Whitney Boakye-Mensah, an entertainment pundit and event organizer, recently criticized a diss song by Sista Afia targeting Efia Odo, calling it outdated, immature, and cheap.
During her appearance on UTV’s United Showbiz, hosted by MzGee, Boakye-Mensah expressed concern about female artists resorting to slut-shaming in their lyrical feuds.
She highlighted that slut-shaming has been a tool frequently used by men to demean women, and it should not be perpetuated by women against each other.
In her view, Sista Afia’s approach in the diss track only reinforces harmful stereotypes about women in the entertainment industry.
She explained, “To get women go into the gutters about beautiful face, their sex organs and all that… haven’t men done that enough already to us women?
“Why should the first point of call for a woman to another woman in a beef song be to slut shame her? The moment you go on that tangent you’ve lost.”
Boakye-Mensah argued that instead of demeaning her opponent, Sista Afia should have showcased her accomplishments and challenged Efia Odo to do the same.
She emphasized that resorting to exposing someone’s sexual history is an old, childish, and cheap tactic that does nothing but fuel negative perceptions about women in the industry.
She said, “What I was expecting from Sista Afia, such an intelligent and beautiful girl was to actually do a diss song listing her achievements toe-to-toe and dare Efia Odo to do same.
“This style of beef where you expose who your opponent has had sexual relations with is so old, it’s so childish and it’s so cheap.
“Even more important is how this type of song fuels already established perceptions that women in the music and entertainment industry sleep their way to the top.”
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