Funmi Iyanda
The single mother of one, who has been off the grid since October 2014 revealed that she was down physically but she is gradually recovering.
In July, 2015 Funmi released new pictures from her new Tv show which she is yet to reveal.
Read the tweets below:
It is never about the dress, I was punished by
the church as a teenager for wearing seductive hair, exact same hair
another girl wore.
— Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 9, 2015
Patriarchy positions men
to mimic God. Men are not gods, they fail. The sense of powerlessness
prompt violence. Rape is a crime of power. — Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 9, 2015
A culture of patriarchy props rape. Men as well
as women suffer under patriarchy. That unacknowledged suffering often
underpin rape culture.
— Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 9, 2015
Through my 8 years in national TV l was
constantly harassed to cover up even when fully clothed and some states
in the north won’t air “me”.
— Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 9, 2015
A certain show with my friend @AgathaAmata was never aired because she wore a long dress that didn’t cover her arms. — Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 9, 2015
I never forgot that “seductive hair” experience. I
was 17. The church elder, male, took a pair of scissors and cut my hair
at the root.
— Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 9, 2015
I genuinely hated being
held responsible for the people’s reactions to my femininity. Sometimes
my collarbone was the offending part. — Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) September 9, 2015
Olufunmilola Aduke Iyanda popularly known as Funmi Iyanda, is an
award-winning broadcaster, journalist, columnist and blogger. She
produced and hosted Nigeria’s popular and authoritative talk show New
Dawn with Funmi, which aired on NTA for over eight years. She is the CEO
of Ignite Media, a content-driven media organisation operating out of
Lagos.
