Rasta vs. Dreadlocks

Rastanoun

(informal) Rastafarian

Rastanoun

(informal) Diminutive of rastaquouère

Rastanoun

follower of Rastafarianism

Dreadlocksnoun

A hairstyle worn by Rastafarians and others in which the hair is left to grow into long matted strings.

Dreadlocks

Dreadlocks, also locs, dreads, or in Sanskrit, Jaṭā, are rope-like strands of hair formed by locking or braiding hair.Dreadlocks are controversial and commonly a flashpoint of cultural appropriation, but the style is demonstrably global and ancient and multicultural. Even the name is controversial, having negative and colonial connotations.