. People are crazy. It’s his hair and his business. God help us all.
Now, if he had socked her, everybody would be up in arms. She pissed me off. She’s a bully!
She wrong for that
Why make a fool of yourself over someone else hair? Didn’t know she had patten/copyright to hairstyle. ..
SMH! She’s an idiot! Most definitely in the wrong! #SheDosentSpeakForUsAll
I read the article, didn’t watch the video. Girl friend is out of line, you don’t interrogate someone over his or her style. Girl bye! I see other races doing what black people do and I’m proud.
The video will piss you off because she was grabbing him and didn’t want him to walk away.
She wrong for that. You especially don’t put your hands on nobody.. Had he tugged on her back it would be a whole other story!
Exactly!!
Lol… He Corey Lewandowski’d her. ROTFLMAO!
I don’t knowww I mean I guess she’s in the wrong but if our own little girls can’t wear their natural hair styles to school without getting sent home, suspended, or harassed why let it slide with other races??
This is at a college. Even if He was in elementary school he would not be allowed to wear his hair like unless he is rastafarian. In college, if you pay your tuition you can do what you want. Thus lady had no right. If someone had treated her thus way we would be hollering.
So…one negates the other? Are you kidding me? And this…is the problem. Please check your psychological status.
Now if he would had suckered punched her it would be breaking news…White man attacks black college student.
Why is she in his business?! Wth!
Dumb aaassz
This is just stupid how dumb is she ?
This makes us look bad. Like we’re all crazy.
My thoughts exactly!
Has this happened to you?
If he want to wear his head in dredds ok so what ppl plz . she need to get her life
Under no circumstances was she right for doing that, especially for putting her hands on him. Not cool
Silly girl. Such an embarrassment. Smh
That’s what’s wrong with people. They can’t respect others acceptance of themselves. That was not her business.
What? That made no sense at all, if he would have knocked her no her butt, all hell would break loose.
None of her damn business it’s his hair! Foh
She knew better than to approach a female or she would’ve caught those hands.
Smh. Not her hair, not her business
I definitely disagree with the way she went about it
Yeah she went a bit on the crazy side. He wasn’t bothering her.
Ridiculous !!
Also, you can’t just approach a person like that. He wasn’t even ready for that conversation or to even talk to her.
Ok, First of all they are in a college, second of all that single man had nothing to do with any of those issues. and lastly, keeping up that such and such did this to “us” mentality will get you nowhere. That man didn’t want any trouble, nor was he bothering anyone. All these “woke” people and Natural hair nazis need to stop it.
This!!!
At all. She sounds like a true bully.
Shit is getting out of hand smh. This is absolutely ridiculous
And this is why they (los gringos) look at us like we’re crazy.
Yesss this is why.
See this how you get assaulted in the street. Because she deserved to get punched in the face . You don’t attack strangers. How dare she!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now had he had hit her it would have turned into a fact race story. We out here fighting for justice she assaulting people.
She should be expelled.
This was beyond ridiculous!!!!!!
She stupid theres nothing wrong with white boy aving dreadlocks it aint no crime. He can wear his hair however he wants.
I wish I would have been there to tell her black ass about herself
David, does it need to?
And no even in college and after paying tuition you STILL can’t “do what you want”.
Hopefully she’s reading all the comments and realize how out of line she was. I also hope that her parents are aware of her actions and have a long talk with her. No one should be bullied.
She’s wrong. Period…justifying it is sick.
This is 100% wrong! Its not her business what he does and doesn’t do with his head! Then she put her hands on him… If he was to punch her in her face then she would be mad Smh. Hair is hair its not that serious!
But I guess its ok when its done to us…
It is gross though!
This heifer is way outta line
And I said she was wrong, lol what else do yall want me to say ? “Oh she’s a sick person.” “She’s in the wrong.” “She had no right.” But aren’t y’all just as bad as she is With the negative comments. Calling it sick and judging her off her actions? MaybebEVERYBODY should’ve kept their opinions and comments to themselves if that’s the case.
If the man wanna rock dreads let him who cares? It’s his head it ain’t that serious to be all in his face like that
I agree with her. All my life I have wondered why white guys do that. They are gross! They stink! They offend everyone around them and it usually isn’t just their hair. Yes, it is none of her business but, at least finally someone has the guts to tell these white guys how stupid they look! It isn’t natural to them. They are merely lonely, sad & pathetic creatures with no culture of their own!!! So they become “WANNA BEEEEES”!!
