Atlanta, USA – Nigerian singer and dancer, Korra Obidi, don face serious backlash after she talk say she almost remove from flight because of wetin airline staff call indecent dressing. Di incident happen on top one flight wey dey go Atlanta, and na wetin she share for Facebook video over di weekend.
Obidi, wey wear pink outfit wey no cover plenty body, talk say airline staff tell am make she wear something over her dress or else dem go kick am off di plane. She write for di video caption, “I was almost kicked off the plane for this outfit. Be honest, was this airline doing the most?” Di video don go viral for social media.
Di post quickly gather plenty reactions for Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), wey plenty users dey criticize di dancer for wetin dem describe as “irresponsible” and “attention-seeking” dressing. One Facebook user, Ndimele Shulammite, respond say, “You self try to dey dress well nah, no be Athena skirt you wear so. Nawaoh.”
Another user, Candace Jones, suggest say, “Put some clothes over your bathing suit. That’s an airport, not your house.” For X, di reactions dey more harsh. One user, @_gabrielokolie, write, “Oyibo wey dash una immoralities don dey teach una morality, reverse psychology.”
Another user, @florad_xplorer, comment say, “A woman, a mother, no nau… It is very obvious this woman was the reason her marriage ended. She lacks decorum.” A tweet from @Impregnabilis read, “It’s a shame that the oyibo are more morally upright than an average African ‘queen’. Our ladies borrowed the worst of their culture & now even overdoing it.”
Dis backlash don bring plenty discussions regarding cultural expectations for dressing, especially for public places like airports. Obidi, who be US-based entertainer, still dey try respond to di critics wey don surround di incident, as she speak about freedom of expression and di right to wear wetin one want.
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