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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 6:39pm On Jun 02, 2015
klark3:

Anyone can be mutilated, be it male or female. As long as u are on dis earth. Why d emphasis on girl child?
Male mutilation is actually great.
Uncircumcised men contact disease faster than circumcised ones.

Female mutilation is evils and wicked.

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by TooNoisy(f): 6:41pm On Jun 02, 2015
FrancisTony:

Women have to teach their male kids the value of marriage and whatever they deem fit to teach girls.

Sometimes, I get this from my mum, you are a man and you must marry a woman who will respect you but she fails to teach respect is reciprocal.
Not like my dad never reciprocated it, anyway.
I'm sure he was never taught, but he got it due to his cool-headedness.

I'm sorry your mum didn't tell you that, my mum did and so did she tell my brothers.

All that is not important. Ultimately, we forget 95% of things we are told, but what we see repeated is what sticks. Your mum didn't need to tell you anything. You dad already taught you what it is to be a husband. The way he treated your mum was your example, and I am sure he did it right smiley

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Ewuro4: 6:42pm On Jun 02, 2015
Stillfire:


I respect your own stance too. I don't believe masculinity is superior to femininity. Neither is a husband superior to a wife. The dictionary clearly explains what those terms mean. When we allude to the superiority of men, we allude to our inferiority.
However at the moment, since we live in a patriarchal society, are we just going to keep quiet? Absolutely not. We can start from what structures are put in place to protect womanhood? And how are they enforced? I cannot leave it in the hands of a patriarchal system that would rather I kept quiet because their egos are getting crush.

Thank you.

We can argue about those terms till blue on the face but as it stands in Nigerian culture Men are superior (in family setting) end off. Does that make the other gender inferior? It depends on how you envisage it. Motola jalade is a successful woman and not a feminist, so that automatically makes him superior right? is she inferior to him?

@keeping quite, absolutely Not. I believe we got our priorities mixed up here, what Nigerian women should clamour for is Female empowerment and Equal opportunities, FGM abolition , equal pay( if there's any).
Fighting for breadwinnership, control & power in marriage is the least of our problems as it stands.
Feminism never going to work. (Sorry I kept saying it).

Let's agree to disagree on this one. I'm a lady with few words. grin
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by cococandy(f): 6:43pm On Jun 02, 2015
FrancisTony:

Male mutilation is actually great.
Uncircumcised men contact disease faster than circumcised ones.

Female mutilation is evils and wicked.
some guys are now left to make the choice for themselves when they grow up.

I don't know if that's better. I can't really say since I'm not a guy but I'd assume it would be less painful when done as a baby.
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by raumdeuter: 6:44pm On Jun 02, 2015
klark3:

What women are fighting for is same rights & opportunities as men.

I believe Child support, child marriage, domestic violence, child labour, also involve male child. So I see no gender discrimination. But what I don't understand is female mutilation & girl child education. Anyone can be mutilated, be it male or female. As long as u are on dis earth. Why d emphasis on girl child?

As regards girl child education, based on what I know, no female child is denied admission into any school in dis country, simply because she is a girl child ( frm nursery to tertiary institution) or restrained frm studying any course, none dat I know of.

perhaps u can educate me on dis girl child education.

Child support: WHen marriage breaks down and there are no child support payment, Mostly its the mother who bears all the financial burden since there is no standard welfare system to care for the children

Child marriage: It is mostly young girls that are married off early in life, even a Nigerian senator married a 13yr old denying her the needed development and education

Domestic violence: On the average Men are physically stronger than women, So when they get into physical altercation the weaker person suffers more. And some men have used this physical advantage to pummel their women into submission and some have died or been maimed as a result.

Girl child education: Some people believe a womans education ends in the kitchen and in some cases girls have been denied education by their parents because of that reason.

Female genital mutilation is an issue in some part of Africa. Female genitals get mutilated and their clitoriss cut off because its believed a woman with clitoris would be promiscuous thereby denying those female sexual enjoyment for life
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by TooNoisy(f): 6:44pm On Jun 02, 2015
cococandy:

If we begin to teach our daughters to desire marriage for the right reasons (family and love) and not as social status thing. That would be a big step.


But you just said in a previous post that women should not necessarily desire a man or marriage. So why should we teach our daughters to desire marriage at all? Seems you not very sure of your own stand.

