Jim Iyke, an experienced Nollywood actor, has asserted that a women’s magazine deliberately promoted modern feminism as a sales gimmick, which ultimately evolved into a philosophy that exhorts women to completely shun men.
The movie star reportedly shared his opinions on contemporary feminism in a recent interview with The EchoRoom, calling it a movement that has deviated from its initial intent and now verges on criminality and deception.
According to Iyke, the present feminist movement has developed into a perverted ideology that promotes needless competition between the male and female genders, whereas the early feminist organizations sought to address basic problems like patriarchy and gender inequality.
The actress asserts that some women are pushing modern feminism too far, and that it has become a way of life and a standard.
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It is a crime, a form of assault, in my opinion,” he stated. Clearly, the people who did this—I won’t name the magazine—launched a cunning plan to increase sales. Their primary readers were who? Women. They therefore came up with an ideology that gave women the freedom to question the existing quo and engage in equal competition with males.
This was an overreaching effort, and some ladies completely bought into the mindset.
The idea that “we don’t need a man, we can do anything a man can do better” was adopted by them. intensified and became exaggerated. These days, it has become a new cultural norm and a way of living.
“The reason I initially doubt the concept is the double standard of it all. Do you fail to see that it is a lie? The hypocritical approach to it? In my opinion, there are certain roles for men and women, and genuine balance is reached when they cooperate together. That’s what they still don’t comprehend.
