Nollywood Discriminate Against Yoruba Actors, They See Us As "illiterates" - Mercy Aigbe Laments

On Sunday, March 20, 2016, Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe Gentry, reacted to a This Day Style cover, which omitted her name as one of Nollywood best dressed. In confusion, her response led to people addressing the existing gap between Yoruba actors and English speaking movie industry. In a recent interview with Punch, the actress addressed the issue.

Mercy Aigbe spoke on the discrimination in Nollywood, Yoruba actors seen as illiterates, and Yoruba movie genres having better actors.

Read excerpts from interview below;

On reason behind discrimination against Yoruba movie practitioners;

I really don’t know why and it has been on for a very long time. However, we have started to get better recognition unlike what obtained in the industry four years ago. The gap is already being bridged and I think it is only a matter of time. I think we Yoruba actors also need to let people know that we are also a part of Nollywood and demand to be respected like our English counterparts.

On Yoruba movie genre having better actors:

Our counterparts in the English genre have always had fantastic stories and actors. I think Nollywood should be one and devoid of any form of disparity or segregation. The term Nollywood in my opinion means movies made in Nigeria irrespective of the medium. I am also featuring in a Hausa movie which will be released soon.

On why Yoruba actors are tagged illiterates: -

This is one area where I have a problem with people’s perception of Yoruba actors. Many people think we are uneducated and can’t speak good English. I think people are not informed, so whenever someone tells me they are not aware I speak proper English, I simply laugh it off.


@ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2016/03/nollywood-discriminate-against-yoruba.html

That is life.
Personally I prefer watching a yoruba movies to English movies
There are loads of very interesting Yoruba movies with great story line and also very stupid ones aswell

I prefer yoruba movies , they are simply the best

Serious?

Huh?

She's right

Who are the members of this Nollywood?
Does a particular section of this nation have monopoly of it?
#team5%

Heard of that somehow

This woman's complaint is getting boring...ah.ah . Your pix wasn't there. We yaff hear you

Does she want to tell me that she dresses better than all other Yoruba actresses yet her complaints have not ceased on the internet.

This kinda person can fume and fret for Africa

noted

eerm, actually most of you are illiterates. regardless, we must learn to tolerate everyone in this country.

It probably cos lotta Yoruba movies storyline centres on tryna being funny....u don't see a lot of senses in most of them,except for some few scenes da will make u rotfl

Issokay

let them discriminate jare, in as much as it's not reducing your income from the movie industry.

U need to ask your self first, y has d presidency not condemned the agatu killing and yet went ahead spilling trash about rivers, are they not Nigerians. Maybe it hasn't doned on u dat NAIJA AREA is a scam

Make she rest

who?

Complaint everywhere

So sorry I will tell baba BUBU for u, so dere will be change

Yoruba have better and realistic actors anyway.

Those people ought to have included her. They did wrong! Anyways, this persistent news is good publicity for the two parties.

Mercy please give this matter a rest already.
If they don't recognize you, God almighty & your loyal fans have already recognized you.
Haba!!!

I thought this/similar thread had been on FP before,
Why repetition?

In Nigeria evritin is about politics.... Since English speaking movie is their favourite, they praise em more
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.good luck in bridging d gap
.as u said



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Local ti take over

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yoruba movie? Hmmm end time movies

Truth be told. Mercy Aigbe get dress sense pass most of the listed on the Magazine.

Mercy aigbe, it's okay abeg.
You complain too much.

This matter never die