Nigerian Media entrepreneur Mo Abudu, actor John Boyega and Ghanaian actress Lydia Forson have all expressed their dissatisfaction after Sky News published an article referring to the threaded hairstyle as a “spiky coronavirus haircut”.
Insisting that the post be taken down by the UK news outlet, the African hairdo that has been popular among African women for decades became the talk on social media because Sky News claimed it gained popularity due to its resemblance to the Coronavirus.
It also angered a lot of social media users, particularly Africans, who were displeased with the misrepresentation and the fact that they called it a “haircut”.
See their reactions below.
1. Africa is a continent NOT a country. 2. This is not a haircut it’s African threading. 3. You knew full well what the lady meant, but pushed this headline and angle for your racist satisfaction. 4. You’re encouraging the demonization of black hairstyles.