Nigerian lady rants about barbers requesting for husband’s consent note to barb hair
A Nigerian lady has taken to the social media platform, Twitter to rant about barbers demanding for a letter of consent from a male relative before they agree to cut a woman’s hair.
Married women revealed that they are asked to show a letter of consent from their husbands before they can get a haircut. Unmarried women said they sometimes have to get a letter of consent from their boyfriends in order to get a haircut.
Others said they either get consent letters from their fathers or male friends.
The conversation started after Nigerian lady, @eketiette wrote on Twitter;
“Man strolls into a barbershop. Gets haircut, pays 1,500 naira, leaves. Woman strolls into barbershop, is asked to pay 2,500 naira for same haircut, plus present letter of consent from husband or boyfriend.”
“In Uyo, I was told the practice of asking for a letter of consent began when a soldier arrested everyone in the barbershop where his wife had her haircut.
The request for a letter/note also happens in Enugu and some parts Lagos. I don’t know the reason(s) though.”
She added: “I was asked to bring one when I went to cut mine. This was way back in 2015. I ended up cutting my hair myself. The practice hasn’t changed.”
Read what the Nigerian lady wrote;
Equally important, African civilization had a variety of different hairstyles. A lot of people still wearing, inspiring ancient African hairstyles in the world. They had symbolic hairstyles because of tribal traditions.
In addition to the amiable social aspects of the event, the hair, in the hands of an enemy, could become an ingredient in the production of a dangerous charm or “medicine” that would injure the owner.
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