Social media blew up last week after a viral post showed a Black boy’s locs getting cut off over his father’s disapproval of the style.
The incident began when mother Kitta Nicole posted to Facebook on Wednesday, March 8, about her son Jaylen’s locs. The post included two photos of Jaylen before and after his locs were cut, along with a screenshotted conversation with the dad.
“My boys went to spend a night with their dad and this ts he chose to do!!!” Nicole wrote in the post. “My baby is so hurt and embarrassed and I’m hurt bc I know how he loved his hair. He don’t even wanna go back to school.”
According to the screenshot, when Nicole asked him why he snipped his locs, he defended his actions by expressing he never wanted Jaylen’s hair to get twisted.
“I told you I didn’t want his hair twisted, braided, or dreaded. That’s not suitable,” he said. “I don’t want him to look like he came from the streets.”
Nicole did a follow-up post stating that the assistant principal at Jaylen’s school did an exception to the dress policy to accommodate the boy’s situation.
“To some it may not be a big deal, but I’m crushed(yes I cried too bc my kids are my world),” the mother said. “My baby is really hurt and embarrassed. Huge shout out to the assistant principal for making an exception with the strict no hat/hoodie policy to help my son. I’m forever grateful for this great school district!!”
The original Facebook post got over 6,000 reactions, but once it hit Twitter via user Chief Konfam, the conversation really took off. Another Twitter user going by @954Cobi quote-tweeted Konfam’s post, saying “Ngl I side eye black people who feel this way…
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