What comes to your mind when you listen to B1's Perfecto? Or is it
"Vipuba" as it is commonly known by the masses? Some men find the term
"Vipuba" provocative; trust me, I would be too if I was a man... who would
want to be called a fool? I know this is so clichè but what the heck! I
might as well comment on the song.
Firstly, I must make mention
that I am a staunch Zambian music fanatic and my friends would testify to
this. If a song is good I'll definatly listen to it and I must commend
our Zambian musicians for a job well done, Zambian music has taken a
different dimension altogether, which is pretty good.
Back
to the topic at hand: PERFECTO, Vipuba if you like. The song is okay
really, but the first verse is somewhat offending to some women.
Due to limited space I'll not write down the lyrics to the song. I bet
most of you have probably heard the song a thousand times and you may
have different opinions towards the song which is okay. In my opinion I
think B1 was some how mocking women who choose to remain chaste and
because of this some women will end up settling for less than they
deserve, they'll hang on to cheating partners, they'll not speak out on
abusive relationships etc. in the name of "Kulibe PERFECTO".
We all know that nobody is perfect, but that's no reason why men should
start justifying their wrongs. I see some men openly cheating on
their partners, abusing and battering them. Then later going back to
them saying sorry I am not "Mr Perfecto", I am just a fool... Really!? That's
some lame excuse if you ask me.
Some of you will reason
with me, some of you won't, we are entitled to our own opinion after all.
All in all, a word of advice; DON'T SETTLE FOR LESS, don't hang on to
broken relationships, don't stay in abusive relationships just because
you think no one is PERFECT. Know your worth and don't let anyone
disrespect you. Choose your partner wisely, do not rush into
relationships. And always seek for guidance from God and remember God's
time is the best.
My 2ngwee;the singer is SHIT!! However, the message to women(which I feel is somewhat biased)that no one is perfect is justifiable. Take for instance a well-known scenario where someone presents himself as a person of purity and righteousness, only to have his not-so-angelic hidden persona make an unwelcome appearance. So, for instance, we have the hellfire and damnation evangelist who admonishes his flock to walk the straight and narrow, only to have some public scandal expose him as quite human after all...
ReplyDeleteAs it were, would you rather have the devil you know or the angel you don't know?
Would have preferred someone else singing the song & "imperfect" scenarios from both female & male be given.