White adoptive mother sparks outrage by ordering black baby to wear bag of rice on head ‘like an African’ – in video post

A social media video of a mother telling her adopted daughter from Africa to put a bag of rice on her head since it’s “in her blood” has sparked a wave of criticism over the mother’s cultural education methods.

The video was posted to Instagram and YouTube Shorts by Kaylee Wilson, in which Wilson instructs her young adopted daughter to hold a big bag of basmati rice on her head while walking.

“Put it on your head like an African,” Wilson urges. “Come on, you have to know how to do it. It’s in your blood.”

When Wilson movies a toddler walking with a bag over his head, he features a transient caption under the video: “We will do more training as soon as we get to Nigeria.”

This video Wilson can be seen holding a bag over her head and walking around the ability, which at first glance resembles a warehouse.

In many African countries and other parts of the world, head-carrying is a practice that helps people carry and transport goods. The practice is deeply embedded in the economic and social infrastructure as an necessary domestic and skilled responsibility.

While some found the moment sweet and academic, others expressed concerns about Wilson’s talkativeness while educating a toddler about his heritage. Most commenters felt Wilson lacked cultural competence due to her alternative of words and urged her to adopt higher teaching styles.

“The fact that you don’t know why your words are insensitive tells me all I need to know… the historical context is much deeper than someone being ‘offended’ or ‘sensitive,’” one person commented.

“That’s SO rude, even IF she’s African, since when is anything from her culture IN HER BLOOD? Carrying a bag of rice is NOT in her blood!” wrote one other.

“I am AFRICAN and I live in Africa and my parents NEVER told me to carry a heavy bag on my head,” reads one other comment. “The fact that carrying heavy bags on our heads is in our blood, according to you, is diabolical.”

Wilson posted one other video on her social media pages, writing about her children, “They are proud to be African,” together with emojis depicting the national flags of Ghana and Nigeria.

“We spent over 2 years living in different countries in Africa, learning about the culture and spending time with the people,” Wilson said. “They don’t get offended and LOVE it when we participate in their culture. We can’t wait to get back to Lagos.”

Wilson, who runs an adoption counseling business, has social media channels where she posts content about her lifestyle and caring for her adopted and biological children.