SANMI ADEKOLA BLOG

OUR CULTURE, OUR WAY OF LIFE - THE SOON EXTINCTION OF THE YORUBA LANGUAGE AND CULTURE  Culture, they say, is the way of life of some people. People are easily indefinable and distinguished from other people through their dressings, songs, languages, values among other things. One of the disingenuous effect of colonialism is the denigration and subjugation of our values, cultures and institutions but the past was not as bad as it is today. Growing up, speaking Yoruba in class (or school generally) was regarded as vernacular, today, there is almost complete extinction of the Yoruba and other indigenous languages such that English language is fast becoming our native or local language at the expense of the real local languages.  As I listened to the lyrics and song in this video, I cannot but agree with the singers and the composer that those who termed Yoruba Language as vernacular really committed great wickedness and injustice against our tribe and motherland. Aside the fact t...

RESPECT LEFT THE TABLE BEFORE GEN Z AND GENERATION ALPHA CAME TO THE WORLD There is no doubt that years after years and generation after generation, preceding generation often finds it difficult to tolerate succeeding generation excesses due to some perceived cultural shock; but it seems the greatest cultural shock came with the Gen Z and Gen Alpha.  To be conservative, there is likelihood that five out of every ten Gen Z and Gen Alpha lack manners, and respect is hardly in their dictionaries. Etiquette and courtesy are lost with them. To me and as far as value system are concerned, they seem to be a lost generation.  From virtual to physical interaction, you can discern with ease what generation they belong to. When they speak rudely, they call it being bold. When they greet mannerless, it is a sign of civilization or an expression of their feminism or masculinity.  No respect for institutions and personalities. Equality is the watchword irrespective of age ...