But surprise, surprise.
For some people who wear their hair in this way,dreadsand locs are not the same hairstyles.
PerTheyDiffer, both dreads and locs are created by sculpting one’s hair into ropes.
They are both generally considered a style particularly connected to people across the African diaspora.
This style can be created through various methods including coiling, braiding, and twisting.
Slave masters would call their hair “dreadful,” hence the word “dreadlocks.”
Thus, using such a term embodies a painful history when Black people were demonized for their hair.
The connection between Jamaica and locs was highlighted with Bob Marley, who unintentionally popularized the style.
