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The Quote “Dress The Way You Want To Be Addressed” Is Nonsense – Bbnaija’s Angel Smith Says, Reveals Why , Speaks On Her Dressing
BBnaija star, Angel Smith has talked about her dressing and how it made people think she wasn’t intelligent.
Recall that the reality star was criticised heavily due to her mode of dressing while in the BBNaija house.
Speaking in a new interview with Saturday Beats, Angel Smith talked about her life, dressing and family.
She also shared her honest thoughts about the quote “dress the way you want to be addressed”.
Angel said:
“Honestly, I feel like the quote, ‘Dress the way you want to be addressed’, leads to a whole lot of other issues such as sexual assault. Even people who cover their bodies completely get raped; so, I don’t believe in that statement.
I feel that statement only encourages more acts like rape. I do not judge people based on how they look. Even the #EndSARS protests stemmed from police officers stereotyping young Nigerians because of the way they dressed, as well as for having tattoos and dreadlocks”
On how people equate her intelligence to her dressing, Angel Smith said:
“Those that did not see the intelligent side of me chose not to do so. It was always obvious in the conversations I had. However, a lot of Nigerians like to stereotype.
They were rather focused on my dressing, my tattoos and how I choose to represent myself physically. It (intelligence) was always there and if people are just getting to see it now, it means in their terms, I’m starting to dress better. Everyone has been talking about how there has been a change in the way I dress since the reunion.”
Speaking about staying relevant after the show, Angel said:
“I feel that ‘doing well’ is relative. Some people appear successful on social media but are not doing well in reality.
I don’t think there is anything I do that is out of the ordinary. I still party and have fun, and I am still the same Angel, though there is some growth in certain areas of my life as I am getting older. Most importantly, God has been on my side.”
Giving advice to new Big Brother housemates, Angel said:
“My advice to them is that they should go there and be authentic. That is the advice I gave myself, and that is the same thing I will tell fresh contestants.”
