“I don’t think men are scum”, Bolanle Olukanni says as she attracts backlash

TV host, Bolanle Olukanni waded into the “men are scum” conversation and she gave her reason for not supporting that school of thought.

She tweeted: “At some point you really have to choose to stop hating men. And if you are going to continue to hate them. And if you are going to continue to hate them then free yourself from expecting anything from them so the disappointment is doesn’t sting as much.”

Bolanle then explained in a follow-up tweet why she will not join in calling men out.

She wrote: “I don’t use my mouth to spoil my future. I don’t think all men cheat. I don’t think men are scum. I don’t believe that I will prepare for a cheating partner. I do not say these things or entertain these thoughts. So that energy please pass me with it. ”

She added: “How the hell are you getting married and preparing for a cheating scenario. The madness. Please please . If you are then just don’t marry. Enjoy your life as a single person. Be merry.”

Since her tweet came on the heels of tweets shared by a number of women calling out men for sexual abuse, some Twitter users accused her of excusing bad behavior.

But Bolanle replied: “None of my tweets have nothing to do with the discourse on rape that is going . We are discussing people’s expectations in marriage and THAT is the conversation I am having on my timeline. Do NOT put words into my mouth.”