Churches are a dime a dozen especially in Lagos; literally everywhere you turn. And so are their very many programmes. And they have programmes for almost everything.
So when a church, Family Booster Ministries, released promotional materials for a ‘Singles & Married Conference’, it didn’t really seem out of the ordinary.
Until some people looked closer at the poster and noticed things that are disturbing and annoying to them.
For example, smack in the middle there are two pictures of females juxtaposed against each other. The first on the left shows a lady posing for a selfie in what looks like a bathroom like most ladies do with caption ‘Dating Material’. The second on the right shows a lady dressed in a drab floral print in a traditional kitchen with the caption ‘Wife Material’.
Of course, many took offence to what they deemed as misogynist and perpetrating a stereotype.
This poster is very insulting!! Very condescending !!
Another way to shame women ND put them in boxes pic.twitter.com/NKHznOtYWi— Lolo (@Lolo_cy) September 8, 2016
If you don’t sit on that kitchen ‘ijoko’ and cook on a very low stove, you’re not wife material. I didn’t make the rules.
— Pepisko D. Pepeye (@MissIgho) September 8, 2016
“dating material Vs Wife material ” ..of course the wife material is the one in the kitchen..
Ridiculous https://t.co/NSfkNl9oyf— Lolo (@Lolo_cy) September 8, 2016
If marriage is reward for “good behaviour” as these ppl imply, why is d wife material always depicted as one suffering or managing poverty?
— Chinenyemakunuba (@cremechic11) September 8, 2016
The supposed “wife material” looks like she’s doing Juju! I think I’ll purchase the dating material Thxz https://t.co/625GrHkXjm
— Raphael Christopher (@Raphael2kriss) September 8, 2016
Can’t believe I’ve spent my whole adult life thinking I’m wife material when I’m only clearly dating material and a thot.
— Femme Forte (@KingSweetiee) September 8, 2016
Rather have the booty and waist of dating material girl.
— KafKaf (@Sisi_Eko15) September 8, 2016
The church organising the program was unavailable for comment.
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