Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo (RMD) has written an open
letter to sons everywhere, cautioning them on their everyday activities,
especially on social media. He spoke on how they talk to and about
women. He said he is concerned that the women, who get their attention,
are not the virtuous, brilliant but the frivolous party, skimpy clad
ones.
Dear Son,
“I’m writing to you today because there is no day
“internationally” set aside for the “boy child”, so, tired of looking on
in horror as you constantly shock and embarrass me, this is from daddy
to you.
I’m shocked at how many of you carry yourselves here on
social media. I am shocked at the things you L O L at. I am worried at
the way you speak to and about women. I am frightened at the kinds of
things that inspire and motivate you.
I am concerned that the women
who get your attention are not the virtuous, brilliant types but the
frivolous party, skimpily clad ones.
I am disappointed to see that
the pictures you fall over yourselves double tapping are not the
inspirational quotes or of clean, beautiful modest women but of women
with their B.reasts, thighs and bottoms spilling over.
I cringe at how many of you blatantly use swear and curse words at women like it makes you cool.
I
am distraught to see that many of you insinuate that a man who loves
and stays with one woman is a wimp, that a man who publicly displays and
speaks about his love for his woman is a “jew man”, that a man who is
more interested in deeply spiritual and intellectual pursuits should be
shamed…
I am worried son, deeply worried.
My dear son, being
uncouth, indecent, unintelligent is NOT cool and contrary to what you
think, the man who stays on social media looking for Nakked ladies to
validate, smart people to shame, brilliant people to tear down,
celebrities to attack are NOT men but little boys battling low self
esteem issues.
A real man loves God and is not ashamed to show it. He
loves and respects women. He does not ask for Nuddes and if any
misguided woman sends him her Nuddes respectfully deletes it and not use
it as a blackmailing tool. A real man reads, yes, he reads a lot. He
picks his mentors wisely, thinks before he speaks and reads his comments
over and over before he hits send.
Dear son, do not let the
“anonymity” of social media make you a fool rather use it to shine and
be kind, reasonable and sensible at all times because that is the man I
desire to see you be.”
Love,
Daddy
#RMDSaysSo