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They Nigerianized Egusi and then turned around to say, “Yoruba don’t have soup.”
They Nigerianized Akara and Moin-Moin, only to claim, “It’s not Yoruba food.”
They embraced Gele, then argued, “Gele isn’t Yoruba it’s only Aso Oke.”
They love Aso Ebi, yet they changed it by calling it “Asebi”, or say, “Lace isn’t part of Yoruba civilization.”
They adopt Yoruba-style parties, then label them generically as “Nigerian parties.”
If you simply gave credit to the Yoruba origins of these foods and fashion styles, would it kill you?
What have the Yoruba done to deserve this constant erasure and belittling? Why is there such eagerness to reduce us to your level, rather than rise to appreciate the culture that shaped so much of what you now claim?
Adee2@simplyadetutu
I have to post this again, it's deliberate. Nigerianise Yoruba culture while they gatekeep thiers.
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