Dear Chris,
Advertisers are always on the verge of finding different tactics to push their products and get consumers to purchase them. It becomes somehow meaningless when morality is thrown into the gutters all in the name of advertising and money making.
The newest advert to hit Ghanaian TV screens and radio is the ‘Airtel Magic Voice’ advert. ‘Magic Voices’ is the latest service introduced by telecommunication giant, Airtel. The advertisers, as well as the telecommunication company, are doing all they can to push this new service to their already existing users, as well as potential users.
In the advert, a man is seen watching TV with his young daughter when the daughter’s ‘boyfriend’ called her phone. The father, who had warned the daughter not to receive phone calls from guys (apparently being protective of his daughter as a typical Ghanaian dad would do) answered the phone call (in an attempt to caution the guy). To his dismay, the voice that came from the other end of the call was that of a lady.
A second call from the same number came through which the dad once again answered (this time at the dining table). This time again, the voice sounded like a lady so the father handed the phone over to the daughter. In both scenarios, the daugher’s heart skipped (as it could be noticed in the video) with the fear that the dad was going to deal drastically with the guy. Pleased as the daughter was in her head, she graciously checked out of the dining table to listen to what the ‘boyfriend’ (of course she knew the number so she definitely knew it was a guy) had to say.
The first question the girl asked the guy was; “What do you keep telling my dad?” The guy therefore explained to her how he used ‘Airtel Magic Voice’ service to change his masculine voice to that of a feminine voice. At this, both of them laughed (probably laughing at the fact that they have succeeded in deceiving the dad).
Above all things, the advert promotes an act of lying. We live in a world where we long to train our children to become effective future leaders. If this is how we start by training them, it wouldn’t be surprising if in the near future our leaders and subordinates become super-corrupt.
If the guy had good motives, why did he not talk to the girl’s dad as a male, but rather had to change his voice to that of a lady? If the girl, on the other hand, also knew what the two were going to discuss was something worthwhile, why did she not do so in front of her dad, but rather had to leave the dining table and talk elsewhere?
Situations like this occur when parents are very strict on their wards. However, that shouldn’t be a point to justify a claim like this.
I bet you, lot of young ones in our society are going to rely on this smart service to do whatever they want to do.
Let’s not turn a blind eye on issues like this. I know for sure, some will not find anything wrong with this. This is because the world is so much corrupt to the point that what used to be morally wrong back in the days is now considered appropriate.
Ethics and morals shouldn’t be thrown into the gutters just like that all because of money. I have voiced out my mind, what do you also think?
Check the video out below…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRGKSxddhx4
From Clement Owusu Appiah/Ghana
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There is nothing wrong with this and stop pretending like in Ghana everybody is an angel ,I have been doing this using other female friends to call my girlfriends then times ,if her father is strict…
I also don’t see anything wrong with that. Advertisers are there to make their money and it is up to the consumer to decide. what about movies that run for hours which teaches boys how to jump over a wall if a girls father is coming? As a parent, you have the responsibility for the general welfare of your children.
If we are talking morals, it’s lost long ago. Just look around
u r definitely thinkn so cos u hv no morals. i agree wit whoeva wrote dis. u mean the fact dat everybodi is nt perfect cn b usd to justify wrngdoings? if datz d case, den even d police shld nt b wrkin to arrest criminals cos dey themselves r nt perfect. likewise, we shldn’t b adhering to societal norms and rest if dats d case.
@ike ,what is your problem?i don’t want to get into any irrelevant arguments with cocoa krakyi like you ,
I have no morals I have accepted it.
laughs @ using other females to call my girl friends. LoooooL
Who ever wrote this article should set their priorities right. There is nothing wrong with this advert regarding morality. Next time choose a more sensitive and engaging topic to engage us.
Exactly!
this advert is just about having fun and joking. infact i live alone and it just made me laugh to the extent that i taught i was laughing with somebody. there is absolutely nothing wrong with it at all
smh. why shld i even be standing in for the writer 4 some empty-headed humans to tlk shit to me..lol.
wateva the case, i agree wit the writer 100%.
dis statement settles all “I know for sure, some will not find anything wrong with this. This is because the world is so much corrupt to the point that what used to be morally wrong back in the days is now considered appropriate.”
Bentua head do you even know what your talking about
pls watch the advert critically
dnt think there is something wrong with it
airtel is the best network