''UNKIND GIVERS''

Why do certain individuals and some Nigerian TV-stars go to orphanages, take pictures and post them on facebook, twitter and BBM, telling us how they spent their birthdays with orphans, as if these children are beneath them and they should be commended for condescending so low. I find it derogatory when I hear how you gave food and clothes to orphans and everybody must hear about it. How would you feel if everybody who gave you some form of financial assistance put it up on TV or newspapers? That they are underprivileged does not strip them of their emotions. We cannot keep humiliating them... Keep your bloody camera crew to yourselves.

Every Tom, Dick and Harry who starts an online NGO must go and take photos with orphans or widows to compliment the purpose of their two-dollar organization, basically using these poor souls for self advancement and popularity, forgetting they are equally human beings who are entitled to their pride and privacy. This is a dishonest way to show kindness and it is high-time people stopped this crap!

I even heard once that the children of a certain orphanage in Lagos-Nigeria refused to take pictures with certain celebrities, sighting how they had been taking pictures day-in day-out for every inconsequential gift they receive... The children even went further to advice visitors wishing to take pictures to... ‘’please go on the internet, copy and paste our photos from previous celebrity visits!’’.

I think its high time people wishing to upgrade their popularity status with photos from orphanages begin to pay tax... or what do you think?

To be continued...