A young Nigerian parent has sparked widespread outrage on social media after styling their son's hair in a complex and controversial fashion.
A viral video circulating on various social media platforms shows a young boy proudly sporting a hairstyle known as 'Bantu knots'.
The child, who appears to be under the age of 7, caught the attention of many social media users who strongly criticized the parents for subjecting their child to such a complicated hairstyle.
Several netizens condemned this act as an outrageous practice by parents of the Gen Z generation, while others attributed it to a specific type of marriage associated with 'Yahoo boys'.
Reactions to the parent's choice of hairstyle
sweetest__babyyysophie commented: "If this child were in America, child protection agents would have intervened, but in Nigeria, some parents do as they please... Come on, this hairstyle is even too tight! 😏😏"
simeon.delight expressed their disapproval, saying: "Gen Z parents acting foolish in the name of the new generation 😒"
paulagram__ humorously remarked: "When a slay queen and a Yahoo boy have a Gen Z baby 😂😂😂😂😂"
efunanya13 commented: "Only rubbish schools would tolerate nonsense like this."
eyespireng shared their concerns: "This child won't be able to sleep; Bantu knots are no joke. I had that hairstyle once and vowed never to subject my brain cells and ancestors to that kind of pain again."
ms_leemart expressed their opinion: "Not everyone deserves to be a parent!"
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