mercyville:
This is not stereotype but fact.How can somebody set up factories so they can have access to their everyday grub and we have governments' agencies not doing enough to curb this menace and they have exported their otokoto rituals to other parts of the country..SW,SS,Middle belt even the Northern parts of the country.SMH.

Zukerberg:
By Chukwuma Orji

I have read,with dismay all over the social media,very funny stereotypes of the Igbos and I think it must stop forthwith.Some of these stereotypes include:Igbos do not love themselves,Igbos are not peaceful,Igbos are cannibals therefore very dirty, Igbos are sub-human,Igbos are wicked,Igbos are criminally minded,Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto,Igbos are drug peddlers,Igbos are builders of great factories known as baby factories etc.I would try in this little write up to debunk this notion:
1.
Igbos do not love themselves.
No one actually knows where this misconception came from since conflict has been not just a national issue but a global issue. Igbo people are very friendly and welcoming and they do love themselves.They see everyone as their brother and sister and they continuously invest their effort to see that peace reigns in the society.
2.
Igbos are not peaceful.
Igbos are one of the most peaceful people in the world and it was attested to by the United Nations Organisation recently.
3.
Igbos are cannibals and therefore very dirty.
Not entirely true because this is a culture that is being jettisoned as I speak and drinking of corpse water is also something of the past and no Igbo should be looked upon as a cannibal or corpse water drinker.
4.Igbos are sub-human.
This one is really amusing and people I have talked with are relating it to the cannibalism and dirty water drinking thing but I have always stood my ground that we Igbos are evolving and with time these stereotypes will vanish like an unwanted fart.
5.
Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto.
There has been a stereotype that Igbos can compromise anything to make money.It is a fact that money rituals started and originated in Nigeria during the Otokoto bedlam but Igbos are almost angelic and will never do this satanic act again.. Blood money, voodoo and diabolic acts may be a common trend in Nollywood films but in actuality, it’s not trending in Igbo land. Though blood sacrifice for money exists in Igbo land but the percentage of Igbos that indulge in it is only a fraction of the whole population of Igbos. In fact, Igbo people are very religious people and they shun anything that is unethical and criminals are hard to find among them.
Pls,stop the stereotype.Igbos are wonderful people on the surface of earth.

Chukwuma Orji writes from Onitsha.

Zukerberg:
By Chukwuma Orji

I have read,with dismay all over the social media,very funny stereotypes of the Igbos and I think it must stop forthwith.Some of these stereotypes include:Igbos do not love themselves,Igbos are not peaceful,Igbos are cannibals therefore very dirty, Igbos are sub-human,Igbos are wicked,Igbos are criminally minded,Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto,Igbos are drug peddlers,Igbos are builders of great factories known as baby factories etc.I would try in this little write up to debunk this notion:
1.
Igbos do not love themselves.
No one actually knows where this misconception came from since conflict has been not just a national issue but a global issue. Igbo people are very friendly and welcoming and they do love themselves.They see everyone as their brother and sister and they continuously invest their effort to see that peace reigns in the society.
2.
Igbos are not peaceful.
Igbos are one of the most peaceful people in the world and it was attested to by the United Nations Organisation recently.
3.
Igbos are cannibals and therefore very dirty.
Not entirely true because this is a culture that is being jettisoned as I speak and drinking of corpse water is also something of the past and no Igbo should be looked upon as a cannibal or corpse water drinker.
4.Igbos are sub-human.
This one is really amusing and people I have talked with are relating it to the cannibalism and dirty water drinking thing but I have always stood my ground that we Igbos are evolving and with time these stereotypes will vanish like an unwanted fart.
5.
Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto.
There has been a stereotype that Igbos can compromise anything to make money.It is a fact that money rituals started and originated in Nigeria during the Otokoto bedlam but Igbos are almost angelic and will never do this satanic act again.. Blood money, voodoo and diabolic acts may be a common trend in Nollywood films but in actuality, it’s not trending in Igbo land. Though blood sacrifice for money exists in Igbo land but the percentage of Igbos that indulge in it is only a fraction of the whole population of Igbos. In fact, Igbo people are very religious people and they shun anything that is unethical and criminals are hard to find among them.
Pls,stop the stereotype.Igbos are wonderful people on the surface of earth.

