After actress Yvonne Jegede advised Regina Daniels to prioritize her mental health and her kids if there was any violence in her marriage, one user responded, “Where she wan leave the marriage go abeg? She should hold her ‘God sent’ tight ooo.”
This comment is insensitive and dangerous. It promotes the harmful belief that women should endure abuse just to “keep” their marriage. No one should be encouraged to stay in a violent or toxic relationship for the sake of appearances or societal pressure. Marriage is meant to bring peace, not pain, and prioritizing one’s safety should never be seen as weakness. Comments like this silence victims and glorify suffering, when in reality, walking away from abuse is the most courageous act of self-love and protection anyone can take.
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