Feminism itself teaches women to be self sufficient in all things and not necessarily desire marriage. In order words, we need to stop teaching our daughters to desire marriage.

By the way, the right reason is very very subjective. What you think is right varies alot.

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by bukatyne(f): 6:49pm On Jun 02, 2015
@OP:

You start a tread on feminism and did not define it ...

Here is the definition:

feminism

/ˈfɛmɪnɪz(ə)m/

the advocacy of women's rights on the ground of the equality of the sexes.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=feminism+definition&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-SearchBox&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7WZPG_en&gws_rd=ssl

You say our problem is more cultural than gender related; What formed the basis of this culture?

There is a major difference between feminism and feminazism or extreme feminism. Extreme feminism like every other thing extreme loses its purpose and does more harm than good. There we would group free the nipples, smashing male toilets, changing history to her story, misandry and the likes.

Like Stillfire would say; uncouth, rude and crass females should not hide under the cloak of feminism... Saying a lady and a man is equal is not a liberty to being rude.

Chivalry... Na oyinbo term... It's modern day husbands and men who do it. When I was younger, the youngest and the women did the bulk of the work; there is even a long standing joke that if an African/Nigerian man opens the door for his wife, it is either the wife is new or the car is new grin Perhaps the only Chivalry is men picking up the bills. They all always did that is was unbecoming for a lady/younger one to pick up the bills. We still have that entrenched in our society.

The fact that we are equals does not mean we stop caring for each other or stop been chivalrous... Even amongst two friends same age, same everything (Whom we can consider equals), there is still that bond that makes them do things for each other.

Besides, if I get to a door first, I would not wait for a guy to open it for me neither would I jam it after me... courtesy demands I hold the door open for people behind if they have the clearance to do so.

All lot of people also mistake independence or interdependence in relationships.

Submission: Has had people in stitches for ever; that is one is the reasons men are opined to be superior to women grin Ephesians 5:21 says we should submit to one another out of reverence for Christ (Sorry to non-believing Bible folks...) and the love God expects from husbands in in 1 Cor 13. Submission really is esteeming your husband above you or putting him first; Love is esteeming your wife above you or putting her first. A couple practice this and there is a balance and they are in heaven. cheesy

I am very proud to be a feminist and have a loving home ( I guess I can have it all) and like Coco says, I do not apologize for it. I am also trying to see how feminism = not getting married or been a bad wife undecided. Feminism is a lifestyle which should affect the way you relate with people and your ideals in life.

I have seen women who would slap you if you ever allude to them been equal to men maltreat their husbands; a bad woman is a bad woman feminism or not.

I will say we all develop sound morals and most of the problems in marriages would disappear.

I am a feminist, I believe men and women are equal and translate that into my everyday life.

And do, I do not have to announce to everyone, my actions speak for me cheesy

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 6:49pm On Jun 02, 2015
FrancisTony:
To me, what I understood this to be isn't "men versus women" bash fest but many insecured men on this forum, made it to seem so.

Well, the name "feminism" might not sound cool though "women right activism would have been better".

Now, let me educate you where women are marginalised though it depends on the individuals, anyway.

1) Why would a woman be pestered and called all different sorts of names just because she decided to remain single? but different when it comes to a man. Isn't it marginalisation?
A husband and wife had mutual understanding/agreement on certain things, and some men whom it didn't concern starts telling you how she's a 21st century Jezebel bossing her husband around.

2) You committed the same gender discrimination crime in your original post. Why blaming those divorced American women you listed^^^, instead of finding out what caused the hiatus(probably, their husband), but you lumped the blame on them as sexists would always do.
Again, Kim Kardashian and her mother Kris Jenner has never associated theirselves as a feminist(infact they are anti-feminist).
Kim has divorced twice...
Kris has divorced once....
Lady gaga is also a known anti-feminist and is she having a fufilled life?

3) Why do whenever a female err, her gender would be emphasized on, instead of who did it?.
For instance, when a woman commit a crime, you will hear "women sha" meanwhile, men are expert in that crime.

I guess all these, are not gender discrimination.
Anyhoo, you can't deny gender discrimination.
Like Bisi Fayemi-Adeleye , Ekiti state first lady et al who associate herself as feminist and married. She's carrying out female child rights empowerment.
By the way, No government has taken care of anything about protecting female child rights in Nigeria like you opined; infact they are in support of Child marriage known as yerimarisation. Non-governmental organisation is the sole helper.

