Tuesday 19 February 2013

Respect the Dead? Gimme a Break!



Does every dead person deserve respect? Would you immortalize an armed robber or a convicted killer who had been handed a death penalty? Would you immortalize a convicted rapist? Murderer? Terrorist? Would you? Why then would society make an attempt to immortalize a woman who spent her life as a junkie? Why would you immortalize a woman who made her career through lewd music? She was talented, fine! She was a good singer, fine! But is she a worthy role model for any child, teenager or youth?
How would you feel seeing your daughter’s or sister’s nude or semi-nude pictures flying around the internet? Wouldn’t you just love to see your daughter teach young children to make sensual motions on television? I bet you’d be proud of her.
With all due respect, such a person deserves none of my respect-dead or alive. Goldie did not impact society positively. Of what benefit has she been to the positive development of any Nigerian youth? Why then would a state governor insult morality and nature by tagging Goldie’s life as “fulfilled”. Nonsense! You ask me not to speak ill of the dead. You ask me not to judge. Hypocrisy! But we are fine with Hollywood stars cussing at the name of Jesus every now and then?! Trash talk!
Why would someone sing about sex and his private part and still be lauded by the highest authority in the land?! The world’s getting darker. Beware!  Be careful! Preserve yourself! Preserve your faith! Things will only get worse.
What legacy would you want to leave behind for your world? For your children and your generations yet unborn? What will you be remembered for?

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