Very surprising to hear this from your end. Indeed it's good to be knowledgeable about the past. As @philomenob has written, in Nigeria, braids is like a general lifestyle and hairstyle from distant past. It has always been. We adore it, we love it and we're very much allowed to do it.
I'm happy they've been some evolving from your end. Sorry you had to go through that while growing up. Well done.
Yes, I have heard about braids being a fundamental signature hairstyle from the very past but here is where it started to pinch me, that as it is a normal hairstyle, why would we be bullied at some other part of the world for it. At the end of the day, it is just a pretty beautiful hairstyle. Thank you for supporting. I am happy that at least many people didn't even have to face it.