Toye's Musings: Recent Episodes
Toye Adeyanju
A narrative on my thoughts and perception on various topics that cuts across different aspects of life
Do you hear an African man speak and you mentally think she/he should erase their dialects in other or be politically correct? Jokes on you…The various African dialects in all its diversities are beautiful languages that ought to be embraced in its totality.
If she/he is inconsistent, that’s all there is to it. There’s no hidden reason to it it other than “YOU ARE NOT A PRIORITY AND NOTHING OF YOUR DOING CAN EVER MAKE YOU BE”… don’t be the perfect package at the wrong address
People are being advised to keep their relationships private… To keep it off social media but how coded is too coded? Where do draw the line?
The stigmatization around marrying single Parents in the African society should be discussed
The unspoken struggles a typical African girl faces as a result of using birth control pills or the lack of access it to her, having an abortion or educating her African male partner to have a vasectomy is never spoken and based mainly or hinged on hypocrisy. What then is the ripple effect of these behaviors and policies…
Love conquers all but some would disagree….I hear it’s not enough or the package matters…
Language is an essential part of culture…It helps promote your identity however its essence can become lost if not passed down to generations after. Speak it … embrace it … love it. Everything about it makes you… YOU!
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day… little wonder why my Lagos people use it to describe heat breaks …
The concept of an Extended family to the Africans (Yorubas as base line) is a very fluid notion and sometimes the boundaries become blurred or totally extinct. At what point does it really end?
Navigating the dating Apps world as a single African girl… Stereotypes and what have you…
The outrage, sentiments and cultural implications of paternity fraud from a Nigerian male and female perspective, well discussed.
There exists diverse perspectives when this Topic is discussed. What’s your take on it?
It is very common for manipulative people to disguise their actions as jokes. This episode aims on helping people recognize it and protecting their mental health.
Manipulative people have realized that a few tear drops and the conversation tilts in their favor.. a reality of the real victim
Does the pain of being cheated on end with the teardrops or it comes with something deeper?
The silence in the Nigerian society towards Rape is deafening. Slowly, the existence of dead lettered laws towards this crime has given way to a rape culture... Victims need justice... they need closure... How do we collectively achieve this as a society? Let’s talk!
I highlighted practical issues affecting the “Bride Price” custom in a Nigerian setting
Welcoming everyone to the new year and also stating out the added plans for the Toye’smusings brand...
Ending the year with mixed feelings? It is very natural... however a positive feeling of gratitude gives you the benefit of hope against your doubts...
The feminist movement ideologies may differ from societies altogether but the feminist thought is one and the same... This episode aims at informing people the essence of the feminist movement to the survival of the Nigerian women living her every day life...
We all have been at that point in life where it seemed like we are at a cross-road...This episode discusses how to get out of such tight spots #Toyesmusings #Toyeliving #Toyedaily