#BBATheChase: South Africa(Angelo) Has Fingered And Sub-R*ped Nigeria(Beverly)- Charles Novia

Big Brother Africa has taken over all social sites, both foreign and local. It’s arguably the most watched and followed reality TV show on the continent presently.

Just days back, blogs and website were filled with headlines of our Nigerian Beverly, getting nasty with South African housemate – Angelo.

Charles Novia, a movie director, producer and actor has shown his clear discontempt for the show, this is what he had to say.

I mentioned earlier on my facebook page that I don’t follow Big Brother Africa and that is by choice. A choice I believe lots of people have on their decoders by ignoring or disabling the channel off their bouquet. I align myself with Professor Wole Soyinka’s
statement made a few years back that BBA is pervasive and debasing.
Reading snippets of this year’s edition on some online platforms, I think the Good Prof’s statement has largely been vindicated.
Uninhibited sexual frolicks on open camera, accusations of STDs being passed around, shameless smooching by hormonal charged housemates and ear-tingling swear words are the pre-dominant values being shown to the
continent from that neo-Gommorhic
contraption of a creation. Of course, I’m told the content producers cleverly hide my above description with so-called tasks which lamely try to project positive African cultures and traditions; which is ironical because such modern franchises like BBA are neo-imperialist means of eroding the very essence of Africanism as the world moves to an incomprehensible digital age.
There are various countries represented in the BBA house from many African countries.
The Producers of the show cleverly put up a caveat that the contestants represent themselves and not their countries, which I find nebulous and amusing. But I understand why they are playing safe. The reality is that
BBA is a competition and every person in that house represents (intentionally or otherwise) the culture and morals of their respective countries. So when one housemate screams blue murder that he was infected by another with an sexually transmitted disease (I’m told its a Nando accusing a Selly) its
not just a personal accusation. Its Nando’s country (Tanzania) accusing Ghana of giving them Chlamydia. That’s just the plain reality.
And while some of us are sniggering about that, the latest furore generated by Nigeria’s representative in the house, Beverly Osu, over her unlimited libido is as shameful to many as it is interesting to others. Almost all major Nigerian online sites and newspapers have been awash with
opinions and comments for the past couple of days about how Beverly got herself in a ferocious foreplay which was caught on camera. In accompanying pictures, Beverly is
seen with her South African romantic
interest, Angelo, in a hot-blooded sexual position with mouth agape in ecstasy as he does something to her with his finger. In fact, I don’t even know which is more shocking, the act itself or the crass reportage given to it by the bloggers. Most of the bloggers went on a tactless headline
spree by posting headlines such as ‘Beverly Osu ‘fingered’ by Angelo’ and other shocking headlines like that. What is that naa? Ehn? I guess they didn’t know how else to report it except in the tell-it-like-it-is headline.
Anyway, the arguement in Beverly’s favour is as amusing to me as it is as silly. Some say its her body and she can do what she wants with it. True. I agree. But those with such opinions could very well ask their sisters or
daughters who have bodies to dance naked in the National Stadium to accentuate their arguement. Since freedom of the body has now moved from being personal to being open
in a visual zoo, then those people might as well go on a naked display.
Another school of thought canvassed by former Big Brother winner, Uti Nwachukwu, says its not easy for a sexually active person to ‘hold bodi’ for 3 months in the house. Is that an excuse? In fact, from the Biblical
perspective, I liken the sexual adventures in the BBA house to the sacrilegeous Absalomic act in the Bible, wherein Absalom openly slept with his Father’s concubines for all to
see on his royal patio. Only, in the BBA, there are no kings or usurpers. Only people who profess to be followers of faiths they don’t know jack about.
Coming back to my hypothesis, it is not Angelo who used the finger on Beverly. Its actually South Africa which has fingered and sub-raped Nigeria. Since both housemates are representatives of their countries, Angelo’s act should be seen for its
symbolism rather than its entertainment value. SA is the biggest economy in Africa, according to financial analysts. Nigeria is the fastest growing economy in Africa.
There’s been a struggle for continental domination by both countries over the years.
To underscore their importance in Africa, South African companies have been investing heavily in Nigeria; finding huge profits in the porous economy of Nigeria. Nigerians welcome all these investments with open arms. Just as Beverly opened her arms and *cough, cough* for Angelo. So, when Angelo carried out his act, he might have been telling us Nigerians who cared to watch, ‘F**k you, all! You Nigerians ain’t shit’. And
that is how I see it.
Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m not xenophobic in anyway. I’m being very realistic. Beverly represents a whoring Nigeria which seem to get nothing right but just allows itself to be
screwed both by internal and external
interests. Its as simple as that.
But all this grammar and analogy I’m giving here will not change something. When this same Beverly comes back from the BBA house, she would have turned into the next big celebrity with possible companies falling over themselves to sign her for endorsements. Its just what pointing fingers can do to one.

2 COMMENTS

  1. @Francis E Tersoo, you are very right my brother,but please next time you are posting a comment please ensure that your English is good enough otherwise I will suggest you post in any of our local languages. Thanks for your comment though.

  2. @Nasir LEAVE THE POOR GUY TO SAY HIS MIND. SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT THINKING ABOUT OUR TOMORROW AND THAT OF OUR UNBORN CHILDREN. WITH BBA, HOW WILL AFRICA BE IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS? WE WOULD HAVE BEEN WIPED AWAY BY THE WRATH OF GOD. THEY WANT TO WATER US DOWN BY INTRODUCING HOMOSEXUAL MARRIAGES AND SPONSORING IT IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WHICH DIDN’T WORK. BBA WILL BE SLASHED THE SAME WAY, BECAUSE, THIS IS MY LAND AND MY CHILDREN WILL NOT GROW UP TO WITNESS THIS SHOW OF SHAME CALLED BBA. SAY I SAID IT, WAIT FOR IT, IT WILL BE WIPED OUT.