Andrew Johnson was reportedly forced to cut his hair this week before competing in a match in an incident that has stirred questions about whether race was involved in the decision.
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What is wrong having dreadlocks? I don't understand
This is not that big of a deal. It sucks but when I was wrestling I always tried to keep my hair long. Several times I have to have it cut by a coach or teammate with tape scissors. They really did a hatchet job. My hair at the time was important because I wanted it as long as possible because I was in a rock band in the late 80's. I grew it out except for wrestling I had to have it short. My hair was a big part of who I was but I knew if I was going to wrestle and keep my hair as long as possible that was a risk I was going to take. I still hate that it happened but I'm not scarred for life. There were other things that hit life harder than having my hair cut in front of everyone…and they were all laughing at the horrible hair cut I ended up with.
There was no force!!! It was a choice!!! Big difference. Play the game with integrity and follow the rules it’s not that difficult. Can’t follow rules then don’t play very simple!!!
Bless that kids heart
you can't have long hair like this for wrestling. rules are rules
Disgusting
What happened in this video is disgusting and disgraceful. Shame on them.
That's not right to cut his dreads 🙂💗😠
thats messed up
Was he crying
That wicked demon didn’t order that young man to cut those locs bc of the sport, he did it to take his strength and pride.
They ruined his whole week probably that’s so messed up
Btw who else is here from snapchat
They should give Him some money for that and he should not be doing that if anyone does that to another kid I’m going crazy
Bullshit that bald ass man cannot humiliate natural hair
Please tell these guy is FIRED
I'm a year late but found this video, they are saying it's race which is dumb af, I wrestled and a friend of mine is white and his hair was too long because you can't wrestle if your hair is too long and all, they cut his hair before the match, it was a horrific haircut and he hated it but nobody really thought anything of it, race my ass tf
It’s fucking hair y’all pussies act like it’s going to kill u. Y’all a bunch off pussies
I had to cut my hair to wrestle in high school.
That type of hair can be a religion… that's why black people can't win! #" Black lives matter"
When I heard about this it pissed me off, you should never do anything like this I swear people can no longer just do their own thing and be left alone.
Damn jersey I thought y'all was like wanna be Florida I thought y'all allowed to wear dreads during sports his where short in florida we got wrestlers/boxers who got longer dreads and they can wear it. They just have make it a little bit bigger. I would know because i'm a couch for both down in Florida. Love my students to death. I talk to them like a friend more then a student. I let them curse eat and whatever. If they get the job right we all good. She not even cutting right them
His mom was my preschool teacher. This makes me mad 😡
Wow What was wrong his hair They should just let him put a cap on or something
did the ref get fired???
If that lady would have cut his dreads off more neatly he could reattach them that’s the Beauty of dreads and as a wrestler that ref called some bull cuz I used to have dreads and I could still wrestle he just got a shitty ref
Smh I love you black people the world is so unfair to you guys more than any race of people. And some how you guys stil prevail everytime and you're always the best at what yall do.
Why do they love dehumanizing black people?
That’s disgusting behaviour I can’t believe it
but I’m sure the young boy is an amazing person 😁
I hate white folks …
Someone needs to hold that women down and cut her hair as close to scalp as possible, and see what she thinks about it! I am getting so tired of the hair argument. I hope all this school hair situation goes before the fedral courts soon. Thank god I live in a town where music, and creativity are the norm. Why don't they do this to cheerleaders if equality is all the rage! I'm 60 not 16 so don't go telling me I need to abide by the rules. Times change, and so should the people making the rules.
Kid should have said F— the ref and this match! Yes this kid was humiliated and for what!