Somebody explain to me the fascination with Indian soaps on Nigerian TV. The acting is terrible compared to early period of Nollywood. I do not know a people that are more racists than the Indians towards Africans and even their own dark-skinned untouchables. They would rather die than watch a Niger[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Commentary by Chinazor’
September 16th, 2017 - 4:00 pm § in Misc.
Chinazor: Why Nigerians Love Bollywood Soaps
September 13th, 2017 - 12:34 pm § in Misc.
Chinazor Onianwah: The Joy of Nipples
That moment finally came when my son, in this video turned 16 and found out over a million people have seen him suckling his mother’s breast when he was an infant. He never let go of the nipple until he was almost two. Anyway, why bring this up now? There is tizzy on Twitter that […][...]
June 28th, 2017 - 6:59 am § in Misc.
BLEACHING SKIN
· Imagine my shock when i woke up on New Year day January 1, 2013 to read this. So I chose not to get upset and I embarked on a project to correct the notion – Africa: where black is not really beautiful towww.vimeo.com/ondemand/blackisbeautiful. Some say its quite drastic situations call f[...]
June 20th, 2017 - 9:01 am § in Foreign Affairs
Nollywood goes Hollywood
NOLLYWOOD IS FALLING APART In a country where you can stumble upon crates of currency valued at about $1 billion at the airport, unattended, yet there are only 14 cinemas and the big attraction is not Nollywood. It’s Hollywood in Nigeria’s Nollywood turf. Because in Nigeria, if you want [...]
May 31st, 2017 - 7:13 am § in Misc.
Black is Beautiful
Chinazor Onianwah This is a snippet of a documentary in production – Africa: Where black is still beautiful. It was inspired by a BBC news report of January 2013 – Africa: Where black is not really beautiful. I didn’t quarrel with the report dealing with high occurrence of bleachin[...]
May 14th, 2017 - 12:39 am § in Misc.
A Nigerian Man’s Wish on Mother’s Day
ITS TIME FOR WOMEN TO DO AWAY WITH PANTIES AND BRA Considering my indefatigable interest and vast knowledge of the female anatomy, I think it’s time women free themselves of these contraptions that only serve to inhibit their God-given sexuality. I did not come by this conclusion on a whim. I&[...]
April 8th, 2017 - 10:56 am § in Misc.
A Nigerian Job Odyysey
Chinazor Onianwah . There was that time in 1995, I’d just passed the test for the Microsoft Systems Engineering Certificate and there were too many jobs to be had. The problem was deciding which one to keep. In a spate of one month, I jumped from one job to another that offered to pay more. [&[...]
March 26th, 2017 - 7:38 am § in Christianity, Misc.
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: JESUS IS NO LONGER THE ANSWER
Nigerians are losing patience with Jesus already. Chinazor Onianwah You can tell, Nigerians are losing patience with Jesus already. It’s become very clear that only the preachers are benefitting from him. Politics can be rewarding but quite bloody. It’s time to roll out another get[...]
Coming to America to Learn About Slavery
Chinazor Onianwah This is shocking. I admire Chimamanda for her success but her revelation that she did not learn about the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade in high school in Nigeria is shocking to me. I went to high school in Nigeria and I learned everything there was to learn about the slave trade tau[...]