Beauty shouldn’t determine how a woman is treated — Actress Toni Tone

Nollywood actress, Toni Tone has said that a woman's beauty shouldn't be used to determine how she's treated by men.

The actress stated this while speaking on concerns raised when a beautiful woman is cheated on.

Toni Toni shared: '“How could he cheat on someone so beautiful?”

“She’s too pretty to have been cheated on.”

People may mean well when saying this, but I now realise such statements reinforce the notion that our level of ‘beauty’ should determine the level of respect men give us. It’s harmful.

Whether a woman is perceived as ‘beautiful’ or not shouldn’t even come in to justifying or criticising how she is being treated. Beauty shouldn’t be a determining factor when it comes to the respect we’re receiving. We should be respected as people. Not for being seen as pretty'.

“How could he cheat on someone so beautiful?”

“She’s too pretty to have been cheated on.”

People may mean well when saying this, but I now realise such statements reinforce the notion that our level of ‘beauty’ should determine the level of respect men give us. It’s harmful.

— TONI TONE (@t0nit0ne) June 14, 2020