The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE.....
Today I$rael tried to kill me in a targeted airstrike in southern Lebanon as I was reporting on was the targeting of bridges and the forced displacement of 1 million people, an ethnic cleansing operation on a larger scale than the Nakba
I have absolutely no doubt that this was deliberate. Despite claims there were no warnings ahead of the strike and no notifications sent to the Lebanese Army who allowed us to film
As we have seen in Gaza they want to silence journalists who document and report their war crimes
It is the western powers who provide political and military support for I$rael, arming it to the teeth to carry out genocide in Gaza and ethnic cleansing here in Lebanon. They are not simply complicit, but active participants and should be held accountable for their actions.
But if I$rael thinks today’s strike will silence us and keep us out of the field they are very, very mistaken
1. Haircuts were introduced in boarding schools in Anglo-West Africa because white women (who were the missionaries’ wives and teachers in these schools) were scared of lice. They assumed the Afro hair had all sort of insects in it.
2. The white grooming codes indicated that for hair to be tidy, it must be straight. Africans did not have straight hair. So their solution was to cut it.
3. Cultural identity. Africans used to wear very elaborate hairstyles. These missionaries claimed, those hairstyles would be distracting. During slavery, they noticed how African women adored their hair as hair was one of the most important assets for women worldwide. Cutting the hair of Africans meant stripping that pride.
4. In 1700s, when French white men began to take interest in Senegambian and AfroLuso women, their white wives issued letters all over the world warning other colonial wives. It is fair to deduce that, they thought another way to make African women unattractive to their trifling husbands was to force their governors to institute hair bans, hair coverings and haircuts. When they eventually colonised these nations, they knew the first thing to do was to attack hair of African women.
5. Hair created communities among women. Women sat together in rounds and took care of each other’s hair. The gathering of Africans with wooden combs, mud and heat meant a threat to their colonial masters.
Uniformity for high schools had nothing to do with hair. That’s why school uniforms were created. It had nothing to do with time regulations. That’s why simple and protective styles like cornrows exist. The Afro hair movement has created innovation and learning about plants, care, self-care and self love for women.
Your leaders are not interested in interrogations and reformation. That will mean too much work.
Every institution operates under a set of rules & individuals choose to join those that align with their beliefs,like is stated previously. If one wishes to set their own rules, the options are to create their own school or to homeschool their child.
As humans, we can agree to disagree. However, in my opinion, requiring minors to maintain short haircuts is beneficial,esp in 🇬🇭, as was the practice during our own school days.
This isn't about cornrows and uniform braids, which I understand are common in teacher training colleges.
More broadly, when considering the upbringing of our children from Junior High School (JHS) to Senior High School (SHS), this serves as a deterrent to wrongdoers. Despite our efforts to curse, arrest, dismiss, or imprison them, they persist in our society. Until their evil deeds are exposed, these minor measures can help our children study in peace.
In response to your question, a 15, 16, or 17year-old girl with permed hair may be more preoccupied with hair care products and styling than with her studies. If she lacks the funds for her desired hairstyle, she might seek assistance elsewhere, potentially from an unscrupulous teacher, leading to undesirable outcomes. Such distractions can negatively impact her academic performance.
Also, it's important to recognize that not everyone is benevolent. Paedophiles and other evildoers are among those teaching these children, and they may exploit any opportunity to harm students they find attractive.
If there is anything good you guys wanna fight for, speak for JHS & SHS students to wear school uniforms to Saturday & long vac classes or cancel it totally.
Counter question 🙋♂️, how does getting low hair cuts affect studies in minors?
@DelademDzikunu@Arthurockgh@CoolGodVibes This is where choice and preference will come in. That should be fair no ? If you want a low cut get that! or braid cornrows?? How this not seeming rational to you? Smh eneir we have a long way to go