But seriously, what would it take for the osu practice to come to an end in Igboland ?



One of the factors that enabled early Christian missionaries to establish a foothold quickly in the Igbo heartland was their promise to new converts that the new order would guarantee equality of rights and opportunities to everyone.


In most Igbo communities, the osu were the first group of converts to flock en masse into new churches and schools that mushroomed everywhere.

Disillusionment soon dampened their enthusiasm when it gradually became clear that even the Whiteman’s church was powerless to stop discriminatory treatment meted out to the minority osu population.

Let's conduct a protest across Igboland, Yorubaland, and Hausaland urging them to stop facial scarifications because they are no longer in trend. Tats are the new thing.

Queenisha:

You won't even date black girls.
whites don't have tribal marks so you won't even be in that dilemma

Come on. . . . .I was just yanking yer chain the other day.
Black women forever but they need to slow down.
Wait o. . . . .are u Black??

Hannibal:

Come on. . . . .I was just yanking yer chain the other day.
Black women forever but they need to slow down.
Wait o. . . . .are u Black??

You can't do without us
I dare you
There's no one out there like us

HCH3COO:

Let's conduct a protest across Igboland, Yorubaland, and Hausaland urging them to stop facial scarifications because they are no longer in trend. Tats are the new thing.

I think osu practice in Igboland should take precedence. The practice is archaic and barbaric.

Queenisha:

Yes they look like scars and differ in types.

Ok, thanks,
Well I saw this lady and she had like 3 lines( different sizes) on each cheeks, I went closer to look becos at first I thought it was make-up. Upon getting closer I realised they were actually marks.

Can someone explain the meaning behind them. I mean why do people have them there? Is it to identify who you are, in terms of tribes etc??

Hannibal:

Of course, it's a huge task.

Physcial attraction plays a huge role for me. . . . . .
Tribal marks are not something that a chic can hide. . . .It's right there pasted on her face.
Chatting her up is a nah-nah(never mind taking her out on a date or marriage).

ok, I am gonna get some tribal marks tomorrow, Let's see you anul the wedding becos of that, , Thought u said "I do" for better or worse, Nonsense,

A woman's face is way down on my list of requirements when it comes to how I like my women.

So she can have all the OGBOMOSHO marks but as long as she get good body(IKEBE) and a sense of humor,
all is a go go.

I mean, a few years back I couldn't get MAMA SUWE off my mind.

HCH3COO:

But sometimes the parents have no control over that; it becomes the grandparents' fault.
What if they're dead when you do decide to become part of the family? I am struggling with your excuse.

Not in this day and age.

which is why the thread osisi mentioned was very surprising to people

Arnold1:


I think osu practice in Igboland should take precedence. The practice is archaic and barbaric.

I agree that the osu thing must come to a screeching halt too.   Didn't know much about it until I read your posts on this thread.

doyin13:

A woman's face is way down on my list of requirements when it comes to how I like my women.

So she can have all the OGBOMOSHO marks but as long as she get good body(IKEBE) and a sense of humor,
all is a go go.

I mean, a few years back I couldn't get MAMA SUWE off my mind.

LOL
let me see you dissing women again in another thread

KarmaMod:

Not in this day and age.

which is why the thread osisi mentioned was very surprising to people

How many people run back to Naija from obodo oyinbo to cut their children's faces?  Exactly.

Tradition is clearly still very predominant in Nigerian society.  It is usually the unrefined families in the villages that fall victims to these practices.

Queenisha:


You can't do without us
I dare you
There's no one out there like us

More like y'all can't do without Black men.
We are the only choice u have got!!!

Chat2MeBac:

ok, I am going to get some tribal marks tomorrow, Let's see you anul the wedding because of that, , Thought u said "I do" for better or worse, Nonsense,

U wont even let a mosquito touch ur face, let alone tribal marks engraved from ur scalp to your chin.
I won't annul the wedding. . . . . . The wedding would annul itself.

doyin13:

A woman's face is way down on my list of requirements when it comes to how I like my women.

So she can have all the OGBOMOSHO marks but as long as she get good body(IKEBE) and a sense of humor,
all is a go go.

I mean, a few years back I couldn't get MAMA SUWE off my mind.

Doyin, are u freaking serious??
The babe i saw u chasing relentlessly don't have tribal marks.
Are u sure u wld pursue a babe with tribal marks religiously like the Abuja babe??

HCH3COO:

It is usually the unrefined families in the villages that fall victims to these practices.

Exactly. Families I wouldnt wanna be part of.

Hannibal:


Doyin, are u freaking serious??
The babe i saw u chasing relentlessly don't have tribal marks.
Are u sure u would pursue a babe with tribal marks religiously like the Abuja babe??

Kai. . . .I don suffer. . . .See as this man strip me naked for public.

Abeg oo . . . . .I dey inside enuff wahala already.

@topic

You knw there was a time i considered having a scar on my cheek like Sub zero in mortal combat.

@Arnold1

Seems like you need a big teddy hug

KarmaMod:

Exactly. Families I wouldnt want to be part of.

