4 types of women Nigerian men refer to as Prostitutes aka Ashawos

Some Nigerians men have a funny way of seeing things differently from what it is supposed to be seen. They have prejudice against women who may not be dancing

to their tunes or swallowing what ever they give hook, line and sinker. Any woman who challenges their set status quo is immediately pigeonholed as wayward. And if they want to be more expressive, they tag such women as prostitutes or in the popular local parlance, ashawo.

Below are the four types of ladies that may easily be called prostitutes by chauvinistic men:

1) The dress to kill

Such women cannot avoid being tagged a prostitute or ashawo. This kind of woman are very particular about their outlook appearance. They refuse to dress to the

societal dress code. These women spend so much on their body and sometimes do surgical body configuration to appear sexy and attractive.

Some men talk about this kind of women as being too attractive and would not be able to stay with one man. They conclude that such women are too worldly and

the only way they sustain their look is by prostitution which may not be true in most cases.

2) The ones that challenge male dominance

Ladies who normally throw challenges at men are called disrespectful and a feminist by men. Such women are the kind who wouldn’t take “no” for an answer. They stand up for their rights and do not care about whose ox is gored. They tell the honest truth and bluntly. They are not timid or hide underneath when faced with oppression or intimidation by the male folks.

They find it hard to bend for a dominating man. Such women, with all their characteristics, are tagged as prostitutes and arrogant by chauvinistic men because

they are resilient in their pursuit of self reliance.

3)A lady who doesn’t allow nonsense in

her marriage

This type of ladies are the kinds who don’t take or accept nonsense in their marriages unlike most women who would let it go under the guise of being

submissive. These type of women wouldn’t allow to be cheated, instead, they let every issue be thrashed out.

These women don’t care about what anyone feels or says about their beliefs. They express themselves which could be seen as offensive or disrespectful by men.

Some of these women may eventually prefer to walk out of a marriage if they can’t take further nonsense from the husband or the husband’s family. Such

women are abusively called ashewo by ignorant men.

4) A lady who leads an establishment

A woman leading an establishment dominated by male gender will always have the side eye of the society.

Some men wrongly believe that most women who find themselves at the top must have slept their way through.

A woman leading a male dominated organisation will be seen as a “prostitute” by some egocentric male counterparts. Such women are considered to have gone through the back door to settle the main people in kind in order to get to the top. Despite all her qualifications which may merit attaining such height, some people will still have the perception that she must have “prostituted” herself into it.

By Dammy Adunni Okin

4 types of women Nigerian men refer to as Prostitutes aka Ashawos