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Exactly. It is a platform to showcase your own beauty. All other girls are rocking their own hair but Afrikans are wearing copies (poorly made copies at that) of other people's hair. The issue is deep. Now Miss Tanzania in the video you posted exemplifies pure natural beauty...she's beautiful.

alanmwene: What these black girls don't understand is that judges don't care for the size of their weaves,they want to see natural beauty.Too much fake hairs make them look very cheap and says a lot about their self esteem issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeyBIysrNI0

My thoughts exactly. How can you compete against the people you are trying to copy? Just imagine the thoughts in the other girls' heads. Of course they will feel "superior" plus extra boosts of confidence. Our black girls still look stunning though. They could have been OUTSTANDING however.

alanmwene: Beautiful,but wasup with black women and their silly obsession with fake white hair?

It is a damn shame that a lot of Nigerians are ignorant of the Nigerian constitution about marriage. While I share Stella's passion and emotion, she falls into that category herself.

The truth is that going by the Nigerian Constitution, Yerima did not contravene the law. The corrupt Nigerian Constitution actually permits Muslims to carry out their marriage customarily without interference from the country's general law. In other words, the Constitution (and other instruments such as the Child Rights Act etc.) ordinarily states that 18 should be the minimum age for marriage.....HOWEVER (a big however), this does not apply to marriages conducted under Islamic/Sharia/Customary laws. Read the Nigerian constitution(Nigerian Constitution, 1999, Section 277)it is stated there. That is why Yerima was confident that under 18 marriage is not a crime in Nigeria and to this he mentioned during this programme..."Take the issue to the courts and test the law" or something like that.

So, ladies and gentlemen, we actually do live in the Islamic Republic of Nigeria lol. The constitution actually gives special rights to marriages conducted under sharia law and that is reflected in Yerima and Akintola's repeated "under Islamic law argument"

If we really care about the evils of child marriage, we should be strongly calling for a complete review and eventual redraft of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Stop following the #childnotbride bandwagon.

Here is an article that expatiates more on this issue: http://thestubbornafrikan./2013/07/30/child-marriage-law-protests-in-nigeria-bandwagonism-bad-journalism-and-the-real-problem/

Peace!

Ah...I see. Guess you can't rock the fro then but it definately does not suck. I'm sure it looks great. Like you said, just got to embrace the diversity.

caribchic: Actually the minute mine passes a few inches it starts to grow downward which really suck to me..but its just part of the beautiful diversity of our natural hair..u can do anything with it, i think its muy awesome.

Actually you are right...there are some that grow downwards. Does yours have to reach a certain length before dropping down or it just grows straight down? Completely right about the natural hair shift. From where I am as well, more ladies are beginning to rock the hair that freely grows on their heads.

caribchic: I'm in love with the texture of black hair too, but not all grow upward tho lol...mine always grown down, can't stand that shizz.
I've seen a shift where more women are embracing their natural hair where i am and i think its pretty awesome.

Lol...now that's funny. I disagree with focus...while being raped and pillaged? The only reason why the colonial times SEEM better is because they made THEMSELVES more comfortable because they lived amongst us. Only black stooges gained some benefits which were actually crumbs at the feet of the master's table. The focus you talk about was not for us but for them. The reason why things are bad right now is because those black stooges were left in power and the imperialist had not interest in making them comfortable, so they resorted to corruption to make themselves comfortable...in the true sense of independence, I don't see what Nigeria actually gained independence from. There was no independence.

vladimiros: i will do anything to go back to colonisation

we had focus then

I wonder if 'deliverance action' will be supported by him

These are all beautiful Afrikan ladies. Not a fan of beauty pageants but South Sudan, Gabon, Zambia and Guinea Bissau ned to lose their weaves though.

Well, I have made up my mind that I will only marry a lady who rocks and loves her own hair. Not because of anything else other than the love of black hair texture...it grows upwards, not downwards. I have to admit that you are right about guys though, most will not go near a lady with natural hair yet we complain about those with weaves.

kenyattamoore: would you date a woman with that hairstyle?be honest

Some of those extravagant ones are obviously for ceremonial purposes only. Back then with the many ceremonies, it only makes sense that ladies show off what they can do with their own hair.

Bukwazy: Hw wil som1 wyt dat first hairstyle slip @ night

Indeed these need to be re-introduced. You make a very good point about the guys though. Many of us are hypocrites and only have eyes for girls who wear 'hair hats'.

kreami diva: I'm making one of them one of these days. Someone needs to re-introduce it.



Meanwhile,all these guys wey dey this thread dey talk anyhow will go after a lady with brazilian hair and call anyone wearing these other hairstyles mgbeke or village girl. If u guys like it,ask your girlfriends to make it make we see wetin go happen

So very on point!! For about a year now, I have tried as much as possible to increase my patronage for African/Black products while limiting European patronage. While I am doing better, I am not doing a good enough job, hypocrisy always creeps in here and there.

