She shared this following an interview she gave in which she had a similar experience. She took to her Twitter page to share her thoughts on the issue.
She bemoaned the way journalists craft headlines following an interview with a woman – the way they craft it to talk about marriage when she could have spoken about so much more, including her career, her aspirations and her achievements.
She described the situation as “quite unfortunate”. She wrote on Twitter:
“Quite unfortunate that when a woman grants an interview in this part of the world, the headline is almost always about her marital status or opinions on marriage. You’ll spend 30 mins talking about your life, career, and aspirations only to have ‘marriage’ be the focus. Wow.”
Quite unfortunate that when a woman grants an interview in this part of the world, the headline is almost always about about her marital status or opinions on marriage. You’ll spend 30 mins talking about your life, career and aspirations only to have ‘marriage’ be the focus. Wow.
— Beverly Naya (@BeverlyNaya) February 9, 2020
Beverly Naya gave examples of such headlines in another tweet: “Most common headlines used for women: ‘Why I’ve chosen not to get married’ ‘Why I’m still not married’ ‘The kind of man I want to marry’ ‘The right man hasn’t found me’ ‘I will marry when God says I should’ ‘I will get married when the right man finds me’ ‘Why I’m single.'”
Most common headlines used for women:
‘Why I’ve chosen not to get married’
‘Why I’m still not married’
‘The kind of man I want to marry’
‘The right man hasn’t found me’
‘I will marry when God says I should’
‘I will get married when the right man finds me’
‘Why I’m single’— Beverly Naya (@BeverlyNaya) February 9, 2020
Fellow actress, Toni Tones agreed with her, describing it as “so gross”.
Honestly, it’s so gross.
— Toni Tones (@iamTONITONES) February 9, 2020
