Media personality, Toke Makinwa has strongly condemned the age-old custom of using tribal marks for identification, labelling it as a form of cruelty towards children without their consent.
Toke Makinwa made this known in a series of posts on the microblogging platform on her X account. The media personality recalled her recent meeting with an influencer who had tribal marks, sparking her reflections on the long-standing tradition.
Toke Makinwa said:
In her subsequent posts, she highlighted that even though she admires the beauty of people with tribal marks, her concern centers around the absence of consent when marking small kids for identification. Toke Makinwa added:
Following heavy backlash from some X users, Toke Makinwa explained in another post, that her disapproval is due to the lack of consent involved and not the beauty of the marks. She explained:
