No shame in ageing, Uriel fires at Nigerian men

Nigerian reality tv star and media personality Uriel Oputa has spoken against men who talk down on women for growing older.

Uriel while noting that ageing is a gift and a natural phenomenon, stated that age shaming is an insult to God.

The media personality took to her Instagram page on Sunday, to air her piece on the topic. She also emphasised that she would rather grow old than die young.

“This is going to be pinpointed to Nigerian men. It is an insult to God to use age discrimination against a woman. So I posted a video and you are not coherent with what the video teaches you. What you get out of the video is ‘oh you’re getting older,’ because you’re not smart enough to digest and use the concept that was taught to you to better your life but what you hold on to is that you’re getting old,” she said.

Uriel also stated that ageing is a natural occurrence and it will happen to everyone.

“Think twice before insulting a woman because she is growing gracefully and beautifully, it is not an insult to age, it’s a blessing. There is no shame in aging, aging is a privilege. I’d rather grow old than be six feet under with regrets. Some people have all the money in the world and still wish they had one more day to breathe. Don’t mock what you cannot understand, one day life will remind you,” she stated.