A fronter of the Feminist Coalition has stirred a controversy on Twitter after she taunted her male folks over the group’s feminine logo indiscriminately adopted during the #EndSARS protest.
For the past two weeks, during which Nigerian youths took to the streets to call for a reform of the country’s police force, the group had amassed funds that catered for medical bills, feeding, legal aid, among others needs of protesters.
Its logo had become widely circulated on social media as many users adopted it as their profile photo, not in solidarity of the group’s feminist ideology, but that it became closely associated with the protesters’ ideals.
On Friday, Ire Aderinokun, one of the activists who fronted the group, took to the microblogging platform to claim that male folks were pained after discovering the logo they held high was representative of the female gender.
Men are so pained about this female symbol. I love to see it 😂 https://t.co/KwmItVkzeY
— Ire Aderinokun (@ireaderinokun) October 23, 2020
“On another note, it was honestly so heartwarming to see how this logo I designed in less than 30 minutes and under so much pressure became such a powerful symbol in the movement,” she wrote.
“+ it was hilarious that misogynists thought the female symbol in it was ‘hidden’. Men are so pained about this female symbol. I love to see it.”
Aderinokun’s statement has since sparked argument among some Nigerians who took part in the #EndSARS protest on Twitter.
“‘Men are so pained’ is a stupid statement. Lots of men supported this movement. From the very first day you created this logo, I made it my profile pic on Twitter, WhatsApp, and IG. Here we are again,” one user wrote.
“Men took bullets from the movement you created. At least 85% of deaths accounted for are men from the collective fight we had. I am a feminist but this statement na bullshit.”
“Men are so pained” is a stupid statement,lots and lots of men supported this movement . From the very first day you created this logo , I made it my profile pic on twitter , WhatsApp and IG . Here we are again
— JAIYE (@jaiye_baba) October 23, 2020
Joining the fray, another protester added: “After all the tears! Really? As a woman, I felt we as individuals are far above this!!! You know people are still going through tough times right?
“Wow, shocking! Should have just ignored the negativity now you have just done this, what a shame but I guess we do what we want.”
Hmmmm after all the tears!! Really? As a woman i felt we as individuals are far above this!!! You know people are still going through tough times right? Wow shocking! Should have just ignored the negativity now you have just done this, what a shame but i guess we do what we want
— Queen_Pocah (@QPocah) October 23, 2020
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Below are other tweets portraying what Nigerians had to say:
What is this obsession to always fight Men by feminists, I really need to know.
— DANNY WALTER👑 #ShoePlug (@DannyWalta) October 23, 2020
Please all the men/women giving feminist Co….FK and the others orgasms this period….do it for your country!!! We are counting on you.
Them don try for us.
— Anny_Robert on Instagram (@IamAnnyRobert) October 23, 2020
I'm here for Feminist coalition making sure their agenda is clear to everyone. Men did not drag women on Twitter for years only for you to ask them to he respectable now because "people have died." What does that even mean?
— #EndSARS (@ifenihinlola) October 23, 2020
Thank you! She is just a misandrist
— #ENDSARS (@_Tshineye) October 23, 2020
Welp. Back to blocking young people too.
Not seen any feminist 'Endsars' logo until she started spinning the narrative that men are pained.
Are we back to being divided on gender lines?
— Baba Isale (@Uncle_Fola) October 23, 2020
Lol! Didn’t even take 24 hours for the misogyny to come out.
— Moe (@Mochievous) October 23, 2020
Who cares about fighting men?? Men are the ones always triggered by fickle things, and they take it over the roof. Always trying to form fake deep. Just tell me, why are men bothered about a female sign on a Feminist Organization's logo? Why? I mean, its a Feminist Org!!!🤷♀️🤷♀️
— Dolapo (@ade_dolaa) October 23, 2020
Nope! We all ain't pained . I still designed it on a shoe pic.twitter.com/J9ZLQpUZSs
— AYOYIMIKA (@Its_Gslim) October 23, 2020
I think it's usually lack of pennisilin and totolin that usually brings all these useless banters between males and females on this street, because a well satisfied (in za oda room) male or female won't have the time or strength for these gender wars.
— We Get Coconut Head, I Concur!!! #ENDSARS (@choreezy) October 23, 2020
Do you have to do this? Are we done with the #EndSARS protest? Does it end here and a silly fight between men and women come up? You will lose the fight!
— NellyGirl (@NellyDonDada) October 23, 2020
People took bullets,people bled and people died. Very young people died but this is what you find appropriate at this time.Both sexes resonated with this symbol during the last couple of weeks but you seek a divide. You live a very sad life.
