Comments on: Brand Nigeria Under Attack? http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/11/22/brand-nigeria-under-attack/ Motivate. Engage. Mobilize. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:58:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: uberVU - social comments http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/11/22/brand-nigeria-under-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 uberVU - social comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00:41 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=2217#comment-1666 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by tracy1314: Brand Nigeria Under Attack? | Project Diaspora http://ow.ly/ELcr #fb... Social comments and analytics for this post…

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]]> By: Russell Brand | Russell Brand Celebrity Monitor http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/11/22/brand-nigeria-under-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-1660 Russell Brand | Russell Brand Celebrity Monitor Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:33:23 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=2217#comment-1660 [...] Brand Nigeria Under Attack? | Project Diaspora [...] [...] Brand Nigeria Under Attack? | Project Diaspora [...]

]]> By: Lolobloggs http://projectdiaspora.org/2009/11/22/brand-nigeria-under-attack/comment-page-1/#comment-1655 Lolobloggs Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:25:04 +0000 http://projectdiaspora.org/beta/?p=2217#comment-1655 It's easy to see the angle that the Identity Guard ad took, or should I say, the argument they would make that they are trying to change the idea that Nigerians are fraudsters, while cashing in on the fraud stereotype to sell their product. Gee thanks. No-one is denying Nigeria has created its own reputation, but still I can't help thinking that no matter what we do, the 419 badge is to us, what the hand of god was to Maradonna; a beast that once created, cannot be caged. The brand is bigger than us now, and district 9, the sony ad and the increasing comedy fodder nature of it, is evidence that it no longer belongs to us either. We can't stop the ridicule, so we should give up and go back to cleaning our own back yard. Only then will be really have a defence to make. It's easy to see the angle that the Identity Guard ad took, or should I say, the argument they would make that they are trying to change the idea that Nigerians are fraudsters, while cashing in on the fraud stereotype to sell their product. Gee thanks.

No-one is denying Nigeria has created its own reputation, but still I can't help thinking that no matter what we do, the 419 badge is to us, what the hand of god was to Maradonna; a beast that once created, cannot be caged. The brand is bigger than us now, and district 9, the sony ad and the increasing comedy fodder nature of it, is evidence that it no longer belongs to us either.

We can't stop the ridicule, so we should give up and go back to cleaning our own back yard. Only then will be really have a defence to make.

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