Ghanaian
socialite,
actress,
and
media
personality
Efia
Odo,
born
Andrea
Owusu,
stirred
up
conversation
with
her
frank
views
on
relationship
submission.
The
outspoken
media
personality
is
challenging
traditional
notions,
asserting
that
submission
from
women
should
not
be
automatic
but
rather
earned
by
men
who
meet
certain
standards.
In
a
recent
episode
of
her
popular
podcast
Rants
and
Bants,
Odo
laid
out
her
criteria
for
a
man
worthy
of
submission,
emphasizing
the
importance
of
responsibility
and
personal
growth.
“Before
I
can
submit
to
a
man,
he
has
to
have
a
certain
level
of
responsibility.
You
need
to
be
a
provider,
a
man
who
respects
himself,
someone
I
can
grow
with,
and
learn
from,”
she
said.
The
former
Eats
Avenue
co-owner
argued
that
true
leadership
from
a
man
naturally
inspires
submission
from
a
woman.
“Why
wouldn’t
a
woman
submit
if
the
man
is
doing
what
he’s
supposed
to?”
–
She
questioned,
suggesting
that
submission
becomes
a
natural
response
to
competent
male
leadership.
Efia
Odo
addressed
what
she
sees
as
unreasonable
expectations
in
relationships,
challenging
the
logic
of
men
who
expect
submission
without
demonstrating
their
worth.
“If
a
guy
isn’t
doing
anything,
why
would
you
expect
a
woman
to
submit?
It
doesn’t
make
sense,”
she
wondered.
In
the
end,
it
wasn’t
death
that
surprised
me
but
the
stubbornness
of
life!