Never Address A Humiliation From Your Ex In Public – Patrick Doyle

Nollywood actor, Patrick Doyle has come out to reveal that nothing tests a man’s essence like when his ego and dignity are rubbished by a humiliating snub or gesture from a person he once shared intimacy.

He recently had his say via his social media page, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, a close friend of his is currently hurting as a result of his ex-wife’s actions which humiliated him, and he made the terrible mistake of responding in public.

Doyle added that men and women should learn to never address a humiliation from exes in the public space.

His words, “Nothing tests a man’s essence as when his ego and dignity are rubbished by a humiliating snub or gesture from a person with whom he once shared intimacy. At such times, it is best not to react in the moment but rather pause and consult your maker. More importantly, never address a humiliation from such a person in the public space.

There is a Yoruba adage that literally translates as “The world should never see the perspiration of a husband on the chest of his wife.” Meaning whatever a man does for, to and with his wife whether ex or current should remain between them.

A dear friend of mine is hurting as a result of his ex-wife’s actions, which appear to humiliate him, and he has responded publicly. I understand his hurt, and to an extent, I understand his reaction. However, understanding his reaction and endorsing it are 2 different things. Everything my friend had to say was already in well known to us his cronies and associates and really wasn’t the business of the general public. Now that he has made it a public issue, the wise and the foolish will feast on it, thereby extending the shelf life of the humiliation and prolonging his anguish. An anguish he should have surrendered to God, who would have consoled and restored his dignity in no time. In my opinion, no one must have the power to trigger me into handing over my anguish to a mixed multitude for their perverse entertainment.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.