DREADLOCKS: Since the black man has been on the planet for trillions of years, sporting the locks & afro, then dreadlocks pre-date and therefore cannot logically define Rasta. My guess is that locks had already entered Jamaica long before Pinnacle came into existence. So before proudly taking ownership and trying to enforce that particular identifying feature of Rasta, we must remind ourselves that Selassie never wore locks; neither did the Gong and it certainly wasn’t a consideration for the great Marcus Garvey – does this detract from their position at the very pinnacle of Rasta teachings? And on the flip side of that argument, Rasta cannot sensibly berate those wearing locks for fashion. They do however have an argument (due to what we have just established is a mis-branding) in the case of tourists, or for fancy dress parties in Europe and the US, where so-called “Rasta wigs” are purchased and worn for comedy value. How did Rasta allow itself to become a joke? Or could frowning upon this be deemed as Rasta taking itself too seriously? Interesting thought, but a trailer load of cash for the Jamaican economy
Posted on: Sun, 30 Mar 2014 15:56:09 +0000
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