bro i luv spider-punk but i specifically wanna talk about his hair
he. has. wicks!!!
the origin of wick dreadlocks is florida usa, and are named due to the resemblance to a "candle wick" because of how they stick straight up and/or out!
now, wicks have a bad reputation even within the loc community.
its already known that like if you got dreads, generally, ppl think u are unkempt, and dirty, and things of that nature, but there is even more discrimination against wicks its unreal. like legit yall i cant even begin to explain the nasty shit ppl say about them because i will be sad.
its kinda just considered the "crazy Florida man hairstyle". and a lot of the hate is due to the fact that wicks, appear "unkempt" or things of that nature
there has been a lot of texturism in the loc community which has brought with it the idea that dreads need to be retwisted to be "properly" taken care of, and need to be flat on your head and all these other things that often bring with it the need to hide your natural hair. i get unsolicited advice on my hair all the time telling me "i need a retwist" because of the belief that black hair needs to be all tidy and stuff to be respected.
but the thing is, dreads aren't meant to be all neat and tidy all the time y'know. its black hair in one of its most natural forms. and who better to showcase that than hobie brown, spider punk?
wicks kinda go against everything that dreads are "supposed" to be and "supposed" to look like.
i just love everything about this movie but i especially wanted to like talk about this hair choice. hair most def has meaning, especially black hair, so i think this was a really cool and fitting design choice for his character and everything he represents.
(i did my best to like articulate my thoughts but hopefully this makes at least a bit a sense)
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what is the opposite of a sacrifice? gifts that were given without asking anything in return in the finale checklist:
Carpenter's gift to Faulkner
Elgin's gift to Paige
Hayward and Paige's gift to each other
VAL's gift to the Woundtree disciples
The Silt Verses
[ID: A collection of excerpts from The Silt Verses, listing as follows:
1. Carpenter's gift to Faulkner:
There'll be a place for you, Faulkner. No matter how hard it gets, no matter what they do to you, there'll be a place for you, and it'll be beside me.
That's my offering, That's all I have to give.
2. Elgin's gift to Paige:
ELGIN: I wanted you to have a moment's peace.
And I wanted you to know, when you looked back at today, that we waited for him, for as long as we possibly could.
3 + 4. Hayward and Paige's gift to each other:
My time with you, that was a gift. Hearing your voice again now when never thought I would - that's another gift.
Watching you walk away like this, that's the greatest gift I could ever ask for. because I get to die knowing you got further than me.
So please, Paige. Keep on walking.
Walk on until you're lost to me.
HAYWARD: You've got to go, Paige. You're out of time.
Let me have my gift. Please. Let me watch you walk away.
PAIGE knows she has to go. She's choking with emotion.
PAIGE: (Into the radio) You… you were a gift to me, too, Hayward. I don't think you'll ever understand how much.
5. VAL's gift to the Woundtree disciples:
VAL: Glottage Meteorological Society?
Yes. I live up by the border. (Lying one last time) The winds are changing. They're blowing strong, from west to east.
Make sure everyone knows.
6. The Silt Verses:
PAIGE: (Slowly. calmly. with feeling) These were The Silt Verses.
HAYWARD: These were The Silt Verses.
FAULKNER: These were The Silt Verses.
CARPENTER: These were The Silt Verses. And I name our disciples thus. Méabh de Brún.
PAIGE: Lucille Valentine.
HAYWARD: Jimmie Yamaguchi.
FAULKNER: B. Narr.
MUNA: This was a podcast created by Jon Ware and Muna Hussen.
JON: Thank you for listening.
End ID]
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