Dreadlocks go back 2,000 years and were worn by the Egyptians and Greeks

KM: I don’t know what it is but in the States, it depends on where you are, probably. I think that if it was in New York, maybe it would have been a different story. You know, most of the time, dreadlocks are stereotyped. Because of that, a lot of people find dreadlocks offensive. Yeah, maybe that is why. I tell you one thing, here in the Netherlands, people love dreadlocks. I work with my dreadlocks and they love to see my dreadlocks, they want to touch it they want to hold it.

KM: You’re talking about a rule that was established in the 70s and if I can remember, in the 70s in the US, there was a lot racial discrimination, and also there was a lot of discrimination as far as they were [people] from the hippie movement, you know, wearing long hair. So there was some kind of social discrimination at the time. But I believe that the rule is archaic. It’s an old rule. And I think the rule should be changed. This is a new generation of kids, and kids go to school wearing all kinds of hairstyles. And a hairstyle should not be a reason why a kid should not be allowed to go to school.

KM: Way back in Ghana, in the olden days, the Ashanti and the Akans, used to wear dreadlocks. Their Shamans, that is their holy men and women, used to wear dreadlocks. I mean dreadlocks is very ancient, over 2,000 years old. Ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks used to wear dreadlocks also. Dreadlocks have been around for a long time. I mean the Rastafarians inherited dreadlocks from the Nazarites, from the [Old Testament Bible, dreadlocks have been around for a long long time.