Award-winning singer, Simisola Kosoko, simply known as Simi,
has revealed the reason behind the #NobodyLikeWomen challenge, which she
pioneered on Instagram.
For the past six days, women had shared back and white
images of themselves, where they shared derogatory comments they have received
in the past.
Simi started the challenge last Friday with a cryptic
message, ‘How can she ask for that kind of money? Is she not pregnant?’
Taking a cue from her, dozens of female celebrities and
women started sharing pictures and images of themselves with stereotypic
statements.
One of the highlights of the challenge was when reality TV
star, Khafi Ekpata, revealed that a critic asked her if her baby was ugly.
In response, Khafi prayed for the critic, and advised people
to learn how to say nice things to others.
According to Simi, she started the challenge to help women
confront the things that have been said to demean them.
She said, “The reason many, many women are so strong today
is that they’ve had to defy the things that were designed to make them weak.
Stereotypes. Shame. Fear. Pain. Abuse.
“I respect the strength and courage it has taken many women
in these past few days to be vulnerable enough to confront the things that
people have said to them to poke at their insecurities and to demean them.
“Many of you have defied the status quo and changed the
narrative. You’re brave. You are strong. You are a woman. And there’s nobody
like you.”
In the same vein, the singer also revealed that by midnight,
she will release her latest single, “Woman”.
The mother-of-one said, “In less than 12 hours, by the grace
of God, my single “Woman” will be with you.
“I’m grateful for every woman that is standing in the gap
for all of us. Your vulnerability is courage. I hope that, going forward, we
are mindful of the words we say and the seeds that we plant in the lives of
people.
“I also hope that we learn to support and protect women that
are not able to do so for themselves. Now we celebrate Women! See you at
midnight. #NobodyLikeWoman”
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