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Of Kenyan men who hate on our weaves and hairdo

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They hate weaves. It is almost a general consensus amongst Nairobi men that weaves are distasteful. The intensity of the resentment can be shocking, even though the reasoning behind it is cynical at best.

Some have gone the extra mile of taking their hatred online, making a fuss on Twitter about weaves. But these are the same people who will be drooling over Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj, never mind that the latter has worn all the colours you can imagine on her head.

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