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17079, RE: Has Erykah Badu mocked a religion.
Posted by guest, Tue Mar-20-01 08:12 AM
it's def a delicate issue. rasta is foremost in the mind, and though locks are undeniably important, locks cannot be equated with rasta. indian sadus grew locks to manifest their spirituality before rasta was a religion. given the state of contemporary cultural mixing, locks have taken on different meanings for different people, some legitimate, and some just superficial. unless erykah was claiming to be ras with fake locks i don't think she is mocking rastafari. as long as she has legit personal beliefs grown into her locks they are real for her.