Maureen Solomon is a veteran Nollywood actress
Veteran Nollywood actress, Maureen Solomon, has called out some of her colleagues for posting videos of their Brazilian Butt Lift recoveries online, saying not everything needs to be shared on social media.
In a video posted on her Instagram page, Maureen Solomon expressed disappointment, saying that while she has no problem with people undergoing cosmetic surgeries, she finds it troubling when such recovery processes are brought online, especially by influential figures.
According to her, celebrities have a social responsibility to be mindful of the kind of content they put out because young people look up to them.
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“I don’t have anything against BBL. I’ve never had anything against surgical enhancement. I believe it’s your body. Do whatever you wish with your body. But where I have a problem with it is televising it, putting your recovery on social media, making certain comments. As an adult, it’s OK, but because we have a younger generation looking up to us, there are things we should be mindful of,” she said.
The actress explained that her reaction was not meant as an attack on Etinosa and Uche, whom she described as women she loves and admires, but rather as a concern about the example being set for younger girls.
“I saw this video; I am not shading anybody. I saw this video of two lovely, beautiful people I love. They know I love them. Their bodies are banging, I’m all for it, but I have a problem when you post it on social media because we all have girls that are growing up, daughters, nieces, cousins, looking up to us,” she said.
She added that as public figures, influencers, and role models, celebrities should understand that their followers, especially younger ones, are likely to imitate their actions rather than their words.
“For crying out loud, those of us who are influencers, you have millions, thousands of younger ones looking up to you, copying what you do because what you say is not what they do. It’s actually what you do that they copy. You are here showing them how you are recovering from BBL, how December is going to be ‘kpo kpor,’ how the ‘water-water nyash’ is going to be… c’mon babes, ladies, what are we doing?” she said.
The veteran actress went on to explain that such content undermines efforts by parents to teach their children to love and appreciate their natural bodies.
She said posting recovery videos from cosmetic procedures could send the wrong message to impressionable young girls, making them feel they are not good enough unless they alter their bodies.
“We have children that we are training to believe that they are wonderfully made, grooming them to have self-confidence in themselves, in who they are, and how they look.
“I get that people put the video out there so they won’t be trolled, I get that part. But there are other ways you can do that. We have girls following you, looking up to you. You are a big auntie to them, and you are there telling them BBL is okay, if you don’t have nyash, go and pay to get one. Do you know how many young girls will be saving up money to go and get one?” she asked.
She ended her video by urging her colleagues to think carefully before sharing such sensitive content, saying social media should not be the platform for everything.
“We have boys looking up to you too, so, tomorrow, if they want to marry, they’ll take the girl to the hospital to go and do it. What is it nahhh? When you do a video to post on social media, please go over it again. Whatever you put on social media won’t go away,” she cautioned.
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