pocohantas:


Every driver should have and know these things, male or female.
I have borrowed a man my tyre inflator, despite him being the superior being...

nextstep:
People can make noise up and down, but please remember that women like Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Oyinkansola Abayomi, Margaret Ekpo, Aba Women (from the Riots of 1929), Adunni Oluwole, Buchi Emecheta, Ngozi Iwere, Therese Nweke, Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi, Ifeyinwa Iweriebor, Altine Muhammed, Nema Ngur, Ladi Olorunyomi, Maryam Babangida, Ayesha Imam, Amina J. Mohammed, and so many more have fought for the liberation of women, and for women's rights for nearly a century - yet none of these women would call themselves "Feminist". In fact they deliberately eschewed this appellation in response to "limitations of the second-wave feminism movement in regards to the history and experiences of black women, and other women of marginalized groups."[1]

I know some of these great women personally, and I grew up learning from them in the 80s when they'd hold meetings in my mother's house (Women In Nigeria, specifically). Refusing to be called "feminists", these women are responsible for universal adult suffrage (right to vote), women in the modern workplace, education of the girl child, decrease in the prevalence of female genital mutilation, programs like Better Life for Rural Women, and many other socio-cultural changes in Nigeria that we all benefit from now.

The notion that you have to be labeled "Feminist" to fight for women rights has been disproved times without number. So for a woman like Florence Otedola (DJ Cuppy) to declare she's not a feminist - while she is doing all she can to break glass ceilings, alter perceptions about women, and take control of her future, while opening doors for many other women... that's not a contradiction at all. She is really a continuation of women in Nigeria who have done the same from pre- colonial days, and I find the backlash from so-called "feminists" - who ironically can be quite hypocritical when it comes to backbiting and drawing back a fellow-woman - amusing, but sadly misinformed.

[1]Phillips, L. (2006). The Womanist Reader, New York: Routledge.

bigtt76:
Fine and you drove without a spare tire during that period before he returned it right? Imagine what could have happened to you during the same period ...would you say its a lack of common sense in you? #JustSaying

kitchen:
MALINIST... MALINISM

nextstep:
People can make noise up and down, but please remember that women like Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Oyinkansola Abayomi, Margaret Ekpo, Aba Women (from the Riots of 1929), Adunni Oluwole, Buchi Emecheta, Ngozi Iwere, Therese Nweke, Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi, Ifeyinwa Iweriebor, Altine Muhammed, Nema Ngur, Ladi Olorunyomi, Maryam Babangida, Ayesha Imam, Amina J. Mohammed, and so many more have fought for the liberation of women, and for women's rights for nearly a century - yet none of these women would call themselves "Feminist". In fact they deliberately eschewed this appellation in response to "limitations of the second-wave feminism movement in regards to the history and experiences of black women, and other women of marginalized groups."[1]

I know some of these great women personally, and I grew up learning from them in the 80s when they'd hold meetings in my mother's house (Women In Nigeria, specifically). Refusing to be called "feminists", these women are responsible for universal adult suffrage (right to vote), women in the modern workplace, education of the girl child, decrease in the prevalence of female genital mutilation, programs like Better Life for Rural Women, and many other socio-cultural changes in Nigeria that we all benefit from now.

The notion that you have to be labeled "Feminist" to fight for women rights has been disproved times without number. So for a woman like Florence Otedola (DJ Cuppy) to declare she's not a feminist - while she is doing all she can to break glass ceilings, alter perceptions about women, and take control of her future, while opening doors for many other women... that's not a contradiction at all. She is really a continuation of women in Nigeria who have done the same from pre- colonial days, and I find the backlash from so-called "feminists" - who ironically can be quite hypocritical when it comes to backbiting and drawing back a fellow-woman - amusing, but sadly misinformed.

[1]Phillips, L. (2006). The Womanist Reader, New York: Routledge.

sinaj:
I noticed that lots of feminist are divorcees, single ladies, jilted gfs, people in troubled relationship that just hide behind it to vent their anger against men with their conflicting opinion.

nextstep:
People can make noise up and down, but please remember that women like Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Oyinkansola Abayomi, Margaret Ekpo, Aba Women (from the Riots of 1929), Adunni Oluwole, Buchi Emecheta, Ngozi Iwere, Therese Nweke, Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi, Ifeyinwa Iweriebor, Altine Muhammed, Nema Ngur, Ladi Olorunyomi, Maryam Babangida, Ayesha Imam, Amina J. Mohammed, and so many more have fought for the liberation of women, and for women's rights for nearly a century - yet none of these women would call themselves "Feminist". In fact they deliberately eschewed this appellation in response to "limitations of the second-wave feminism movement in regards to the history and experiences of black women, and other women of marginalized groups."[1]

I know some of these great women personally, and I grew up learning from them in the 80s when they'd hold meetings in my mother's house (Women In Nigeria, specifically). Refusing to be called "feminists", these women are responsible for universal adult suffrage (right to vote), women in the modern workplace, education of the girl child, decrease in the prevalence of female genital mutilation, programs like Better Life for Rural Women, and many other socio-cultural changes in Nigeria that we all benefit from now.

The notion that you have to be labeled "Feminist" to fight for women rights has been disproved times without number. So for a woman like Florence Otedola (DJ Cuppy) to declare she's not a feminist - while she is doing all she can to break glass ceilings, alter perceptions about women, and take control of her future, while opening doors for many other women... that's not a contradiction at all. She is really a continuation of women in Nigeria who have done the same from pre- colonial days, and I find the backlash from so-called "feminists" - who ironically can be quite hypocritical when it comes to backbiting and drawing back a fellow-woman - amusing, but sadly misinformed.

