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Of BBI, BBW and big lies that suitors tell

Opposition chief Raila Odinga with BBI task force chair Yusuf Haji and his vice Adams Oloo. [File, Standard]

Some men like big, beautiful women, also referred to as ‘BBW’. You know, those curvy girls with tangible assets in all the best locations. The ones that your typical African man finds very hard to resist. You really can’t blame your typical African man, or any man really, for wanting as they say, ‘something to hold onto’. That’s their preference and their right as self-determining individuals in a democratic society.

Men should be able to pick and choose the kind of women they want to embrace romantically—women too, obviously. See, choice and consent should be at the heart of any relationship, but many times things go horribly wrong. Speaking of things that could go horribly wrong, the Building Bridges Initiative report, also referred to as the ‘BBI’ report will today be handed to President Uhuru Kenyatta.

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