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About a decade ago a colleague brewed a shocker at a high-profile gathering. After having one too many, he started undressing and loudly declared: “There is nothing private about private parts”. His intention was obvious and he was not joking. He wanted to bare it all. Fellow colleagues struggled to restrain him and took him out of the venue. We were shocked.
We did not know he would go to that extent because we had seen him intoxicated before.
We all felt he had gone too far and agreed to caution him the following morning.
For many months, the “nothing private about private parts” statement became a comic line in our circles.
Our friend could not believe he had done it although he would jokingly defend himself and insist he stood by his statement.
We warned him that if he did it again, no one would restrain him but cameras would be at work and pictures would be availed for all to see.
He did not do it again.
In serious conversations he would regret his actions although he never really undressed.
It was a thorn in the flesh of his drinking history and by the time he died a few years ago, he had changed his drinking habits.
(May his soul rest in peace).
He would always refer to the undressing incident as the moment that changed his drinking habits. He would sadly imagine the possible consequences of his actions if he had undressed and the public knew about it.
I was reminded of my colleague last week when it was rumoured that former Miss Zimbabwe Thabiso Phiri had stepped down because of her nude pictures that are circulating on social media networks.
I saw the pictures and thought if our friend was still alive, he would have reiterated: “I told you there is nothing private about private parts.
“Look, even Miss Zimbabwe’s private parts are now public”.
It was just an imagination but our friend would have been justified after all.
Indeed private parts are no longer private because a number of celebrities (and people in general) have popularised a habit of taking nude pictures and videos of themselves with the adequate knowledge of the risk of leakage of such material.
They are apparently not worried about such a risk which means they are prepared to make their private parts public.
Now, another former Miss Zimbabwe Malaika Mushandu’s nude pictures have leaked.
These models join the list of many other celebrities that have been caught in the nude pictures web.
Urban grooves musician Stunner’s sex tape with Pokello was probably the most popular of these “self productions”.
The tape spurred Pokello to popularity that was enhanced when she got a slot in Big Brother Africa house.
Tinopona Katsande’s sex tape also leaked and she was reportedly aiming for a position in the upcoming BBA season.
So, are nude pictures and videos taken for fun or with specific aims?
The practice backfired in Tino’s case and she lost her job although she is contesting the dismissal.
If it is true that Thabiso stepped down because of the nude pictures that leaked, then she has lost a lifetime opportunity simply because of things she would have kept a secret between herself and her boyfriend.
Stunner lost many business opportunities because of the sex tape and he is still struggling to get back to his footing.
So, what are the benefits of the nude pictures if one does not intend to take a profession in the pornographic field?
People simply get carried away and indulge in unnecessary activities that cost them lifetime opportunities. Things that are meant for the bedroom should be kept in the bedroom and bathroom scenes should be restricted to bathrooms.
People should learn to keep their private parts to themselves and their spouses.
There is no level of madness that exceeds public nudity.
Online Reporter