OF BBNAIJA3 AND MORALITY

When Mahatma Gandhi remarked, “In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place,” he must have had me on his mind. I do not aimlessly follow the crowd, rather, I weigh my options before making a decision. Why? If you do not know where you are going, you’ll follow them to where they are going. By implications, you’ll get lost. The BBNAIJA of a thing, to me, is pathetically worrisome. In this age where decadence remains the order of the day, it is dispiriting that such a vile programme is being sponsored when the startling funds used in its production and organisation could be diverted into numerous enviable and laudable activities that’ll spike the standard of living of a number of destitute.

Morality which has always been one of the pointers of our culture is on the decline today. Perhaps, as affirmed by divergent commentaries about this reality show characterised by alcoholism, nudity, sex, fun, entertainment and vulgarism is a testament to its contribution to moral decadence. Such shows should have been tailored towards adult viewers only.

Though, I don’t like the programme because of its seeming reinforcement of the ubiquitous, asphyxiating bubblegum fashion, I still respect the franchise of its galactic audience nationwide. I mean their choice of what to view.

Philosophers say that social reality is not there to be discovered, everyone creates his own social reality. Sufficient to draw from a popular saying that, ‘in every nonsense, there’s always an iota of sense to pick from it. Afterwards, one may now discard the useless part of it.’

As for some of us (given the guidance, education and exposure we have accumulated), we can cherry -pick from the sandy collection of TV offerings, especially the reality creations of predatory capitalists. The problem is that not everyone is media literate to sieve the chaff from the wheat! Folorunso Fatai, English Department, University of Ilorin