What? Don't get me wrong.  It is still no reason to flake from dating someone you love.
The kids are now overseas, the older generations are passing away, the new breed is uninterested in sticking with the old ways.  You are marrying the man, not his family like you said.

doyin13:


@Arnold1

Seems like you need a big teddy hug

I wish I could reach out and hold him in a warm embrace
and never let go
the boy is just in a world of his own
I love you arnold1
You can lean on me

doyin13:

Kai. . . .I don suffer. . . .See as this man strip me naked for public.

Abeg oo . . . . .I dey inside enough wahala already.

Ya network leaked again on Friday. It's becoming a habit.

@ Arnold1,

Sunny Ade's tribal marks are not the kinda marks i am talking about.
Have u seen those Mallams in the North??
I was once stopped by a mobile police officer in Lagos. . . . .He begged for 50 Naira. . . .
When i saw his marks, i gave him 500 bucks. . . . . .I felt pity for him
His parents or guardian should be jailed.

Im not going to lie. . .even though Sunny Ade is mad old. .he's still a cutie. . . . . .he's so hansome

motun_rayo:

I'm not going to lieeven though Sunny Ade is mad old. .he's still a cutie. . . . . .he's so hansome

Look at this little buzzard. Here showing face after ditching me yesterday. Crushing on an old man. Is he your type?

Hannibal:

Ya network leaked again on Friday. It's becoming a habit.

@ Arnold1,

Sunny Ade's tribal marks are not the kind of marks i am talking about.
Have u seen those Mallams in the North??
[b]I was once stopped by a mobile police officer in Lagos. . . . .He begged for 50 Naira. . . .
When i saw his marks, i gave him 500 bucks. . . . . .I felt pity for him[/b]His parents or guardian should be jailed.

ROFL.
I was scared by those marks as a child
I remember a youth corper that lived in our house downstairs.
I used to run away whenever I saw him.

let me go draw some tribal marks on his back i.e Mr Queenisha
today na today.
goodnight y'all.

Arnold, I suggest you create your own thread and title it "the effects of the OSU Caste System" before these people descend on you.

HCH3COO:

Arnold, I suggest you create your own thread and title it "the effects of the OSU Caste System" before these people descend on you.

leave him.
Nairaland is open to all peoples.
The sane and the loonies
It may actually be the therapy he needs

Hannibal:


@ Arnold1,

Sunny Ade's tribal marks are not the kind of marks i am talking about.
Have u seen those Mallams in the North??
I was once stopped by a mobile police officer in Lagos. . . . .He begged for 50 Naira. . . .
When i saw his marks, i gave him 500 bucks. . . . . .I felt pity for him
His parents or guardian should be jailed.

Thanks jare Mr Hannibal.




Now, this was the first post on this thread by Queenisha

Do Yorubas discriminate against other Yorubas with large tribal marks on their faces?

Do those with tribal marks feel a sort of complex for having them ?

would you turn down a prospective mate or suitor because of tribal marks?
Honest answers please.

Why is she just focusing on the yorubas when other tribes in Nigeria, like the Mallams, have tribal marks ?

Queenisha:

ROFL.
I was scared by those marks as a child
I remember a youth corper that lived in our house downstairs.
I used to run away whenever I saw him.

No human being deserves to be engraved(marked is too subtle) the way Hausas do their faces up there. . .

Human Rights group should start looking into it.
It's as heinous as female circumcision.
Animals don't even deserve such treatment, let alone MEN.

Arnold1:


Now, this was the first post on this thread by Queenisha
[b]Why is she just focusing on the yorubas when other tribes in Nigeria, like the Mallams, have tribal marks ?[/b]

She might not know what other parts of Nigeria do em tribal marks.
Cut her some slack.

motun_rayo:

I'm not going to lieeven though Sunny Ade is mad old. .he's still a cutie. . . . . .he's so hansome

Excuse me. . .I don't think I have come across you before. . , .

And I must say I sure would like to put a few marks on you  

Arnold1:

Thanks jare Mr Hannibal.




Now, this was the first post on this thread by Queenisha

[b]Why is she just focusing on the yorubas when other tribes in Nigeria, like the Mallams, have tribal marks ?[/b]

How many mallams have you seen on nairaland.
Just name 5 3
olodo
Is this place not mainly Igbos and Yorubas?

HCH3COO:

Look at this little buzzard.  Here showing face after ditching me yesterday.  Crushing on an old man.  Is he your type?

Yes he is. . .some like em young I like em nice and old.




_{And for the record i didnt ditch you. . . .i dont use yahoo messenger}

doyin13:

Excuse meI don't think I have come across you before. . , .

And I must say I sure would like to put a few marks on you  

Only if they are the small cute ones

Arnold1:



Now, this was the first post on this thread by Queenisha

Do Yorubas discriminate against other Yorubas with large tribal marks on their faces?

Do those with tribal marks feel a sort of complex for having them ?

would you turn down a prospective mate or suitor because of tribal marks?
Honest answers please.