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Why TBoss lost Big Brother Naija and Funmi Iyanda's tweets

TBoss lost Big Brother Naija because she couldn't connect with Nigerians and not because she is light skin.

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After three months of arguments, x-rated clips and spats, Big Brother Naija is over. Kudos to the organisers of this year's reality show. The impact of the show on Nigeria's pop culture will be felt for a while.

It will be hard to know if it will eclipse the debut Big Brother Naija show held in 2006. The original Big Brother Naija (then known as Big Brother Nigeria) has greatly influenced our pop culture.

Efe- the humble Warri boy won Big Brother Naija based on logistics. It was pretty clear he was going to win. Human beings like an underdog story and Efe had one. He came from a poor background, was humble and cool. These things attracted him to Nigerians.

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He was able to cultivate a huge fan base because of all these. The final voting percentages reflected the fact that he was hugely popular with the audience. Having Wizkid, Olamide and Ice Prince support him didn't hurt him either.

Efe's grass to grace story is here. He is now a millionaire. Now is the time for him to open his eyes and watch out for the snakes. There are a lot of thieves who parade themselves as industry experts that will want to steal his money and run away. Efe has to be very vigilant.

Bisola's career will most likely soar. She is multi-talented and already is experienced in the worlds of music and movies. Bisola is the only actress I see that can take down Funke Akindele's comedy throne. She just has to play her cards right.

TBoss made a last minute grab to win Big Brother Naija but failed. She had a lot of dedicated and vocal fans but they were not enough. The pretty contestant lost Big Brother Naija weeks ago when she said she didn't really need the N25M. The statement came off as proud and haughty. This disconnected her from the average man.

The National Anthem debacle was also a minus for her. During her stay in the house, TBoss came off as manipulative, bitchy and arrogant. She played the posh card too much which alienated the Big Brother Naija audience. You can be confident even cocky but once Nigerians sense arrogance they turn their backs on you. TBoss' narrative was no match for Efe's humble story.

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And TBoss' loss has nothing to do with her pierced nipples. Bisola did some things 'under the covers' but she still came runner-up. Bisola was never arrogant or bitchy. TBoss came off as arrogant even though she might not be like this in real life.

When TBoss got kicked out and was given a consolation prize of N500,000, veteran journalist Funmi Iyanda tweeted about why TBoss lost.

"Tboss, the lightest, most apparently refined, more foreign and confident female unconsciously stroke many's deepest insecurities. #Bbnaija" tweeted Funmi Iyanda. The tweet did not sit down well with many Nigerians including myself.

I have already stated why TBoss lost the show. It is surprising that Funmi Iyanda would attribute her loss to the colour of her skin. That's a cheap excuse. What of the other housemates that lost? Did Nigerians vote them out because they were too black?

Funmi Iyanda usually hits the mark, but on this one, her tweets were over the bar.

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In this day and age, people use gender and elitist excuses for a person's shortcomings- "oh they didn't vote for her because of patriarchy", "men are intimidated by TBoss",  "Nigerians hate light skin people", and "she's from a rich background."

These excuses should be thrown into the gutter. TBoss didn't win because people couldn't connect with her. It is simple as that. Not everything is an -ism or some grand term that woke people like to abuse.

Funmi Iyanda already said she didn't watch the show until the final. Maybe that's why her analysis was wrong. If she had watched the show, she would have seen why Nigerians didn't vote for Tboss.

People should stop slapping weighty concepts on trivial issues such as a Big Brother eviction. Nobody cares about TBoss' light skin or her perceived refinement. In the BB Naija house, she sucked, nothing personal.

Once again, thank God Big Brother Naija is over. We can now go back to better things like...football.

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