Nigeria's advertising regulator has announced a ban on foreign models and voice-overs

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I could see non-nigerians getting upset over this. Like, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, etc ain't ask for all this smoke. Plus, a PAN AFRICAN model would work best. This just puts up more walls when the continent should be united.

See, Europeans know what they mean when they say "European" :mjpls:... But the African diaspora could benefit from actual pan-africanism.

I get what they're trying to do. A lot of countries have similar things for different industries. For example Canadian radio and TV has to play a certain percentage of Canadian artists or domestic content.

https://crtc.gc.ca/eng/cancon/r_cdn.htm


The "problem" is that it can easily be flipped against us as black people en masse with the already few opportunities we get. The point should be universalism, but white supremacy has kinda warped black perceptions of internalized beauty so heavy handed shyt like this overshoots the mark.

Trust me, I get the point of all this.

Oh, and imagine if you can't source something from Africa....how's that affect business? Theres other ways of doing this without being so heavy handed especially if you're a growing economy and country without domestic, much less continental sourcing of items.

Nigeria imports too many goods to think this is alone enough to jumpstart their domestic industry.
Nigeria is not banning import of goods, though. It is banning voice overs. Im pretty sure there are millions of people with good voice in the country.
 

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I see your point. But your strategy is more applicable in a multiracial country. There are no white Nigerians protesting and asking for explanation

Strategy is understanding that your country doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Racist cacs in other countries love to see stuff like this
 

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Strategy is understanding that your country doesn’t exist in a vacuum. Racist cacs in other countries love to see stuff like this
Let them see it. I wouldn't have a problem with a white country doing this; actually they do it all the time. Why would I be mad that Hungary don't wanna see Africans selling cereal on their TVs all day?

But I would have a problem with a multiracial country like USA doing it.
 

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Let them see it. I wouldn't have a problem with a white country doing this; actually they do it all the time. Why would I be mad that Hungary don't wanna see Africans selling cereal on their TVs all day?

But I would have a problem with a multiracial country like USA doing it.

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Let them see it. I wouldn't have a problem with a white country doing this; actually they do it all the time. Why would I be mad that Hungary don't wanna see Africans selling cereal on their TVs all day?

But I would have a problem with a multiracial country like USA doing it.
ok, but they don't do that though.

Not even Arab countries do this explicitly. IT JUST SO HAPPENS that they platform their own.
 

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I like the direction Nigeria is heading

What do you like about increasing poverty, bandits taking over entire states, Fulani jihad in the Middle Belt, religious fundamentalism, middle class flight to Western countries, environmental degradation etc etc?
 

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ok, but they don't do that though.

Not even Arab countries do this explicitly. IT JUST SO HAPPENS that they platform their own.
I feel you.

This should be something that's bts understood to be the forward move and not broadcasted officially.

Tact vs tactless.

Still, happy to see focused growth on in-house talent.
 

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What do you like about increasing poverty, bandits taking over entire states, Fulani jihad in the Middle Belt, religious fundamentalism, middle class flight to Western countries, environmental degradation etc etc?
You talking about America? I love America too
 

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Plausible deniability is something we really need internalize as a people. You don’t see cacs broadcasting that they’re redlining black America
I have to agree with this. I like the idea of the law but something more subtle would be better. At the very least, this sends a message, which I feel is part of the goal of this law. It's a welcome change.
 
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