- Nollywood Actor Don Richard Faces Backlash for His Views on Marriage
- Don Richard’s Rant on His Wife’s Password-Protected Phone Triggers Online Debate on Bride Price and Marital Trust
- “I Paid a Huge Amount of Money as Bride Price”: Actor Don Richard Questions His Wife’s Phone Privacy and Sparks Controversy
Nollywood actor Don Richard has ignited a firestorm of criticism on social media after he posted a video on Instagram complaining about his wife’s password-protected phone.
The actor claimed that he had the right to access his wife’s phone and see who was contacting her since he paid a huge amount of money as a bride price to marry her.
Bride price is a traditional and cultural practice in Nigeria, where the groom or his family pays money or goods to the bride’s family as a token of appreciation and respect.
The video, which has gone viral with over 100,000 views and 2,000 comments, has sparked a heated debate on the issue of phone privacy in marriage, as well as the implications of bride price on the power dynamics and expectations between husbands and wives.
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Many netizens slammed the actor for his insecurity, control, and disrespect for his wife’s privacy and autonomy. They argued that password protection was a personal choice and not a sign of infidelity or dishonesty. They also questioned the actor’s logic of equating bride price with ownership or entitlement over his wife.
“She Is Not Your Property”: Actor Don Richard Slammed for Demanding Access to His Wife’s Phone After Paying Bride Price
Others, however, supported the actor’s views and said that he had a legitimate interest in knowing what his wife was doing on her phone. They said that phone privacy was a potential source of conflict and mistrust in marriage and that spouses should be transparent and accountable to each other.
They also defended the practice of bride price as a symbol of love and commitment and not a form of commodification or subordination of women.
The actor’s video has also opened up a broader discussion on the challenges and opportunities of marriage in the modern era, especially in the context of technology and social media.
Some of the questions raised by the video include: How much access should spouses have to each other’s phones?
What are the boundaries of privacy and transparency in marriage? How does bride price affect the power relations and expectations between husbands and wives? How can couples balance their individual and marital identities in the digital age?
See some of the reactions below…
ennygold1 said: “So because you paid bride price, she should turn to your slave abi, why you password your phone too, you guys can’t even take half of what you dish out. We must turn mumu by force bcos we marry, orisirisi.
olori_fab1 Wahala, wear bone straight 😂😂if you allow me to check your own too no problem.
samueloyinloye1318 Don Richard, I hail ooo…
wunmiii____ As far as it can be, vice versa, baby, no problem…
susanugoh, I have only one question: is there no dentist where you live? It’s how you carry this type of teeth full mouth come even get audacity dey talk of pay pride price and marry a woman, and she passwords her phone! Pheww! it is well…”
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