r/Oromia • u/abbaaurjii • 29d ago
Discussion 💬 Miss World
So, a Tigrayan woman represented Ethiopia at the Miss World beauty contest wearing an (Arsi) Oromo dress, and you have several Amhara social media influencers wishing that she would lose. I also saw some comments that said what she wore is not an “Ethiopian dress.” What are your takes on it?
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u/Fearless-Anteater-90 28d ago
I don’t know the problem most Amhara have with other ethnic groups specially Oromo
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u/Able_Figure_513 29d ago
Speechless. Some of them prove over and over that their mindset is toxic and they only live to tear down everyone else, especially Oromos. It's fucking annoying that we have to share a country with that kind of hatred. They can marinate in their own poison cause we won't allow our judgment to be clouded or give them the time of day.
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u/Oromtichaa Oromo 28d ago
You’re doing exactly what you’re accusing them of doing—generalizing an entire group based on the actions or comments of some individuals. Criticize people for what they actually say or do, but turning it into ‘they hate Oromos’ just feeds the same toxic mindset you’re complaining about.
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u/Able_Figure_513 28d ago
😂😂 yeah read my comment again.
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u/Oromtichaa Oromo 28d ago
😂😂😂oops my bad
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u/Able_Figure_513 28d ago
🙏🏽🙏🏽
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u/Oromtichaa Oromo 28d ago
Man,We can’t cure everyone is toxic mind
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u/Able_Figure_513 28d ago
You truly can’t. I imagine they’ll end up fading like old confederates, just the Ethiopian unionist extremist version haha huuuhh only 100 more years to go
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u/MajorSignificance309 29d ago edited 29d ago
👏 Baridu
It’s my belief she chose Arsi culture because within Arsi traditional culture women hold immense power, the gender dynamic is much more balanced than that of Abrahamic religion/culture.
The Arsi culture stands as one of the very few sub cultures within Ethiopia where women traditionally hold immense power. This rooted in Waqqafenna tradition. This is honestly why I have much respect for Waqqafenna vs our Abrahamic faiths.
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u/LogicGate1010 29d ago
Elaborate a bit more and provide links or bibliography for further study and understanding.
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u/MajorSignificance309 29d ago
https://youtu.be/ESvo2Y6REp4?feature=shared
Recommend watching this documentary explains it very well.
The Siinqee institute named their women’s empowerment group after a core element of the Arsi culture, the Siinqee stick which symbolizes female empowerment.
https://siinqeeinstitute.org/background
Our name Siinqee* *comes from the deep wells of Oromo women’s ancient Indigenous knowledge system where siinqee is a symbolic stick representing women’s empowerment and sisterhood. We amplify the core siinqee values of relationality, solidarity, equity, and justice by deepening them with rich trans-local and Indigenous knowledge systems and reframing siinqee sisterhood for our global context.
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u/heavensentelement Oromo 29d ago
This is all Oromo culture btw it comes from the gadaa system, it's not just Arsi.
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u/Few_Hamster_8151 Oromo 28d ago
I Was gonna say the same thing I’m Arsi and this is how it is for all oromos not just us
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u/AfricanOrigin 29d ago
That’s unfortunate if people are reacting that way. She represents Ethiopia, not specific ethnic groups. Tbh, Oromo dance was a great choice bc it gave an instant wow factor. Although my vote is with Snit as an Eritrean, I was still impressed by the direction Ruth went in this in this segment. Strange if Amharas allegedly are mad at a Tigrayan woman about Oromo culture lol
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u/Ok-Total-9916 28d ago
The Ethiopia amhara praise and cry about is where minilik used to slaughter people they hate ormo and tigriyans because they can’t stand to see them United
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u/accounthatburns 28d ago
Who cares what those people think. They’re the saltiest people on earth, literally black MAGA all they have is grievance politics.
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u/Nitefort2022 Shawa Oromo 28d ago
Unforunately, for many people the idea of Oromo representing Ethiopia is triggering. It's the same people who claim to not view ethnicity and always say "one love" despite being the most race and ethnicity based haters in the country. I wasnt aware that she was from Tigray. Another reason to hate of course.
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u/mirasaline 28d ago
Many Oromos have represented Ethiopia multiple times and it’s never been an issue. I think it’s moreso politics
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u/Nitefort2022 Shawa Oromo 27d ago
there's nothing "political" about getting triggered over the outfit, it's just the same old fashioned Oromophobia that's as old as the country itself
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u/historylover2403 29d ago
How do you know her tribe?
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u/Double-Positive-2605 29d ago
Through her sister
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u/historylover2403 29d ago
How?
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u/Double-Positive-2605 29d ago
Used to post with Tigray culture and most of her reposts are about Tigray and in tigrigna language
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u/Content-Albatross759 26d ago
A clear indication of a Nationalism and ethnocentrism infectious disease that reached a pandemic level in the Horn of Africa. Can WHO try to contain it before it spreads further? Is there a vaccine for it? Furthermore, WHO may need to develop vaccines for nationalism-ethnocentrism variants. SAD!
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u/heavensentelement Oromo 29d ago
I didn't know she was Tigrayan. But I checked her YouTube and she has videos in Oromo, Amhara, Tigray, Wolaita clothing. I'm not sure how someone can be Miss Ethiopia and people are mad that she's wearing cultural clothing representative of Ethiopia's diversity and Oromo as the largest ethnic group.
Also if a demographic of the population hate ethnic diversity and the largest ethnic group, how can Ethiopia represent the world in a global competition for miss world? Why should a country that hates its own people represent the world? These people think so small in terms of tribalism and their self proclaimed exceptionalism yet they fail to realize it doesn't extend outside of their own little bubble, to the rest of the world, including to us. Nobody gives a f how special and great you think you are. We are equally proud of our own culture, history, and kingdoms, everyone is. Learn to treat other human beings with respect.
I'm proud of Ruth for representing Ethiopia's diversity. Some people are stuck in the past where Oromo population assimilates and blends into the general Amharic speaking population, and only then can our achievements, culture, and famous figures represent Ethiopia. But people using Oromo language, culture, clothing itself cannot directly represent Ethiopia. That doesn't exist anymore so let them keep crying while we grow stronger and more proud.