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Funmi Iyanda Sparks Twitter Debate with ‘Don’t call anyone “The Driver” or “My Driver”. They have a Name, Use It’
Funmi Iyanda
Award-winning journalist Funmi Iyanda was trending on Twitter earlier today when she shared a tweet that sparked a debate.
She wrote ‘Don’t call anyone “the driver” or “my driver”. They have a name, use it.’
Don’t call anyone “the driver” or “my driver”. They have a name, use it.
— Funmi Iyanda (@Funmilola) April 1, 2015
A lot of people agreed with her while a number of other people didn’t. See some thoughts of our followers below and weigh in!
@Funmilola @bellanaija i seriously hate that stuff.. my cleaner. — Alade Oluwafemi (@FemmyLng) April 2, 2015
@bellanaija no I don’t. We say, my teacher, my pastor, my doctor, my boss and no one is offended. Why is my driver different?
— nneka (@kakaliente) April 2, 2015
@bellanaija not really. It’s not an issue when you say ‘My Stock Broker’ cos it’s a cool job. The issue is we look down on people — Baba Anino (@olaDEL) April 2, 2015
@bellanaija i can never forget a comment dj humility made when he came to visit us in ATL. He said, “Everybody na person for here”
— Baba Anino (@olaDEL) April 2, 2015
@bellanaija Nigerians dehumanize people economically lower than them. That’s the issue. If u know my driver, I don’t have to call him driver — Baba Anino (@olaDEL) April 2, 2015
@bellanaija I can say, please tell femi to do this. If u don’t know femi, you’d ask who? Then i’d have to say my driver
— Baba Anino (@olaDEL) April 2, 2015
@bellanaija i think it has to do with the approach,its not necessarily demeaning
— T!r (@tirbaby_) April 2, 2015
@Funmilola @bellanaija if I tell you let me call Mr Usman u will look at me funny unless you know that he is my driver.
— Sadiq Muhammed (@sadiqlagos) April 2, 2015
