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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Nobody: 10:50am On Sep 23, 2018
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Chinny024(f): 10:50am On Sep 23, 2018
Then be ready to face God squarely...
From ages, bride price has been instituted...

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Okoyeebo: 10:50am On Sep 23, 2018
MollyBank:


You do realise that bride price in Igbo is not more than one thousand Naira5?

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by tmtech: 10:50am On Sep 23, 2018
donstan18:
Social media opinions cannot change tradition, we should stop deceiving ourselves with these bride price blah blah blah.

If as a man,you are charged higher than you can pay to marry, you simply back-off since you can't afford it, not ranting because of your inability to meet up the needed requirements, afterall some tribes don't charge high.

And as a woman, once a man pay your bride pride to wife you, have it in mind that your submissiveness isn't negotiable.

Tradition is tradition and social media can't change it.



but killing of twins, tribal marks and female gender mutilation used to be a tradition practised here in naija na.. some tradition are outdated , some are plain cruel and must be changed.... concerning bride price, I think we can just reduced it to something simple like exchange of kola nuts and no money involved

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by goodnessme1(f): 10:50am On Sep 23, 2018
mrtomola:
True talk, especially from Igbo side. I beg i wan marry my Uju without stress of paying bride price in Dollar$ grin
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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Ihatelove(f): 10:51am On Sep 23, 2018
I clearly support this, a lot of people have lost their lovers as a result of this

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Gerrard59(m): 10:51am On Sep 23, 2018
Criis:
When we do away with all our customs and tradition, I wonder what will be left, we'll just be living on borrowed identity.

The problem is not the idea of the bride price, it's the exorbitant amounts being charged by the bride's family.

All traditions are not reasonable, sensible or equal. Circumcision of females was a tradition ditto killing of twins. Bride price is ridiculous and nonsensical tradition.

Humans made them, humans can change them.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by TheMan3: 10:51am On Sep 23, 2018
After They have paid yours. Why did you not tell your father?
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by amaniro: 10:51am On Sep 23, 2018
donstan18:
Social media opinions cannot change tradition, we should stop deceiving ourselves with these bride price blah blah blah.

If as a man,you are charged higher than you can pay to marry, you simply back-off since you can't afford it, not ranting because of your inability to meet up the needed requirements, afterall some tribes don't charge high.

And as a woman, once a man pay your bride pride to wife you, have it in mind that your submissiveness isn't negotiable.

Tradition is tradition and social media can't change it.


No wonder blacks are still slaves. Why will I obey an absurd tradition. Tradition is man made. If you want to obey it go and be a traditionalist. I have no respect for tradition because its hypocrisy

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Nobody: 10:51am On Sep 23, 2018
Did you know that in India, it is the woman that pays for the man's head i.e groom price? Yet, their women are one of the most submissive women on the planet. Let that sink in for a minute.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by divinelove(m): 10:52am On Sep 23, 2018
it's a biblical injunction
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Alexis0147(m): 10:52am On Sep 23, 2018
Money wey be poverty alleviation scheme for some people families

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by BarrIgbokwe(m): 10:52am On Sep 23, 2018
MollyBank:


You do realise that bride price in Igbo is not more than one thousand Naira5?

True talk.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by ollah2: 10:52am On Sep 23, 2018
amaniro:



Exactly. it's an old absurd practice/tradition.


People made custom. People can end it too.


But religion isn't an old absurd practice right? You embraced foreign religions and gods at the detriment of ours but you ain't satisfied until you fully end our tradition. You guys truly love been slaves.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Jagaban880: 10:52am On Sep 23, 2018
on Point....joor..
grin

more ink to your pen....... smiley
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by dannybomb(m): 10:52am On Sep 23, 2018
Simplep:
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that's me checking out your list
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Nobody: 10:53am On Sep 23, 2018
CAPSLOCKED:


THIS IS THE MOST SENSIBLE THING THAT HAS EVER COME OUT FROM THIS GIRL'S MOUTH.

