Zac Efron shows off dreadlocks on Instagram, sparks accusations of cultural appropriation
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Zac Efron arrives at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (2018 Invision)
Zac Efron revealed his new hairdo on Instagram Thursday — and fans were quick to weigh in on the look.
The black-and-white image shows Efron sporting dreadlocks while wearing a shirt and sunglasses.
“Just for fun,” Efron, 30, captioned the image, which he shared with his 35.9 million Instagram followers. He also included a “rock on” emoji.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Thursday post has already received more than 727,000 comments, including some negative reactions.
“Ewww no,” one user said.
“You do not look good in that buddy,” another person said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One supporter asked, “Love you Zac!! But why ??? [sic]”
Other commenters accused the actor of cultural appropriation.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Mate this is literally culture appropriation. Are you black? No. Delete this,” a user urged the Hollywood star.
“Love you Zac, but this is appropriation,” another echoed.
However, there were several fans who supported the A-lister's style.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“He pulls it off nicely, not many people can pull that off,” a commenter wrote. “This gives me a surfer kinda vibe.”
Another chimed in, “I don’t get why everyone is so triggered I think you look good.”
“Anyone can get dreadlocks if they want to, why does it have to be racist or offensive? Love it Zac,” one fan said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At least one fan defended the actor, advising him not to read any of the negative comments.
“Who cares what people think?” the person added. “As long as you like it @zacefron then that’s all that matters.”