Chukwuma Orji writes from Onitsha

Smoothie01:
Smh....You went and concocted ur own write-up after ur yoruba brother created a thread on "The Demonisation of yorubas" https://www.nairaland.com/3702674/demonization-yorubas
THIS IS NO IGBO MAN'S WRITE-UP.
And As it appears, d op has not fully mastered that deceitful trait u guys are known for. You're still a learner mehn
Very senseless post...You lost it dis time...@ op try again

Zukerberg:
By Chukwuma Orji

I have read,with dismay all over the social media,very funny stereotypes of the Igbos and I think it must stop forthwith.Some of these stereotypes include:Igbos do not love themselves,Igbos are not peaceful,Igbos are cannibals therefore very dirty, Igbos are sub-human,Igbos are wicked,Igbos are criminally minded,Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto,Igbos are drug peddlers,Igbos are builders of great factories known as baby factories etc.I would try in this little write up to debunk this notion:
1.
Igbos do not love themselves.
No one actually knows where this misconception came from since conflict has been not just a national issue but a global issue. Igbo people are very friendly and welcoming and they do love themselves.They see everyone as their brother and sister and they continuously invest their effort to see that peace reigns in the society.
2.
Igbos are not peaceful.
Igbos are one of the most peaceful people in the world and it was attested to by the United Nations Organisation recently.
3.
Igbos are cannibals and therefore very dirty.
Not entirely true because this is a culture that is being jettisoned as I speak and drinking of corpse water is also something of the past and no Igbo should be looked upon as a cannibal or corpse water drinker.
4.Igbos are sub-human.
This one is really amusing and people I have talked with are relating it to the cannibalism and dirty water drinking thing but I have always stood my ground that we Igbos are evolving and with time these stereotypes will vanish like an unwanted fart.
5.
Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto.
There has been a stereotype that Igbos can compromise anything to make money.It is a fact that money rituals started and originated in Nigeria during the Otokoto bedlam but Igbos are almost angelic and will never do this satanic act again.. Blood money, voodoo and diabolic acts may be a common trend in Nollywood films but in actuality, it’s not trending in Igbo land. Though blood sacrifice for money exists in Igbo land but the percentage of Igbos that indulge in it is only a fraction of the whole population of Igbos. In fact, Igbo people are very religious people and they shun anything that is unethical and criminals are hard to find among them.
Pls,stop the stereotype.Igbos are wonderful people on the surface of earth.

Chukwuma Orji writes from Onitsha.

enigma3000:


Haha u r very intelligent, was about posting the same b4 i saw urs

Smoothie01:


The write-up is obviously more of accusing than debunking negative stereotypes... Whosoever that put dah rubbish together is trying to play smart and I'm sure it has a lot to do with dah thread I highlighted...He/she is still a learner

Zukerberg:
By Chukwuma Orji

I have read,with dismay all over the social media,very funny stereotypes of the Igbos and I think it must stop forthwith.Some of these stereotypes include:Igbos do not love themselves,Igbos are not peaceful,Igbos are cannibals therefore very dirty, Igbos are sub-human,Igbos are wicked,Igbos are criminally minded,Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto,Igbos are drug peddlers,Igbos are builders of great factories known as baby factories etc.I would try in this little write up to debunk this notion:
1.
Igbos do not love themselves.
No one actually knows where this misconception came from since conflict has been not just a national issue but a global issue. Igbo people are very friendly and welcoming and they do love themselves.They see everyone as their brother and sister and they continuously invest their effort to see that peace reigns in the society.
2.
Igbos are not peaceful.
Igbos are one of the most peaceful people in the world and it was attested to by the United Nations Organisation recently.
3.
Igbos are cannibals and therefore very dirty.
Not entirely true because this is a culture that is being jettisoned as I speak and drinking of corpse water is also something of the past and no Igbo should be looked upon as a cannibal or corpse water drinker.
4.Igbos are sub-human.
This one is really amusing and people I have talked with are relating it to the cannibalism and dirty water drinking thing but I have always stood my ground that we Igbos are evolving and with time these stereotypes will vanish like an unwanted fart.
5.
Igbos pioneered ritualism in Nigeria with Otokoto.
There has been a stereotype that Igbos can compromise anything to make money.It is a fact that money rituals started and originated in Nigeria during the Otokoto bedlam but Igbos are almost angelic and will never do this satanic act again.. Blood money, voodoo and diabolic acts may be a common trend in Nollywood films but in actuality, it’s not trending in Igbo land. Though blood sacrifice for money exists in Igbo land but the percentage of Igbos that indulge in it is only a fraction of the whole population of Igbos. In fact, Igbo people are very religious people and they shun anything that is unethical and criminals are hard to find among them.
Pls,stop the stereotype.Igbos are wonderful people on the surface of earth.

Chukwuma Orji writes from Onitsha.

Jetleeee:

michelz:
Igbo don't give a hoot about your stereotypes. Why?
Because they don't just give a damn. They only feel they're in competition with themselves and nobody else. So you can say whatever you like all day long but don't forget that these people came out of a war that no other Nigerian ethnic has ever experienced,and are doing just fine.
I mean,that's more than commendable.