I understand that humiliaton about ones appearance can ruin the psyche of a child. I also agree that black people should stop degrading each other about things that are of our heritage(ie. hair texture and skin complexion). I know as a child I was teased about both. I was called blackie and naps(until i got my first perm). I had low self-esteem for a long time. Although I was hurt by the name calling I've overcome the issues I dealt with as child.
This topic was meant to reminisce about something that we made fun of as children(I think). Kids will be kids. I'm pretty sure all of us were teased about something whether it was about our nappy hair or being too skinny. I'm not trying to justify children making fun of each other but I think it builds character. Children don't understand the effects of their action and even if you tried to explain it they still wouldn't fully understand.
To answer dog dog bang bang's question; I had extremely nappy hair but my mother always kept it nice and neat.
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