Would dreadlocks be widely acceptable for a 23 year old main entering mainstream work?

[ByDearHare]

I am a mother of a 23 year old young man whom insists that dreadlocks are acceptable for mainstream work office.

I have tried to explain to my DS that he is shutting himself out of many work opportunities whom will have a dress code which he cannot dictate to.

I would appreciate very candid responses from all members of this forum.

Teacher here, my head has them, he's of Jamaican decent and really rocks the look with a pin stripe suit, very cool.
We also have a white art teacher with them too, he doesn't go the suit rout, ripped jeans and t shirts with a message type.
in neither case is it an issue, why should it be!

Chances are that any place that takes issue with it, probably isn’t his tribe anyway. So doesn’t matter.

My law firm wouldn’t care. Some would - but some firms still aren’t fond of women or people who wear brown shoes so…

With the caveat that they need to look reasonably‘tidy’ of course.

Dreadlocks are not culturally owned only by people with afro hair. They have been part of hippie and surfer culture for many years. In any case, OP, I think it's fine as long as they are well-kept and not smelly.

My corporate environment wouldn’t care either - as long he is good at his job. His hair has nothing to do with his work performance so why on earth would it matter - thankfully times have changed..

What absolute woke nonsense. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yes! -unfortunately so!..... 😏

😂

Fine where I work, even if not tied back neatly.

Dreadlocks on black hair completely acceptable when tied back neatly. Cultural misappropriation on any other kind of hair and only suited to cycle couriers.

You want him to look like a psychopath?????

It wouldn't be an issue as long as he's otherwise clean, presentable and if long and substantial perhaps tied back neatly if needing to dress smartly.

@mugglewump

Dreadlocks were common to many cultural including the U.K. is thought Boudicca had them according to some academics

Would be totally fine where I work, nobody would think twice.

I’m sure there are still workplaces which would take issue, but they outliers at this point I would say.

I'm at an IB and often see people with dreads

Absolutely, he should know how to keep them neat and tidy and that's all you really need to be professional. No different to a woman brushing her hair so it's neat and tidy.

Unless of course he's fully white and shouldn't have locs, in which case he should shave his head and grow tf up

About 20 years ago I worked with a white Irish blonde woman who got dreadlocks. Omg they looked insane. I'm presuming that your son doesn't have any of these traits.

Yup.

Fine in my workplace as long as you’re clean. My workplace also wouldn’t say you could only be a certain race to wear them- it would be fine whatever race you are as long as you’re presentable.

If they're well kept and clean (and wrapped if long) then I don't think any workplace would have a problem with them.

Bollocks. As long as they look tidy & don't smell they're fine, no matter what colour/culture someone is. They've moved on.

You can be as woke & snobby as you like, (even if it's a weird combination) it doesn't make you right.

I grew my hair into dreads in the 90s, worked as a teacher with them too (tied back).
I wouldn't do it now, though I/we had no sense of it being cultural appropriation then - it was a part of the Seattle grunge scene/studenty vibe and I certainly didn't mean to cause anyone offence.

If he's neat and clean, fine. If he looks like Swampy, not so much.

I've just Googled Swampy to remind myself and he actually sported a hybrid of dreads and what the OP would prefer.

bollocks!

Grow up????

jiggle on.