Lastly, you claim Nigerian feminists are pseudo, but many, still go ahead to blame feminism for destrowing marriages in Nigeria. Confused much!

Men and women are darn equal.
Men and women represents human and even the holy bible said that God made all things equally in His image.

Are they the same? NO? Infact, no two humans are the same whether male or female.

Chai . You too sabi book kiss kiss

Come and marry one of my friend wey never marry. Even though N'a sugar mummy she might be to you grin

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 6:50pm On Jun 02, 2015
coogaluta:


My people. I'm in love with this guy cheesy kiss

Shift pls. He is taken angry
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 6:52pm On Jun 02, 2015
Stillfire:
It is unbelievable how more often than not the fraudulence that emits through questionable posts like this which is entirely borne out of the desire to continue being the privileged group or the knack to be oblivious to the inequalities in society when it comes to gender. You see this fraudulence often in the disguise with grammatical jargons like equity, humanism, womanist, or in this case and argument “…ohhh it’s not gender based, it’s “culture” (meanwhile oppressive cultures sooner or later bring about revolutions, a culture suppressing women would become a gender based war from the champions -mostly MALE and some female accomplices- who desire such oppressive traditions to continue) about all in a bid to discredit feminism and to sidetrack the argument or rather shy away from the crux of the matter that society is breaking itself from the shackles of patriarchy. It is a dent to you as a male…egos getting crushed by stilettos. The question now is WHY?

Feminism

Feminism is the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes. In other words, this is termed gender equality. According to the UN, Gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys. Equality does not mean that women and men will become the same but that women’s and men’s rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female. Gender equality implies that the interests, needs and priorities of both women and men are taken into consideration, recognizing the diversity of different groups of women and men. Gender equality is not a women’s issue but should concern and fully engage men as well as women. Equality between women and men is seen both as a human rights issue and as a precondition for, and indicator of, sustainable people-centered development.

Feminism focuses on womanhood at the moment, not because it’s some hobby or ‘favorite pastime’, but as of the present and not forgetting the not so distant past, women are and were the disenfranchised in the society in whatever class she belonged in. Feminists consist of males and females who had perceived or still perceive this inequality in society. Nigerian feminists address violence in the home, sexual harassment at school and work, rape and defilement, harsh and punitive widowhood rites, forced childhood marriages, sexual violence in conflict situations like during armed robbery attacks, enforcement of gender biased laws, discrimination against the girl-child, disinheritance of wives and daughters and harmful traditional and religious practices that think the less of women championed by men and WOMEN alike. For example, just last year was the Supreme Court able to uphold the right of the female child to inherit properties in Igboland. A system that claims to respect womanhood or pretends not to understand what feminists are fighting for should be devoid of these social ills. But they exist!

Feminism in Nigeria challenges how femininity is viewed as weak, inferior and substandard to masculinity. In a 2007 publication in the Nordic Journal of African Studies, many Nigerian youths understood masculinity to be the opposite of femininity but pointed out that the former is culturally superior to the latter. I dare anyone to challenge that statement and give me excuses this is not the average Nigerian thought process. So, it suffices to say that we believe femininity is inferior. I also dare any woman who champion the superiority of men to look at themselves in the mirror and call herself inferior. Such attitudes translate into the home, political, religious, cultural and social front. Feminists here focus often on the home because that is where these attitudes are engineered into the fabric of society to see femininity as inferior. Nigerian feminism questions the primitive ideology that respect is what you accord to a husband as if respect is not something a fellow human being in the form of a wife should be granted. Nigerian feminists challenge the idea that virtues like patience, tolerance, long suffering, and humility are what you expect from a woman and not a man despite the FACT that the religious books they tend to quote require that men show these same qualities. It is absolutely logical and rational that the criteria for leadership in a non-partnership or unequal home arrangement should depend on the capabilities of either the woman or man. Who is the best leader between them? Nigerian feminists recognize the FACT that leadership is NOT gender based, and that a woman can be a provider, a bread winner, be more intelligent than the husband and should be PROUD of it and not hide the fact from society that she is indeed the PROVIDER in her home. There are women better at leading a home than a man, so also there are men who have no insecure qualms nor see it as a dent to self in taking care of the home and feminists fight for them to be accepted in society!

