In light of the recent adverts that have featured high ranking ANC dudes, such as the Julius Puppet adverts from Nandos [here], and the Zuma shower Gel Adverts by laughitoff [here], I thought I’d bring out an old one.

Pronto.

Watered Down

Here’s a report from News24 via Zuma gets rainy welcome : Elections: News: News24.

Johannesburg – The heavens opened over the Union Buildings in Pretoria ahead of Jacob Zuma’s inauguration on Saturday morning.

Guests huddled under umbrellas provided as thunder rumbled overhead.

Officials scrambled to remove programmes and blankets as the thousands of people let out a huge cheer and whistles as the rain poured harder.

Snipers on the roof pulled their hoods over the eyes as journalists sheltering under the balcony laughed that for the first time ever they had the best seats.

After a few minutes guests began heading for the cover of the inner buildings.

The main seat on the presidential podium were protected by an awning.

On the public lawns people were hiding under trees and trying to take shelter in portable loos, commenting that the rain was a good omen.

Children ignored the rain and played in the mud, while new friendships were struck as strangers shared umbrellas.

There’s something kinda cool about this report. The fact children were playing and people were making new mates etc kinda gives you a kodak moment doesn’t it?

All JZ needed was some Zuma Shower Gel, the heavens supplied the rest.

Still from the Zumanizer shoot

I listened to some ANC spokesperson dude chatting to a Times reporter about the Zuma Shower Gel Advert.You can listen to it below.

I wrote an article about this before which you can read here.

I had to listen to this TWICE just to make sure I heard it properly.  It seems to me that if you want to work for the ANC as a spokesperson in any manner, you need to know how to royally fuck up your public mutterings. Firstly I don’t know who this dude is that is being interviewed here, but I know he makes no sense.

He says the ANC are investigating taking legal advice. Is that not legal advice already? Or are they asking someone who isn’t involved in legal advice whether they should take some legal advice on this matter?

Dude I know English might not be your first language, but really, youre a SPOKESMAN. Surely you need to be qualified to be the ruling parties spokesperson. Oh hang on I forgot about the chop Jesse and her rant. Maybe all you need to be is blindly faithful to your handler leader. Maybe this dude is after her job? Listen to her rant here and judge her for yourself.

He carries on about the shower scene like its the rape case that is being referenced. It’s irrelevant he was aquitted, its the fact that he alluded to showering after having intercourse with an HIV positive person as being a normal thing to do, as opposed to perhaps getting tested for HIV/AIDS. Incidentally has he been tested? Should he really be getting it on with his wives without knowing? That just a wee bit irresponsible for a man in his position in a country with our problems.

He also says the ANC believe in freedom of speech, but with limits. Well then thats not really freedom of speech then is it? I actually dont know what else to call it, but I was always under the impression that freedom of speech meant freedom of speech. Its up to our sense of decency as to whether we say certain things or not, and our intellect whether we believe everything we see.

I can’t believe he didnt mention the COCAINE shown in the clip, that would have been my first observation. I think the reporter was trying to get him to pick up on that.

If you have been under a rock and havent seen the clip yet, you can check it out here (hurry before it’s taken down or something)

Laughitoff are aclso carrying this interview over on their site [here]. Thats where I got my picture from, thanks guys. They called it Zumanizer, haha, gotta love it.

Zuma Shower Gel - Feel Presidential

I tentatively carried the link to the Zuma shower gel advert here, half expecting some sort of backlash from the media at some point. I didn’t expect it less than 24 hours after I posted my first blog referencing it.

“We can’t wait. Bring it on. Laugh It Off loves a good legal battle” Justin Nurse

Seems our mate Jesse Duarte [the level headed one] is witchhunting again and this time it’s Justin Nurse of Laughitoff who its being called to book. How about say maybe doing something else Jesse, like perhaps… trying to help run the flippen country??

The article, posted here, does raise the ugly question, how free is our speech? Heres an excerpt.

Jane Duncan, executive director  of the The Freedom of expression Institute, says any move by the ANC to sue Laugh lt Off would be “worrying”, particularly in the wake of the SABC’s “rescheduling” of a Special Assignment programme on political satire and the fact that Zuma is suing cartoonist Zapiro for defamation for his “Rape of Justice” cartoon.

“lf Nurse is now going to run into legal problems, then l think we need to ask ourselves whether we are   going to enjoy freedom of expression under a Zuma presidency,” she says.

The Gel can be bought at Big Blue in Montecasino, and is apparently selling pretty well. I can understand that. Jesse Duarte supposedly bought some. Talk about supporting the ‘enemy’.

Russell Norton, an attorney specialising in intellectual property at attorneys Spoor and Fisher, believes that though the shower gel may escape litigation, the video has “gone too far”. Have a looksee for yourself here.