A younger TikToker popularly often known as ‘Fairly Yoruba Woman’ who went viral for asking her mother and father for an iPhone 8 for her forthcoming birthday in a video she shared on social media has apologised to the general public for her perspective on Wednesday.
The PUNCH experiences that within the three-minute video that went viral on Monday, the woman wrote the caption, “POV: Your birthday is coming, and as a accountable woman, you requested your dad for iPhone 8″ on the deal with @fairly..yorubagirl_, she captured herself searching of the window of a automobile and her father’s voice within the background reprimanding her for requesting an iPhone as an alternative of specializing in her research.
The daddy was heard suggesting that she might promote her physique if she desired an iPhone, asserting that women with such telephones are morally corrupt.
He in contrast this with these pursuing a medical schooling who haven’t prioritised proudly owning an iPhone, including that his daughter’s deal with buying one earlier than coming into college is pointless.
The dad additional famous he had but to see something that confirmed his future was secured together with her, whereas her mother agreed together with her dad, brooding over the rationale their daughter has chosen solely to provide them ache.
The mom additionally added she is so stunned {that a} pastor’s youngster is requesting such.
In the meantime, the woman posted one other video after the earlier one elicited numerous reactions throughout completely different social media platforms, with some antagonising her motion and others criticising the mother and father’ lack of ability to supply her with the telephone.
She stated, “I’m publicly admitting that what I did was unsuitable. I used to be not purported to ask for now, and I had no unhealthy intention by any means recording their reactions.
“I believed it was simply a web based video; I by no means knew it will go viral as a lot because it did. I didn’t anticipate anyone to pull my mother and father on-line for scolding me.
“Lots of people have began to say various things. I by no means failed JAMB or WAEC as broadly printed. The one motive I haven’t gotten an admission was as a result of I used to be not supplied the course I wished. I simply completed secondary college final 12 months.
The TikToker added that her precedence has by no means been the telephone she requested however on her schooling, including that she continues to be awaiting her title within the admission checklist of the college she utilized to.
She additionally lamented that the hate remark she and her mother and father are getting is an excessive amount of whereas urging the general public to delete the video.
“I’m blaming myself as a result of I used to be the one who put myself on the market. I’m sorry to all people. Please delete the video. I’m drained; I’ve not been in a position to sleep or eat. I don’t know what to do once more,” she wailed.