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A Nigerian writer, Tosin Silverdam, who said Actress Adesua Etomi-Wellington looked like a slave on the cover of Vogue Magazine, has apologised to the actress and her fans.

NairaFame reports that Silverdam aired his views on Instagram, on Monday, and described as unimpressive, Adesua’s picture on the magazine’s cover which had three other women alongside.

After several social media backlash from fans of the actress, Silverdam tendered his apology via his Instagram page and said he didn’t call the actress a slave, but only said she look like a slave in the picture compared to the other ladies on the cover.

In the post, he shared an old edition of Genevieve magazine which had the actress on the cover and compared it with the contentious Vogue magazine to justify his position that Adesua was not looking good on the international magazine cover.

He wrote:
It’s quite obvious people took my criticism the wrong way. I’m so sorry if you all didn’t get my point. Well, I apologize for my opinion. I apologize to @adesuaetomi and her fans, especially her fans cos it’s glaring they didn’t see the positive sides to my critic. But honestly speaking I am not a hater, what is there to hate? Hate that she’s on the cover of @voguemagazine? Stop tagging everyone a hater. Jealous of her success? Why would I? People called me a low life, some said I have not achieved anything in life, so I must have achieved a lot in life before I can critic? I didn’t call her a slave, I only said she look like a slave in the picture compared to the other ladies, why darken her skin tone to make her look black. It is ridiculous, they could have gone for another actress that is so black. Can you guys just compare her @genevievemagazine cover to that of @voguemagazine. I am surprised some people didn’t find anything wrong with her skin tone on this cover because it’s Vogue magazine. This is a big achievement for @adesuaetomi, I love her, I am happy for her and a big fan but I am disappointed with this cover. I am not biased, she looks so odd compared to others. Then some people said I’m trying to bring her down, haba, how can I bring down someone God has blessed already. Nigerians take a chill pill, it’s just an opinion. Even though I am not supposed to apologize for airing my opinion but I guess I have to cos it was taken the wrong way and already perceived as a hater... Hater?

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Source: https://www.nairafame.com/2019/03/writer-apologises-to-adesua-maintains.html

Busy body bloggers, who sought his opinion. Blacks always showing their slave mentality. A simple art featuring a negroid and a caucasian, black men wld always find a way to cry foul.




Big head

Their business

On a 2nd thought, Adesua looks like a slave with her small boobs and grassy hair.
Don't quote me cos I'm outta here

Who be dis nigga sef....

Nairaland Tosin Silverdam

Confirm Gay

We Don hear..wch magazine dem Don feature u put?even punch newspaper never carry ur pix

Silverdumb

I can't see any sense in this write up,the guy is just looking 4 cheap popularity.

People just be taking Tramadol for another woman's headache.

She looks good or not, what value does it add to your life.


Make Iya Damola do quick make men come wack Amala abeg.

Ok

What can I say...he looks like a gay...Oh! I forgot, gays are mad people... I am not considering a gay's statement...

These gay boys that we are pursue out off nl that year his sayed trash on his mouth too adesuwa ewatomi


Whom his known u broda sivadarm? tosintoomuch com and carryed ur broda o

This guy (whoever he is) said the bitter truth albeit in an offensive way to many. That Vogue cover is TERRIBLE. We love Adesua, but it raises concern that the image had to be altered so much and poorly so to make her look like the stereotypical "black woman". It is myopic and grossly unintelligent for anyone to think all black people are darkskinned.
Adesua looks unrecognisable in that picture, and they even mischieviously positioned her where she can easily go overlooked. If i had seen the cover elsewhere, i would never have thought that was Adesua tbh.

Adesua we know, she's on voguemagazine

Tosin Silverdam we don't know, he's no where, a nobody

He wan use Adesua blow by force by fire.

Must Nigerians react to everything?
He stated his opinion, just ignore him and allow the matter to die but NO! Nigerians will react thereby giving him the attention he needs.

Someone on Nairaland will post it and the mods will push it to front page giving him more attention. Now, I’m also commenting on the matter

The guy has a point. A strong point. Every pose es a message.
From the image, please who is the least obvious person there? Is it not Adesua?

i THINK SHE DOESN'T LOOK BEAUTIFUL ON THAT VOGUE COVER.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN SHE WON'T BE FIRE ON VANGUARD OR THE NATION

Fool. Got his 2 seconds of Fame

Your choice of words in expressing your opinion was offensive.

How do you refer to a person as a slave just because you want to make a point?

Who even cares what this attention seeking soul thinks?

Instead of him to get creative with his life or find his own talents, he is being a disgusting nuisance and throwing his pathetic opinion where it wasn't even sorted.

On a more serious note...
Adesua is fairer than that.
Why darken her?

He said the truth

Who are the both of them self?
The commentator and the commentatee?

She looks sad in the vogue magazine. Maybe she's still thinking about her husband's loss in the elections

adaksbullet:
These gay boys that we are pursue out off nl that year his sayed trash on his mouth too adesuwa ewatomi


Whom his known u broda sivadarm? tosintoomuch com and carryed ur broda o

Who is Tosin Will Silverdamn? Damn the Silver; never heard or read of him sha

Must you react?
You shared opinions
Must you?
Why can’t you just tell your close friends wetin u notice?
Must you come out in public?
Las las silverhawk you wan trend and God don do am for u cos I no know your mama before