Below are the words from the mr Incredible himself after a lot of mixed reactions from Nigerians on the new Rick Ross video.
Does it make you angry? Does it rile you to see your country portrayed as poor and suffering and full of struggle?
It burns you, does it not? To have some
foreigner- who knows nothing of your history and pain, of the stories
that flow within your blood- to have this foreigner come in and tell
your story?
Is it not the height of disrespect and
insensitivity? Does it not chafe against the thick skin you have grown
to cover your other wounds?
Does it not make you angry?
We should wax sanctimonious about national pride being slighted.
We should occupy something.
Because God forbid the truth ever be told about what things really are.
God forbid a stranger remind us about those things we choose to ignore everyday.
God forbid we ever face the truth about ourselves.
God forbid we do not go on the internet and rail about how our country is being cast in bad light. God forbid we do not talk about how there is a small minority which lives better than portrayed. God forbid we do not ignore truth one more time.
God forbid we don’t.
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