By Gina Torres

Pleasant Grove, Utah, teen Caycee Cunningham was on a journey of self-discovery. After studying in Guatemala, she found religion. Hindu that is. She returned to school sporting shoulder-length locs. Unfortunately, she was told her hair violated the school dress code and her locs had to be removed. In the U.S., locs aren’t normally associated with Hindus. However, there is a tradition of locs; only they are usually reserved for the holiest people in the faith. Not understanding that detail leads to accusations of inauthenticity and cultural appropriation.