Toke Makinwa, television personality, has given her take on the raging debate on chivalry, and it is earning her knocks on social media.

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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.”

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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.”

The ‘On Becoming’ author’s standpoint was met with a wave of criticism, with many scolding her for lacking an understanding of chivalry.

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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