Patriarchy and the Unabashed Focus on Womanhood

Power is intoxicating. Checks and balances are placed in every sane establishment or system to avoid tyranny, despotism and dictatorship. Patriarchy in a very long while exhibited the aforementioned unpunished. Now the question is who checks patriarchy? And how can the so called 'subjects' under the auspices of patriarchy be protected? Are the subjects eternally doomed to the whims and caprices of the 'leader' in a system that has proven many a time beyond reasonable doubt to have been intoxicated with power, by controlling and dehumanizing the sensibilities of what constitutes a major and very important half of the human race? What rights do these 'subjects' have? Are these rights set in stone, in law- signed and dotted and actually ENFORCED in countries like Nigeria that is being ruled by men and being destroyed by men (I have to add)? No human being should be trusted with power. Abraham Lincoln once stated a powerful quote “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.” It would be entirely insane to relinquish the determinant of womanhood in the hands of a system driven by those who got or get a high from the excruciating subjugation of the female species. Therefore, there's an absolute need for a check and balance system to protect the rights of the so called 'subjects' in this system of governance called Patriarchy.
FEMINISM CHECKED and checks the excesses of patriarchy. Just as the legislative arm checks executive powers and vice versa, so will feminism check patriarchy as of now till we can come to a consensus for the balance of power. In the same vain, masculinists can check feminism if they wish. Absolute power is a hindrance to any successful man-made establishment. Patriarchy was bastardized and has lost its savor because of the debilitating lengths it had taken over the centuries to disregard womanhood. Patriarchy has lost such hold and it will never ever have such a hold on humanity ever again. Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny - Thomas Jefferson.

Tyranny - the cruel and oppressive government or rule. You yourself alluded to the tyrannical nature of culture on women. Patriarchy was the custodian of that oppressive culture.

Therefore...

“As for now,” since patriarchy is being practiced in “Nigeria”, womanhood must be protected at all cost! It shall not be the decider of any female’s fate based on its record of being a despotic, tyrannical establishment!



I didn't read this your literature. But I'm sure you are right. I even shared and liked it without reading. That shows how much I trust you grin
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by cococandy(f): 6:53pm On Jun 02, 2015
TooNoisy:

But you just said in a previous post that women should not necessarily desire a man or marriage. So why should we teach our daughters to desire marriage at all? Seems you not very sure of your own stand.

Feminism itself teaches women to be self sufficient in all things and not necessarily desire marriage. In order words, we need to stop teaching our daughters to desire marriage.

By the way, the right reason is very very subjective. What you think is right varies alot.
what part of ignore don't you understand?

See me see wahala. grin

Nne hapum aka. Leave me alone with your deliberate misunderstandings. Only you know what you stand to gain by fabricating stories.

First you didn't quote me. Even after you did. grin
I accepted for peace to reign.

Now I'm saying it is wrong to teach a lady that she needs to be married to be respected and you've managed to twist it into me saying women shouldn't desire marriage.

What's up with you?

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by bukatyne(f): 6:53pm On Jun 02, 2015
cococandy:


I think for now, the basics have been established in NIGERIA. Now education is a right. only that parents in those heavily religious and cultural areas need more enlightenment. They need to know that their kids have a right to refuse being married off against their wishes and that the kids right is supposed to be honored regardless of what their religion says.

If we begin to teach our daughters to desire marriage for the right reasons (family and love) and not as social status thing. That would be a big step.


As for the others didn't GEJ just pass a bill into law which criminalizes violence against persons in the family setting and abdication of ones responsibilities to their kids.
So any woman who doesn't feel safe at home can legally separate from the husband and he could be penalized under the law.
Also no woman is supposed to use the excuse of staying for the kids to endure abuse. She should be able to support them partly and have the man bring his quota. Failure on his part to do so is now an offense and he can be prosecuted for it.

It's all relatively new. But with time, they should become common place.
I don't know if pay gap exists in the Nigerian civil service. So imma keep shut about that.

As for the rest, it's all societal perception. There's no law that states men are superior but the nuances are all there. It will only take time,the cultivation of self esteem and positive self redefinition amongst the ladies to stop buying into that idea. Then it will go away by itself.