The biggest problem Africa has is the modern day African.

Swahili, French and Hausa, respectively.

Swahili because it is an African language and also, the most widely spoken language in Africa. I'd rather learn an African language first before picking up another European/Foreign language (I speak Yoruba and English)

French because of its strategic advantages. Would be nice to be able to communicate with my fellow Francophone Africans not because I like the language.

Hausa because it would be nice to learn a second language from my region which is called Nigeria. It is also the second most widely spoken language in Africa, I believe. This really should have been Igbo but the fact that the Hausa/Fulani language is spoken in many other African countries is very appealing.


Honorable mentions (yea, I know it should be only 3 but these languages also fascinate me): Igbo, Shona, Patois, Susu, Mende, Wolof, isiZulu, Portuguese, Creole to name a few (if a human brain can accommodate all)

uceee: A million likes for this post. When I heard about a show called Big Brother Africa, I was just a secondary school kid. I had read the novel, nineteen eighty four by George Orwell, so I was eager to see the African version of Big brother. The name is terribly misleading. Are the things they depict there what Africa and Africans are about?

Thanks. Funny thing is that I've never read that novel. Perhaps I should pick it up, sounds like its timeless and could still be very relevant.

lonelypal: Okay I coudnt av said it better...this is the most sensible and objective view have seen so far on this BBA debacle. You nailed it bro. I surely will contact you soon, we could rub minds on proffering a solution, who knows. Cheers

Cheers bro. Let's make it happen.

Well written article. While I agree that BBA is corrupting and eroding our cultural values, I think there are so many other factors involved.

Regarding the 'underdevelopment' of Africa, I also feel that BBA is not soley responsible. However, to those who are saying BBA has no connection with the underdevelopment of the continent, consider the following questions...

1. How exactly has BBA promoted Africa besides just the use of the Africa tag?
2. Does the show actually promote African culture and values? Would anyone actually learn any tangible thing about Africa by watching the show? (does anyone think Africa can progress without its culture and values? What most of us call development is actually the erosion of our identity and the adoption of another's identity which eventually makes us become a very poor photocopy of the West. We've had decades of proof and experience of this.
3. When has BBA ever made anyone want to purchase African products and patronize local entreprenuers? (BBA actually does the opposite and please, Multichoice is not African, sorry). If this holds true, then BBA actually contributes to the underdevelopment of the continent because watching BBA makes you crave European products and ideas which is actually detrimental to the continent's local economy.
4. Which BBA headlines actually focuses on the numerous problems facing the continent? Or which task brings the team mates (or is it housemates) together to brainstorm and think about possible solutions to the myriad of problems on the continent? Yes, I know, it is an entertainment show blah blah...who says problem solving cannot be entertaining? Actually, what better way is there to get the youths involved in shaping the future of the continent other than through entertainment? Like the saying goes...'if you are not the solution, you are part of the problem'.

Moral of the rant: please cut the threadstarter some slack. From what I read, he/she never said BBA is the main (or the ONLY) cause of Africa's underdevelopment, he/she simply tried to demonstrate how useless he/she finds the show and its connection to the underdevelopment of the continent.

Also, to those who are saying 'the show is strictly 18 , therefore there is no problem', one question: do you really believe what you are saying? Do you really believe that only adults get access to the show? With commercials of the show on TV and billboards, do you really think that our kids will not be curious? Are they really blocked out because the show is LABELLED 18 ? Personally, I don't see a problem with an adult deciding to watch the show, its their choice. I am just raising questions.

Now, is BBA a good thing or a bad thing? I honestly think it is not intrinsically a bad thing. It is mainly a tool which can be used positively or negatively? Just like a knife can slice a bread and can also stab a person. BBA is an awesome vehicle but the drivers are bleeped up right now (spinning Abiodun Oyewole's statement about hip hop). It is a great platform that is being wasted in my own humble opinion. The show could be even more and more entertaining if it is used positively.

To the threadstarter: I appreciate your observation and the important points you raised but honestly, talk is cheap (no offence intended at all). There will always be bullshit programs and initiatives, its inevitable. Instead of cursing the dark, we should be lighting a candle. Why don't we (those of us concerned) get together and attempt to counterbalance this negativity that we perceive? We could come up with projects which would address the issues we really feel are important. Hell! We could have a version of BBA which would focus on the education of our youths, bring African youths from all over the world together under one roof and get them to come up with ideas and solutions not to have sex with each other.

Let us not put so much energy into criticism because it is wasted effort. I am available for further discussion and action. Concerned individuals can message me. As bad as the darkness might be, the most effective response to it is to light a candle.

Peace! If you're willing to fight for it.