Gospel singer Mercy Chinwo has condemned the trending #SilhouetteChallenge.
The 30-year-old in two Instagram posts on Friday admonished women to carry themselves with dignity and know their worth.
“Dear women……… you are worth more,” she said in her first post.
“Dear ladies. Don’t sexually harass yourself by partaking in sexually harassing challenges…… There is no glory in it,” she added.
In another post she said women don’t have to follow every trend on social media.
“Stop imitating ideals and opinions of the culture around you but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think.
“This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes,” she wrote.
The general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God Pastor Enoch Adeboye has warned against online nudity, saying it quenches the spirit of God.
“What are the things that the flesh usually tells you to do? They are listed in Galatians 5:19-21 as you must have earlier read in today’s Bible text. You think that you can view a few pictures or videos on social media where someone is almost nude and it is okay,” the cleric said in messages posted on Twitter.
#SilhouetteChallange has been trending on social media for a couple of days.
The dance routine features ladies and some men dressed down while dancing to Paul Anka’s song, Put Your Head On My Shoulder released in 1987 and stripping when Doja Cats’ song, ‘Streets’ which was released in 2019 comes on.
Participants dance under red lights allowing viewers to only see the silhouettes of their naked bodies.
The challenge follows the #bussitchallenge where girls twerked to a mash-up of Kelly’s Erica Banks’ Buss it.
Big Brother Naija stars Mercy Eke and Vee have also joined the challenge.
