I think the organizers of Big Brother know something about this country.
The show has been running for ages but with every episode, I have found joy in so far as our contestants are concerned.
In my view, Big Brother is supposed to reflect the country from which the representative originates.
Quite clearly that is the case when it comes to contestants from this little corner of the world. In fact, Big Brother is accurate when it comes to many countries.
For instance, we know countries where everyone is a looter. The moment their contestant is introduced they are written looter on the forehead.
Then we have countries that are war. Their man or woman in Big Brother is written war the moment we see them. The same applies to our country.
So many local viewers tend to whine and complain about our representatives. I feel the whiners are just embarrassed that they see themselves reflected on television. This country gets the people it deserves on Big Brother.
Viewers across the continent must know that what they see is what occurs in this country.
I am not embarrassed at all by our people on Big Brother because I can relate to what I see. The problem with this country is that people want to manufacture a new reality on television when they know the truth. Others scream that in the name of patriotism, Big Brother must choose contestants who are not reflective of us.
I am not a patriot. I consider myself a mere citizen who happened to be born here. I don’t like the idea of patriotism because it has a whiff of the irrational around it. After all, patriots are the kind of people who march and go to war in the name of a country. There is no way I am going to war in the name of any country until the children of the leaders also do their fair share of dying.
As far as I know, patriots tend to be poor people who buy into the propaganda that it is worthy to sacrifice for the country when the leaders are not prepared to do the same.
In other words, patriots are idiots who cannot think for themselves. I am a citizen and not a patriot. As a citizen I have every right to commend Big Brother for doing a good job of showing us up. The people who represent my country are a true reflection of this place. In the first Big Brother the lady who went there was articulate and street wise. I liked her. She was loud and boisterous enough. Heck, she had no problem with caressing herself during shower hour. I felt she did represent what we are.
We think we are the best people on this continent. She did her bit to demonstrate this attitude. That is why she did not win because other countries are not impressed by all this showing off.
Then came my favourite. The short little guy had a penchant for drink, which is the favourite past time for many locals. I loved watching that boy because his behaviour is exactly what we see in this country every day.
His only problem was that he stumbled when it came to the Queen’s language. But his problem is common here. I must confess I also have it.
You see, locals don’t speak good English. They are into the vernacular big time. Many times in the Big Brother house I could tell he was struggling to express himself and so took solace in drink.
Admittedly local women were unanimous that despite his shortcomings, he stood his ground at shower hour.
Then came my woman.
I think that girl deserves a medal for the manner in which she represented us so well. We may not like it but it is a fact that many local woman have no compunction with enjoying themselves with any man they take a fancy to.
Many viewers claimed to be disgusted by her antics in the Big Brother House. They were disgusted because she exposed us in full view of the entire continent.
She showed everybody how many local women behave. All the people who condemned her were ashamed that she had let the family secret out.
I liked that girl for her honesty. She slept with about three guys in the house. I am certain that if they had allowed her more time she would have bonked every man in that place. That is exactly what many local women do.
It is unfair to suggest that just because she is on television she should pretend otherwise. Her behaviour was a reflection of our reality which is what Big Brother is all about.
By sleeping with three blokes, she showed that before coming to the Big Brother house, she had done it before. I am dead sure that after leaving the show she has continued with her generosity. It is called consistency.
We have no reason to complain when our representatives fly our flag in such a brilliant manner.
Now we are in the new season of Big Brother. When the boy was unveiled last week, people complained. They said there are better looking people in this country.
My answer is that by the same token there are ugly people in this country. The fact that the boy is ugly does not mean he is not representative of our country.
I have ugly relatives. Everyone has ugly relatives. So our man in Big Brother is just fine.
I was not surprised when he hit the drinks on his first day. That is what any local man would have done when they find free drinks.
It is a pity there is no shower hour because he would have revealed how we compare with the rest of the continent. I mean even lapsing into the vernacular at times was something not out of the ordinary. After all, locals complain that they are unable to speak English for long because their jaws start aching.
I know the feeling.
People must stop complaining about Big Brother unless they want the organizers to manufacture a new reality.
To the organizers of Big Brother I say keep it up. Keep on selecting more locals who reflect who we are!
