Shame unto that girl for talking like that. We all know what tribal mark means and so there is no discrimination anywhere. We value it. It is our identity. And just as they have their culture, we also have ours, so calling our mark of identity scars is not welcoming. Tah to BBC!
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There is discrimination about it. People make cruel jokes about it, it affects your chances of employment, people actually try to take advantage of you, stare at you with pity, etc. To say there is no discrimination about it is simply not true.
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There’s definitely discrimination! As someone with the exact facial marks as the girl in the video, I’ve been called those exact names. It bothered me as a child. These days, not anymore. But asked if I’d continue the tradition with my child, my response was a resounding ‘No’
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... Well you may be right. Be that as it may, what I am against in that video is the way BBC was calling our culture (a form of identity) a scar. And to tell you the truth, until we place value on what is ours, nobody will praise us.
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You are not under any obligation to perpetuate any aspect of your tradition that puts you at a disadvantage. You don't need to place value on such aspects or feel guilty about them.
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that modernization has affected a society's outlook on things, doesn't make that thing wrong.
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I completely agree. It’s a stigma more than a correct observation
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It is wrong to call our traditional tribal mark "scars'. It's part of our customs, tradition and value though less practice again. Please it is called Tribal Mark and it has its importance. Thank you
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I was about to type this. While it might not have much relevanave and importance in this modern day, it had its usefulness back in the days and is probably still done deep in the villages. It’s a tribal mark that causes a scar, NOT JUST ANY SCAR.
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Tribal marks were used in days of old as means of identification. It protected indigenes from being killed by their own folks during war. In Egbaland, first girl and boy would be given marks so you never lose the ancestral identity. Those who wear marks should NOT feel mortified.
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Without being unmindful of how this lady feels about her tribal marks, I feel the report is very disrespectful of a people and its culture. Must they run down anything that is not Western? This is bad but Western style tattoos and piercings are cool? Shame on you
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Point of correction, it's not a scar but tribal mark. As for discriminating against those with the mark I strongly disagree. I know people who have it & are living very normal life in Nigeria. I'm surprised at her claim. You're using her ignorance to pursue a needless course.
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Discrimination and wrong choice of words to use. What’s on Damilola’s face is a traditional tribal marks peculiar to Africans
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Whiles I agree that parents shouldn't make that choice for their children, most of my blame and my anger goes to other Africans discriminating against their own for a culture that is essentially ours. If you don't practice the act yourself, why give someone else grief for it?
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Also, personally, I think her tribal marks look beautiful on her. Western culture has distorted that fact, but it's still beautiful to me.
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it was a very common practice in sudan

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Discrimination how? Everyone in Nigeria know it as our tradition and culture. So why is she crying
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