Lmao. Wow, you talk about stupid, but here you are. You do realise Vikings (white) use to wear dreads. So did ancient Greeks, Aztecs, some Hindus, some Buddhist, Rastafarians and so on. You might want to read up on it. And before you call me white, I am not. Lol
Yes, but that was then. Today we all live by the laws of hygiene. We must! It is very necessary! And these little punks are just too lazy to shower and clean up. They need to have respect for the rest of society in a functioning community.
Otherwise diseases break out!!!!
1. No matter what race you are if you stop combing your hair it will eventually form dreads. 2. I doubt you’ve ever smelled them before to know whether they stink or not 3. You can wash them just as you wash your own hair. You sound ridiculous.
As a matter of fact the more you wash your hair the quicker dreads form. Which is what is recommended. The ONLY difference is not brushing your hair. it’s still hair. But the thing is you’re saying this only about white people with them. So what’s the difference between white people with dreads and black people with dreads hygienically??
Never put your hands on anybody period. No matter what you believe in. You can’t force how you feel onto somebody else.
She had to be high on some drug to think that her behavior was ok…if it was the other way around Al Sharpton and his crew would have been on that campus so fast…smdh so uncalled for
Ignorant ass female
No you didn’t say she was wrong you said well i guess she’s wrong…she’s in title to her opinion but when she physically touched him she cross the line
Exactly
100% harassment, it’s other ways to debate the issue. She behaved inappropriate. #youngadults
Outta all the black females that wasn’t wearing their natural hair she passed up. She assaults this white boy minding his business
What’s the difference between I guess she’s wrong and she’s wrong? The word “guess”? But the statement is STILL the same! But let’s focus on bigger issues. Soooooo did anybody hear about those 2 cops not getting charged today for killing an innocent 24 year old African American man by the name of Jamar clark? Y’all wanna get worked up how about getting worked up for something more important…
Only one getting worked up seems to be you, if u wanna talk about the 2 cops killing the innocent young man, maybe you shouldn’t be commenting on here.. Wrong topic dear
She had no business confronting that man! He handled her a lot better than I would.
That’s not her business.
She was dead wrong. Now he would have popped off she would have played victim. She was acting like a Trump supporter smh
She’s an idiot. How we as black people expect for others to respect our hair if we attack them for wearing it. Now I know plenty of black women out there rocking straight hair knowing damn well our hair ain’t straight. Until she upset about that as well she need to sit down.
This one time he should have kick her ass
Its his choice to wear locks if he wants, dnt dish wat u CNT take respect all d way. Nt a gud look girl !!!”
Sister girl is wrong for this!
She’s lucky nobody slapped her silly behind. Just nonsense and attention seeking. I’m embarrassed for her.
Wow crazy
I think she sending a message how blacks are castrated everyday for their hair and identity,however she did it wrong. She did this intentional,remember little black kids are being sent home for their hair now the irony is evident.
If people had actual goals and a purpose these things could be avoided
WHO THE HELL IS SHE to JUDGE him on ANYTHING…..Ppl Really Need to know their Damn plc and STAY THE “F” in it!!
At times, we can be as entitled as the rest. She was wrong from all angles. It comes from pain, as a black child in a all white neighborhood, I remember wearing cornrows and being made fun of, only for it become a trend by many. My first internal thoughts may have been how she acted out but I know that wouldn’t be the right thing to do. I hope she looks at this and realizes this does not help progress, only hinders it.
First of all I’m so sick of black people screaming Egypt nonsense you don’t know if Egypt is a part of your culture or not Nubian and Egyptian are two different things Nubian is black there were Nubian kingdoms all along the Nile not apart of Egypt learn your own culture and scream that Egyptians even created and portrayed Nubians/blacks in their paintings and sculptures differently than someone they considered Egyptian they’re not the same thing stop trying to make them the same they’re not the same learn your own personal culture and follow that second who the hell is she to tell someone what they can and cannot wear and had the nerve to put her hands on him it’s just disgusting stop the madness stop all the madness
First of all I think this is fake second of all she had no right to be talking about no one’s hair third of all we fight this same thing in our community what’s better straight hair natural hair or locks. Your in college grow up.
She harassed him and put her hands on him. He should’ve punched her. Teach her ass a lesson to learn
She was dead WRONG!!!
She is totally in the wrong, we as a people need to realize for one white Americans embraced the reggae music culture more than our own people, I know this because my father had a reggae band from the time I could remember and the majority of people that would be at his shows and concerts where white people with dreads. African Americans really did not start embracing their natural hair until maybe the late 90’s early 2000, unless you were possibly from the islands or just knew about natural hair, we were into perms and weave, white people have always embraced dreads, so she needs to step off, let people embrace whatever they feel comfortable embracing, it is not her to judge this guy for what he feels comfortable with.
