I for whatever reason clicked on my beloved browser and saw a notification pop. I felt it was just media stunt till I got to my fav forum and saw it was for crying out loud on front page. Like, wth?
I understand. Promotional. Let’s create some new vibes. Let’s give them what they want. Kill it. But, really?
I was once very proud of what entertainment in the Nigerian context represents. I think I like the fact that it roots us to our source and promotes our culture. Deep culture. But that part of us welcoming the good, bad, pretty, ugly and literally, every single shade of the “Western” culture is dangerously evil. We are unavoidably losing the very essence we once held on to on a platter of what? Fame?
Come to think of it. No one famous maintains that status forever. Call it clout chasing, call it whatever. The fact still speaks for itself that what got you famous – whether barleys of flesh or bounties of talents would be what would speak for you after fame dies.
Would we ever get enough of the notification I saw? NO. Not in actual fact anytime soon. Reality, not pessimism. Using the media has supposedly always been by choice and apparently, the obvious suggestion would be then to join them if you cannot change them or just leave them let them do their thing. Watch or pretend you didn’t see a thing. And that’s the most part. Or would you black out from the media because everyone else had interests different from yours?
Let’s get right on to it. It is no child’s play to do something and it trends. But when what you trend especially after attaining a celebrity status is pure mediocrity, I have no reaction but utter dismay.