Proverbial, there's really no need for you to be so rude to ghettochyk I don't see what she's done to you. If you Yoruba and you know the significance of the tribal marks pls shear with us and quit being rude.

ThiefOfHearts:

I guess that makes it all better eh?

Lmao  

You guys are mere jesters. Thanks for the laugh.  

i guess that's the only thing you could comprehend in my post. fools laugh when they don't understand or when they find themselves incompetent. keep laughing, i would too if i was in your situation.  
well, thanks for taking the break and making an escape. you have saved me precious time. I hate to go back and forth with incompetent folks anyways. to think that i actually was about to have a debate or discussion with someone competent enough in doing so.

irst of all, you don't know me and it aint goin get you nowhere to act like you do.

2nd off, do you know the meaning od the word "cowardly"? if so, you'd know that you're using it out of context.

just in case you don't know, and i'm sure you don't, a coward is a person who shows fear. what have written that displays fear?

Thank you. I don't know you, nor do I want to.  Your nauseating display of senselessness, brings shame upon you, and pushes me farther away from you.

How is it out of context.  A very good question was raised, and you're taking the easy way out by saying,  "oh it is barbaric" - I consider that cowardice.
characteristic of or befitting a coward; despicably mean, covert, unprincipled, fearful of opposition.
you dear user, exhibit these qualities.
improperly developed tenth grader attempting to teach me grammar usage, what is this world turning to.
cheers  .

Proverbial, there's really no need for you to be so rude to ghettochyk I don't see what she's done to you. If you Yoruba and you know the significance of the tribal marks please shear with us and quit being rude.

I apologize. She's yet to make a statement that warrants a different attitude(at least from me) towards her.
About the significance of the tribal marks, read my first post.

@ nurse007


Thank you for the picture wow

Freewilly:

Proverbial, there's really no need for you to be so rude to ghettochyk I don't see what she's done to you. If you Yoruba and you know the significance of the tribal marks please shear with us and quit being rude.

don't mind his dumbass. he's just rebelling because his ignorant parents have decided to make him get into a fight with a razor blade and made sure that he lost. stupid and hopelessly useless cock sucker.

are this marks from the yoruba tribe or hausa?

sorry freewilly. i couldn't find any. i guess no one wanted to pose for a picture.

but the ones i've seen live look much worse than that.

don't mind his dumbass. he's just rebelling because his ignorant parents have decided to make him get into a fight with a razor blade and made sure that he lost. stupid and hopelessly useless cock sucker.

This is what I'm getting at. Pathetic display of foolishness. Needst I say more?
I'm done addressing you.

people quit bickering.
how did the osu angle even come in?

in as much as we know why facial markings were done back in the day what is the purpose in 2007? because i still dey see am!.

proverbial:

This is what I'm getting at. Pathetic display of foolishness. Needst I say more?
I'm done addressing you.

yes. and your still an asshole!! take it or leave it stupid ass fucker!!!! come back and i'll give your punk ass some more. you don't know who da fxck i am so don't you ever come up in here and try to talk shit about me when i aint even seen ur ass before. mudda fucca. **rolling eyes**

spoilt:

people quit bickering.
how did the osu angle even come in?

in as much as we know why facial markings were done back in the day what is the purpose in 2007? because i still dey see am!.

thank you!!!

@ ghettochyk

Pls don't let proverbial spoil your weekend. I don't know why they being so defence about the marks. To hell with it, I don't give a rat's ass about some stupid marks anymore.

freewilly,
birds of the same feather, flock together.  If you didn't give a rat's butt about the so-called stupid marks, why ask to see them.
spoilt,
perhaps the cultures or tribes that practice this still hold the same beliefs, irrespective of what year it is?
have you thought of that.
ghettochyk,
continue foaming at the mouth like a ghettogirl, I'm getting a kick out of your lack of self-inflicted moral training.

Teenagers of nowadays worry me with their level of idiocy.

Freewilly:

@ ghettochyk

Please don't let proverbial spoil your weekend. I don't know why they being so defence about the marks. To hell with it, I don't give a rat's ass about some stupid marks anymore.

touts can't spoil my weekend boo. he wanted "ghetto" and his behind got it. haha!!!

gurrlll, you know i can be a lady

like i said before, i don't really care about their tradition. if dats what they like to do, then so be it. but if i think it's wrong, aint nothing going change it. most people will think the same anyways but i'm sure they aint going be tryna attack all dem folks right?

@proverbial
don't confuse me for your harlot sister that's foaming at the mouth.

wtf are u getting so defensive? leave Freewilly alone. it's not here fault dat ur in the condition ur in.

fucking self-servicer. go wash your damn hands bitch.

I think the triabal mark is destructive to the face. I think I should have kept  quiet.  

ghettochyk:

fucking self-servicer. go wash your damn hands bitch.

All dat from u? lol

Ikomi:

I think the trabal marks are destructive to the face. I think I should have kept  quiet.  

lol!!! no. don't be scurred. Proverbial's big ass mouth aint going do shyt. like his name, he can only speak, and self-service i guess.  

soon, he'll call u a coward for thinking so. i guess i'm a coward if i refuse to get fuglied up with a damn razor.

