Actress and radio presenter Omotunde Adebowale, popularly known as Lolo 1, has expressed concerns over the increasing acceptance of sex work, stating that it undermines the value of hard work.
Speaking on the latest episode of the In My Opinion podcast, Lolo lamented how some women openly discuss making money through sex work and flaunt their wealth, sending the wrong message to those striving for success through legitimate means.
“If you can blatantly come out and say you are a sex worker, you asked someone for money, and I got it and bought a car… And when you told me she bought a house, she bought this, what do you think every other average person would look at?” she asked.
The actress argued that the growing acceptance of sex work diminishes the importance of hard work and perseverance.
“Sex workers are downplaying the value of hard work. They are downplaying the value of sweating, of growing something, of doing legitimate work. I keep telling women in my circle that your body is not a shop. Maybe, I belong to an extinct or slowly dying generation.
“But for somebody to blatantly come out and say this is what I do for money, I’m beginning to rethink many things, okay, society has lost its sense of shame. Then let’s just make it a legitimate thing,” she added.
Lolo further noted that as discussions around sex work become more open, its full legitimization may not be far off.
“Some of them would even tell you they don’t kill anybody, ‘my body my choice,’ so if this has become a thing, the time for legitimising it is coming close.
“So the same way people can call themselves bankers and oil workers, you can totally say you’re a sex worker. Gone are the days when there was nothing to show for it, now if you see the way these ladies live ehn,” she said.
