I met a young man recently, who inspired this post, as he
held such a skewed vision of his reality and reinforced what was wrong with
society all in one feel swoop. It all began while we were watching DSTV music
channels, surfing from Channel O to HipTV and dropping by Ebony Life TV and
Soundcity from time to time. Amidst the hiphop cronies flossing platinum chains
littered with diamonds, surrounded by flash cars and extravagant yachts and
mansions, were a new era of African video vixens. Unlike their American
counterparts, these females were not particularly bestowed with collagen-injected
behinds or silicone inflated chests, but they gyrated all the same, in time to
the catchy afro-beats and the repetitive lyrics of the musician. It was these
said females that were the centre of the young man's attention.
Shirt : H&M | Tank : Primark | Necklace : Vintage | Skirt : ZARA
Its understandable that with the low budget most African
artists work with, and the stigma attached to being a video vixen in Africa in
the first place, that the creme de la creme of society would not be caught dead
on our screens. Yet, the young man felt it was his duty to pinpoint the
skeletons from the obese, the product-enhanced lighties from the sun-snogged
darkies (no racism intended, just using his words). And I was forced to
interject with one wholesome question, “what about you?”
You see, he is what is wrong with society today. At the end
of the day, the successful have no time to bleat about what's wrong because
they are out there rectifying it. The beautiful have no time to rave about
their flaws because they are there werqin' with it! This prompted me to review
my stance. I spend enough time ranting about the errors I encounter all around
me but perhaps its time I empowered females by speaking and acting, rather than
taking a back seat. One of my most loved posts of late was that which discussed whether youtubers were the new housewives, and I called on the professionals
& 9-5ers to step up to the plate and showcase a whole new breed of females
making an impact on the world w/o dependence on their looks or blabbing on
about their latest purchases. In the gap that still remains, I intend to step
in, quit moaning and ACT!
Onyxsta says…BLEURGH!! I compel you to hold a mirror up and
really question what you see before pulling it down and critiquing the world
around you.
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