“Women Supporting Women” Is a Scam in Nollywood – Bukunmi Oluwasina (VIDEO)

Actress and filmmaker Bukunmi Oluwasina has described the popular phrase “women supporting women” as a scam in the Nigerian film industry, claiming that genuine female solidarity is rare and often short-lived.

In an interview with BBC Pidgin, the award-winning actress expressed doubt over the authenticity of such support among women in Nollywood, insisting that it is mostly insincere.

She said: “You know say women supporting women for Nollywood na scam. E no dey always long. Even if they support each other, we know how e dey, but we dey see the men and dem dey do am. Everybody know say woman enemy na fellow woman.

“No be only for Nollywood. Women supporting women at some point, you go just see am. Even if dem talk say e dey happen, you go feel am say na scam.

“E no dey happen, and even if e happen, sometimes e no dey genuine.”

Oluwasina also pointed out that many women in the film industry tend to support men financially or professionally more than they do their fellow women.

She explained: “If you follow one woman talk, you go hear them talk say dem fit borrow man money make e start business, but to borrow fellow woman money make she start business e dey always hard. I no know how the thing dey like that. I no fault anybody, but e just dey.”

The actress further lamented that hardworking and talented women in Nollywood often have their achievements overshadowed by stereotypes suggesting that successful women depend on sponsors.

“Women dey industry wey no get sponsor, dem dey do the work, the work dey show, we know dem, we see dem and their work. But na other people wey dey under their shadow dey use am run their thing, dey water down those women effort, making it look like everybody get sponsor,” she added.

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