Socialite Enioluwa has slammed those criticising men for their outfit choices at the recently concluded GTCO Fashion Week.
In a series of posts on his social media page, he urged them to desist from turning attendees into social media content and subjecting them to online ridicule and bullying.
He pointed out that they were only sharing videos of men in unconventional outfits and pushing a false narrative that society was losing its men, while ignoring others who were dressed appropriately.
Enioluwa noted that it’s a fashion show, and nobody was losing it. He said some of them work in salons, fashion, tailoring, and other creative industries, which explains their outfit choices.
“It’s interesting how people attend fashion shows, pick out videos of men dressed a certain way, put them together, and suddenly the conversation becomes, “We are losing our men.”
Meanwhile, that same fashion show has plenty of men wearing regular shirts and trousers, but those videos rarely get the same attention.
It is a FASHION SHOW. A FASHION SHOW! Nobody is losing anything.
If you want to see men who fit your definition of “masculinity,” go to a stadium on a Saturday, visit the gym near your house, and have a field day.
We really need to be more mindful of the narratives we push, especially when we know, and have seen, how these narratives can put people’s lives and safety at risk.
There are things we all dislike or disagree with about other people, but that doesn’t give us the right to ridicule them or encourage hostility towards them.
You have a platform. Use it responsibly.
Leave people alone!”
“You’ll record men who work in hair salons, men who are tailors, fashion designers, in the creative space, and post their videos online as clickbait, knowing full well that people will try to ridicule them.
You’ve been going to hair salons all your life. You know many of the men who work there are effeminate. You know the same is true of some men in fashion and other creative industries. You know this! So why are you acting surprised now?
Millions of men fit your definition of masculinity. Focus on them if you wish, but stop making a spectacle of those who don’t.
Stop deliberately singling people out, turning them into content and exposing them to public ridicule simply because they don’t fit your idea of what a man should be.
These people are simply working, earning a living and minding their business. Let them be! Don’t make videos of them.
LEAVE PEOPLE ALONE!!!
