Nigerian-American rapper Wale was on Jada Pinkett-Smith’s show, Red Table Talk, where he spoke about Nigerian parents, their relationship with their kids, and how they show love.
The rapper, born to Nigerian parents, while speaking about men and their ability to show love, said the kind of marriage parents have has an effect on the kids.
“I think you’ll like to just start to realize that your parents’ marriage had a lot of effect on you as a man,” the rapper said on the Red Table.
He added: “I’m Nigerian. Both my parents are Nigerian and I grew up very Nigerian.”
He added that he never saw his parents get romantic with each other, neither did they express their love for their kids in clear words.
He said most of what he knew about relationships and the expression of love were from TV, but when he came home, what he saw on TV was never the same with what was going on at home.
He said this lack of emotion and affection between a couple and their children can affect the way their kids view relationships and navigate them.
Below are reactions from Nigerians and a video of Wale on the Red Table Talk.
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Wale spoke facts on the red table about Nigerian parents pic.twitter.com/KOo4BEa9UV
— My’Key Iso (@MykeyIso) February 27, 2019
A lot of ppl relate https://t.co/riHrdqq2pY
— Wale (@Wale) February 27, 2019
The accuracy.
We (my sibs and I) bullied my Mom into learning to say it back over time.
She was such a hugger tho, Mom hugged us all the time.
Warm and comfy hugs.
All the time.
So that made up for the earlier years when she didn't vocalise it much. https://t.co/ggNCkEJxVO— CaptainQUEST™ (@edomalo) February 28, 2019
They will say its because I love you and I don't want you to suffer that's why I'm beating you????
— Clothier Next Door (@Style_By_Arniey) February 27, 2019
One day my dad tried to hug me. That was one of the weirdest days of my life. Didn't grow up hearing I love you, but I thank God for my girlfriend who has helped me change. Our kids will have it better.
— Chimdi BAM Aneke (@ChimdiBAM) February 27, 2019