Maybe in 300yrs who knows. lipsrsealed

The issue now is mental cheesy

Deep down, men and women feel women are inferior to men.
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by cococandy(f): 6:55pm On Jun 02, 2015
bukatyne:


The issue now is mental cheesy

Deep down, men and women feel women are inferior to men.
time will take care of that.
Baby steps at a time.
But there will surely be a feminist revolution in Nigeria. As sure as the sun rises.
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 6:55pm On Jun 02, 2015
Ngokafor:







......Hats off to the only male that makes sense on this section.,big ups cool

He is taken !!! undecided angry grin

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 6:55pm On Jun 02, 2015
cococandy:
some guys are now left to make the choice for themselves when they grow up.

I don't know if that's better. I can't really say since I'm not a guy but I'd assume it would be less painful when done as a baby.
Hahahaha, there's no benefit of having an uncircumcised dick except that it will adding some inches compared when circumcised.

From what I've read in some forums, ladies find it ugly and eyesore. It contacts STD'S faster according to research.
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by coogar: 6:56pm On Jun 02, 2015
FrancisTony:
Men and women are darn equal.
Men and women represents human and even the holy bible said that God made all things equally in His image.

Are they the same? NO? Infact, no two humans are the same whether male or female.

your propensity to stretch the borders of daftness is peerless. from one side of your mouth, men are women are equal. on the other side, men & women are not the same?

the gross stupidity oozing out of this section lately is almost vomit-inducing. and these are the leaders of tomorrow......i weep for mother nigeria with the huge army of half-baked graduates roaming around the country.

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by cococandy(f): 6:56pm On Jun 02, 2015
VictoriaBee:

She sound like an orgasmic old hag searching for a husband.

She's scared of me. grin
She quotes Cococandy because she's cool.

She dares not quote bukatyne except referencing her, else she'd be torn apart. grin

Me cool?

lipsrsealed
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by cococandy(f): 6:59pm On Jun 02, 2015
FrancisTony:

Hahahaha, there's no benefit of having an uncircumcised dick except that it will adding some inches compared when circumcised.

From what I've read in some forums, ladies find it ugly and eyesore. It contacts STD'S faster according to research.
i don't even know what it looks like.

Things people do for political correctness nowadays. It's like if you say don't circumcise females, then don't circumcise males too.

Good thing is it can be done in adulthood too.

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Ewuro4: 6:59pm On Jun 02, 2015
TooNoisy:


But you just said in a previous post that women should not necessarily desire a man or marriage. So why should we teach our daughters to desire marriage at all? Seems you not very sure of your own stand.

Feminism itself teaches women to be self sufficient in all things and not necessarily desire marriage. In order words, we need to stop teaching our daughters to desire marriage.

By the way, the right reason is very very subjective. What you think is right varies alot.

This is what Nigerians don't get about the "married Feminists".... I honestly see them as a Fraud. Let's say it as it is, Marriage is a sociatal status thing. Every woman desire marriage, the moment he puts a ring on it, your decisions are joint.

