Former Big Brother Naij housemate Uriel has spoken out against age discrimination, particularly when directed at women.
Directing her message to Nigerian men in a recent video, she emphasised that aging is a privilege and a blessing, rather than something to be ashamed of or mocked.
Uriel argued that focusing on a woman’s age rather than the value of her message or content is shallow and insulting.
She encouraged people to appreciate the beauty and purpose that comes with aging, rather than taking their youth and life for granted.
Uriel said: “So I want to say a quick one and this is going to be pinpointed to Nigerian men. It’s an absolute insult to humanity, to God, to use age discrimination against a woman. I post a video and the thing is you are not coherent with what the video teaches you but what you get out of that video is oh you’re old, that’s an insult because you’re not smart enough to digest and use the concept that was taught to you to better your life.
But what you hold on to is that oh you’re getting older, it is better to get older than to be six feet under. There are billionaires who would give anything to come back and sell pure water on the street.
So before you think twice and before you think insulting a woman because she is growing gracefully and beautifully is not an insult, it’s a blessing to age”.
Uriel’s message also stressed the importance of self-worth and dignity at any age, urging people not to mock what they don’t understand and reminding them that life has its own way of teaching valuable lessons.
Captioning the video, she wrote: “On Aging & Self-Worth: “There is NO shame in aging. Aging is a privilege. I’d rather grow older in purpose than be six feet under with regrets. Some people have all the money in the world — and still wish they had one more day to breathe. Don’t mock what you don’t understand. One day, life will remind you”.
