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You know how the artist from that fairly known song is suddenly addressed with adjectives befitting; George Cloney, Beyonce or in our case Genevieve Nnaji and 2face Idibia? It is often absolutely cringe worthy. It just gets me thinking: Really? Why? ( even though every part of me wants to type WTF? )

In no particular order, these are the most over used and misappropriated words and phrases in our pop culture today;

Star – These days, it feels like all you need to be a star is: one or two red carpet appearances, a blogger friend to blow your trumpet and urhmm….. A struggling effort in music, acting, television and / or radio.

A- List – Don’t you just always wonder what makes an A-lister in Nigeria? Because it’s like every other person is one, hence the seeming difficulty in seeing through the blurred lines. Like, shouldn’t: talent, experience, appeal and (yes, style) count?

Super Star – I can honestly only think of two or three actors/musicians who can really pass for ‘super stars’ . But as usual, every body is one.

Brand Ambassador – Can we take it a step further and start calling them ‘spokespersons’ ? Because I am at my wit’s end with the now over used ‘Brand Ambassador’ .

Star Studded – Before I knew better, I’d hurriedly open any web link that says ‘…..Was A Star Studded Party’ just so to see the stars. Until, of course , my excitement always got dashed and shortened by who made up the ‘Star Studded Party’ .

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