This braided mohawk struck me as extremely useful for a work-to-event day where you’re looking to not only refresh your look, but also be fashion forward.
White people with dreadlocks who scream “the Celts had locks” every time you get called out. Stop. Just stop.
I’m mixed race and a Celt so here I am to tell you that Celtic people do not traditionally wear locks. Any Celt in the Isles today could tell you that. Most Celts living in North America could tell you that. Most Creole people who are Celtic could tell you that.
Observe.
See this? This is called plaiting. It’s a type of braiding. THIS is the Celtic and Nordic style that ancient Romans mistook for dreadlocks because they were Colonial Imperialists who didn’t see or care about the differences between the cultures they were “conquering.”
If you are Celtic, Nordic or trying to emulate Celtic culture (which is a discussion for another day) and you have dreadlocks all that says to me is that you don’t care about or respect those differences either.
I apologize on behalf of Celts with locks and random white people with locks who try to make this excuse. I can only hope correcting them might make a bit of a difference.
My Msc in Celtic Studies by research would like to cosign this
I’m letting go of my usual dislike of the word “celtic” to share this.
I’ve been meaning to put together something like this for a while now! Excuse the wacky hairstyle in part 3, I was trying to show a few braid types haha.
All of these are incredibly easy to recreate, and I had a lot of fun putting together the video. Would any of you wear a butterfly in your hair? I was thinking these accessories would be great for any summer music festivals, renaissance festivals, or pride parades.
I actually like to draw those two one in a while having a nice moment. Not so sure how/what I do for the background but I’ll come up with something eventually (I’m thinking of a colourful window or some other colourful light source)
More info on them, as usual, in the finished version
