Toke Makinwa, television personality, has given her take on the raging debate on chivalry, and it is earning her knocks on social media.
The chivalry conversation was ignited by author Chimamanda Adichie who said she doesn’t fancy the idea of men getting the door for women.
Adichie had said: “I’m quite happy for people to hold the door for me. But I hope they’re not doing it because of this sort of idea of chivalry.
“Because chivalry is really about the idea that women are somehow weak and need protecting.”
Giving her two-cents on the matter in a Twitter post on Saturday, Makinwa wrote: “Chivalry is not dead, at least not in Nigeria, shoutout to the real men. I can’t even lie y’all need accolades.
“I stopped counting, each time I’m out and I ask for my bill, someone has paid it. Cheers.”
Chivalry is not dead, at least not in Nigeria, shoutout to the real men. I can’t even lie y’all need accolades. I stopped counting, each time I’m out and I ask for my bill, someone has paid it. Cheers 🥂
Advertisement— Toke Makinwa (@tokstarr) June 16, 2018
The ‘On Becoming’ author’s standpoint was met with a wave of criticism, with many scolding her for lacking an understanding of chivalry.
Your celebrity/popularity aside, people paying your bill is chivalry? Men are real because they pay your bills each time you're out? This is your definition of chivalry?
AdvertisementYou people make me so tired. pic.twitter.com/ozimalJGNs
— Chioma Agwuegbo (@ChiomaChuka) June 17, 2018
Is wild how celebs in quote talk about issues that they dont have enough info on or dont even understand the concept or ideology behind such statement that they feel like discussing at liberty
Advertisement— Gifty (@Shasha_gifty) June 17, 2018
Toke makinwa used feminist narratives 2 sell her book"on becoming"even though it was crude feminism. Lol, she used a movement 4 commercial ends. Stories of strong, resilient women sell and she tapped into that industry.
If we only knew she will be romancing patriarchy cos of food— Lawrence Ebosie (@lorde_law) June 17, 2018
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Please, I'm very confused, how is this chivalry? And are you saying you don't know the reason why you get your bills paid is because you're a celeb? Some of these mfers can be beating their wives at home! So what are you saying?
— Doctor Feminist (@AjaoJadesola) June 17, 2018
Don't let chimamanda hear u ooo
— nubian queen (@queen_nefetiteh) June 17, 2018
Lmao sis what you saying ? Paying bills is not chivalry
— Daddy’s Girl🐝 (@Omah____) June 17, 2018
Like….. I legit had to check my dictionary again to be sure I'm not wrong in supporting what she said. They will be alright o!
— BLESSING 🇳🇬 (@Blehxxing) June 17, 2018
Lol.. a lot of ladies are out here triggered.. Maybe you all should look up Cambridge definition of Chivalry before attacking the tweet.. You guys will be fine last last
— NEDU (@Tchinedvu) June 17, 2018
That's not Chivalry though…good for you however!
— Peter Dokpesi (@PeterDokpesi) June 17, 2018
Lol see them forming outrage under this tweet like most of them aren't out there actively looking for men to foot their bills. Abegi.
— Tamunodenyefa (@prayziz) June 17, 2018
my owm father would be ashamed if i tweeted this. that strong congolese man raised me to be a strong congolese woman so that o could pay my own bills like an adult.
— Ms VPNL (@madamecalypso) June 17, 2018
Getting free food because you're a celebrity isn't "Chivalry"… It's getting free food because you're a celebrity 🚶🚶🚶
— mayree🌼🌼 (@acupofcocoa) June 17, 2018
Means you are 'weak' Toke. Lol….
— Akintunde (@dejiakintunde) June 17, 2018
Grow up sis. This isn’t a take you want to have.
— c-a-n-i-b-a-l (@caanniiball) June 17, 2018
Lmao sis what you saying ? Paying bills is not chivalry
— Daddy’s Girl🐝 (@Omah____) June 17, 2018
Makinwa’s position on chivalry came days after Dana Loesch, a US political commentator, urged Adichie to focus on “weightier matters” like female genital mutilation in Nigeria.
“I don’t think she understands quite the concept of chivalry, which was a code of conduct for a gentleman,” Loesch had said about Adichie.
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