Esiri: A woman refused to kneel down and people are attacking her online. She's a feminist.
Steve: Don't mind those yeye feminists. They will never deal with important issues. Traditional rites are symbolic. They don't mean the things these feminists think they mean.
Esiri: I'm glad you say so. You know I was thinking, since the bride price is just a symbolic gesture of appreciation, why can't the family of the bride appreciate the groom by paying a small token too?
Steve: A woman should pay money on a man's head? Tufiakwa.
Esiri: But it's just a symbolic gesture now.
Steve: Shut up. What do you know about culture? The symbol is for the man to show that he's serious about marrying the woman.
Esiri: Why can't the woman also show that she's serious about marrying the man?
Steve: In our culture the man marries the woman, not the other way round.
Esiri: So, it's not actually symbolic.
Steve: It is symbolic. And only men pay a token for women.
*Esiri has quietly broken up with Steve. She will inform him next week.*
Steve: Don't mind those yeye feminists. They will never deal with important issues. Traditional rites are symbolic. They don't mean the things these feminists think they mean.
Esiri: I'm glad you say so. You know I was thinking, since the bride price is just a symbolic gesture of appreciation, why can't the family of the bride appreciate the groom by paying a small token too?
Steve: A woman should pay money on a man's head? Tufiakwa.
Esiri: But it's just a symbolic gesture now.
Steve: Shut up. What do you know about culture? The symbol is for the man to show that he's serious about marrying the woman.
Esiri: Why can't the woman also show that she's serious about marrying the man?
Steve: In our culture the man marries the woman, not the other way round.
Esiri: So, it's not actually symbolic.
Steve: It is symbolic. And only men pay a token for women.
*Esiri has quietly broken up with Steve. She will inform him next week.*
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