@Philosophy Zombie , I know that's an ourobouros you posted, but the shape of the snake's mouth and the cartoony style make it look like a kiwi with an infinite beak. I regret that I can only rate it Winner once.
The dreadlocks thing continues to confuse the hell out of me. There are plenty of examples of things--symbols, styles, tokens--that have meaning in one culture and a complete lack of meaning or an opposite one in a different culture. (I mean, Jesus, just look at the history of the swastika.) Dreadlocks or braids turn up in history a lot because it was an easy way to manage your hair, especially if you don't wash much. Look at Slavic/Germanic fairy tales, and you'll see a lot of references to "elf-locks." Or think of the Polish plait, which was basically one big dreadlock on steroids.
Also, if we want to play the it's-my-culture-hands-off-you-racist-bastard game, I just found out I'm 5% Neanderthal. If you wear dreads or animal skins, you're appropriating my culture and I'm fully justified in screeching at you until you go deaf.
The dreadlocks thing continues to confuse the hell out of me. There are plenty of examples of things--symbols, styles, tokens--that have meaning in one culture and a complete lack of meaning or an opposite one in a different culture. (I mean, Jesus, just look at the history of the swastika.) Dreadlocks or braids turn up in history a lot because it was an easy way to manage your hair, especially if you don't wash much. Look at Slavic/Germanic fairy tales, and you'll see a lot of references to "elf-locks." Or think of the Polish plait, which was basically one big dreadlock on steroids.
Also, if we want to play the it's-my-culture-hands-off-you-racist-bastard game, I just found out I'm 5% Neanderthal. If you wear dreads or animal skins, you're appropriating my culture and I'm fully justified in screeching at you until you go deaf.