There was an uproar over photos showing a male commander cutting off women's hair with a pair of scissors at an inspection parade.
How on earth he thought that he had the 'authority' to humiliate grown women baffles me! Hopefully, he would learn the hard way! Heh had no right to touch these women, he did not have the right to cut their hair and he absolutely did not have the right to humiliate them.
There are due processes to follow to discipline the women should they have broken the rules - I never knew there was an official ‘hairstyle’.
This is a slap not only to these women but to those who this abuse resonates with. African women are constantly told that their hair is nappy, not good enough to carry in its natural state, kinky, hard and unmanageable. So, some of us put the hair in braids, weaves or wear it like that. Yet, that is not enough!
Then, at work, the hair that you have so nurtured gets chopped off by a male chauvanist!
Note: We wear our hair in braids not only because of looking good but as women that have 101 things to do, keeping the hair in braids or protective styling takes away the massive amount of time spent on styling our natural hair. With braids, we are good to go! Get kids ready, feed them, feed the family, head to work..less time spent on hair!
Look away now if you detest female oppression!
Yes, it happened! Here are some pictures!
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