Having moved back to Kano from Abuja, I cannot but notice the fact that my siblings including the very young ones always have their eyes glued to the TV set every time they are either on break from school or every weekend . I also noticed that the most popular TV station in the house is Africa Magic and today I have decided to do a disservice to the Nigerian movie industry.
As a routine, I always come in to exchange pleasantries with my mother and siblings before leaving for work, and today being the3rd of October 2012 was not an exception, approaching the main entrance of the house, I kept hearing voices of people yelling at each other. When in the house I realised it was a scene in one of the stereotype movies that they always show in Africa Magic depicting broken families yelling at each other for tiny issues of life that you should overlook in real-life scenarios.
At that moment, it dawned on me that my siblings especially the little ones could not discern the fact that what they are seeing in the so-called home videos is actually a fiction and therefore not meant for learning purposes; and the reality.
So as of today Africa Magic and all producers of Nigerian home videos have lost the patronage of one Nigerian family, as I have with the full backing of my mother banned the viewing of any Nigerian Home Video(Hausa or any other language) in my house. I also urge on every well-meaning Nigerian who wants a crises free society to start from his or her immediate family, by making sure he does not expose his family to materials that will train them in the art of quarrelling.
Having the privilege of being raised in a home where I have never seen my father yelling at my mother in the presence of any third party not even us,( their kids), I have always intended to emulate the relationship of my parents who have been married now for thirty years when I finally settle down with my own family. With the kind of media we get exposed to on a daily basis, I have already started having reservations on the possibility of having a home as peaceful as the one I was raised in thanks to our contemporary media.
I deemed it expedient to write this piece out of the pain, anguish, and heartache I felt when I saw the level of concentration my little sister Asma’u was giving to the act of ruckus as portrayed by our movie industry.
My question for Nolly/Kanny or whatever wood they call themselves is; is this the kind of impact you intend to impart on the characters that will play a part in fine-tuning the future of our country?
Bashir Saleh Abdu
As a routine, I always come in to exchange pleasantries with my mother and siblings before leaving for work, and today being the3rd of October 2012 was not an exception, approaching the main entrance of the house, I kept hearing voices of people yelling at each other. When in the house I realised it was a scene in one of the stereotype movies that they always show in Africa Magic depicting broken families yelling at each other for tiny issues of life that you should overlook in real-life scenarios.
At that moment, it dawned on me that my siblings especially the little ones could not discern the fact that what they are seeing in the so-called home videos is actually a fiction and therefore not meant for learning purposes; and the reality.
So as of today Africa Magic and all producers of Nigerian home videos have lost the patronage of one Nigerian family, as I have with the full backing of my mother banned the viewing of any Nigerian Home Video(Hausa or any other language) in my house. I also urge on every well-meaning Nigerian who wants a crises free society to start from his or her immediate family, by making sure he does not expose his family to materials that will train them in the art of quarrelling.
Having the privilege of being raised in a home where I have never seen my father yelling at my mother in the presence of any third party not even us,( their kids), I have always intended to emulate the relationship of my parents who have been married now for thirty years when I finally settle down with my own family. With the kind of media we get exposed to on a daily basis, I have already started having reservations on the possibility of having a home as peaceful as the one I was raised in thanks to our contemporary media.
I deemed it expedient to write this piece out of the pain, anguish, and heartache I felt when I saw the level of concentration my little sister Asma’u was giving to the act of ruckus as portrayed by our movie industry.
My question for Nolly/Kanny or whatever wood they call themselves is; is this the kind of impact you intend to impart on the characters that will play a part in fine-tuning the future of our country?
Bashir Saleh Abdu
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