Debate
Opinion
Sinners Judging Other Sinners: On Celebrity, Narrative Control, and Moral Deflection
The writer examines the public debate around a leaked intimate recording involving a prominent celebrity, arguing that the discourse around 'controlling the narrative' and celebrating survival masks a deeper erosion of moral standards and a selective attention economy that ignores systemic suffering.
The Real Debate: Beyond the Tape
A critical reflection on the tendency to frame a celebrity sex tape scandal as an empowerment narrative, while ignoring the structural silence around concurrent crises of violence and displacement in Cameroon.
On Uncomfortable Conversations and the Politics of Division
The writer argues that fear of social censure prevents honest dialogue on sensitive topics, and that movements like cancel culture, feminism, and LGBTQ+ advocacy have been co-opted by powerful interests to keep ordinary people divided and distracted. The piece critiques what it sees as the weaponization of social justice language to enforce conformity rather than foster genuine freedom.