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10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 9:41pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
10 Santa Claus What child has not been frightened into behaving thanks to the ever-present youthful fear of Santa not providing come Christmas? Almost all western children were told by their parents that Santa would leave them nothing if they misbehaved. I speak from experience when I say that it was one of the most effective methods of stopping tantrums! Funnily enough, though, the fear always dissipates on Christmas Eve as you just know that Santa will be coming – even if you did slip up a few times. 9 Barbie As Barbie has progressed from a pretty young woman to whom all girls could aspire, to something often verging on the likeness of a harlot, one can wonder whether it was Barbie influencing children, or children influencing Barbie. There are certainly many similarities. Barbie has depicted almost every possible female lifestyle choice and I think there can be no doubt that she has been at the start of the path many women have taken in life. 8 Robin Hood This could potentially lead to a debate about whether Hood existed or not, but I am of the opinion that he did not. Therefore, he is listed as my number eight on the list. I am sure we have all heard someone justifying theft because the victim is wealthy – and where did this justification come from? Not just the principles of redistribution of wealth that many of us live under in Western Society (read envy taxes) but the fact that to this day, we are all raised believing Robin Hood was a hero – when, in fact, he was a thief. Stealing is almost always wrong, and just because Robin Hood gave the proceeds of his crimes to poor people, it is not a valid justification. As for the previously mentioned taxes, there is every reason for us to believe that the majority of people accept these taxes because of their prior belief in the false morality of the Robin Hood story. 7 Cowboys This is one for the boys obviously! Even in remote New Zealand where I grew up, all the boys played “Cowboys and Indians”. The cowboy was a great hero with a shining gun who represented the morality of Western ideals: manliness, defense of justice, protection of women and children. No doubt many now cringe at the lack of political correctness involved in the game and stereotype, but kids aren’t politically correct (thank God) and certainly won’t be hindered because of it. The influence of the Cowboy movie genre is indisputable an immense one. Oh – and for those who say “but cowboys are real!” – yes – but this is about the concept – not about a specific person – just as we might say Santa existed as St Nicholas, the concept is bigger than any one person. 1 Like
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Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by mileyjay(m): 9:44pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
They legacy still lives #teamsanta |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by Joshkid(m): 9:47pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Yeah! |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by Tolexander: 9:48pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
What about ojuju calabar? Did it ever exist? 2 Likes |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by SirHouloo(m): 9:52pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
You said 10, waiting for the rest. Be african, add Ogun, Sango and Amadioha join. |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 9:53pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
6 The Marlboro Man How many men reading this list who smoke, are smoking cigarettes with filters? Venturing a guess I would say all of them. Before the Marlboro Man campaign began, “real men” didn’t smoke cigarettes with filters – they were for women. The aim of the Marlboro Man campaign was primarily to get men smoking filtered marlboro cigarettes. The influence of the campaign is abundantly clear today. The campaign is considered to be one of the best in all history. According to Wikipedia, it transformed a feminine campaign, with the slogan ‘Mild as May’, into one that was masculine, in a matter of months. 5 Rosie the Riveter And now another for the girls! Rosie the Riveter may not be a familiar name, but her picture certainly is. Rosie the Riveter told women that they can do anything – and they did! Rosie managed to motivate an entire generation of working-age women to get out of the home and in to factories to help the war effort. This is probably one of the most influential events of the Second World War. Once the floodgates of women working were open, they would never be closed again. All women working in traditional male jobs have Rosie to thank. 4 Daedalus and Icarus In a short 24 hours, you can fly from one side of the planet to another. This (one of man’s greatest achievements) may never have happened if it had not been for the mythological characters Daedalus and Icarus. The story tells of Daedalus building mechanical wings for his son Icarus and ever since the tale was told, man has lusted after the ability to take the sky and fly. This eventually came true and the entire planet is a changed place as a consequence of it. 3 The Little Engine That Could The moral of this children’s tale is that self-belief, optimism, and hard work result in achievement – of even the most difficult tasks. The book first appeared in a slightly different version to today, in 1906. It has been regarded by many as a metaphor for the “American Dream”. The popularity of this book may also be a contributing factor to the huge number of self-help and “positive thinking” seminars and books that we see today. www.asabaplatform.com for more
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Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by Nobody: 9:53pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
lol, barbie sha, big influence. Santa bigger influence, |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 9:58pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
2 Big Brother A relatively modern addition to this list, Big Brother has been a influence in so many social protests that he has to be included here. His name comes up every time a government passes a restrictive law or a law which seems to remove aspects of our eternal freedoms. Everyone recognizes his face, everyone knows what he stands for, and everyone is terrified of the potential for our own lives to be governed by our own version of the fictional character. Big Brother was, of course, created by George Orwell for his novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. 1 Romeo and Juliet Not only can Romeo and Juliet be blamed for much of our ideas of the “perfect relationship” – I think it can also be blamed for a high percentage of divorces. Couples going in to marriage seek the ideal of a relationship based entirely on passion and romance, and when that romance dims (as so often is the case) they feel cheated and believe the marriage has failed. When in reality, passionate romance is not required for a healthy marriage – while respect, love, and charity is. Romeo and Juliet have much to answer for www.asabaplatform.com for more
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Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by Texykool: 9:59pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
What about Shekau? if someone has been killed thrice, and yet he makes a video of himself, is he not a ghost? |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 10:01pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
missberrypop5:i agree with u 100 percent |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 10:12pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
SirHouloo:loooool o my days , yeah i should i will na real sango lmao |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 10:14pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Texykool:lol |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by StevinMorgan(m): 10:18pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Ok |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by dre11(m): 10:59pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
You are so right OP I give you some thumbs up Expecially big brother and Santa Claus |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by Nobody: 11:02pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Hmmmm you're right but I only know of the first three and the last two . |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 11:09pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
dre11:thanks jare |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 11:10pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Elantracey:really? where are you? France? Joking |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by shaggy007(m): 11:55pm On Dec 17, 2014 |
Tolexander: [size=18pt]OBOY NO USE NAIJA PLAY O. EVEN IF OJUJU CALABAR NO DEY EXIST, IF YOU WAN SEE AM, ANY CORRECT JAZZ-MAN FIT CONJUR AM. NA YOU GO RUN. [/size] |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by IamOpemipo(m): 12:20am On Dec 18, 2014 |
FP |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by missdebs(f): 1:03am On Dec 18, 2014 |
11. Bush Baby |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by Nobody: 3:15am On Dec 18, 2014 |
Wow,cool. |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by wise7(m): 6:04am On Dec 18, 2014 |
nice post |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by ROZZAYY(f): 7:30am On Dec 18, 2014 |
Nice in naija we have- 1) The gods 2) Ojuju 3) Madam koi koi 4) Bush baby 5) Wilie Willie Add ur own. |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by osatonia: 10:19am On Dec 18, 2014 |
My niece went to boarding house last term and when she got home she had stories about Lady koi koi I was like whoa so dat shlt still exist. |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 9:36pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
Yomieluv:and @wise7. thanks |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by benuejosh: 10:30pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
just entered to watch pictures |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 11:25pm On Dec 18, 2014 |
HOPE YOU ENJOYED WATCHING THE PICTURES |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by asabaplatform: 10:44pm On Dec 19, 2014 |
first ever post on nairaland, the views i have so far are impressive will definitely do more interesting post |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by Richiy(f): 1:04am On Dec 20, 2014 |
Human ways of escaping reality...cool.. |
Re: 10 Influential People Who Never Lived by osatonia: 11:25am On Dec 20, 2014 |
Yeah |
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