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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jul 14

    "It has become a part of me." Like many children in the Yoruba community in Nigeria, Olatunbosun Damilola was given scars on her face by her parents when she was young. But with the custom becoming less common, Olatunbosun says she faces daily discrimination.pic.twitter.com/UfGq0MI6d1

    Living with facial scars in Nigeria
    Olatunbosun Damilola was given scars on her face by her parents when she was young. The practice is used in some parts of Nigeria, with the marks signifying the family's tribal or ethnic heritage.
    11:20 PM - 14 Jul 2018
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      2. Olufemi‏ @princekolefs Jul 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        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!

        5 replies 2 retweets 9 likes
      3. EarlyHunter‏ @davidtayos Jul 15
        Replying to @princekolefs @BBCAfrica

        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.

        2 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      4. Ibraheem Abioye‏ @DrAbioye Jul 23
        Replying to @davidtayos @princekolefs @BBCAfrica

        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’

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      5. Olufemi‏ @princekolefs Jul 23
        Replying to @DrAbioye @davidtayos @BBCAfrica

        ... 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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      6. EarlyHunter‏ @davidtayos Jul 23
        Replying to @princekolefs @DrAbioye @BBCAfrica

        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.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. AWP Network!‏ @AfricWomenPower Jul 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @MissZambia

        that modernization has affected a society's outlook on things, doesn't make that thing wrong.

        1 reply 1 retweet 7 likes
      3. Maleele Choongo 🇿🇲‏ @MissZambia Jul 15
        Replying to @AfricWomenPower @BBCAfrica

        I completely agree. It’s a stigma more than a correct observation

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Nurain OloladeSanusi‏ @NurainOSanusi Jul 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        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

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Birthwrita‏ @birthwrita Jul 14
        Replying to @NurainOSanusi @BBCAfrica

        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.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Birthwrita‏ @birthwrita Jul 15
        Replying to @birthwrita @NurainOSanusi @BBCAfrica

        Relevance***

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      1. Dr. Anne 'Muyiwa‏ @AnneMuyiwa Jul 18
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        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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      1. The Real Olu John‏ @olubayojohn Jul 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        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 @BBCAfrica

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      1. #WeWillBeOkOneDay‏ @adahfact Jul 15
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @JoyceOdukoya

        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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      1. Hakim Banwo‏ @MoscowClonekid Jul 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        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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      2. THABANG LAWRANCE‏ @Teezy13119213 Jul 27
        Replying to @ABCnewsMzansi @BBCAfrica

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      2. EXCELSIOR .  🇬🇭‏ @Baaffuor Jul 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        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?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. EXCELSIOR .  🇬🇭‏ @Baaffuor Jul 14
        Replying to @Baaffuor @BBCAfrica

        Also, personally, I think her tribal marks look beautiful on her. Western culture has distorted that fact, but it's still beautiful to me.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Yusuf  🇬🇧‏ @usf513 Jul 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        it was a very common practice in sudan 🇸🇸🇸🇩, but with awareness and education it's becoming more and more rare. we call it ( Sholokh ) شلوخ

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      1. Babayomi Olabode 🇳 🇳🇬 🇬‏ @iamBodee Jul 14
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

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

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