Bukunmi Oluwashina
Popular actress, Bukunmi Oluwashina has spoken about the rivalry, toxicity and alleged competition among her female colleagues in Nollywood.
In a recent Instagram post, she highlighted the supportive camaraderie she has witnessed among male actors, contrasting it with the negative behaviours often seen among women in the industry.
Bukunmi expressed her commitment to promoting love and joy, rather than contributing to a toxic environment.
She reaffirmed her dedication to maintaining a peaceful and loving attitude, refusing to engage in petty rivalries or hatred.
She wrote: “I envy these men. Just take a look at them. The way they contain each other, support each other, grow together…
“Their collective growth is evident in how they acknowledge and cheer each other on, despite sharing the same goals. The joy I feel when I run into one of my fav actor’s movies on my fav director’s page. And how the actor sings the Director’s praise in his absence, even though he is also a director.
“I pray I Witness this someday with my gender in this field. You people make loving genuinely like a very difficult thing. It cost nothing. Someone asked me “How do you think this person would feel for posting that person? You are supposed to post this Person first and then post that. This person won’t like or drop a comment if you post that person” How did we get here??
“And some fans from the pit of hell would be asking you too choose a side. Are we on a battlefield? Okay, if we are, what are we fighting for? Crown? Money? Post? Nice one, which of them are we taking with us when we die? I am not even going to blame some bitter followers who act like they are not loved ay home. The energy they see is what they give.
“Let it be known that i am at peace with everyone and this heart has no limitation in love. I am not going to war with anyone for anyone unless they PERSONALLY give me a reason.
“Joy is no joy to me if its purpose is to make other people feel sad. And love is not love if it’s not shared with those who don’t deserve it.”
She captioned the post, saying: “For those of you saying “yehn yehn yehn, the men are showing fake love, At least my fave doesn’t show fake love.” You are the cause of this problem. One thing I know is that, you can not show what you don’t have” Even if a person is showing fake love, at least is a sign that they have love in them. Love is not something you have and you can contain or keep. Its meant to be shared.
A love that is not shared with all only brings division and hate. Note, the human heart is capable of showing love to everybody. What it is not capable of is, showing everybody love the same way and on the same level. Which is why it’s okay for anyone to have a fav, as long as you do not subconsciously encourage hate while loving them. And, an eye for an eye makes the whole world go blind.
You can be the one to break that chain. I mean, showing love and support to a person who doesn’t show you love in return, acknowledge you or support you, make you the bigger person. Because for fact, its a sign that you have something they don’t have, in excess in fact. Plenty enough to go round to those deserving and none deserving, that is what Love is. The love we receive from the world is nothing, If we don’t have enough in ourselves to give out collectively”, she wrote.
