By Ayo Onikoyi
Nollywood actress, Imade Osawaru, has faulted actor Jim Iyke’s latest assertion that single moms can not increase correct males. In a chat with Potpourri, the actress insisted that values, not household construction, decide the form of males youngsters turn into.
She mentioned:“I strongly disagree. Correct males should not made by the variety of dad and mom in a house, however by the values they’re raised with. I’ve seen single moms increase kings, leaders, and visionaries. To say in any other case is to undermine the energy and resilience of numerous ladies who’re doing the work of two. An excellent man is raised by love, not only a ‘excellent’ household construction.”
On the challenges of performing in right this moment’s digital age, Osawaru famous that social media has shifted the main target away from expertise. In keeping with her, the obsession with follower counts undermines originality and arduous work.
“The primary problem is that follower depend now appears extra vital than uncooked expertise. It’s irritating when your years of arduous work, coaching, and expertise are ignored simply since you don’t have thousands and thousands of followers. Social media needs to be a software, not the yardstick for measuring creativity. Sadly, this development is killing originality, as a result of many younger actors now chase clout as a substitute of honing their craft.”
When requested about love and sacrifice, the actress supplied a private reflection on relationships and function. She described Nigerian males as “romantic in sensible methods” and revealed a previous sacrifice that modified her perspective on love.
“Nigerian males may be romantic, however romance right here is usually extra sensible than dramatic—much less candlelit dinners, extra displaying up when it issues. As for sacrifice, I as soon as put another person’s desires earlier than mine, solely to comprehend love ought to by no means price you your function. That have formed me: I now imagine the best romance is when two individuals push one another to be their finest selves, not when one particular person shrinks for the opposite to shine.”
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