Mercy Kenneth, a rapidly emerging actress, sparked online chatter when viewers took notice of a particularly intimate movie scene featuring her and a male co-star.
In the footage, Mercy Kenneth and her co-star attempted to depict the portrayal of a virgin experiencing her first sexual encounter with a man.
Following the simulated intimacy, the man pledged to Mercy Kenneth a sum of N100,000 and an iPhone as per the storyline of the film.
Nevertheless, the clip received backlash from online users, with many expressing disapproval of Mercy Kenneth’s participation in such a scene. A significant portion of critics argued that such roles were not suitable for her. Additionally, some observers noted a pattern in her filmography, pointing out her frequent involvement in roles with explicit content.
One Hazel Cee wrote: “Why is she always playing these kind of roles? ,,always involving sex.”
Chimamanda Favour wrote: “Why we she play this role at this age.”
Ina Joe wrote: “I know when they married her mother around 2001/2,this girl is too small for this kind movie, nollywood what are you teaching to our youth.”
Victoria Lawrence wrote: “Mercy is too young for this part I don’t know what you guys are teaching our teenagers out there.”
Jacky Opiyo wrote: “In the past years I used to watch Nigerian movies seated with my parents freely, nowadays I’m always watching but with the remote control pushing forward scenes that my children shouldn’t watch. It’s hard to even draw moral lessons from a number of movies nowadays. Mercy is young for such scenes. I come in peace though.”
Emmanuel Ezibon wrote: “This days almost all western african movies is about shifting wombs and rampant sex. Are we going to raise a generation of sex for sex only while Asians and Europeans are invading African continent? How will some of us be watching such movies with our mothers, children and in-laws when almost all movies is full of sex scenes? So sarcastic and pathetic.”
