MTN TV commercial 'Mama na boy' is gender sensitive.
i was thinking of the commercial and although it was rightly critisized, the truth is that it actually gives a true picture of the discrimination against the female child that still exist in Nigeria and parts of Africa.

yes i agree, my question to the ad was, "if na girl nko?" its gender imbalance

@Poster
Please can you explain why/how it is gender sensitive.

Firtstly,that statement 'mama na boy' suggests that they had been waiting for the birth to confirm what sex the child is and giving the news in that manner indicates that, they were all hoping for a boy.Then the drama that followed just confirms it. Secondly,the fact that it's even his mother or mother- in- law he is talking to(a woman)and her reaction to the news gives us the impression that she actually prefers a male child .One would expect that being a woman she should be excited to embrace her "fellow" female equally.Am sure if u look closely, there were women amongst the those jubillating.The irony of it all is that some of us accuse African men of being gender sensitive when we ourselves are.

Com'on this is a 50-50 situation. It could be "mama na boy or mama na girl". Is there anything wrong for them to be xpectin a male child peradventure they might have had several female child, moreso what is wrong for a female to celebrate the birth of a male child. I bet u had it been the other way round, this issue of gender sensitivity wouldnt have arisen. Personally i dont see anything wrong in the advert and your reply failed to convince me as well.