A new online magazine in Nigeria is causing a stir in the conservative country.
A new online magazine in Nigeria is causing a stir in the conservative country.
'A Nasty Boy' which launched in February, is packed with striking photos, swear words and avant-garde that challenge Nigeria's status quo With editorials filled with images of naked men, swear words and avant-garde ideas.
'A Nasty Boy' which launched in February, is packed with striking photos, swear words and avant-garde that challenge Nigeria's status quo With editorials filled with images of naked men, swear words and avant-garde ideas.
Courtesy A Nasty Boy/ Rey Cortez
Founder and editor Richard Akuson was moved to start the magazine after attacks from internet trolls made him question the idea that Nigerian men or women have to be a particular way to fit in
Founder and editor Richard Akuson was moved to start the magazine after attacks from internet trolls made him question the idea that Nigerian men or women have to be a particular way to fit in
Courtesy Richard Akuson/Terna Iwar
It took 2 years for the magazine to take off and Akuson says he knew the time had come for a platform that explored "otherness in fashion, people and culture."
It took 2 years for the magazine to take off and Akuson says he knew the time had come for a platform that explored "otherness in fashion, people and culture."
"There cannot be one singular kind of nigerian man or woman, there has to be room for other definitions that don't necessarily for that opinion," Akuson says.
"There cannot be one singular kind of nigerian man or woman, there has to be room for other definitions that don't necessarily for that opinion," Akuson says.
"There are people who do not fit the status quo but are however very Nigerian. We should hear their stories and also celebrate them."
"There are people who do not fit the status quo but are however very Nigerian. We should hear their stories and also celebrate them."