Of what relevance to society is my grandmother
who happens to be in her late seventies? Sorry to
say but her breast is sagging and drooping,
sometimes I imagine she has to literally kick them
out of her way to walk a short distance. The reality
check is that most old women who happen to be in
a similar age category as my granny face such
‘natural landslides’, it is normal. The question then
becomes, is this all they have to offer to society?
I do not think I am the only person who gets sick
whenever I see or hear these home grown
‘Rihannas’and ‘Soweto ladies’ speak. I sometimes
wonder which is bigger their teats or their brains.
Do not get me wrong here, I absolutely stand for
women empowerment, in fact as a UN Women
ambassador for HeForShe campaign, one of the
things I often stand up for are women who are
suppressed or abused. Unfortunately, one of the
few things I shall never stand up for, are women
who misinform and misdirect our young ones about
what womanhood is all about. Women who think
they can make lasting impact in society by stripping
whenever the opportunity presents itself. I recently
listened to one of our homegrown Rihannas on a
popular radio station defending what was obviously
an obscene outfit she wore to a social gathering.
“Why did you dress like that to expose all those
parts,” the host asked. She responded, “All I have
are my breasts, so I decided to show it to the world
to attract attention,” she gladly responded without a
shrewd of guilt. No wonder Einstein once said,
“Thinking is a difficult job that is why only few
people engage in it.”
Let me say that indeed she has caught my eye with
that crass of a dress and I believe the attention of
millions of Ghanaians as well and this attention has
informed my decision to hide my six year old
daughter from her likes. I would rather prefer my
daughter to grow up in a society where she can
look up to women of substance such as Shirley
Frimpong Manso who has demonstrated over and
over again that you do not have to strip naked to
attract the attention of the world. She has
demonstrated to our young and upcoming women
that it takes more than the outer shell of a human
being to make a lasting impact in society. She
obviously has demonstrated to the world that her
brains are much more bigger than her teats.
“Who are you to critique these ‘Rihannalike’ ladies
like that?” That is if they are ladies in the first
place!!! Someone may demand. I was not surprised
to hear another popular so called ‘movie star’
defend this sickening attitude engulfing our society
when she said, this is freedom and democracy
everybody does what pleases them. I highly
subscribe to her line of reasoning. Of course this is
democracy, and if you think as a public figure; you
can set bad precedence for the millions of children
who are looking up to you, what makes you think I
do not have the freedom to wield the power of my
pen to influence millions of people positively. After
all we all have our freedom, Don’t we?
Photo: Nikki Samonas
Perhaps I need to show more of my ‘sakkorra
chest’ and ‘flattened buttocks’ to gain international
attention and boost my google, facebook and
youtube traffic. Maybe that’s all I also have to offer
as well but you see, what then happens to my
relevance to society seventy years down the line
when I am as old as my granny is today. Of what
use shall the likes of Nikki and the ‘Obama hit
maker’ have in society when ‘Darwin’s Evolution’
catches up with them. Someone might want to
explain ‘Darwin’s Evolution’ to them. I do not think
they have ever given it a thought. Yes, I am being
as candid as I can because the impacts of their
actions on our young ones are enormous and far
reaching. Being on the screens demands
responsibility and if they shall not take up that
mantle of responsibility, I shall forcefully place it in
their bras. Did I just say this? I simply cannot stand
aloof and watch a few bad nuts destroy our moral
fabric by actively promoting live porn in the media,
to say the least. Think whatever you want to think,
this is Ghana. If you disagree, perhaps you need a
ticket to Saudi Arabia, Iran or China. Choose one; I
shall buy you the ticket. Hahahaha. I now sound like
that politician.
Photo: Deborah Vanessa
On a serious note, lest I forget, it is never too late to
turn a new leaf, we are all bound to make mistakes
at a point in time and do not expect society to
crucify us. I would rather want to assume these
young ladies are honestly doing this crazy stuff in
the name of modeling or show business because
they are simply ignorant. I hope they quickly see
the sense in living a life that adds to society and not
rather destroy what society has built. I hope they
see the sense in what I am saying. Women like
Emma Watson, Rosa Parks, and Michelle Obama,
just to mention a few have all demonstrated that
you do not have to walk in town with the visible
inscriptions on your forehead, “anything goes”
before the world recognizes your efforts.
My grandmother may be in her seventies but I am
proud she doesn’t allow her drooping chest or
upended breasts to determine her importance and
relevance to society. Even at that age, she owns
several farms and brings meaning to the lives of
others through employment. Yes she doesn’t
destroy society, she adds positively to society. Let
us all learn these lessons very early in life
especially my sisters, you have more to offer than
your body and looks which is bound to display the
appearance like that of my granny fifty years down
the line. This is depreciation 101 and there is
nothing wrong with that. Do not buy that junk you
always see on the screens, it is great you are
beautiful but our bodies are more valuable than
bikinis and semi nude pictures. Our bodies are the
temple of the Holy Spirit. Let us therefore present
our bodies as living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto
God. Let us manifest the glory of God in our bodies.
A Letter To My Unborn Six Year Old Daughter.
From my 6 Blue Desk, Achimota School.
By G. K. Sarpong (gideon.sarpong@gmail.com )
Author of Answers to Life’s Foundational Questions
found on amazon, gumroad and google books
https://books.google.com.gh/books?
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http://www.amazon.com/Answers-To-Lifes-
Foundational-Questions-ebook/dp/B00R3H3UH8
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