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Respect Yoruba Women: A Call to Citizens Skit Makers and Filmmakers to end the Misrepresentation
By Arábìnrin Adérónke
I join millions of Yoruba Women Worldwide to call on citizens, content creators and movie actors across Nigeria to stop portraying Yoruba women through harmful and degrading stereotypes. We do not find it funny, far from it.
I call on our men to stop throwing us under the bus at the taste of Onugbu soup, Oha soup, Min akuka soup, akpu and tuwo shinkafa and bedroom theatrics. A lot of you have been seen as simps, weak, lilly livered and notoriously enabled the insults against on your daughters, mothers, sisters, nieces, cousins and other Yoruba females in your life. You are the n01 enablers. Stop hurting us. Stand up for us.
Yoruba women are not loose, dirty, or unrefined. On the contrary, we are widely recognized as one of the most fashion forward, educated, and accomplished women in Nigeria.
From boardrooms to creative industries, academia to entrepreneurship, Yoruba women continue to make meaningful contributions to national development.
We take pride in our health, our homes, and our heritage. The recurring portrayal of Yoruba women as careless or morally lacking is not only false, it is damaging. It shapes perception, reinforces bias, and disrespects a culture built on dignity and excellence.
What exactly have we done to deserve this narrative?
We are vibrant, hardworking, and deeply rooted in community and family values. We celebrate life through culture, our elegance at owambes, our beautiful gele, and the timeless beauty of aso ofi. These are symbols of pride, not punchlines.
Yoruba women have led change and continue to excel both at home and abroad. Icons like Folorunso Alakija, one of the richest women in Nigeria and globally, exemplify enterprise and resilience. Trailblazers such as Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti paved the way for women’s rights and leadership.
Contemporary leaders like Mo Abudu and Ibukun Awosika continue to shape industries and inspire a new generation of women.
Yoruba women are among the most educated female groups in Nigeria, with strong representation across professions and leadership roles. We are family oriented, marriage focused, hardworking, and sophisticated.
These are the values that define us, not the false narratives being pushed for entertainment.
This is a call for responsibility. Content creators must understand the power they wield. Humor should not come at the expense of truth or dignity.
Yoruba women, be mindful of the narratives you enable and the spaces you occupy.
To those perpetuating these misrepresentations, stop. It is no longer amusing, it is offensive, uncomfortable, and unacceptable. If it continues, we will be left with no choice but to explore appropriate actions.
Enough is enough. Respect Yoruba women.

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