She received a lot of flak from many while some of her fans and even her husband saying they do not see anything wrong in the photo since it was just an art. But a Nigerian housewife is not so taken with the 'work of art' and has written a very long letter to the Mavin Records First Lady.
Read the letter here.
Dear Tiwa,
I am a major fan of yours and I have always loved your music
right from the very start. I know how bad you must have felt seeing the way
your fans reacted to your recently released video ‘Wanted’. I have decided to
take time out to explain things to you and make you understand why we reacted
the way we did.
Tiwa, from inception, you have been perceived to be an
Ambassador of the Youth. You represented the quintessential sexy female
role-model, especially in the entertainment world.
When we listen to your songs, it sends a message across to the
youth. There is always something to ‘take home’ in your songs: for the young
female, how to be simple and sexy without being trashy; for the young aspiring
person, how hard work pays; for the up and coming musician, how to sing songs that
not only inspire the youths but motivates them in focusing on their dreams. My
point exactly… we just loved you and your music (oh! the freshness of your
songs).
After all these and then the next thing we get from you
is…’Wanted’! It was simply too much for some of us to handle. We were so
shocked because for some us, we thought, “So she don join Maheeda group of
companies!”
Please do not blame the fans for reacting the way they did. You
know how it is when you have a child who does and says all the right things and
then Boom!…she comes out ‘Unclad’!
If Maheeda or Cossy did a video like that, trust me, we won’t
blink. We would simply say, Oh, its Maheeda! Oh, it’s Cossy! But you are
neither of them, you are Tiwa omo Savage, who sings beautiful songs.
My advice?… Please do not give into the pressure of “Sex Sells”
- attitude in the music industry. We are shouting that today’s Nigerian youth
are losing their sense of culture and sense of self, majorly because we want to
be accepted by the Westernised society!
Please do not add to the factors contributing to societal
decadence! Let us please practice what we preach through the music which you
give to us and the home-videos we watch.
I want that, at the end of the day, when my child sits to watch
a musical video, it will inspire him/her to become a better person. Not a
person, who believes in using violence, sex and sexually explicit materials to
communicate.
I believe, you wanted to say something with the ‘Wanted’ video,
but what ever that message was, we didn’t get it because you didn’t allow us
that opportunity! Please, I didn’t want to say this but a husband who truly loves you, is supposed to protect his ‘wares’ and not
make you do whatever to stay relevant in the public eye!
Don’t feel bad about being criticized for your video, even
though there are some ‘touts’ in our midst who seize every given opportunity to
exhibit their ‘toutery’! Let me just tell you that, as long as you are in the
public eye, you will constantly be judged, so don’t let all the ‘noise’ about
your video get to you. Celine Dion was one lady musician who never changed who
she was and we all loved her music. So, we want you to keep being our ‘Celine
Dion’. Lol!
People make mistakes and you are no exception because you are
human (Losers, I hope you understand?!) After all, if you think about it, we
have a right to complain because you are ‘working’ for us or is the music not
for our own enjoyment? So if we say we want Spaghetti and sauce, why do you
give us ‘koko garri and groundnuts’!
Love you girl! You will always remain one of my number one sexy
female musician
By Naijahousewife
Nice advice Madam.
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