A feminist can wake up and travel to kafancha while a married woman can't. grin

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by coogar: 7:00pm On Jun 02, 2015
NifemiOlu:
I don’t think I need to define the meaning of feminism at this point but a careful look at the core of feminism shows that it is centered on economic, social and political rights of women.
Feminism is a great movement as no human is expected to be subordinate to the other sexes—males and shemales. It is germane that I let you realise that feminism, to African women—at least most women, is a fraud. It is a fraud because it is not understood in the right context, the African context.
The aim of feminism all over the world is different. In the US, feminists are calling for equal pay with men. What do Nigerian women want? They want equality but then, ask, is there a state government that pays women less than their male counterparts? Is there a private company that does so? The answer is NO but there persists a problem—an inequality problem. The Nigerian laws have protected women more than they could imagine and providing equality but…
I have studied feminism or let me say I’ve been ‘following’ feminism since 2009 and since that time till now, I have not read a robust article that did justice to the place culture in feminism in Nigeria. All feminist arguments have been imported just like ‘our’ makeups and shoes and bags and sin bras…I love sin bras…another broad day light fraud.
An average feminist in Nigeria looks like this: educated, beautiful in her own way, smart, independent, religious and wants to get married. But little did many of them know that those guys selling that brand of feminism from abroad are people who don’t practise religion or let me say people who are not religious as we do. They don’t really place a premium on marriage as we do. Marriage is the bane of feminism in Nigeria. Take it or deny it.
Marriages in Nigeria draw their strength from culture. When we look at cultures from most parts of the country, we could deduce that most are suppressive to women and children but comes the issue of marriage that is rooted in culture. Let’s take a look at some of the world’s leading feminists: Naomi Wolf (age 52, divorced, 2 kids), Natasha Walter (48, unmarried, 2 kids), Opray Winfrey (61, engaged since 1992 till date), Elizabeth Wurtzel (47, married May 9, 2015) and so on. I am not painting a razor sharp view that feminists were not happily married, I am just showing a general overview of what their lives are. In top countries, you cannot easily say this is the culture of marriage…everything seems general. In Nigeria, women are tied down by culture even more than religion.
Culture is the major problem of women in Nigeria and not the ‘men are against women’ mentality some clueless women are preaching as feminism. I believe for women to thrive, most cultures need to re-evaluate their positions on women or women should be ready to live happily like the above named women because you can’t proclaim to be a feminist under a culture that suppresses. How many women are ready to leave their father’s house with defiance, move in with a man, have his kids etc? These are what people selling feminism from abroad are doing. They are not bound by culture as the Nigerian woman is.
Women need to place themselves highly in terms of image. Look around, which gender walks almost naked and demands respect? Women! Look at music videos, girls shamelessly throw themselves up and down. I remember before my grandma died, we were watching a musical video, she shook her head and said “that’s why girls need to be circumcised” I understand the poor woman’s argument but health experts have made us to know genital mutilation is bad. If women are cheap, how do you convince up holders of tradition to discontinue circumcision?
Feminism in Nigeria should never have an outlook of the foreign type of feminism because it is a fraud…a joke in its entire sense. The laws of Nigeria have provided safety of the woman but ignorance is killing many women. I feel the type of feminism that should resonate in Nigeria is one that should centre on girl-child education but every other thing that concerns women have been taken care of by appropriate laws. Even the girl-child wahala has been taken care of by the government but the major problem of women is culture and not the men in power. If women can be united, wonders will happen but as one of my lecturers would say, “A woman is the problem of another woman”. At work, who creates problem for the other woman? A fellow woman. Who marries or dates a married man? A fellow woman. Women need to start kicking against terrible cultural practices rather than cooking a war with the ‘male gender’. Sellers of feminism abroad don’t have a cultural problem, they have a gender problem but as Nigerian women, the problem is not in the gender but the culture.

feminism is a fraud everywhere on the planet. i cannot even hold any brief for the ones abroad cos they are fraudulent gits as well.....the only difference is just that they seem to work harder for the cause than the nigerian women a.k.a. shelf products.

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 7:01pm On Jun 02, 2015
Chillisauce:


Chai . You too sabi book kiss kiss

Come and marry one of my friend wey never marry. Even though N'a sugar mummy she might be to you grin
grin grin

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 7:03pm On Jun 02, 2015
coogar:


your propensity to stretch the borders of daftness is peerless. from one side of your mouth, men are women are equal. on the other side, men & women are not the same?

the gross stupidity oozing out of this section lately is almost vomit-inducing. and these are the leaders of tomorrow......i weep for mother nigeria with the huge army of half-baked graduates roaming around the country.
You know I don't like quoting or having an argument with you because you're obsessed with fight.

Answer these questions.
1) Are men equal?

2) Are men the same?

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by TooNoisy(f): 7:04pm On Jun 02, 2015
cococandy:

If it takes having to endure one jab or the other here and there to help promote the idea that as woman your life shouldn't be what it is dictated to you as or that your worth as a human being isn't tied to a man, then so be it.

Your first post which suggests a woman's worth is not tied to a man. This really means married should not be important to women, just like it is considered less important to men. Your above posts really suggests marriage should be de-emphasized just like the real feminists want it.

cococandy:
what part of ignore don't you understand?
See me see wahala. grin
Nne hapum aka. Leave me alone with your deliberate misunderstandings. Only you know what you stand to gain by fabricating stories.
First you didn't quote me. Even after you did. grin
I accepted for peace to reign.
Now I'm saying it is wrong to teach a lady that she needs to be married to be respected and you've managed to twist it into me saying women shouldn't desire marriage.
What's up with you?

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 7:06pm On Jun 02, 2015
coogar:


your propensity to stretch the borders of daftness is peerless. from one side of your mouth, men are women are equal. on the other side, men & women are not the same?

the gross stupidity oozing out of this section lately is almost vomit-inducing. and these are the leaders of tomorrow......i weep for mother nigeria with the huge army of half-baked graduates roaming around the country.