Who is she to confront him about his hair? This world is so crazy …….or maybe it’s the people in it. #foolishness
What does she think Europeans did before combs? Their hair naturally locked. It’s not a cultural thing. Even the vikings had dreads. OMG, people. STOP!
Who cares.
Not fair at all
She should of left that man alone.
Shaquanna can you believe this crap? She had no right bothering him over his hair. She pushes that man and all then wants to say “don’t put your hands on me” Had he pushed her or manhandled her in anyway that little girl will be yelling victim. I’m glad it was filmed as the person said for everyone’s safety. Ridiculous.
I saw this the other day. I could not believe it. She didn’t know she was being recorded. Now she will be shamed with this video going viral.
Gotta do better I am embarrassed for her
Some black people just go overboard. Yes, I know you’re mad because you got teased as a kid for your natural hair buy did you die tho?
She’s really crazy o_O
She even looks crazy. I can’t believe this happened. She must be full of hate. Watching too many videos online smh.
The fact that she is asking if he is allowed is truly sad. That woman is truly ignorant and full of prejudice. I wonder how would she feel if roles were reversed. What did she want to achieve from this really mxm
Sad smh
We cannot claim Appropriation on every person we encounter. We don’t know their cultural background… Mocking a culture is different
Sad, sets us back…embarrassing. Kids I know, have more sense.
She was out of line. I’m glad a transcript of the video was available to read because I didn’t want to see the foolishness. I kept thinking IF ONLY “we” put THIS much energy supporting one another! I saw a comment about how many black women not wearing their natural hair she could have said something to and I think that’s bs too! Just because you’re black does NOT mean you HAVE to wear your hair natural chemical free. I don’t have chemicals in my hair and whyyyyyyyyyy on EARTH would i criticize another woman for wanting to straighten hers with a relaxer??? It’s foolishness. I just don’t care about others that much to be addressing issues like why you’re white with dreads and why you’re black with a relaxer…it’s dumb.
is she really that stupid?
This black culture appropriation thing, It’s the most stupid thing I’ve ever heard, I mean we live in a globalized world, It’s normal that we adopted other cultures things just because we loved them. If I turned it around, it would mean I couldn’t take ballet o bachata classes, because they’re not originally black. Stop bulls**t please!
He should buss a slap in she a**!!! I have a very very serious problem where people like putting their hands on other people. LADIES!!! KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELVES
Smh shame on this fool, she pissed me off! It’s people like him that helped our voices be heard…
This shows that racism has no color! Smh
She got paper and cotton lint in her hair…. She need to shampoo her own instead of worrying about his
the nerve.. smh.
People missed the beginning of the confrontation. A woman who saw what happened said that he incited the incident and call her a bitch when she tried to give him a flier. Then she went over to confront him, and that’s when the video started. There is always more to the story that the media chooses to portray.
When has a hairstyle been patented for a particular race? Okay, what about some Japanese college students who have love for Black hair styles like afros to wearing 70’s clothes?
She’s a bully, and should be held accountable for her actions.
i think this is staged to go viral,to get everyone talking.
Is she for here
She’s a racist herself hiding under the guise that black folk can’t be racist.
I seen this video and what the hell this made homgirl seem nuts. If he wanna were dreads that’s not taking away from her culture
This girl is an idiot. There are bigger causes and you are here attacking people over dread locks?
I can’t stand those natural hair nazis
Some people really need to get a life. Leave people alone. Some black people really need to get over the race crap and thinking they can dictate how someone wears their hair. It’s none of your business. She’s lucky she didn’t get hit because I would have laid her ass out.
Dumb!!! Thats like him going around acting a fool nagging black women for dyeing their hair blonde.
Does she understand that ppl that wear dreads ( that understand what they stand for) can tell her she shouldn’t wear them for fashion( if she wanted dreads). Most ppl ( she fits the bill) don’t understand that it isn’t a fashion hairstyle but a lifestyle. No points for her..
No one knows the real story but she made a mistake. She may have been chastises her whole life for her natural hair. she came at him all wrong but white privilege need to stop. If y’all don’t keep your culture sacred then who will? He has not earned the right has he been sent home for having curly hair? But he has now felt the sting of being singled out for nothing more then his looks. Welcome to the club boy next time man up and don’t run away. I know I slap all white boys that come to me saying nacho burrito taco. And it happens a lot they just do not understand and never will.