Regular readers of this blog will know that I am not one to swear as I know my readers are a delicate sort and any sort of profanity will send them rushing for the smelling salts. The less frequent readers who read the title of this post and expected some treatise about my athletic sexual life will also be somewhat disappointed as this post is not about that at all (obviously that would require a book in itself. A small tome. Something along the lines of War and Peace.)
No dear reader this post is about the amount of fxxxing that has been going on on my TV over the past few days. I mean I had first noticed this last year but since I don't spend my time in front of the TV in the daytime it has sort of slipped my attention until now. Over the past few days, working from home and having the box on for background company has been a revelation. Actually too much was revealed.
There has been language that is normally only reserved for after the watershed (9pm) in the Uk and as a matter of fact is not allowed on mainstream commercial channels at all in the US. For good reason. It is called decency. One programme was being broadcast at the exact time as the youngest troublemakers were returning from school and I imagine if, as is their habit , they had settled themselves comfortably in front of the tube to unwind they would have had a few choice things to say to us that evening at story time. And even more awkward questions.
There was frequent use of the F word, the A word, the T word and even more graphic presentations of said words. All this in broad daylight. I mean do we not have a regulator in this country? What does the Minister for Info. & Comms. actually make of this? Should this sort of thing be allowed? What happens during the kids holidays when they are home all day and will probably stumble across these programmes? These are movie channels that one day are showing a children's film and the next an "adult" one. Should DSTV's licence not be reviewed with a view to setting some standards? I am not sure but are they allowed to show these programmes at these times in South Africa?
The most bizarre thing about all this is that whilst all this effing and blinding is going on freely, any mention of the word God is bleeped out! What kind of world are we living in?
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Two things seem to be coming into the culture (ie Nigeria):
1. Swearing, and especially the F-word (note its prevalence in the Nollywood flic du jour, Jenifa
2. Nose piercing.
Of course, in the UK, the F-word is hardly a swear word now (I believe it didn't use to be either). I don't mind swearing (its a celebration of the English language's Anglo-Saxon origins!) as long as the swearers also know and use words like charismatic, expedient and ontological. Lol.
Really? Na wah o! I'm kind of speechless.
@ Jeremy - Nigerians have been using the F-word since my childhood in the 70s. I dont really think that it is just even coming into Nigerian culture. Even Fela used his F-word in his songs like ITT which he sang in 1978 or so....
Toks I dont think you're being fair to the DSTV guys. They are a satellite company and broadcast what you pay for, ie if you suscribe to kiddie channels you get that, if you suscribe to adult channels (including hardcore porn) that is what you get. This is what is obtainable in every part of the world with satellite and even cable tv.
Now the onus lies on the suscriber to activate the parental controls on the decoder if access to some content is to be protected. The blame lies squarely on the laps of parents and guardians who bring in these equipment and do not take the time to learn how to use it or even monitor what their kids and wards watch.
PS- Jeremy happy birthday in arrears jo!
Interesting observations that I hadn't noticed...
D-a-r-l-i-n-g, it's my first time on your blog. I can't comment. I don't know you yet / well - how you write, why you blog, if you Personal Assistant blogs on your behalf, etc. These days of cold / computer virus, I just don't want to catch anything. Consider this as my "wait and see" comment. Okay? Remember when you mama told you not to talk to strangers? It's something like that here - about not knowing a person well and commenting on their blog. You get me? Its like sex on a first date. Some people won't. I would. I wouldn't comment on a blog on the first time. There's a huge difference between sex and commenting on a blog on the first time on the page... With sex, there's instant gratification, but with commenting on a blog, one gets zilch. I'd feel d-i-r-t-y, used and abused... So, darling,... maybe next time, ..maybe,.. but d-e-f-i-n-i-t-e-l-y not tonight that is my first time here. I have standards and reputation to maintain. Ciao.
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Nice try with that title. I was looking forward to reading about your escapades :)
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quick question: what is the T word?
@bumight - can you believe that after all my outrage and passion when writing the post I cannot for the life of me remember? But I assure you it was mighty rude.
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