Dear white people with dreadlocks: Some things to consider

By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN

Updated 1816 GMT (0216 HKT) April 1, 2016

After a black San Francisco State University student confronted a white student over his dreadlock hairstyle, calling it cultural appropriation, people are talking about the topic of white people with dreads. Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows, who has admitted his locks are extensions, is one notable example. Here are a few other nonblack celebs who sport the hairstyle.
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After a black San Francisco State University student confronted a white student over his dreadlock hairstyle, calling it cultural appropriation, people are talking about the topic of white people with dreads. Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows, who has admitted his locks are extensions, is one notable example. Here are a few other nonblack celebs who sport the hairstyle.
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Anne Lamott writes about everything from spirituality to motherhood to her hair in memoirs like "Bird by Bird," "Operating Instructions" and "Grace." <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/me-my-hair-and-i-leaves-black-hair-out-of-the-narrative_us_5615912be4b0cf9984d84d9a" target="_blank">Lamott has said</a> she initially felt "presumptuous to appropriate a black style for my own liberation."
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Anne Lamott writes about everything from spirituality to motherhood to her hair in memoirs like "Bird by Bird," "Operating Instructions" and "Grace." Lamott has said she initially felt "presumptuous to appropriate a black style for my own liberation."
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Jonathan Davis and other members of his heavy metal band Korn sport dreadlock styles. Davis has been cultivating his dreads for years.
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Jonathan Davis and other members of his heavy metal band Korn sport dreadlock styles. Davis has been cultivating his dreads for years.
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Singer Ani DiFranco is known for her natural, hippie style. DiFranco wore her hair in dreadlocks for many years but has gone back to a straight hairstyle lately.
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Singer Ani DiFranco is known for her natural, hippie style. DiFranco wore her hair in dreadlocks for many years but has gone back to a straight hairstyle lately.
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