This subject has been on my mind for some days now and I really want to use this medium to reach thousands of Nigerians who will In turn help me reach other thousands, if not millions of other Nigerians.

This subject is proven to be detrimental in so many ways and its negative impact can never be stopped except it is adequately pointed out.

Now follow me as I point out a few of them….

In Nigeria, different ethnicity and tribes has been known for different moral, physical and domestic practices and some of them have become false beliefs that people hold on steadfastly to.

For example:

1. The Yorubas are widely known to be dirty people and also love to be aggressive.

2. The Igbos are known to love money and can betray anyone for money.

3. The Hausas are known to be naturally aggressive and love to fight for no reason.

4. The Ibibios are known to be very tribal and are very loose when it comes to moral values such as sex-life.

5. Some part of the south-south, e.g Rives and Bayelsa are known to have this polygamous nature and the women are seen as people who cannot stay in marriage or cannot stay with a man.

Let me pause because there are lots been said about different tribes that I have never heard. Let’s analyze; to an extent, these beliefs seem to be true, but don’t forget that man is a social being and he works with his brain and environment.

I personally met this cute lady a few weeks ago, we got talking and I got to find out she is from Mbaise in Imo state. If u have an idea of how people see the Mbaise people, u should understand better. When she told me that, in my heart I was like “WTH!!! Mbaise is surely a NO! NO!” I had to take some time to ponder over this and I said to myself “hey dude, don’t discriminate”. Now we are pretty good friends tho the future is quite uncertain for now. ;-)

Sometimes when one is born into any of these tribes, he/she inherits those beliefs by mindset. And before you know it, he/she acts towards that direction.

That’s not much of a problem tho, but where the issue is now is this;

When a man wants to get married to a lady, he get demoralized by friends/family about the girls tribe. E.g the lady may hail from Rivers or Bayelsa or even one of the Yoruba states. If he is not a strong-willed person, after the points have been fully bisected and explained by the so-called family and friends, he will have a change of heart and quit the marriage.

Same goes to business, when you want to give someone an opportunity to manage the monetary part of your business, and you hear that he is an Igbo man/woman, it takes an amazing level of trust to make that employer give that job to him/her. Just giving basic examples and I believe there are worse cases that has happened based on this same factor.

The bottom line is this, we really need to change our mindset towards people’s tribe and what has already been believed to be true about their tribe.

If we do this, it will definitely salvage lots of things in this our beautiful county. There are lots of single ladies/men, unemployed youths and so many suffering simply because of these discrimination. We have to save people from this and make this country a better place for one to live in.


http://www.chuzzyblog.com/2015/07/hazards-of-ethnic-discrimination-and.html

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lalasticlala

Brb

talentedjoe:
Brb

:-Follows him out

Here incase dz makes Fp#

wahles:
Here incase dz makes Fp#

see boys

Freemanan:
:-Follows him out

Where to?

ChuzzyBlog:


Where to?

Agege

safe trip man....

wahles:
Here incase dz makes Fp#

Most times informative posts like this don't make front page on nairaland...

ChuzzyBlog:


Most times informative posts like this don't make front page on nairaland...

Mods go prove u wrong now

wahles:

Mods go prove u wrong now

They are yet to prove me wrong bro

That's so true, nice one o.p

Agrika:
That's so true, nice one o.p

Tanx.. just wish majority of Nigerians will come to this understanding

lalasticlala can this make FP?

ChuzzyBlog:
lalasticlala can this make FP?

they will fight, turn this thread into another war, so my hand no de there o. lol

lalasticlala:


they will fight, turn this thread into another war, so my hand no de there o. lol

no worry no fights will erupt. This may help some people change their mentality you know

The Yorubas are widely known to be dirty people and also love to be aggressive.

That line shows the OP is ibo.

'Widely known to be dirty people and love to be aggressive'

Widely known in the world of people from the East whose settlements in the west - e.g Lagos are the dirtiest yet they refer to Yoruba as dirty.

Talking about aggression, the Ibo language alone when spoken sounds aggressive to the ears not to mention how you get over slight provocations between yourselves, yet you tag other folks as aggressive.


Watch how your thread will go up in flames.

I pray that this doesn't go any close to the homepage.

Your good intentions have already been foiled by the poster above me.

9jacrip:


That line shows the OP is ibo.

'Widely known to be dirty people and love to be aggressive'

Widely known in the world of people from the East whose settlements in the west - e.g Lagos are the dirtiest yet they refer to Yoruba as dirty.

Talking about aggression, the Ibo language alone when spoken sounds aggressive to the ears not to mention how you get over slight provocations between yourselves, yet you tag other folks as aggressive.


Watch how your thread will go up in flames.

You added the first cup of fuel when you chose to probe the Op on a stereotype of which he didn't originate and out of his goodwill raise this thread to reorientate people like you.

Why are you quick to baptise him with the water of the Igbo tribe?

jnrbayano:


You added the first cup of fuel when you chose to probe the Op on a stereotype of which he didn't originate and out of his goodwill raise this thread to reorientate people like you.

Why are you quick to baptise him with the water of the Igbo tribe?

There was no probe, that first line gave him away.

He should re-orientate himself and his people, not me.

9jacrip:


There was no probe, that first line gave him away.

He should re-orientate himself and his people, not me.

And his 2nd line was what about "his" people?

jnrbayano:


And his 2nd line was what about "his" people?

It is not my concern whatever he chooses to oen about his kin folks.

Dangers of a single story....

9jacrip:


It is not my concern whatever he chooses to oen about his kin folks.

It must be your concern that's if you must comment. That you could have used to forecast whether his intentions were clear or not.

Snap out of tribal war fellow.

jnrbayano:


It must be your concern that's if you must comment. That you could have used to forecast whether his intentions were clear or not.

Snap out of tribal war fellow.

Comments about my folks will always be concern.

9jacrip:



Comments about my folks will always be concern.

You obviously have refused to understand neither his motives nor mine.

I let you be.

jnrbayano:


You obviously have refused to understand neither his motives nor mine.

I let you be.

To each his own.

its okay folks... lets die this... Hoping Nigeria will get better someday