SENSE HAS FINALLY LOCATED HER.
There's difference between a girl, lady, and a woman. Addressing her as a 'girl' is an insult to her.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by stevodot22(m): 10:53am On Sep 23, 2018
The yams, drinks, palm oil, salt, rappers and so on collected by her family during her engagement were part of the bride price... The Ten kobo collected by her dad was also part of the bride price. Abeg park well,always claiming miss perfect. Mtchewww!!!

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by SachaBastien(m): 10:53am On Sep 23, 2018
Are you also not a fan of gifts, sex and bank alerts during courtship?
In India, the woman's family pays dowry. In so many other cultures of the world it is same. It is not buying and selling of humans.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Ivanmykel(f): 10:53am On Sep 23, 2018
Not in support of eradicating it completely, but it should not be outrageous. Some families behave like the are selling their daughters.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by ollah2: 10:53am On Sep 23, 2018
amaniro:


No wonder blacks are still slaves. Why will I obey an absurd tradition. Tradition is man made. If you want to obey it go and be a traditionalist. I have no respect for tradition because its hypocrisy

But you have respect for Isreal, Jesus, God, bible, Christianity, Christians right?

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by chubbygal(f): 10:54am On Sep 23, 2018
Face your modernization and leave us with our traditions and culture! Before thunder cripple you there

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Odunharry(m): 10:54am On Sep 23, 2018
cheesy Many people won't like this.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Dwin046(m): 10:55am On Sep 23, 2018
last time that I checked this ladys age.I thinks she has come of age but the reason why she always sound like all this indomie generation is what that confuses me

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by ollah2: 10:55am On Sep 23, 2018
Ihatelove:
I clearly support this, a lot of people have lost their lovers as a result of this


A lot of people have lost their lovers due to one church not allowing members to marry from another church letalone another religion. Do you clearly support eradicating foreign religions?

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Birdyclear: 10:55am On Sep 23, 2018
If elders for Village see this news ehh? Them go just dey swear for this my beautiful lady
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by colossus91(m): 10:55am On Sep 23, 2018
its sad some so called "learned" people want to use their learnedness to replace our culture,first religions,now culture....soon they will come and tell us to embrace homosexuality, its shameful that we as Africans have always have or portrayed second class in all ramifications,we should learn to stand our ground,bride price is a life long tradition that shkuldnt be abolished...if u cannot afford tk marry crom somewhere please leave and stop embarrassing yourself,as if everybody can become the Nkgerian president....my thoughts tno

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by crafteck(m): 10:56am On Sep 23, 2018
donstan18:
Social media opinions cannot change tradition, we should stop deceiving ourselves with these bride price blah blah blah.

If as a man,you are charged higher than you can pay to marry, you simply back-off since you can't afford it, not ranting because of your inability to meet up the needed requirements, afterall some tribes don't charge high.

And as a woman, once a man pay your bride pride to wife you, have it in mind that your submissiveness isn't negotiable.

Tradition is tradition and social media can't change it.


So no submission on husband path abi

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by mistyebby(f): 10:56am On Sep 23, 2018
What has it ruined abeg? Paying bride price doesn't give any reasonable thinking man/woman the effrontery to insult or disrespect a man vice versa.

Please, let's stop getting things twisted to suit our believes.
Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by amaniro: 10:57am On Sep 23, 2018
ollah2:



But religion isn't an old absurd practice right? You embraced foreign religions and gods at the detriment of ours but you ain't satisfied until you fully end our tradition. You guys truly love been slaves.

Because I can point out good from odds. Christianity is not a foreign religion. Stop thinking like an illiterate. God sent missionaries to help spread the Gospel. It's for everyone. I believe it cause it's true. So you like the killing of twins. Your hypocrisy is great.

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Re: Chimamanda Adichie: Bride Price Should Be Abolished, I'm Not A Fan Of It by Xisnin(m): 10:58am On Sep 23, 2018
hmmn

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