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BiafranBushBoy (Master)

CROWNWEALTH019:
So na here my MISSPERFECT28 wan die put, she loves this section pass her future husband

LOL,u dis indian rat

Cornerstone001:
I am only here because of Bibijay123.
All hail to her.

Thanks bro

Bibijay123 is a Legend. Nothing anybody can tell me.

Angelinastto:

woah, thought i will be in the newbie section.
Thanks honey.
I nominate Biafrabus.hboy, chumzyp.inky, Babso.pey, and Rache.lfst. This guys are pretty good.

DarkRebel101:
“It would only be necessary for a writer to secure universal popularity if imagination and intelligence were equally distributed among all men.” — W.H. Auden

[...]

I find all of this rather superficial and hollow. This merely confirms and, sadly, further perpetuates the pitiful and insidiously vile practice that seems de rigueur in this post-postmodern epoch. And that is none other than the cruel imposition of a more superior valuation on popularity and fad than on quality and ingenuity.

Popularity should never be the yardstick in arbitrating any piece of literature, and it most certainly should not be the benchmark in any of the facets of human endeavour. In following this popularity trend is the also the major reason why the Nigerian music industry is an eyesore... or an earsore if you will.

To prove how misleading and irresponsible it could be to arbitrate based on how popular something or someone is, I'd like to squeeze in an analogy.

–Now, imagine the painting of Michel Angelo's “The Last Judgement” were to somehow be scrapped off the walls of the Sistine Chapel so as to be put on public display for a crowd teeming with a hundred illiterate Danfo drivers and only two lettered Sunday historians. The odds are that the vast majority of that ensemble would be unable to apprehend and appreciate the emotive and artistic fathoms of the said painting.

So, can we then in all clear conscience pontificate that because the unschooled demographic of Danfo drivers are/were incapable of recognising and appreciating a brilliant work of art (or literature as the case may be), that it goes a long way in undermining the artistic/literary integrity of the painting/writing in question? I most certainly do not believe so.

[...]

Quality, not popularity, must always serve as the quantification metric in all spheres of life. And that is why I am nominating “Skarlett”.

Chai...
All this talk...
I feeling like i just heard Chris Okotie chant for like 3 mins, ending with a question...and the crowd starts to clap for lack of what to make of it all.

Angelinastto:

woah, thought i will be in the newbie section.
Thanks honey.
I nominate Biafrabushboy, chumzypinky, Babsopey, and Rachelfst. These guys are pretty good.

+drags ears+ Where u go since u dis babe of Zion??

crazygod:
Bibijay123 is a Legend. Nothing anybody can tell me.

Lol see vexing o

bibijay123:


Thanks bro

You're welcome Sis.
It is an understatement if I say that "YOU ARE THE BEST"

sunkieisland:
solomonbrown64 should be a legend on this board.

the finesse with which he passes his message is phenomenal

.....Thanks bro....

Cornerstone001:


You're welcome Sis.
It is an understatement if I say that "YOU ARE THE BEST"

bibijay123:

luv u dear

ginagold01:
I nominate oyinprince for his story 'Tarasha'. Y'all need to read that. legend

Thanks ma'am

DarkRebel101:
“It would only be necessary for a writer to secure universal popularity if imagination and intelligence were equally distributed among all men.” — W.H. Auden

[...]

I find all of this rather superficial and hollow. This merely confirms and, sadly, further perpetuates the pitiful and insidiously vile practice that seems de rigueur in this post-postmodern epoch. And that is none other than the cruel imposition of a more superior valuation on popularity and fad than on quality and ingenuity.

Popularity should never be the yardstick in arbitrating any piece of literature, and it most certainly should not be the benchmark in any of the facets of human endeavour. In following this popularity trend is the also the major reason why the Nigerian music industry is an eyesore... or an earsore if you will.

To prove how misleading and irresponsible it could be to arbitrate based on how popular something or someone is, I'd like to squeeze in an analogy.

–Now, imagine the painting of Michel Angelo's “The Last Judgement” were to somehow be scrapped off the walls of the Sistine Chapel so as to be put on public display for a crowd teeming with a hundred illiterate Danfo drivers and only two lettered Sunday historians. The odds are that the vast majority of that ensemble would be unable to apprehend and appreciate the emotive and artistic fathoms of the said painting.

So, can we then in all clear conscience pontificate that because the unschooled demographic of Danfo drivers are/were incapable of recognising and appreciating a brilliant work of art (or literature as the case may be), that it goes a long way in undermining the artistic/literary integrity of the painting/writing in question? I most certainly do not believe so.

[...]

Quality, not popularity, must always serve as the quantification metric in all spheres of life. And that is why I am nominating “Skarle tt”.

This means a lot coming from a "tough" critic like you, thanks Michael