A picture was circulated yesterday showing an OAP with Soundcity Radio scantily dressed.
Many people have opined that OAPs should be under strict dress codes, but I disagree. I vehemently disagree.
The Radio Broadcast industry is a bit different from a typical work environment. It is a core creative industry, and one of the unfortunate downsides of creativity is how it may make the creative slightly anti-social.
When you meet Nerds, they are largely reserved and not very chatty. That is because they have spoken so much to computer systems that humans have become too surplus to requirements.
For OAPs, the mental pressure of Content Creation, makes so many of us want freedom on some other sides of life. The seeming invincibility of radio, also makes so many OAPs want to let loose on the job, doing away with all physical discomfort that may hinder their mental flow.
Many of the voices you hear on radio are scantily dressed for maximum comfort, while some others are over-dressed like Eskimos, because of the extreme cold in their work environment.
They think you do not see them anyway, so it feels pardonable. Yes, most media houses stream to social media, but we know the direction of the camera and you won’t see that angle.
The appropriate question should be, who shared that BTS photo showing a side she most likely did not point at the streaming camera?
I have seen a TV News Anchor wear knicker under his suit. You see his suit on camera, but those in the studio see an absurdly dressed person. It would become an issue if someone shared BTS photos/videos.
The Media is not your suit-wearing, tie-knotting work environment. It’s a Creative Industry, and here, people can dress as comfortably as their skins require to allow their senses work.
What we all should however be bothered about, is the low-key abuse of alcohol, ‘smoke’, and a few other substances that many OAPs rely on to get the motivation going.
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2025-02-05