Apart from the Big Brother concept providing pure entertainment for viewers all around the world, I do personally see any other genuine benefits this reality TV has—except of course to the eventual winner and to the few other participants who may come out with some sort of stardom subsequent to certain gross violations of their personal dignity.
For the purpose of this discussion, I will narrow down the in-house happenings of the many versions of Big Brother to the one we have in Africa, popularly called Big Brother Africa (BBA) which has become an annual ‘something’ to look up to on the continent.
If you are one of the few people who think like me, you may probably have asked yourself what may push someone to be part of this sort of human experiment—that is what it is to me, and nothing more. Except that one person is given a chunk sum of money at the end of the experiment by virtue of the fact that people at their homes have voted for this person as the best in that experiment.
Do not be misled by the amount of dollars the organisers give out to the ultimate winner, the reality TV show is certainly one of the many tacky modern day businesses, being run by certain ‘smart’ people who may have more respect for money than other human beings.
I wouldn’t wholly blame the organizers for staging this unworthy human experiment which basically cages human beings (let’s say desperate human beings) in a house, and place cameras all around the house just for others to relax at their homes and watch these human beings live. Personally, I even struggle to find what is entertaining about watching other human beings sleep or just do whatever they do for about 2-3 months.
But the above is a decision individuals should be allowed to take—as to how they want to use their time, useful or for such things.
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- ‘Big Brother Africa’ is an adaptation from popular reality TV game show, ‘Big Brother’.
- Big Brother Africa is the African version of the international reality television franchise Big Brother created by producer John de Mol in 1997. The show was first aired in 2003 for one season on M-Net and broadcast to audiences in 42 African countries.
My real worry springs from how EXPLOITATIVE organizers of Big Brother Africa have become—and since I am a woman, I will take keen interest in how the integrity of female housemates is uninterrupted disrespected as part of the entertainment the show brings to viewers.
There is this bit of Big Brother Africa called-Shower Hour and this basically is; cameras are also put in the bathrooms for viewers to see the housemates take their shower. And interestingly, each year women participants despite knowing of these cameras take their showers totally NAKED—unmoved by morals or the disgraceful fact that the whole world may be watching.
Perhaps you will need to see a video from the shower hour (provided below) and you will clearly understand the sort of disrespect that these women allow themselves to be part of—all for this thing called fame or money.
I call the Big Brother Africa shower hour exploitative and a violation of a person’s integrity due to the fact that, the organizers sell this shower hour videos/footage at a premium price. So to see the shower hour sessions (special part of the reality TV), you have to pay extra money. I wonder what is special about watching women with all their b**b and choochie out showering—except for the perverts and also to serve as homemade p*rn.
I wouldn’t want to shift the blame to the huge number of viewers who pay to watch the Shower Hour and out of my head, I will presume most of these viewers are men—of course they ought to be.
The blame majorly rests on the women who willingly sign-up to be part of this competition, knowing that their womanhood will be traded to the highest bidder and their shower sessions will become home p*rn on the phones and tablets of almost every African.
Since the organizers seem to have no conscience, you cannot expect any sort of moral consensus with them being part of it that; selling the N*kedness of other human beings, especially women who have been lured into such ‘nonsense’ with money or promise of fame is plainly WRONG, no matter the financial gains.
For how long would women especially African women allow ourselves to be totally ridiculed and be subjected to such gross contempt—in a bid to become rich or famous? The ultimate prize mostly goes to one person but more than one woman will have to show their private bodies and allow them to be sold; so that one person can win some money?
Even if you win the final cash prize, what is the difference between you and the popular p*rn star—-maybe you didn’t have sex on full camera (which some do while in the house) but you have nothing private about your body anymore, just like the p*rn stars.
And it wouldn’t surprise me that on top of the big organizing company and sponsoring companies of the Big Brother Africa are men with daughters and sisters—yet the profit motive is so tempting that they do not care about the image of the African woman.
