A post showing the countries with the highest rates of paternity fraud listed Nigeria second at 30%, just after Jamaica at 34.6%. This sparked various reactions, including one comment that read, “This lends credence to the assertion that Nigerian women are some of the most promiscuous.”
This statement is deeply problematic. It unfairly generalizes Nigerian women based on a statistic without considering the methodology behind it. Paternity fraud is a complex issue influenced by various factors, and reducing it to a judgment about promiscuity is both unfair and misleading.
It’s crucial to approach such sensitive topics with nuance and avoid making sweeping generalizations based on statistics that may not reflect the full picture.
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https://x.com/nigeriastories/status/1856354664268132693
