DECENCY and the entertainment industry. Part 1

There is a thin line between being free and lacking decency and people in the entertainment are (in my opinion) are flirting with this thin line.

Some people were arguing that if we can watch and enjoy Americans and the rest of the western world that show nothing less than nudity why should we complain about our own stars.

Some people had an issue with how young the girls in the acts are; while other people were stressing the fact that no-one forced them to appear in that manner. Someone actually tried to use culture to justify this acts. See back in the day when culture still was- women walked around half naked and this was not only acceptable but common practice. That was when women were still object who had no rights, feelings or opinions according to men.






I hate it when we resort to culture to suit ourselves or to justify our wrongdoings.
While we are on 'culture' I think the only thing that has remained of our culture (but is slowly fading away) is Decency, one of the few things that make me proudly African. We are nothing like the Americans, our values will never be the same, our laws differ, our morals are not on the same wavelength and we definitely think differently from them. We might love and follow some of the things they do but I think compromising Decency because of what Americans think is hot or not is a sign of a very weak continent



Look at women like Mirriam Makeba, Tina Turner, Diana Ross, Zamajobe, Judith Sephuma, Whitney Houston, Yvonne Chaka Chaka the list is endless. They are not my personal favorites but they are women who have my respect. Their talent sells them- not what they are willing to take off in front of an audience or cameras.




I have been disappointed by a number of young female artist- particularly because what they do not only affects their dignity but leaves a message (not a pretty one) in men's mind and influences little girls who look up to them.

















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