Toke Makinwa, a fashion influencer and media personality from Nigeria, has started a new discussion about gender, marriage, and money by asserting that males are the largest gold diggers, not women.
In a recent episode of her podcast, Makinwa discussed the long-standing prejudice that women marry affluent men in order to benefit financially.
The media personality vehemently denounced how society uses the phrase “gold digger” as a weapon against women. She contended that the charge ignores the growing number of men who choose to marry into wealthy households.
“People are constantly always insulting women for knowing what they want,” she said.
“You sit with all these podcasts as men, or you air your thoughts as some men and say women are dating men for money, women are doing this. The other gender are the biggest gold diggers in the world.”
According to her, many men boldly pursue and marry women from wealthy homes without facing the same level of scrutiny.
“They marry generational wealth, and they do it without shame,” she added.
Despite her critique, Makinwa clarified that she harbours no resentment toward men who marry strategically for financial security.
“And I don’t hate on them,” she noted, stressing that marriage has always included elements of financial consideration on both sides.
To emphasise her point, she revealed that she would give her own brother similar advice.
“If my brother comes to me with two ladies and asks which one to marry, I will advise him to marry the one from a good financial background,” Makinwa said.
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