Yesterday, April 6, 2016 media personality Toke Makinwa took to the social media platform, Twitter to address the issue of sexism shared by Huffington Post.
Huffington shared a tweet yesterday on “Why we should give a shit about even the smallest instances of sexism”.
And Toke replied with a series of tweets. “The marriage conversation is one every female from 26 upwards cannot avoid. It’s like “remember Uche, what Uche? After they say Tall/short, what school she went, they have to add marriage somewhere.The worst is if the person hasn’t married and she’s above 30. It’s like eh ya, God will do it,” she wrote.
“They don’t care if u found the cure to a deadly disease, if u have 4 degrees, if u are saved spiritually.. All that matters is marriage,” she further revealed.
Clearly angry at the Nigerian mentality on marriage especially her constantly coming under attack after leaving her estranged husband Maje Ayida over infidelity issues.
Toke today, April 7, 2016 wrote on Twitter, “Walk away not because you want others to realize your worth and value but because you finally realize your own.”
“If someone does not know your worth, stop trying to explain it to them they will never get it.”
The Rhythm 93.7FM radio presenters marriage to 18-months-old marriage to her former hubby, Maje Ayida ended when the latter impregnated his former girlfriend, Anita Solomon.
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