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Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by lastpage: 9:14pm On May 17, 2010 |
@typia And what is your understanding/definition of "juju", Babalawo? |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by BrOwnSuga3: 9:17pm On May 17, 2010 |
lagerwhenindoubt: lol , this is the babalawo we are talking about |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Oba234: 9:26pm On May 17, 2010 |
oh please christianity has everything to do with this thread. Weren't you the same person that said this in an earlier post in respond to somebody criticizing you "I only came out here to air my concern and hear people's opinion over same, but not to be abused by anyone. Your god cannot do anything to me, but my God, the I AM that I AM will recompense you abundantly with your fowl mouth. I refuse to get into any argument with you. I have an excellent spirit and do have powers over every principalities and powers, spiritual wickedness in heavenly places, ruler of the darkness of the world, satanic human agent like you, and I also have dominion over your juju powers and that of your god." on your first topic thats in the racism section, you were complaining that yoruba movies belittles christianity. Then you claim the actresses are not real christians since they go to cele, etc. abeg, from everything you have posted, everything points to the fact that christianity is a big part of this. like others have said, Nobody is forcing you to watch. I am pretty sure the marketers of Yoruba movies are not marketing to somebody like you, so why are you complaining. They have a target audience that enjoy what is being shown and buy the movies because if it isn't so, the industry would collapse. so you are just yarning nosense. There are lots of thinsg in life we don't life and wish we could change, if you can't change it, stop screaming on nairaland infront of your computer. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by toideve(m): 9:48pm On May 17, 2010 |
@Post because they are fetish in nature |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Dotman01(m): 10:01pm On May 17, 2010 |
I will only answer the questn if d poster can tell me why. . . Richard gere likes to make love in his movie (of wch i believe they av an educated nd more competent producers). . . . Why are lot of american films show a lot of intimacy, crime, scientic - fictions and LIES(Tricks)scenes. . . . 2nd questn who told u ur way of worshippin God is d right way, your pastor?. . . . I dnt think u av d rite to judge or say c&s churches ( am nt a member)are like babalawos. . . . .wat gve u d impression ur doctrine is right. . . .like u said earlier this is 21st century. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by tunnytox(m): 10:25pm On May 17, 2010 |
There is no doubt that the poster is right most Yoruba movies promote babalawos, but do i personally have any problem with this? my answer is NO, the way out of this is simple scanned through any film before watching it if you don't like it don't watch it no be force, ![]() What I see about all these films is that instead of educating some deluded Nigerians its rather encouraging them to continue to live in ignorance, I believe up to 90% of problems most people take to Babalawo or pastor only requires common sense but a typical Nigerian will attach spritual meaning to anything, it just ignorance |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by mekusxxx: 10:26pm On May 17, 2010 |
Because most of them are babalawos. Beni! |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by bee444: 10:27pm On May 17, 2010 |
Dotman01: Love making in movies is permitted as long as there is consent. I retract my statement regarding C&S and do apologise if this is causing any upset. I don't need any pastor to tell me what to do, ok! By the way, since most of you guys are in favour of babalawos appearing in most youruba movies, I kinda concur with what one poster said, " because they are fetish in nature" |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by bee444: 10:32pm On May 17, 2010 |
tunnytox: You've just said my mind @tunnytox. Thank you jare e. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by lastpage: 12:19am On May 18, 2010 |
Okay, so the conclusion you came to (which seems that is where you did set out to arrive at, at the onset) is that "Yoruba people are fetish"? Right? Thats your final conclusion? Okay, we dont need to discuss the issue any further. Lets move on to something more interesting and less Fetish ![]() ![]() ![]() End of Story. BTW: Someone said you had a post in the racism section where you state that "Yoruba Films belittle Christianity"? Adding that, to this current, Are you planning to "Un-write Yoruba History" just because YOU are a Christian like the rest of us? ![]() Different stories for different folks. Just "left" the Yoruba people alone. You can exist without them, l think? |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Nobody: 12:20am On May 18, 2010 |
lastpage: the stuff being discussed on this thread and in the said movies. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by lastpage: 12:23am On May 18, 2010 |
^^^^^ ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Not this kind of "one-liner". It does not give much info. But as stated above, l guess the issue has come to a conclusion already ![]() |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by OLAADEGBU(m): 12:32am On May 18, 2010 |
The same Mount Zion films that some folks hate are the ones doing justice to the Yoruba tradition and Christianity as you will see in this film. Click to see who is the true and living God and who the dead gods are. [flash=500,400] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKVmQfniSBQ&hl=en&fs=1&border=1[/flash] |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by bee444: 12:35am On May 18, 2010 |
lastpage: Aren't we fetish? ![]() |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by ceasyc(f): 1:48am On May 18, 2010 |
@topic true dat but i dont think d right word is[size=14pt] "promote" but portray[/size]. dey gats 2 act wots really happening in real life sum times [size=14pt]when i went 2 india, i saw people worshipping idols/gods, even on d streets n dey do d same thing in their[b] bollywood films[/b] but dey r still very successful. ppl buy/watch their films all over d world, even nigerians[/size] aishwarya rai bachchan acts in these kind of movies, she gets paid over 15 million dollars a movie, her/their movies sells millionssss worldwide and she has even been to oprah @least 2x BUT if 9jans do all these tins wey indians dey do, hm WAHALA dey ohhh. [size=14pt]you hardly even see an indian movie dat portrays/shows church marriage or anytin xtain [/size] am not saying dat dey should or shouldn't portray these tins in their movies cos am not a movie producer or wotever. [size=14pt]cmon people, movies gats 2 sell, if not then wots d main reason 4 making d movie in d 1st place ![]() |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by italo: 6:53am On May 18, 2010 |
