Two Nollywood Veterans, Joke Silva and Pete Edochie are at loggerhead over feminism topic.
Remember that during the 75th birthday of Pete Edochie, he
attributed the growing dominance of domestic violence in most African homes and marriages
to the practice of feminism.
His words: “Feminism isn’t something black people are known for. Today,
our wives can’t even cook anymore. Women who can’t cook aren’t supposed to call
themselves women. And feminism is what causes women to be beaten up in
marriages. You complain to a woman and she retorts.”
In response to the topic virtually, actress Joke said: “A statement like
that leads us to ask the question, what is feminism and what is gender-based
violence? Because both have been introduced in that statement.
Feminism for me in the simplest form means to be treated equally, to
treat each person equally, to treat each gender equally, to treat a man and a
woman equally.”
She described Jesus as “one of the greatest feminists.”
She said: “If we look at Christ, for instance, I always say one of the
greatest feminists is Christ and I’ll cite examples from the Bible. The first
one is the woman caught indulging in adultery.”
“According to Jewish law, that woman should have been stoned but Jesus
said let anyone who hasn’t committed a sin be the first to throw a stone at
her. This is because it takes a man and a woman to commit adultery, the woman
didn’t do that alone.”
