The ‘anti-sociality’ of social media as portrayed in selected Zimdancehall songs

Raphael Nhongo,Baba P. Tshotsho,Tendai F. Muringa
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Background: Although social media was designed with the aim of bringing good, it has however taken negative trajectory in societies of the world which has resulted in unpleasant outcomes such as conflicts, lack of Ubuntu, family disintegration and even death of some people. All sectors of the society that include media, government departments, the law courts, the police, educational institutions, the home and arts industry have all pointed to the negatives of social media. Musicians as social commentators and members of the society sensitive to social issues have also observed and raised their concerns about the effects of social media through songs. Aim: The article analyses the effect of negativity of social media on the lives of the people of Zimbabwe as revealed in selected songs. Setting: Selected songs and most particularly Zimdancehall songs that are about the problems that are brought by social media in society will be analysed. Methods: In the analysis, the article, therefore, adopts textual analysis as the method. WhatsApp is the major form of social media that will be focused on although others such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter would also form part of the discussion. Results: Zimdancehall artists appear to have nothing to celebrate about social media as they are blame everything about it. Conclusion: The article shall conclude that although social media was meant to bring people together, it has, however, set them apart and has created many problems in society and thereby becoming an antisocial platform.
社交媒体的“反社会性”体现在Zimdancehall精选歌曲中
背景:虽然社交媒体的设计目的是带来好的,但它却在世界社会中采取了消极的轨迹,导致了不愉快的结果,如冲突,缺乏Ubuntu,家庭解体,甚至一些人死亡。包括媒体、政府部门、法院、警察、教育机构、家庭和艺术行业在内的社会各界都指出了社交媒体的负面影响。作为社会评论员和对社会问题敏感的社会成员的音乐家也通过歌曲观察并提出了他们对社交媒体影响的担忧。目的:这篇文章分析了社交媒体对津巴布韦人民生活的负面影响,正如所选歌曲所揭示的那样。背景:选择歌曲,尤其是Zimdancehall的歌曲,这些歌曲是关于社交媒体给社会带来的问题的。方法:因此,在分析中,本文采用了文本分析的方法。WhatsApp是主要的社交媒体形式,尽管Facebook、Instagram和Twitter等其他社交媒体也将成为讨论的一部分。结果:Zimdancehall的艺术家们似乎对社交媒体没什么好庆祝的,因为他们对社交媒体的一切都怨天尤人。结论:这篇文章应该得出结论,虽然社交媒体是为了让人们走到一起,但它却把人们分开了,并在社会上造成了许多问题,从而成为一个反社会的平台。
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