White SF State student with dreads accused of 'cultural appropriation' (VIDEO)

A black San Francisco State student accuses a white student wearing dreadlocks of "cultural appropriation" in a video filmed Monday on the university's campus.

San Francisco State confirmed the authenticity of the 46-second video posted by YouTube user Nicolas Silvera, but did not identify the students involved. The university noted that the YouTube title of the video was incorrect: The young woman is not a campus employee.

In the video, she accosts her fellow student in a hallway of a campus building.

"You're saying I can't have a hairstyle because of your culture? Why?" asks the incredulous dreadlock-coiffed student.

"Because it's my culture," she says.

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The man informs her that dreadlocks we're "in Egyptian culture" and asks rhetorically "Are you Egyptian? Nah, man, you're not."

The woman throws that right back at him. "Are you Egyptian?" she asks. "Wait, where's Egypt?"

But the man won't be drawn into a discussion of Mideast geography.

"You know what, girl, you have no right to tell me what I can and cannot wear," he says while trying to pass her in order to go up a flight of stairs.

At this point the woman grabs the man's arm in an attempt to stop him.

"Yo, girl, stop touching me now," he says, before shaking free. "I don't need your disrespect."

He then storms off. Meanwhile, the woman confronts the videographer, saying "Why are you filming this?" and reaching for the camera.

Jonathan Morales, San Francisco State news and media director, provided SFGate with this statement from the university:

"We are aware of the video made of an incident which occurred on campus yesterday afternoon. University police were called to the scene of the incident when it occurred. The two individuals involved in the incident are not San Francisco State University employees. Further, no criminal charges have been pressed at this time to the University's knowledge.

"San Francisco State University promotes the rights of the campus community to engage in free speech, but does not condone behavior that impedes the safety or well-being of others. We are taking the matter seriously and will promptly and thoroughly investigate this incident through applicable University channels, including our campus student conduct procedures."