Music singer, Simisola Kosoko better known as Simi, has branded the comparison with her spouse by fans as superficial and not motivating.
In a chat with African Folder Magazine, Simi revealed her concern over the fact that no one is comparing her to another woman in the profession, but instead they compare her with her spouse.
Simi said in part: “There are women who have worked hard to damn the status quo. So, I won’t give myself much credit than due because I also benefited from other women who came before me.
“What gets to me about this question is the fact that I am married to an artist, people then take my life, my music, and compare it to my husband, the father of my child, which in all honesty, I feel is a little ignorant because we are not the same. No one is comparing me to another woman in the industry, but instead my husband.
“It’s not just very inspiring. We might be a match, but our roles are different.
“When we had our baby, she was in my stomach, not his. I was the one breastfeeding. But that doesn’t make his role as a father any less.
“I don’t know if you understand the trajectory of this analogy, but all I am trying to say is that the comparisons between me and my husband, although expected, are somewhat shallow, you know.
“But at the end of the day, these are the things we as public figures sign up for. So I tend not to get too irritated these days.”