After the tragic Instagram post about a man and his four friends who passed away from eating a meal prepared by his ex-girlfriend, one comment attributed the incident to “Too much Nigerian movie.” This implies that Nollywood’s portrayals of toxic relationships are responsible for the tragedy.
Blaming the media for real-life events trivializes the pain of those affected and shifts focus from the seriousness of the loss. It’s important to approach such situations with empathy rather than making baseless connections. Social platforms should foster compassion, not become spaces where tragedies are reduced to entertainment or lazy assumptions.
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