Nancy Isime, a well-known actress from Nigeria, has spoken out in response to demands that a contentious movie in which she starred be banned.
The actress recently posted pictures from the unreleased film, in which she was shown brandishing a rifle and donning a niqab.
Some women cover their entire body and face, save for their eyes, with a long cloth called a niqāb.
But the video set off a social media backlash, with some users taking offense at the actress for wearing Muslim clothing while showing a cinematic scenario of a robbery.
She wrote;
“Really out the way. In my own world. No drama, no gossip. Just goals and money. Peace is where I’m at,” she wrote in the photos.
“I don’t bother nobody & I’m not bothered by nobody. That’s my peace. To protect my peace, I stopped taking other people’s projected opinions personally.
“Reminder: Your light often highlights other people’s insecurities and shortcomings, which they will then project back to you as a flaw. It’s a coping mechanism. Attacking you makes them feel safer.
“Isime baby, omo ologo 5g. The brightest light. The city on a hill that can never be hidden. The Nancy Isime. Big name, big force.
“Getting talked about do not faze me. Look at people who are talking.”
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