*How Ghanaian women have reduced womanhood to ‘nothing’
The good old days are long gone when womanhood was so revered and envied by virtue of how special God, the creator in his own wisdom crafted women and the indispensable role they exist to play in order to enhance the beauty of the world.
In those days I refer to, it was considered extremely abominable for a woman to expose certain parts of her body. Women dressed decently to conceal their body parts that are deemed provocative and have the potential to incite men sexually. That undeniably was why issues of rape and other sexual scandals were hardly heard of in those days.
However, now, in the name of civilization and globalization, decency and preservation of womanhood have been thrown to the dogs. The things that women wear in this generation make it difficult to figure out the difference between who is a genuine woman and a ‘professional’ prostitute.
As for their breasts and genitals, they have become integral part of the air we breathe and the sights we see every second; different sizes and shapes with specially rehearsed manner of movements to catch attention. You better shut up or you are branded as being out of touch with modern fashion.
These days, a women’s attire is sewn with the sole aim of ensuring that it makes their breasts pop up and out and the genitals well projected. What used to be scared and sought after, has now become almost a ‘useless’ commodity that is even being barter-traded for material things; sometimes with addendum.
What is even more sickening is the fact that, the Ghanaian woman’s naked body has so depreciated in value that, all it seems to be worth now is to be used to sell music videos. Music videos have become more erotic than pornography.
Naked succulent young women display sex positions and styles; gyrating their waists all in the name of dancing, while ironically, their male counterparts are rather dressed decently.
I hope I am not the only one noticing this trend; it seems either womanhood has lost its value completely or as a society, we have accepted nudism as a norm so much that musicians are left with no option but to produce pornography and sell to us as music.
If assuming the latter is true, why do men in music videos dress decently? Is it that their nakedness is not attractive enough to sell music? Why are women the only ones twisting and turning their waists and flaunting their intentionally projected breasts and genitals in a rehearsed erotic manner, while the men are decent?
This is not to incite the men to jump onto the bandwagon of nakedness.
The most sickening situation is the deafening silence of the older generation, clergy and traditional authorities. Some churches countenance some of these things and now some gospel musicians are also joining the fray. Some of their videos are not in any way different from the sexual displays we see in the circular ones.
Who is responsible for checking artistic works before they are allowed to be made public? Is there any regulation at all? If the white elephant called the Cinematography Board is the body responsible for ensuring sanity in the entertainment industry, then what are we waiting for to either dissolve and replace it with a more vibrant entity or strengthen and equip it sufficiently to proactively redeem our already perforated society before it is completely torn beyond repair?
I know this feature will make complete nonsense in some jurisdictions because of their culture. That is why I limited it to Ghana. No wonder in some of those countries whose way of life we are copying blindly, women have been advocating for freedom to walk in public bare-chested, just like their men counterparts.
Where are the Queen mothers of this land when their private parts are openly displayed as surplus commodity? If care is not taken we will continue to understand and accept nudism negligently until it becomes acceptable for Queen mothers to walk in public bare-chested in miniskirts or skimpy dresses.
I thought I learnt there are laws in this country that frown on indecent exposure, for which reason Eugine Ashie a.k.a Wisa is facing trial?
IF HIS ALLEGED EXPOSURE OF PENIS ON STAGE, WHILE PERFORMING IS THE ONLY ACT OUR LAWS RECOGNISE AS INDECENT EXPOSURE, BUT EXPOSURE OF VAGINA IN A SIMILAR FASHION IS NOT INDECENT, THEN THE LAWS THEMSELVES NEED MORE HELP THAN WE THE PEOPLE WHOSE CONDUCTS THEY WERE ENACTED TO REGULATE.
The future of our children and the next generations is really bleak, especially as the young ones are fast copying this madness we call modernisation. As for the family system and its breakdown, the least said about it the better.
Source: Nana Reagan/abusuafmonline.com
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On point
@Nana Sarpong, will you allow your wife to be on stage in this form?
Did somebody write nice etu? Really? Apuu. It looks so disgusting. This is nice? I pity you
In as much as I agree with the writer, I believe tagging all Ghanaian women with this nuisance cannot be correct. The body of my wife has not depreciated. It has rather appreciated. Let not make it look like all women affair. These are but a few on the lunatic fringe.
nice etu
Nana, l really enjoyed your article because it is the exact thing we see these days. Now, the clergy to be precise I think have no roll to play in this filth. Where are the parents of these children? Charity we are told begins at home. I quite remembered when I was in the secondary, am talking about the teenage days, ladies of my age in that residential area don't dress anyhow. We listened to our parents and thank God we all grew up very well, dress modestly to the admiration of all. I have very beautiful legs but trust, you will always see me in long skirts or what we call kaba and slit and you will not see any part of my upper body. It is very sad these days to see married women with their husbands with their breast protruding and I ask myself, is the man comfortable with what his wife is wearing? women of today have to think twice.
The writer has hit the nail right on the head! We have lost the battle on morality and these days you can hardly differentiate between a mad woman and a sane one;maybe except the skin smoothness! I don't know if the society is silently salivating over these lude caricatures of women walking around or we have become used to it and instituted it just like democracy! Some even dress close to that and enter churches and when they sit down you can see their panties and G-strings! There was an incident in this country where a musician mounted a stage to perform and lo and behold she was not wearing any panties! Her private part , which according to those who saw it, was like Achimota forest and was on full display! What goan! Bingi man no dey mix babylon with weed ooo!
MR KWABENA...I think your words are too harsh. The fact that you disagree doesn't give u the go ahead to talk trash. I totally agree with the writer. Morality in this era has been totally relegated to the ground. This is very alarming and the authorities should boldly take a public stance on this. Like the writer, i fear for posterity
This is the most ***barred word*** article I have had the misfortune to read. The writer should go back and live in his primitive imaginal world and leave these modern women who appreciate their wonderfully made bodies by the Creator.
Oh, my God, this writer is actually brought up well and from a good home.You appear to be in the same shoes as I am.The dignity of a woman in Ghana now is nothing to ride home about. The naked exposure of womanhood with impunity in public places is a common sight; to the extent that most men like myself are no longer attracted by even those women who try to dress decently.The fact is, what is secret, decent or dignifying about them is what they willingly display in public domain as cheap commodity. So, what is there again to treasure or respect them for. Iam particularly worried about the future of our children who are also witnessing the phenomenon. And yet, we have an Institution that deals with culture in this country looking on hopelessly. Parents, please, wake up to your core responsibilities to save the future of your children.