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Prejudice and Assumptions Harm Relationships

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Prejudice is, as the name implies, the process of “pre-judging” something. We judge a subject or a person without direct experience. This is wrong and harmful because it holds us back in every facet of life such as in relationships, friendships, at the work place and in the society at large. We prejudge people based on past experiences, what we often hear the old folks say about others (stereotyping tribes) or make assumptions about/for people.

Some people are just lucky to have the innocent and sweet looks. When they’re involved in scandals or social vices, they’re prejudged by their ‘sweet looks’ and then they get away with murder. Others are just not blessed with that ‘he/she is not capable of doing that look’ (where I fit  in perfectly). If people don’t get to know the person behind the looks, they assume you are exactly what they see.

In relationships/partnerships assumptions can be very destructive. Sometimes we make assumptions because we simply don’t have the time to think something through or do an analysis and check for an understanding. We always make assumptions about people or prejudge them before we even get to know who they really are. We often don’t give people the chance to fully reveal themselves, rather we forcefully identify who they must be and then put them in a box that fits.

How many of us have had the experience where we assume something about someone, but then we later find out something entirely different once we explore further or get to know the person? I can say that I’ve had this happen to me on many occasions, and it has taught me to watch my own filters (not entirely though, because I still prejudge people unconsciously). I miss out on really knowing another person and who they are, what they care about, when I don’t take time to let them reveal themselves, thereby losing valuable and promising relationships. We just don’t have the patient to see the good in people.

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channel-o-awardsAs the 10th Annual Channel O Africa Music Video Awards draw closer, Channel O has decided to go down memory lane to discover which country and artist has won the most awards to date.

Judging by the amount of previous winners from the Channel O awards, Nigerian artists rule the roost in the African music video biz, with no less than three 4x winners and well over 20 winners across the various categories throughout the history of the awards. West African musicians in general have been dominating the awards with a plethora of winners from Ghana and Nigeria.

At the apex of the pyramid, P Square, D’Banj and Buffalo Souljah are tied in first position looking down on all other competition with an incredible 5 Channel O awards. Coming in second is the rose among the thorns from Mocambique Lizha James with 4 awards. Lizha shares the second spot with the Nigerian smooth operator 2Face Idibia and Ice Prince who have both also scooped 4 awards.

Sitting at number three with 3 awards is the Nigerian mcee Mode 9, all of them coming in 2006, making him the only artist in the history of the awards to win three different awards during a single awards night. Lizha James holds the record for being the only artist to win an award at four consecutive Channel O Music Video Awards ceremonies. South of the equator, Gal Level, Gazza and The Dogg have all scooped at least two awards respectively to raise that Namibian Flag high. Teargas and Liquideep being the only South African artists to have won more than once with their wins in 2010 and 2011.

The scarcity of repeat winners in each category is a testament to the rigorous competitiveness in the African music industry as well as the impartiality of the Channel O fans when it comes to picking who is the best of the best.

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