If men can cheat, women should too, Rita Edochie slams gender bias in marriage

Veteran Nollywood actress Rita Edochie has strongly condemned remarks made by an event MC regarding infidelity in marriage, deeming them a stark example of gender bias and unfairness to women.

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I am very angry this morning, and I pray this is just a joke and content.

Edochie shared a video on Instagram showing the MC addressing a couple. In the clip, spoken in Igbo, the MC told the wife that she would face severe consequences if she cheated on her husband, who had been away for months. However, when addressing the husband, the MC stated that any infidelity on his part would be forgiven by God, as it was not intentional.

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Look, if men can be excused because they are ‘polygamous by nature,’ then women deserve the same grace, the same mercy and the same forgiveness. Enough of this gender inequality!

Outraged by the disparity, Edochie questioned the MC's comments, expressing hope that they were intended as a joke. She argued that if men are excused for infidelity due to a supposed "polygamous by nature" disposition, then women should be granted the same leniency and forgiveness. "Enough of this gender inequality!" she exclaimed.

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If infidelity is a sin, then it is a sin for both. If forgiveness exists, then it should not be reserved for one gender. Justice that favours men while crushing women is not justice; it is witchcraft.

Edochie further asserted that society has long operated under a double standard, where men's infidelity is often downplayed as a mistake or natural behavior, while women are swiftly condemned and sometimes deemed unfit for their marriages. She insisted that the same offense should not carry different consequences and that accountability and forgiveness should be applied equally if marriage vows are exchanged equally. "Justice that favours men while crushing women is not justice; it is witchcraft," she declared.

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a principle is only a principle when it applies to everyone.