[1]Phillips, L. (2006). The Womanist Reader, New York: Routledge.

sinaj:
This is what I knew feminism to be, but my dear not anymore. The word feminism has been so abused lately which is why people like Cuppy nd so many others are diassociating themselve from it.

Obi1kenobi:


Interesting that an opinion like this comes from a lady. You might disagree with several people in the movement whose views you might find extreme (like any movement ever conceived in the world, feminism has its extremists whose passions manifest as borderline misandry), but believe it or not, a lot of freedoms you enjoy today were hard-won from centuries of struggle from such women to be valued as something more than the property of men. It's also interesting the way you disparage women based on their relationship status (jilted, divorcees, single ladies .....blah, blah, blah...) feeding into the misogynistic trope that the value of women is ultimately defined by how desirable and amiable that they are to men.
What exactly is it about "feminism" that you dislike so much?

Penthomi:


People abusing it does not change its true meaning. Your profile says you are female, if you truly are, 10000 people calling you a man does not change your sex, does it?

I don't see how disassociating ourselves from feminism changes anything. Anyway, it's not the appellation or label that matters, your action is what truly counts. I don't see her standing up for equality of everybody anyway, so she is right not to call herself a feminist.

Bizibi:
I honestly don't understand Nigeria feminists, today is A,tomorrow is z then they contradict themselves and twist again.feminism is meant for independent ladies who want respect from men in the same career bracket and also treat them equally,that is the only the thing I know about the movement, the rest is bs.

pocohantas:


Well, a tyre inflator is different from a spare tyre. You probably do not know that, you're not a feminist...right?

P.S: A tyre inflator is that stuff, the vulcaniser uses to fúck your tyre . There is portable one that any human can easily use.

OneCorner:
Please, wat is d opposite of feminist?
Masculinist abi wetin

Hanseel1:


You're dumb just like DJ cuppy. It would've been better if you didn't comment at all .

If not for feminists, would you vote? you won't have been working as a woman.
In a bid to impress men you decided to spew bullshit with your ugly face.

Why will you notice married and important feminists when you're an unexposed village tout whose sole aim of being on nairaland is to impress men.

Amagite:
From; Amagitesblog.com

Nigerian disc Jockey, and billionaire daughter, DJ Cuppy has come under fire for her comments on feminism and giving reasons why she stopped being one.

In the interview she said:

“I used to consider myself a feminist, until I realised that I did not really understand it. I don’t like people who are hypocrites. People are out there speaking about women rights, but behind closed doors are doing crazy things.

“I will never come out as a feminist, because I am in a male dominated industry, so I have a certain scenario. I deal with men on a daily basis and I realise that they will always think that they are better than women. I don’t think it is going to solve it.

“But you must also limit the amount of attention you give them, because let’s be honest, the more energy you put into one thing, the less time you can into another.

“If I literally sat down all day and spoke about how hard it is being a woman, I won’t have time to sit here talking with you, because I will be somewhere in Alade market talking about how women need better rights.”

Well, most of what she said in the interview didn't go down well with some feminists on Nigerian Twitter, and they have taken to the platform to slam her.

See more of the tweets here; https://www.amagitesblog.com/2018/08/nigerian-feminists-slam-dj-cuppy-over-her-comments-on-their-
movement.html

Edopesin:
Cuppy finally realized she's not that ugly


If you know you know

Tamarapetty:
Be feministing upandan there, na una sabi!!

Bizibi:
They want to be treated equally but they don't want to put in the work to earn it,Nigeria feminists are joking....I'm not sure they even know what the movement was meant to achieve when it first started in the 80's.

obentenyson:
Nigerian feminists, the most confused specie of all feminists.... they just won't stop contradicting and confusing themselves with their attitude..... Some times it's hard to tell what they're really fighting for..... always blabbing about this and that... things that ain't of big issues, they will make it look like one by turning it into a problem that every woman is facing or must face (in their own idea) as if no be because of them we dey were we dey now..

nigmarelli:


Greetings abeg you be ijaw girl?That name Tamara?I say make i ask.Cheers.

bigtt76:
Me I don talk my own ....until I can stand alone on Third Mainland Bridge in the wee hours of the night and change my flat tire when I have no spare or have no wheel spanner to do it .....I just keep my feminism within the four corners of my room I nor fit shout

popefuse:
omg.... you just melt my soul down by this text, how can I marry pls

alphaconde:
feminism is as disgusting as homosexuality

its a distortion of a normal order

Tamarapetty:
Partially

Lordofthewest:
I've come to understand that a good d#ck is the cure to feminism, that's why you'll see that it's only the ugly and miserable ones unable to get a good man are the ones still waving the feminism flag..I hope our generation develops sense,if our wonderful mothers were feminist like some of these ones most of their marriages would have ended in divorce and imagine what would become of the children of divorced marriages exactly why the African American community in America is so messed up too many single mothers, babymamas and divorced marriages.The sad and most annoying part is that most of them don't even understand what feminism is all about.

bigtt76:
#JustPagaMe naaaa oya let go there, i don page u

bigtt76:
#JustPagaMe naaaa oya let go there, i don page u