Made Kuti reacts to backlash over Inter-tribal marriage

By Aderinola Abimbola

Afrobeat singer Made Kuti has responded to the backlash he received for getting married to a woman from another tribe.

Made Kuti who tied the knot with his wife Inedoye Onyenso in 2023, received negative criticism on X.

Some users accused him of ‘mixing blood’ and referred to him as a ‘foolish Yoruba man’. Made responded, noting that ethnic discrimination is equal to slave mentality.

“Every one of our great African leaders believed in the importance of African unity because they had faith in the potential of our people to rise intellectually above the structures and limits set by colonial regimes and miseducation. Running backwards and believing ethnic superiority/inferiority is justifiable is slave mentality. It means you haven’t fully freed yourself from you nearly 500 years old chains. It means you’re still a victim. The healthiest way to free your mind is to read. Enlighten yourself with history and knowledge left by leaders like Nkrumah, Lumumba, Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, Fela Kuti and Sankara.
Free Your Mind,” he wrote.