‘Explosive hair is cool’: Girl, 5, bullied in China by classmates for her natural afro hair renews beauty standards debate online


By Liya Su

A little girl in China with natural afro-textured hair is deeply upset after her classmates nicknamed her ‘Explosive Hair’ and bullied her. News reports on the bullying have generated substantial online discussion about beauty standards with many people praising the girl’s unique hair. — SCMP

A debate about beauty standards is taking place in China again after reports that a five-year-old girl was bullied at school for her afro-textured hair and her pictures have gone viral on mainland social media.

The girl, surnamed Sun, who lives in eastern China’s Shandong province, was born with natural afro-textured hair and was deeply upset after her appearance became a running joke among classmates who nicknamed her “Explosive Hair”.

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