Are Certain Hairstyles Exclusive to Specific Races? 14-Year-Old Girl Receives Backlash for Wearing Box Braids

The issue of racism is without a doubt one of the biggest issues facing us today; but one has to ask if the racism card is pulled out too quick in some cases.

A few days ago 14-year-old Mallory Merk decided to try something new with her hair – blonde box braids. After sharing a few photos with her Twitter followers, she was met with criticism and harsh remarks from the ‘black community’ on how her hairstyle is inappropriate and offensive to black people.

See a few negative tweets below;

@mallorymerk The point we are trying to make is that its offensive all we have is our culture nd whether u knew it or not u took what’s supp

— CaramelCreamQueen (@Gvddvss) January 18, 2015

I’m not asking these brothers to go cut off some White child’s braids, or to stop liking what they like…just…consider silence more often.

— jamilah (@JamilahLemieux) January 18, 2015

But God forbid sisters have some pain over years of telling us braids made us look like lowclassghettoinappropriatefortheworkplacehoodrats

— jamilah (@JamilahLemieux) January 18, 2015

And some good ones;

@_JustAGoodGirl @mallorymerk how can I as a black woman fight for equality for my people then treat someone of another race the way we get — Bionca Weatherall (@chocolatestar69) January 18, 2015

@chocolatestar69 @mallorymerk Preach. Equality isn’t just for blacks but for all. To attack a young girl over hair?! That’s so disgusting.

— Christen (@_JustAGoodGirl) January 18, 2015

@mallorymerk you have done nothing wrong …..this is a few of the comments from your black female Facebook support pic.twitter.com/jEUCtvwStZ — Bionca Weatherall (@chocolatestar69) January 18, 2015

Mallory later posted this photo of a statement;

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What do you think BellaNaijarians? Should some hairstyles be exclusive to some races only?

Photo Credit: Twitter.com