Mercy Aigbe got no chill pill for ThisDayStyle. The star actress called out the fashion weekly magazine for looking the other side when it got to her style in their AMVCA 2016 best dressed list. According to Mercy, there's a constant discrimination against Yoruba movie stars in the media.
Apparently, Yoruba thespians are usually perceived as razz and uncultured, hence, they are always blacklisted from pretty much everything. Below is what she vented on her Instagram page yesterday."Hey Fam....so I just came back from church and decided to check IG only for me to see plenty tags on a particular pix posted by thisdaystyle .....I read pple's comments asking why Mercy isn't on the cover and at first I wanted to waka pass, but on a second thought I decided to talk about it, cos it's been an issue dat has lingered for too long!.......I thought to myself why didn't Mercy make the cover of @thisdaystyle best dressed list?
"Has thisdaystyle ever featured a yoruba actor on their cover?.........are yoruba movies not part of nollywood? .....is Nollywood not supposed to mean home grown Nigerian movies? .....hmmmmm I am very sure they didn't coz, they won't want to STAIN their cover with a 'RAZZ' 'LOCAL' yoruba actor!....Yes I am razz, Yes I am local and Yes I am a Yoruba actor!.....No I refuse to speak ur almighty English with fake British or American accent!....Because I'll always remain true to myself!...I am ME ....Proud Benin Woman, Proud Ijesha's wife and above all proud Nigerian. ...And just in case e still dey be una like dream 'LOCAL TI TAKE OVER' ....😛We believe she was mimicking Olamide's speech early this year, which resulted in the exchange of words between Don Jazzy and the Bobo crooner.
Iyabo Ojo to her defence...
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