<p>I currently go to Howard University and am looking to transfer to UVA or UNC next year. I also have braids and am thinking of making them dreads. What are your perceptions of those with my hair? Should I cut it, people are telling me it's intimidating to non-blacks?</p>
<p>I'm just looking for honest opinions, por favor.</p>
<p>Do whatever suits your style. People should like you for you, not your hair. If that is so, tell them to go study at a hair styling college [if that even exists]. I dont know why braids would be intimidating.. its not like you are going to pull them out and hit people with them... kinda silly</p>
<p>how do you know hey won't put them out and hit people with it!?</p>
<p>but seriously i don't see why you should cut it, but what do i know..i'm pretty liberal</p>
<p>Fashion. Ugh....just shave it all off! Babies are considered the cutest things on Earth and they have no hair!</p>
<p>i think they are cool, btw im hispanic.
and you should do whatever you feel comfortable with, not think about what others think</p>
<p>NO! Dreads are the ish. Shake dem dreads!</p>
<p>As a white guy, I'm not touching that one with a ten foot pole</p>
<p>I like dreads.</p>
<p>Are a black person? I think it is intimidating, but people will get used to it.</p>
<p>However, I feel there are discriminations against people with those black-hair styles.</p>
<p>If you already have braids, I don't think dreads will be too big of a leap. Try it out for a while and see if it works for you!</p>
<p>Yea the only thing Im afraid of is people making stereotypes of me being a thug/ghetto when in reality I'm very approachable and unassuming.</p>
<p>I might go rasta and become all happy-go-lucky...</p>
<p>Keep the dreads and shake that shisht, yeee!</p>
<p>just keep it clean and wear that little hat thing if needed (don't know what it's called)</p>
<p>I don't find dreads intimidating, but there are definitly some people who do. If you don't want people to think you are "thug/ghetto" then don't get dreads. However, I doubt you want to be friends with people that stereotype you based on your hair style. So if you want dreads, I think you should get them.</p>
<p>If you get them you might consider dyeing the hair. It'd look soooo funky to have that hair style with red, white and blue-high lights!</p>
<p>Braids and dreads are both pretty cool. Wished that I see some more of those on campus. Just never shave your head and you'll be cool. For the record, human babies are not that cute.</p>
<p>Nasty as hell, and that's not even counting how dirty (literally) it can get.</p>
<p>I think dreds and braids are both ok. They shouldn't be intimidating to other people if you carry yourself well and don't dress too hood on top of that, I suppose. Just do what you want to do, and see how things work for the first few weeks. There's always the cutting option if you decide that's not going to work in a different environment.</p>
<p>Joe5333, you should wear your hair however you want to. You're in college. Do want you want to. People should worry about more important issues than other people's hair. </p>
<p>Now, if you were trying to get a job, well, you may have to revisit this depending on the job you're pursuing. Artsy organizations would be cool with dreds, I think, but corporations probably would not.</p>
<p>I don't know if braids are bad on men (they are fine on women) but definitely the dreads may keep you back in the corp world. I read some things about it.</p>