NYAKONU: Dressing decently enhances your reputation

It seems that we can't acknowledge the perfect works of our creator. The reason is most people support evil by embracing nudity as a form of public pride.

I am a media student who always interacts with media platforms, and I have noted something mysterious. The Kenyan media plays crucial role in amplifying the discourse. Social media platforms have become a battle ground for opposing viewpoints on the debate. Hashtags advocating public pride clashes with those with private reasons. The country has found itself thrust in the global spotlight as this debate intensifies, attracting attentions from various parts of the world.

In the 21st century, people can use social media platforms in a constructive way. If am not wrong i think statistics show that the people who misuse their nudity do while interacting with the platforms. All of those who interact with media platforms are literate people. So,  does it mean exposing nudity photos has part of literacy in them? 

I think it is a kind of disrespect amongst us by misusing our bodies. Remember even caring for our bodies is part of reputation. 

For the past view days, morally, people have been looking for a hiding place because what they have been seeing online has been so devastating . Have people forgotten about the sensitivity of the culture? Personally, I was raised in a sensitive environment which follows the norms of the culture. My parents made me understand the importance of upholding my privacy as my personal pride. They taught me how to dress decently and sometimes I got punished when I tried to dress while exposing my chest by wearing tight T-shirts and vests. So now I am the product of the environment I was subjected to. When I see the display of nudity, I ask a lot of questions to which some of them have got no answer. 

It's crucial to recognize the African culture and avoid generalizations. In Kenya each ethnic group has its own unique customs and perspectives on nudity,  shaped by historical , social,  and religious factors.

For the case of religion, I am a Christian and I respect the holy text of the BIBLE. I believe in a Bible text which explains how we should respect our bodies. It even says that our bodies are the Lord's temple therefore our greatest responsibility is to take care of it. It is very unfortunate that even those who call themselves Christians misuse their body in the name of preaching the gospel. As a Christian and a product of the Kisii culture, I don't agree with the act depicted by Kisii gospel artist, who is well known as Embaramba on how is exposing nudity in the name of preaching the gospel. There are a lot of ways artists can use to capture the attention not by using nudity but by being creative. 

I think instead of consuming and exposing information on nudity, we can behave differently by displaying educative information on how we can maintain public pride and be able to differentiate it with personal pride. The display of nudity is done out of desires.

Remember desires without limitations can be a source of agony. Nudity is one of our personalities that contribute to the building of reputation. Let us handle it with a lot of sensitivity. Finally, the future lies upon our hands.