Revered actress, Genevieve Nnaji has berated actor Deyemi Okanlawon for making a joke of the trending women supporting women social media challenge championed by celebrities.
It started when Deyemi first posted a black and white edited photo of himself as a woman and captioned it with the “Challenge accepted” Hashtag.
He went further to post same photos of Donjazzy, Uti Nwachukwu, Nosa Rex and others.
Deyemi wrote: ”While I know how much we need some laughter in these times I still feel the responsibility to find ways to bring to light the causes dear to my heart and that I am very passionate about – equal rights and the true empowerment of women. Special thanks to all the men who are committed to same
Excerpt from @news18live… But while the challenge on Instagram is new, the network is a very-much real, very strong entity offline. Women in patriarchal societies have always been pitted against each other to make them feel as if every other women was in a competition against them. It takes years of unlearning this toxic practice to see and recognize women as other, actual individual beings instead of someone you’re constantly trying to one-up.
“Then women build strong networks, or stepping up for other women, of calling out sexism when it happens to someone else, but most importantly for establishing a safe space, with other women. The network tells you, “I’m here for you.” And sometimes, that’s all women have ever really needed: the support of other women.”
Genevieve who doesn’t seem to understand Deyemi’s stance fired back saying: ”We seek solace in humour to distract us from pain or discomfort. Tell me what you feel exactly”.