Ikomi:

I think the triabal mark is destructive to the face. I think I should have kept quiet.

hehehehe ghettochyk you funny bloke, you wouldn't dare say that to my face if your parents dared you hobo(keep that in mind)  , that's why I'm making a mockery of you.
Thanks for the comedy, it was enjoyable while it lasted.
One last suggestion before I exit the thread; get some education while you're still young, it usually develops your mind, and pays off in the real world.
they teach you stuffs like, when to use "you're" and when to use "your"
cheers, some insultive ignorant teenagers who know no better have hijacked this thread

Ikomi:

All that from u? lol

hell yeah. dat stupid bagga. hisssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Seriously why would any parent subject their kid to such a destructive mark. my heart goes out to those poor kids

proverbial:

hehehehe ghettochyk you funny bloke, you wouldn't dare say that to my face if your parents dared you hobo  , that's why I'm making a mockery of you.
Thanks for the comedy, it was enjoyable while it lasted.
One last suggestion before I exit the thread; get some education while you're still young, it usually develops your mind, and pays off in the real world.
cheers .

lmao!! if laughing makes you feel better, then keep laughing. i thot you were done with me? don't cry yourself to sleep boo. i'd save dat education for you. at least so you can learn the definition of coward of something.

i wouldn't dare say dat to ur face. i don't want no damn nightmares. fucking bamma.

Freewilly:

Seriously why would any parent subject their kid to such a destructive mark. my heart goes out to those poor kids

mine too. *sniffles*

Freewilly:

Seriously why would any parent subject their kid to such a destructive mark. my heart goes out to those poor kids

Its done for recognition. So if the kid is lost he/she could be easily found. And I bet u it works. lol

I don comot here no be me and una.

Ikomi:

Its done for recognition. So if the kid is lost he/she could be easily found. And I bet u it works. lol

olden day GPS system huh?

Ikomi:

I don comot here no be me and una.

haha!!! u aint goin nowhere!!!

Ikomi:

Its done for recognition. So if the kid is lost he/she could be easily found. And I bet u it works. lol

You are so full of it   so each kid has a distinctive mark wow

uess that's the only thing you could comprehend in my post. fools laugh when they don't understand or when they find themselves incompetent. keep laughing, i would too if i was in your situation. 
well, thanks for taking the break and making an escape. you have saved me precious time. I hate to go back and forth with incompetent folks anyways. to think that i actually was about to have a debate or discussion with someone competent enough in doing so

blah blah blah please just be quiet. apparently "competent" is your word of the day. such a boring sermon from someone with "no precious time to waste"

Freaking hypocrites. when non Igbos were going on about osu stuff, you were all crying like bush babies saying that we don't know what it's about and that they don't even do it anymore, yet we are saying the same about tribal marks and now you have the audacity to run your mouths.

You wanted the significance, I gave it to you along with laudate's post and obviously it wasnt not good enough for you people because the true intention wasnt to learn but to ridicule. ara yin len ton je. nonsense.[quote][/quote]

spoilt, why do you still have people in this day and age(I have the thread proving it) still saying they would never have anything to do with people with osu roots? marriage or business wise. At leaast those with tribals can still marry, back then and now.

Im not gonna lie and say that I dont think it's pretty damn retarded to still be putting tribal marks on people cos in my own personal opinion it is but i guess nah their own problem be that.

Osu was brought in cos any idiot could tell that the main intention for this thread or the people contibuting wasnt to learn, like Iman mentioned it's all about being sardonic and i was merely showing the hypocrisy of the same people who were weeping in that other thread are how they are now yaning dust in this one.

They arent fooling anyone.

[i]Ila [/i]is the word for traditional Yoruba cicatrization ("scarification". They were made for a variety of different reasons, but mainly to differentiate between the different sub-groups of Yoruba-speaking people during wars. This became important during the slave-trading era of the 18th and 19th century, because people from different city-states like Ibadan, Ijebu, Ilesa etc. used cicatrizations to quickly distinguish between allies and members of their own group and their 'enemies' who could be sold. Some families elected to continue the custom, but it is far from a common practice these days. I think it was actually banned in Ekiti State last year. Bishop Samuel Johnson, a clergyman from present-day Oyo state who wrote a comprehensive book called "The History of the Yorubas", describes the shapes and meanings of the various types of cicatrizations. Illustrations are also provided in the book, for those who are interested.

There were/are also forms of [i]ila [/i]done as traditional tattooing, i.e. purely for aesthetic reasons. These are called [i]kolo [/i]and are not generally put on children (or on faces, for that matter). Adults chose them and they can depict a variety of things, from representations of animals and scenic places to abstract designs. Both types of cicatrizations are fairly rare these days.

Cicatrization is common to many ethnic groups in West Africa, and to most ethnic groups in Nigeria. It seems that many Nigerians commenting in this thread are not familiar with their own cultures, so it's funny to read some of the comments about Yoruba practices. Those who wish to spend a little less time studying ghetto culture and familiarizing themselves with their own should read about ichi/ichie, which is the Igbo term for extensive facial cicatrization. Ozo titleholders in southeastern Nigeria traditionally had their entire faces covered with lines to signify their titled place in society. It is very rare to see a traditionally tattooed ozo titleholder these days, as the practice is dying out, but it was formerly an extremely high honor in places like Nri and Awka, which are considered to be ancestral homes of Igbo culture.

Threads like this is why Nairaland bores many people these days--as TOH says, it's plain to see that the thread starter wasn't interested in posting an 'innocent' question and that many of the derogatory remarks are left by people who feel compelled to comment on anything regarding their 'rival' ethnic groups. Read a book, or go outdoors and talk to fellow Nigerians every once in a while.

@ TOH

learn to stick to the point. nowhere in the title of the thread is "osu" discussed. and i'm sure u aint seen me in no osu thread.
well, whether u like it or not, i've said my piece. if u like it good for u, if you don't go find urself a rope and a cliff

Shouldn't the thread topic say "What is the significance of Nigerian Tribal Marks" ? The yorubas are not the only ones with tribal marks in Nigeria, so why single them out ?