tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post8957195521262839603..comments2023-11-24T05:45:46.762-05:00Comments on kiss my black ads: KFC SA: HeadCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06008854814280963268noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-237516679294072112009-03-25T23:20:00.000-04:002009-03-25T23:20:00.000-04:00A black south African definitely had a hand in thi...A black south African definitely had a hand in this as it opens up some of the cultural nuances that actually do happen. My friend from Nigeria said this about the ad:<BR/><BR/>1st it tells us about how we devalue our children and selves<BR/>and about empty promises that that go with such actions<BR/>then it tell us about how we think west as the solutuion to our problems...<BR/>remember that Omshana never like the how his head was being used as a napkin<BR/>and he could find a local solution to this problem, ie<BR/>there was no local food sumptous enough to discourage the elders from rubishing him<BR/>but he could remember that several miles away<BR/>in the city was a kfc<BR/>u saw how he suffered by climbing the hilly and dusty road<BR/>just to get a few pieces of chicken<BR/>when the man was contemplating what to do to his fingers<BR/>i tot the boy would offer a napkn that ususally comes with the meals<BR/>but not<BR/>the western food, which many westerners dont even eat, and a sizeable portion of which ends in the thrash can, is <BR/>so highly valued by this african(s)<BR/>whose other crimes include their inability to speak good english<BR/>so overall,<BR/>remember that the only time Omshana didnt show much<BR/>reservation about his his head being used for napkin<BR/>was at the beginning of the ad<BR/>subsequently<BR/> it could be seen on his countenence and sublime grunts<BR/>that he was dissatisfied by the treatment<BR/>so, a tension was building<BR/>which crescendoed when refuse to answer his call<BR/>the next action of his would have been more rebellious<BR/>and possibly, catastrophic!<BR/>but then comes in <BR/>the divine arbiter of all intra-African crises, the WEST!, in this case personofied by KFCC! <BR/><BR/>As far as head wiping goes he said this when I asked if this is a true part of the culture:<BR/><BR/>yes. in the context of the ad we just saw, it's a sign of blessing<BR/>and the child's humility and subjugation to his elders<BR/>in other places, this could either obliterate/transfer a child's destiny /talentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6909957245407067880.post-45671588604579508102009-03-18T11:04:00.000-04:002009-03-18T11:04:00.000-04:00That is a funny ad, I don't think it deserves the ...That is a funny ad, I don't think it deserves the caption you gave it, I am black and only a black person in SA could have come up with that insight, sometimes it's not about black or white, but about drawing from your upbringing and using it to enrich and better yourself. GO SAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com