Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish
by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it
is stupid. ~ Albert Einstein
Nowadays,
verifying the authenticity of the origin of quotes on the internet it is akin
to passing a donkey through the eye of a needle, but the above quotation looks
like a statement Einstein might say, just like all those gbagauns sound like
something Dame might utter, so let us agree for the purpose of this discourse
that the great Physicist actually said those “words on the marble”. Suffice to say I
absolutely agree with Einstein (of course we all always agree with Einstein),
but Einstein totally ignored a scenario where the fish actually sees itself as
having the ability to climb a tree, didn’t he? And that was the exact scenario
that became a recurring decimal at the auditions for the reality-tv-show
“Project Fame”. There are only two explanations for the flotsam and jetsam that
swarm up on the auditions:- They have auditory impairments so they heard the word “shame” instead of “fame”, and that impairment also explains their being absolutely tone-deaf too.
- They have visual impairments thus they read “shame” instead of “fame”, and that impairment also account for missing out the phrase “singing talents” while reading the basic requirements.
What I saw
repeatedly during the one month audition was an array of clowns who came onto
the stages at different venues to entertain us with their glaring lack of
singing talents. Many were so terrible they could not even recall the lyrics of
songs they had come to perform, and some had voices that would any day rival a
mating frog. In synopsis, the Project Fame Auditions needs to be entered for
the next Academy Awards, and it will scoop all the awards in the category of
Comedy.
In retrospect, I
do not simply think most of the buffoonery we witnessed was the fault of the buffoons;
rather it was really a candid reflection of what is considered the acceptable standard
nowadays -mediocrity. Look at the so-called artistes we are tortured with on
daily basis by the television and radio stations, how many of them should
actually lay claim to the name musician? The only studio the likes of K-Switch
and D’Prince should have been allowed into is a photography studio for their
pre-wedding pictures, and Orezi and Hakym The Dream should not sing in any
other place other than their respective bathrooms, but all these guys have gone
on to record songs and shoot videos; they are enjoying airplay and are gracing
the different colours of carpets that celebrities walk on nowadays. If those
guys can be on TV, why can anyone else not be on TV? Such realities must have
motivated those clowns who should be in school studying or in a vocational
institute learning a craft, or anywhere else apart from those stages, to go
climb the podium to audition for Project Fame.
Deeply
depressing also is the realisation that those auditions boldly highlight the
ills in our society. Our ethos is hinged on cutting corners while pursuing the
unending thirst for glitz and glamour. Necessarily, a society must have
entertainers, but what does the future hold for a society which most of its
people want to be entertainers? Youths nowadays do not consider it natural to
go through the test of the fire to become golden, rather they are hoping to
wake up in the morning and find a gigantic box full of gold beside their
beds. Most of the girls are fixated on
being actresses, models, and dancers; while the guys all want to be musicians
and comedians. They all want to be under the spotlight, smile for the
flashlight, but are not ready to strive under the sunlight. The proliferation
of Reality TV Shows further fuels this belief that anyone can hit the jackpot
and become an overnight celebrity. I am for Reality TV Shows if people actually
go there to exhibit some forms of talent e.g Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Project
Fame, Nigerian Idol, Naija Sings, Box Office, Nigeria Has Got Talents, and some
others; but the essence of Big Brother still eludes me till today, and I think
it should have suffered the same fate as Koko Mansion and House 5, but such is
its popularity magnitude that despite its inane pointlessness it is only
available on DSTV Premium Bouquet. Isn’t that dishearteningly scary?
And the scare
continues…
Thank
You!
God Bless Us
All!!
See You Next
Time!!!
nice one,so on point! i used to wonder y i should waste my precious time watching those BS! Pls tell them ooo, more power to ur elbow.
ReplyDeleteSometimes those shows are usually to be taken as as a comic sketch rather than anything serious.
DeleteNB: kindly leave your name when next you are commenting. It surely helps.
Decided to see if you really were a blogger :)
ReplyDeleteGreat article and some of the others too, especially the one on the mind, memory and experience. Nerd indeed...
I'll be back.
Thank you Ma'am,
DeleteI am just a budding blogger in my spare time trying to fan the ember of writing back to a gigantic flame.
Words of encouragement from an accomplished writer is always the best tonic for a budding writer.
Thanks once again Ma'am.
I enjoyed every second on this article.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed every minute on this article.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much.
DeleteI think I am gradually getting my groove back. *winks*
What did it for was the scenario you identified: what Eistein ignored. Great piece.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bro, just trying to be like you Sir.
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