— Chimankpam. (@FineNigerian) October 23, 2020
Hmmmm after all the tears!! Really? As a woman i felt we as individuals are far above this!!! You know people are still going through tough times right? Wow shocking! Should have just ignored the negativity now you have just done this, what a shame but i guess we do what we want
— Queen_Pocah (@QPocah) October 23, 2020
Pained? I’ve never seen anyone complain or even commend the Logo. We were bothered about ending SARS and that’s all that will matter for a long time.
By the way, the hand looks masculine.
— Lola Okunrin (@lollypeezle) October 23, 2020
Later we will still see tweets that people should not be divided on trinal lines.
This is gender line division.
I just pity the family of those that died.
People are now dragging credits.
Sega link was very wise afterall
— Wealth Dev (@wealth_dev) October 23, 2020
Ahn ahn Ire?! Logo that people used as their dps. I know where you are coming from, but this is not the time. Read the room
— Uwem Uwemakpan (@MonsieurUwem) October 23, 2020
Ire, you should know better na, don't tell me that we are back to status quo in just less than 24 hours.
All this gender card ko necessary.
Those bullet at Lekki toll did not recognize gender. Things like this should not be found among us.
You can do Better. Peace ☮️— Schulz (@adesola_nuel) October 23, 2020
Pained? I’ve never seen anyone complain or even commend the Logo. We were bothered about ending SARS and that’s all that will matter for a long time.
By the way, the hand looks masculine.
— Lola Okunrin (@lollypeezle) October 23, 2020
Many of us didn't even notice it because we're busy fighting a common enemy. What matters is the agenda if you like use Buhari head we don't care.
— chukydyk (@chukydyk2) October 23, 2020
Sega link was the wisest in all this,but most were blinded by the paparazzi of social media show off of patriotism by being shown protesting,now everybody is using style to move on, forgetting people died for this issue
— QuamHabib (@QuamHabib) October 23, 2020
This isn't necessary Ire. For real. We are still processing the horrors we just went through and you're saying this. We should know fights we leave for later.
Now isn't the time.
— Ify Anene (@Ifeyinwanene) October 23, 2020
Sorry 🤦🏾♀️.
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Hi. was this necessary?
Do you need to alienate half of the population? The majority of whom threw their weight behind the logo the coalition & what it stood for in the nation in these times? For every man complaining, aren't more supporting it?
Isn't this immature?— Dr. Ameena (@amkmusty) October 23, 2020
This was a disappointing read. Even men acknowledged females doing most of the coordination work, most of them changed their DP's to your logo. Be proud of that rather than instigating a gender argument.
This is not the time for this at all.
We are all meant to have one voice!— Hillary (@eseamros) October 23, 2020
Of all the young/promising Nigerians that died in this struggle, u feel this is right at this point?
"Men are pained" Yet MEN used it as their DP. Do you even think men are in competition with you.
Stop this RUBBISH already & focus, there's a FIGHT & it's NOT amongst ourselves
— Mazi Íkéchukwu Mámàh (@aikmamah) October 23, 2020
Why do you have to do this? How long will it take for you to grow up? We expect more from you beyond these childish scores. I supported this with all my will, I knew the symbol and all it stood for, yet I used it to promote the movement. Grow up, this fight has not finished.
— Sheriff Shittu #EndSARS (@Possicon) October 23, 2020
What’s there to be pained about?
Well I’m not surprised cuz y’all would fall sick if you don’t generalize daily.
— ÒÓNI OF LAGOS (@Mr_Rotimi) October 23, 2020
Lol it's their modus, the protest is over they have to revert back to gender war it keeps their adrenaline pumping. Fact is they need a man but are just to proud to admit it.
— oginni kayode (@mauikay455) October 23, 2020
We looked past the sex thing. The struggle unified us.
We didn't come this far to get back to this.— #sorosoke 🔊 🇳🇬 (@boda_lanre) October 23, 2020
How did all of us coming together to achieve a common goal just a few days ago, suddenly turn into a men vs women thing? My God! 🤦🏾♂️
— Iseunife The First (@Shawnifee) October 23, 2020
Ire, you should know better na, don't tell me that we are back to status quo in just less than 24 hours.
All this gender card ko necessary.
Those bullet at Lekki toll did not recognize gender. Things like this should not be found among us.
You can do Better. Peace ☮️— Schulz (@adesola_nuel) October 23, 2020
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