Recently I attended an industry training and I was astounded, yet offended at the lack of education for which the instructor possessed. A general statement was made about locs that would have alluded that I had bad hygiene practices, slather creams, waxes and shea butters on my hair, and that my hair was nasty, dirty and stinky. As the only traditional loc’d individual in the class, I took great offense. I was not just offended because I am loc’d traditionally, but becaus