DJ Cuppy Speaks on Sexual Harassment in Nigerian Entertainment

Here is DJ Cuppy’s take on sexual harassment.

Superstar DJ cum billionaire’s daughter, DJ Cuppy in an interview with Pulse.ng speaks on sexual harassment in the entertainment industry and its possible effects. In her words, the country is beginning to evolve when it comes to issues of sexual harassment.

Stating how horrible it could be for such a sensitive issue to lurk in the industry, the DJ said that sexual harassment and domestic violence has become rampant in the society.

This is such a sensitive thing over here, it’s more like a taboo, even outside the entertainment industry there is so much domestic abuse going out there and people don’t confront it. I  definitely can imagine if that goes on for entertainment, it must be really horrible to go through I can’t imagine how painful it is to go through that.

Imagine feeling trapped like they aren’t going to play my music anymore or I’m not going to get bookings or shows anymore just because I’m exposing that person, that must be horrible. Its tough but I feel like things are changing, we are really modernizing slowly as a society and I feel like anyone going through this might get more support than they think.

Her success in a male dominated industry

On this, the DJ said…

Not to put down all the men watching on Pulse, I feel like men just have too much ego and I feel like realizing this just helps you. I have deejayed for gigs and have had male DJs perform before me or after me, I let them do their thing, I’m not trying to be the biggest person there. It a bit like dating someone, you just kinda pretend to make them feel more important or more valued.

It’s really difficult being a woman because a lot of times we have to work twice hard to achieve half. I have seen this happen every day, all my managers are females, my interns are females, we have to kick down doors to make things happen so, I have learned to kind of accept and I think like Tiwa Savage said something along the line about how it is.”

She also explained“I met people as a strong confident, young female DJ, it really put people off as a young and black, it was really scaring people. So, I have learned to make people feel comfortable because most times its like people don’t like confident women, it’s almost like it scares them.”