Interesting post...
Veteran Nollywood actor Franca Aernan felt the post colleague Shan George did on a particular tribe geinf infected the virus was one sided and she made a post correcting her
She posted
''My dear friend and colleague, Shan George,
I came across your recent Facebook post regarding the number of people living with HIV in Benue State. I understand the importance of public conversations around health awareness, and I appreciate any effort aimed at educating society on such critical issues.
However, I feel compelled to share my concerns about the manner in which your message was conveyed. The use of Tiv cultural attire alongside the post appeared, to many, as a generalization that could be interpreted as stigmatizing an entire people. Whether intentional or not, such representation risks reinforcing harmful stereotypes rather than fostering understanding and compassion.
Shan, people like you and I, at this stage in our lives with families, children, and even grandchildren carry a responsibility to use our voices and platforms to uplift, heal, and encourage those who are struggling. Public discourse, especially on sensitive issues like HIV, require care, balance, and empathy.
It is important to remember that HIV is not a moral judgment. Many people living with the virus did not contract it through promiscuity. Over the years, I have personally counseled individuals who became HIV-positive through means such as blood transfusions and other medically recognized causes. These realities deserve acknowledgment so that we do not unintentionally shame or alienate those already facing immense challenges.
I do not know your state or ethnic background, but I believe mutual respect across cultures is essential. None of us would want our own communities defined or reduced by a single statistic or narrative.
My hope is that future conversations around this issue will focus more on education, prevention, compassion, and support rather than stigma. Words matter, images matter, and the way we frame these discussions can either heal or harm.
I trust that this perspective will be received in the spirit of reflection and dialogue in which it is offered.
Your Friend. Dr Franca Aernan.''
Beautifully written veteran 👍🏼
ReplyDeleteSome people just wake up and start assuming anything that enters their head without scrutiny.
Well said 👌
ReplyDeleteI was in Benue, Makurdi to be precise in December, the hotel I slept had all the workers walking around without bra and transparent tops. The restaurant I eat, the two young ladies working as attendants were braless. One had beautiful breast that made me almost choke on my food while looking at her. That sight made me eat at that restaurant throughout my stay in Markurdi. While driving back, I stopped at a place along the road to buy oranges, the young ladies selling were braless too, I had to collect their numbers and hopefully I will be there next weekend.
ReplyDeleteSha play safe.
DeleteBv God's Favor
weldone
DeleteTo give them HIV abi
DeleteI remember my Gunner friend. He came to Makurdi but he did not leave.
DeletePlease use protection and take PreP.
Benue people are very hospitable. Try vamber soup
Shan George got well schooled,well done Doc
ReplyDeleteNo she did not get schooled. Franca is just in denial. And she is not stigmatizing then as statistics shows it. It will be better to have said educating her people and other regions will safe more lives. She is the one schooled.
DeleteTell your people to fuck with condom na and stop fucking indiscriminately. It’s not generalization. For a smaller tribe the HIV rates are high. This is a time to go around to sensitize your people not use shame to accuse others when they point out the fact.
ReplyDeleteI’ve taken domestic staff from a few tribes in Naija but the promiscuity of the ones from Benue is legendary .They slept around with almost all the males in the vicinity, surprisingly, not even for monetary gains.
ReplyDeleteI vowed never to take Benue girls again till I mistakenly took one half Benue(father) half Yoruba (mother) because she spoke Yoruba fluently and bears a Yoruba name.
This girl scattered the entire estate with her kinikan. I also saw Igbo in her bag when I searched before returning her. So you see, I will never take any one with a drop of Benue blood again.
Some cultures are like that, quite a few around the globe that are seckually permissive, and which it is embedded in the cultural norms to be free with their bodies, often learned from the young years. They should just teach them protective practices so they can maintain health if they cannot be modest.
DeleteI wonder how their marriages work, if it’s just open or the infidelities are hidden.
Did it affect her job? Some women are sex forward which is a good thing.
DeleteI got infected by a tiv guy that came to serve in Abeokuta . The funniest shit is,I wasn't the only one the idiot was sleeping with, I got to know he's sleeping with other girls later. I wish I could name the idiot,he was living in ibara housing and into IT stuff
ReplyDeleteIf you can’t name him, then describe his facial features, height, complexion and car he drives. Tell what is legally possible, maybe you save another woman’s life.
DeleteI’m convinced some of these bushmeat and other out there meats that ppl routinely eat affect their nature and they start taking on personally traits of these animals, worst if the blood is not fully drained or consumed. Many wild animals are naturally promiscuous and when you eat those type of animals as meat and eat them regularly, feed them to your children, and they become cultural delicacies, then don’t be surprised when the human nature changes to an animal one.
ReplyDeleteSome religions give strong guidelines what can be eaten. Just because it can be eaten doesn’t mean it should be.
Very interesting post. I used to just laugh at sexually promiscuous people. Now I fear them.
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