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Any Nigerian who lives in Nigeria knows that we are very special people with very peculiar characteristics. But even we were shocked by these things other Africans seem to believe about Nigerians.
Ghanians really believe that we don’t have the best Jollof on the continent.
Imagine the insult. Just look at this plate of Nigerian Jollof, how can you say it’s not the best.
That we are all fraudsters and scammers.
Just because of one or two yahoo boys we have scattered here and there. We are upstanding people, please.
That all our leaders are corrupt and all they do is embezzle money.
It’s not us that’ll dispute this one sha.
There is oil coming out of everyone’s backyard.
Even the one they said we have, we are yet to see the benefits.
That most of Nigeria looks just like Lagos.
We know you keep seeing pictures of this bridge in Lagos when you google Nigeria. Don’t let it mislead you this is not how the rest of the country looks.
That there are only three ethnic groups in the whole country – Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba.
There are a whole 250 ethnic groups, they don’t call us giant of Africa for nothing.
We are always happy.
No, we are not, epp us please, we are suffering.
That our men are very romantic.
Please don’t let Nollywood deceive you.
We have the best music in Africa, even though they don’t understand our lyrics.
We really can’t argue with this one, I mean we have Davido, Wizkid and Yemi Alade.
We are very arrogant
We might not have 24/7 electricity but I repeat, we have Wizkid, Davido and Yemi Alade why won’t our shoulders be up. Please don’t vex us.
We are louder and flashier than the average African.
We are very humble, again don’t let all these Nollywood movies deceive you.
We know we have a couple of non-Nigerians on here. What other crazy things do you believe about us?
Nobody is more disrespected in Nigeria than a housewife, and we’ve picked today to fight for them. If you are guilty of telling housewives any of these thirteen things, we are warning you now, better stop it.
“Why are you always tired? What do you even do all day that you are tired”
Oh, I don’t know only cook, clean and raise the kids. Small thing.
“So you just seat at home from morning till night, you are enjoying o”
If you don’t know what you are talking about, why won’t you just keep quiet ehn?
“So you mean you don’t work? Your husband must be really taking care of you o”
Yeah and I’m taking care of him and our kids too, so why don’t you mind your business.
“But what you are doing is not even hard now”
Why don’t you come and give it a shot first, you are just running your mouth.
“Oh you are bored? Tell your husband to open shop for you now”
I have a first degree and two masters, owning a shop isn’t my only option.
“I wish I was like you, so so enjoyment”
But what’s stopping you from being like me. Did I hold you?
“Why are you complaining about being a housewife, is your husband not taking care of you?”
Is that what I complained about?
“You don’t know how lucky you are that you don’t have to work”
Yes because it’s just play I’m playing as I’m at home.
“Don’t you want to get yourself a ‘real’ job?”
You that you have a ‘real job’ why do you still have time to monitor other people.
“So when are you going back to work?”
When are you going to start minding your business?
“But your kids go to school now, what do you now do all day?”
Listen to your silly questions apparently.
“You should find something to do with all this your free time”
But is it your own free time?
“Me, I could never be a housewife sha”
But who asked you?
Are you a Nigerian housewife? What’s the most annoying statement you’ve ever heard? Let’s know in the comments below.
The four Kenyan youth made a video that pokes fun at the way African men are portrayed in Hollywood films.
In most Hollywood movies, African men are stereotyped as:
Lovers of machine guns… And rocket launchers.
Obsessed with violence.
Hate smiling… Because it’s stupid.
Staying calm is stupid.
They said, “If people believed only what they saw in movies, they would think we are all warlords who love violence.”
Then there’s the brave western protagonist.
And a day without war is a day not worth living.
They are tired of the over-sensationalized, one-dimensional depictions of African men and the white saviour messaging that permeates our media. They want to tell their own stories instead. Showing that African men are more than a stereotype.
This film was created by Film For Action, so the world could begin to reimagine Africa. They wanted our supporters to see that Africa is full of progress, potential, and hope.
