Perhaps here we would need to be more specific. For example, in my congregation, we have a dress code for both men and women during worship. For men, the rule is a pair of longs and a shirt, and a hat. The more religious also wear the tallith or sew fringes to their shirts. These must be clean, of course. The women; a long dress covering the knees and shoulders and a hat.

Now if you attend service, why would you then flaunt these simple regulations? Best you stay away, if you have a problem with them.

Outside the congegation, that hats and talliths etc are not obligatory. But clean, modest attire most certainly are. I usually wear a nice suit, complete with a tie. A point to note, most of our women do not have locks but keep their hair short, or straighten it or have braids and extensions.

If this is dogma, where is the oppression in that? This is not fashion trends, the need to "look cool" or whatever, which is in fact the real oppression of our times.

Maybe your criticism is levelled at another movement of Rastafari altogether. If that is the case, perhaps members of such movements should better explain themselves.