I dislike
the word feminism Chidinma Ekile roars:
Chidinma does not want to wear the
feminist tag. Asked why, she said,
“People take
feminism too seriously. I don’t understand. I think that they just miss the
whole thing. A lot of women have used that in the wrong way. Women have taken
it to another level. They’ve even forgotten the whole meaning. If it’s about
women going to school, fighting for the girl child and all those stuff, then
that’s okay.”
Because she is aversed to being tagged a
feminist does not mean she is disposed to women being sexually harassed. Sexual
harassment is “a very terrible thing”.
She says,
“It’s heartbreaking
to hear stuff like that and to hear that it happens in our industry. People
have become very desperate and would want to go to any lengths to get what they
want and sometimes that is when stuff like this happens, not every time. I
think people should just be patient. Wait for your time. Love what you do and
avoid shortcuts. Work hard. Don’t let anybody tell you if you don’t do this it
will…. No! It’s a lie. Just be patient. That’s it.”
Kudos to guardian.ng
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