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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-30-04 05:26 PM
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Soccer team's 'gay hair' ban
This almost seems like a Lounge story, because it seem so petty; but it does actually show an ingrained homophobia in Nigeria.

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/sport/football/articles/13469123
Many of Nigeria's top stars, including captain Jay- Jay Okocha, striker Nwankwo Kanu and former Derby player Taribo West, have braided hair but the style is deemed too much.

Some sports administrators feel players should be banned if they arrive with unusual hairdos. 'They should even be suspended for some years,' said official Ahmed Lawan.

Referees at a forthcoming junior tournament should remove offending players even if they are the best on the field because their behaviour was culturally unacceptable and promoted homosexuality, he added.
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951 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-30-04 05:30 PM
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1. *sigh* First the scams now this when will it end?
Edited on Thu Sep-30-04 05:36 PM by 951
Not that I really care
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