The topic should be, 'why do Yorubas promote babalawos?' |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by AloyEmeka5: 6:54am On May 18, 2010 |
[size=16pt]Watching a movie is not by force. If you don't like Yoruba movies, look the other way and allow those who actually love it to watch them. Chikena.[/size] |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by AloyEmeka5: 6:55am On May 18, 2010 |
italo:[size=16pt] Because juju is an integral part of Yoruba culture. Yorubas are more conversant with spirits, voodoo and the spiritual world than any other ethnic group in Africa.[/size] |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Tuyis: 7:43am On May 18, 2010 |
Aloy+Emeka: Obviously you know nothing about the Yoruba culture and history. The history has been bastardized to the point where what used to be a traditional healer is now widely regarded as a diabolical figure. Even the Esu in Yoruba traditional believe is not remotely connected to the Biblical devil. The concept of the demonic, evil doing Lucifer was not present in Yoruba culture before Christianity. Anyway, Its just a movie. If you don't like it, toss it and watch what you like! |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Dotman01(m): 8:03am On May 18, 2010 |
Av watched some nollywood movies where dey potray some kinda fetish things too itsnt just yoruba movies alone . . . . THIS IS AFRICA. . . . Believe it or not, its part of d culture |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Cohomology: 8:08am On May 18, 2010 |
[b]All talk about juju is utter rubbish! Juju has zero powers and those who think otherwise are just part of the huge proportion of gullible Nigerians. 1. No juju can provide the level of healthcare modern medicine can provide. None! 2. No juju can compete with modern transportation: cars, airplanes, etc. 3. No juju can provide any form of communication between people separated by large distances, like the cellphone, satellite phone, VOIP, etc. can provide. 4. All juju must bow to the laws of physics! My AK-47 will annihilate any babalawo, in this life or the the next. Kapish! When the Europeans arrived Africa, our ignorant predecessors (bless their sweet but ignorant souls), were beheading humans and sacrificing to nonentities to provide protection. However, when their worthless juju was confronted with European soldiers, Christians who believed in the grace of God through Christ Jesus our Saviour, but never doubted the universal laws codified in the physical and chemical equations that govern the behavior of matter, ALL the juju and their ignorant adherents were crushed! The average Nigerian believes in juju because of the cataclysmic ignorance that rules Nigeria! [/b] |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Cohomology: 8:12am On May 18, 2010 |
The facts don't lie. The reality is that juju has done absolutely nothing for our society, hence, its existence is a fraud perpetuated by two things: FEAR and IGNORANCE. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Ranoscky(m): 8:19am On May 18, 2010 |
@poster Na dia wey be dat! |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Tuyis: 8:31am On May 18, 2010 |
Cohomology: You are absolutely right, but the question here is not whether juju is real or effective. The poster just don't like to see it in movies, which is perfectly legitimate, but then this is 2010 not 1610. You don't go out and shoot at Indians after watching a western, why would you want to visit a babalawo after watching some Yoruba movie? |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by igbonla(m): 8:49am On May 18, 2010 |
Ignorance is a disease! Unfortunately, the poster cannot be educated on this thread and I don't even have the time. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by FBS: 9:06am On May 18, 2010 |
Yoruba movies are tight- I like them but I only wish they could stop the unnecessary heavy cursing. It's way out of hand. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Tudor6(f): 9:08am On May 18, 2010 |
Cohomology:And what has christianity n islam done for our society? The existence of christianity is a fraud perpetuated by FEAR and IGNORANCE. The facts dont lie. . . . Christians, pastors, bishops, holy ghost n masquerade, jesus, wateva have ZERO powers. They re just inventions of the mind of desert tribesmen Before the white slavers came with their christianity we had our own way of life, worship. Thousands of years of culture n tradition will not be thrown away because some people prefer to be daft and swallow the myths of the white man's dead god. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by ayo2009ice(m): 9:47am On May 18, 2010 |
up up yorubas. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by FrenchyL(m): 10:02am On May 18, 2010 |
The answer is very obvious, it is a cultural thing. The yorubas are very fetish people so it should not surprise you at. Babalawos are an intergral part of yoruba culture. ![]() ![]() |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by Borat1: 10:23am On May 18, 2010 |
Cos yorubas are very fetish people. VERY. . . |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by bee444: 10:59am On May 18, 2010 |
igbonla: Don't wanna call u ignorant @igbonla. I am of the opinion that the use of babalawo in almost all the Yoruba films should be limited. Some people don't just like criticism. |
Re: Why Do Yoruba Movies Promote Babalawos? by richjohn1(m): 11:13am On May 18, 2010 |
This OP is insane so its 'jesus' thath should be promoted abi? The white people that dashed you 'jesus' has dumped him and left him long ago continue in your delusion. I hope you know 'esu' is not devil and I think I remember a thread here that "THE IBOS SHOULD APOLOGIZE TO EKWENSU" all these delusion coming with xtianity should be a thing of the past why are we daft in africa. Come to think of it, its the white people are discovering and excavating egypt: amenhotep, cleopatra, nefertiti, king khufu, king tut, ramesses etc these were black people yet its white people discovering ancient egyptian mysteries all we know how to do is Shout halleluyah, praise the lawd, jesus is lord bla bla bla, Am ashamed of being african, my people are disgusting! |
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