Jealousy . As soon as you saw he is receiving proposal from youngie and grandmas you just pounced on him. grin

Nothing you say will make us change our mind.

He is the best thing in t h is section since jellof rice.

Tonyfrancis keep educating them. I Don talk tire. grin

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by coogaluta(f): 7:06pm On Jun 02, 2015
coogar:


your propensity to stretch the borders of daftness is peerless. from one side of your mouth, men are women are equal. on the other side, men & women are not the same?

the gross stupidity oozing out of this section lately is almost vomit-inducing. and these are the leaders of tomorrow......i weep for mother nigeria with the huge army of half-baked graduates roaming around the country.


100 dislikes for this post cool angry

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by coogaluta(f): 7:08pm On Jun 02, 2015
FrancisTony:

I remembered you as alutacontinua. tongue

You were a role model when I newly joined Nairaland and you were a judge during Nairaland educational debate. embarassed grin

If I role model a man like you, then my existence on NL is a fulfilled one cheesy
I'm proud, darling cool

Chillisauce:

Shift pls. He is taken angry

as you can see, we go wayyyy back tongue

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by coogar: 7:09pm On Jun 02, 2015
FrancisTony:

You know I don't like quoting or having an argument with you because you're obsessed with fight.

Answer these questions.
1) Are men equal?

2) Are men the same?

men are the same!
men are equal!
there's nothing you will find on obama that you will not find on buhari.

a man & a woman aren't the same & thus cannot be equal. even animals know there's a difference between a male & a female. 2 equal things cannot be different!

i am not obsessed with fights - i am just allergic to stüpidity that is being displayed in public. you cannot tell me apple is different from orange and then say they are both equal.

Chillisauce:

Jealousy . As soon as you saw he is receiving proposal from youngie and grandmas you just pounced on him. grin
Nothing you say will make us change our mind.
He is the best thing in t h is section since jellof rice.
Tonyfrancis keep educating them. I Don talk tire. grin

you can have him....
the coog is unique - i don't share skirts! grin

coogaluta:

100 dislikes for this post cool angry

it won't change the anything.....
the truth is - you & I are not the same. a man is much more superior to a woman......in everything. it's not even close!

should women enjoy equal rights as men? of course. these days, even animals enjoy the same rights as humans. every human being deserves to be treated with respect & given the options to choose whatever rocks his/her boat.

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Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 7:11pm On Jun 02, 2015
coogaluta:


If I role model a man like you, then my existence on NL is a fulfilled one cheesy
I'm proud, darling cool



as you can see, we go wayyyy back tongue

Old things have passd away. You belong in the past grin.

This Tony is a very smart young man. Him wife go enjoy tire I tell yoü
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by cococandy(f): 7:13pm On Jun 02, 2015
TooNoisy:


Your first post which suggests a woman's worth is not tied to a man. This really means married should not be important to women, just like it is considered less important to men. Your above posts really suggests marriage should be de-emphasized just like the real feminists want it.

something being important to you does not mean your worth a human being is tied to it.
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 7:13pm On Jun 02, 2015
coogar:


men are the same!
men are equal!
there's nothing you will find on obama that you will not find on buhari.

a man & a woman aren't the same & thus cannot be equal. even animals know there's a difference between a male & a female. 2 equal things cannot be different!

i am not obsessed with fights - i am just allergic to stüpidity that is being displayed in public. you cannot tell me apple is different from orange and then say they are both equal.

Leave the stupidity for us. We love âm like that. grin .even in his "stupîdity" some of your colleagues here cannot measure up.
Re: Feminism: A Joke In Nigeria—for Now! by Nobody: 7:13pm On Jun 02, 2015
coogar:


men are the same!
men are equal!
there's nothing you will find on obama that you will not find on buhari.

a man & a woman aren't the same & thus cannot be equal. even animals know there's a difference between a male & a female. 2 equal things cannot be different!

i am not obsessed with fights - i am just allergic to stüpidity that is being displayed in public. you cannot tell me apple is different from orange and then say they are both equal.
Ouch! grin

Buhari and Obama are the same? preposterous grin but I won't go further with you.

One more question; If men and women are not equal: Are women beneath men?

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