For me it all started with Team Natural, Team Relaxed and Team light skin...I only mention 4 but there are more teams than I can count. As I journey through life I realise that these teams are endless, pointless and irritating.
TEAM NATURAL VS TEAM RELAXED
Right before I decided to go natural I noticed that there were different teams and not necessary for good reasons. It seemed, that Team Natural considered themselves better than the other teams and were quick to school anyone else that wasn't in the team. This was one of the reasons I didnt want to carry my kinky hair...I didn't want to be in anybody's camp!
VAGINAL BIRTH VS CEASAREAN SECTION
Oh...I only knew about this segregation after I had my baby. I had a friend who came to visit at the hospital and the first thing he said was Eiyaa (with pity) and I responded, "why Eiya?" she said, because you did CS and not "Natural" LOL. Someone even went as far as saying it was lazy women that gave birth via CS and the Hebrew ones pushed their babies out. Wondafu. The stigma that surrounds a Caesarean section in Nigeria is topic for another day, someone women would rather die than do it. Tufiakwa!
LIGHT SKIN VS DARK SKIN
Search #TeamLightskin on instagram and you'll find it. So it IS a thing. Ladies wan bleach now to destroy their natural complexions. Someone came up with #TeamMelanin, that's a positive. Is this segregation necessary?
FITFAM VS FATFAM
It is good if you're on a healthy journey but don't put others down while doing so. I had to delete someone off my BBM who kept going "Fat is disgusting" "TeamFitFam For Life" "Orobo no dey reign"...I do find it ridiculous. Then there are those that food shame you. i.e "why you eating white rice, don't you know carbs are bad" "why you using palm oil"? "why you drinking soda"? Oh dear...wetin mans go chop now?
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