Keep Your Mouth Off Other People Kids




Written By:Felecia Causey
Photography By: Felecia Causey
Thanks to my model!


(The blog is not about the model in the photos)

I came across a young man being recognized for being an amazing athlete, a great student, and a very respectful individual on social media.  As he stood proudly in the photo with one of the best college football coaches, and after all the great words written about this young guy, the trolls on the internet couldn’t say anything good but made sarcastic remarks and jokes about his hair.  As I read the comments I became angry, because after all the great things he has accomplished, they could not find one good thing to say.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              


The most disturbing part was these were adults putting their mouths on someone’s child. The thing is people run their mouths and stay in people's business too much. I’m sure those ugly words hurt his parents, but mostly him.


He couldn’t enjoy his recognition because he was mocked, ridiculed, and disrespected simply because people felt that his dreads/hair didn’t fit "their" standards.  The young man excelled in everything he has put his hands in, but yet because he decides to express himself through his hair it’s still not enough.




I checked out some of the “children adults'” profiles since they felt like they were entitled to how his hair was supposed to be, and they considered themselves the hair police. 90% of those who spoke negatively about the young man’s hair had minimum to none on top of their head.  


Every child isn’t built tough. The very adults that spoke badly about the young man from the newspaper write up, should be ashamed of themselves.   What if this young man wasn’t strong enough?  What if it was too much?  You are upset and want to joke badly because he chose to embrace his culture and wear the hairstyle of his choice.




Every child has their own sense of style. If you don’t agree or like it, that's not your place to be so judgemental, especially if it’s not your child.  You consider yourself an adult, then act like one.


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