POPULAR Nollywood actress, Toyin Abraham, has cautioned against snide remarks about successful women in Nollywood.
She made this statement in response to rapper Ruggedman’s claims that women in Nollywood seem more successful than their male counterparts.
The famous rapper had, a few days ago, tweeted that he has jettisoned his plans to join Nollywood because male actors in the industry are not living luxurious lives like their female counterparts.
He wrote: “My male actors in Nollywood what’s going on? It’s only the females that are buying cars and building houses left and right. I wanted to come into Nollywood but at this rate, I am not coming again.”
Ms Abraham expressed her displeasure at the implication of the rapper’s post. She said his comment had given way to people on social media to put up derogatory remarks about women, especially actresses.
She also mentioned that a lot of men in the industry get paid just as much as women, but most of them have chosen to keep their successes private and not make noise on social media.
“It is important that I put this out there that many women make money and make good money legitimately. I know actresses who charge N2m, N3m, and N5m in this Nollywood. I get paid in millions of Naira for gigs. As a matter of fact, I just paid for a very good car worth millions of Naira, and at the same time, I know a lot of men in Nollywood who are doing extraordinarily well and paid in millions. The fact that most of these men choose not to make noise on social media does not in any way mean that they are second class citizens in this industry.
“We need to stop attributing every woman’s success to her sexual prowess with men, women deserve the success they have as much as men without attributing it to their sexuality. Even scriptwriters that are not in the limelight are getting paid millions. It is disparaging to put the successes of these women within the box of their sexuality. A lot of women are doing great things legitimately. I am one of them and so also are many other women in other industries, not just the entertainment industry,” she said.
Credit: Ghaniyah Olowoyo, Source: Premium Times