Poverty and desperate desires for fame or whatever can make a person do the most shocking thing in life—but to willingly sign a paper to have your personal integrity violated and the violation sold to others in this way is beyond pathetic. It’s insane…
Big Brother Africa Winners
If all the female participants request that until the cameras are taken from the bathroom they would not participate, I assure you that this will be done—else, the organisers can cage the men only which people will not bother watching.
But who is that bold person to initiate this? Perhaps we can start a campaign on social media by sharing this article with the harshtag; #EndBBAShowerHour .Maybe we will get heard and this calculated violation and disrespect of the African woman would STOP.
| Birth name | Susan Oluwabimpe Filani |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1981 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Died | 14 February 2013 (aged 31) Lagos, Nigeria |
| Genres | R&B, pop, rap, electropop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, rapper, songwriter, television personality |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–2013 |
| Labels | Kennis Music |
| Associated acts | Jaywon, Baba Keke, Jay Marins, Navio, A.Y. |
| Website | www.goldieharvey.net |
Susan Oluwabimpe 'Goldie' Filani Harvey (23 October 1981 – 14 February 2013) was a Nigerian professional singer and a Big Brother Africa star.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Susan Oluwabimpe 'Goldie' Filani was married to Andrew Harvey, an engineer based in Malaysia, in 2005, though this fact was not widely known before she died.[2][3]
Harvey had won several African music awards[1] including a Top Naija Music Award.[4] She appeared on Big Brother Africa in 2012 which was her first TV appearance. She and Kenyan rapper Prezzo, another BBA housemate, appeared to have a close relationship on the show.[5]
Death and memorial[edit]
After returning home to Nigeria from the 2013 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, she complained of a headache and was rushed to hospital where she was later pronounced dead.[6][7][1][8][9][10] Although there were rumors that she may have used drugs that caused her death, her husband denied that possibility.[11] According to an autopsy conducted by the Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, the Nigerian pop star died of ‘hypertensive heart disease,’ which triggered an “intracerebral hemorrhage.' [12] Goldie, 31 years old at the time of her death,[1] was laid to rest at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos.[13]
She was buried on the 25th of February, 2013 at the Vaults and Gardens Cemetery, Ikoyi, Lagos.[1][13]
On 13 April 2013, press releases said that properties of Goldie Harvey have been willed to charity organisations.[14]
Discography[edit]
- 2010 – Gold
- 2011 – Gold Reloaded
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Event | Prize | Nominated work | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Tush Awards | Best Female Musician | Won | ||
| 2011 | The Headies | Best Collabo | 'You Know It' (featuring eLDee) | Nominated | [15] |
References[edit]
Big Brother Africa Episodes
- ^ abcde'Nigerian singer Susan 'Goldie' Harvey dies in Lagos'. BBC. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^'Our Gold Star…'. jessynaija.org. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ^'Goldie: Why We Kept Our Marriage Secret – Andrew Harvey'The Nation.
- ^Kevin Rutherford, 'Nigerian Singer Goldie Harvey Dead Following Trip to Grammy Awards'Billboard (15 February 2013).
- ^Monday Ateboh, 'Goldie Harvey’s husband warns Prezzo to keep off as he mourns wife’s death'Premium Times (16 February 2013).
- ^'Nigerian Singer Goldie Harvey Dead Following Trip to Grammy Awards'. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^'Nigerian singer, reality star Goldie Harvey dies'. NDTV. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^'Nigerian artist Goldie Harvey is dead'. Daily Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
- ^'Nigerian pop singer, Goldie Harvey is dead'. Business Day.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
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- ^Abdulrahman Abdulmalik, 'Goldie didn’t die of drug complications, says husband'Premium Times (16 February 2013).
- ^'Goldie Harvey's Rutopsy Result Released…Died of Hypertension'. Vanguard Media Limited, Nigeria. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ ab'Goldie Harvey buried in private ceremony'. The Vanguard. February 25, 2013. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^'PHOTOS: Late Goldie Harvey Wills Her Property To Charity'. Information Nigeria. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^Arogundade, Funsho (26 October 2011). '2011 The Headies: 2Face, Darey, MI, Others Win Multiple Awards'. P.M. News. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
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