I was starting to enjoy the exciting twists in the Big Brother Africa Revolution but after seeing the elimination of Ras Wayo and no introduction of a Ghanaian female housemate, I think the concept of the revolution was not fully thought through and rather unfortunate.Some of the twists are pointless to the core: why are there more housemates from certain countries than others when in fact the idea of having a continental show was to bring the various countries together. With the introduction of 12 female housemates into the house on Sunday, there are now 4 Nigerians, 2 Kenyans and other multiple entries for some other countries while Ghana has no rep at the moment. Is this all in the interest of exciting viewership? Or are some countries better represented in the house because M-net/DStv stands to gain more from those countries?One funny thing is that Big Brother has allowed 'voting conspiracy' this season and most likely alliances are going to be formed along nationalities. This would most likely create a lot of antagonism among housemates and yet M-net came out boldly to say that they changed the voting rules this year so people would vote to save their favourite instead of voting out their least favourite to promote 'positivity' instead of negativity.In a surprise announcement, Ghana's representative, Ras Wayo became the second Housemate to leave the BBA House during the show's first Eviction Show. Wayoe entered the stage to a crowd chanting his name to a Reggae tune. He told IK, the host, that he was not surprised to have left the House and does not think his Rastafarian way of life played a part in viewers not voting for him.Well Ghanaians aren't surprised either because his Jamaican patois became an issue immediately when he was introduced into the house. So why was Ras Wayo chosen to represent Ghana in the first place? M-net and the producers of the show chose someone whom in their view would over the best entertainment value for viewers from all participating countries. What made Wayoe the best candidate for Ghana when the whole of Africa thought otherwise only in the first week of the show? Could individual countries choose their own reps instead of having the producers force representatives on them?M-net must understand that even though the Big Brother Africa concept is hugely to provide entertainment for Africa, for some of us, it is an issue of national pride and as I Ghanaian I am disappointed at the so-called revolution!
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http://www.modernghana.com/music/10035/3/ghana-treated-unfairly-in-big-brother-afr.html
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thanks for reposting this. some of these shows are always biased so I waste no time on them.
ReplyDeleteI know nothing about BBA but why did they chose a rastafarian? If everyone is blatantly going to vote along country lines its a bit unfair, it not a typical representation of a Ghanaian, and if for some unknown reason there is only one Ghana at least let him be someone who will resonate with the people! But yes BB is a waste of time wherever they do ti
ReplyDeleteyou have truly reflected the minds of many of us. Why he was chosen in the first place beats me, but the major disappointment was havin to watch last week's programme,egarly waiting for the female rep from GH, with the hopes that she would redeem our pride, only to be let down.
ReplyDelete@NFA, there is saying that goes, "Long TV programs are like a rocking chair, they keep you busy but take you nowhere"
ReplyDeleteYou have every right to ignore this.
@Nsoroma, my view of BBA is that it is supposed to bring normal human beings and put them under the camera. I have no beef as to why they chose a rastafarian, but I seriously thing they should show the results, where they came from, how they are counted etc. It should be an open process, otherwise at the moment I suspect it is riddled with abuse.
ReplyDelete@Lucci, I think this whole Revolution theme is expected to bring wild sexual binges. You can tell from the separation of the boys from the girls that the organizers wish to technically arouse all housemates before they are put together in an explosive encounter. This will surely produce some pornographic material withing the third week, you can mark my words. We will see.
ReplyDeleteI don't necessarily feel that choosing a rastafarian is a bad thing per se, however in a situation where people are voting along country lines and in a continent where rastafarians evoke strong (often negative) emotions, I think the organisers put GH at a disadvantage.
ReplyDeleteGuys guys pple are voted off each week it so happens that wayo was second to go live with it!
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