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| Radio Presenter Fifi Box |
Fifi Box, radio presenter for 2day
FM, welcomed her baby girl into the world at 2.30 pm yesterday. She called
Hamish and Andy’s radio show, which was holding its annual pre-logies ‘spit
roast’ party live on radio to announce the news. You can listen to the birth announcement here.
As a woman, I feel like my
reaction should be more than it actually is. It should be along the lines of
‘oh my goodness, a baby’. I should be ooing and ahh-ing, because you know, when
I hear about babies my ovaries start glowing or something. But after reading
the original article, I just can’t help but think the following:
- why is this coming through my news filter, as I find this irrelevant
- what is with the compulsion to name all ‘celebrity’ (and I use that term loosely) babies something ludicrous?
- why on earth would anyone feel the need to broadcast such private moments such as this?
Unfortunately for me, some people
do deem the birth of a f-list celebrity baby to be something of
importance. But the bad baby names? Ms.
Box said to Hamish on live radio that ‘…I
was thinking Coco, Loulou, Gigi and Fifi…” for the name of her baby girl.
Fifi Box’s actual name is Fiona Box.
Why are we steering away from traditional names like Charlotte, Eliza and
Sophie and replacing them names like Apple, Maddox and Sage Moonblood? (for a list of the most ridiculous celebrity baby names, click here. One of
Fifi’s choices is actually one of them).
Andy Lee offered to do an applause
contest to see what the live audience thought of each name, but was stopped by
another presenter and Fifi’s co-host, Jules Lund, as he said ‘…we aren’t this
tacky at this radio station, surely.’ Sorry guys, you are that tacky.
You have just turned the birth of a baby into a radio gimmick and a ratings
boost.
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| An example of the bizarre compulsion to self publish the most intimate parts of our life. Click to zoom. |
Another compulsion I do not
understand – why people feel the need to broadcast such personal milestones
such as this – whether it is online through social media or on a radio
show. I came across the enclosed image
on Facebook a few weeks ago and again I felt a bit guilty for not instantly
becoming emotional at the sight of the heartbreak and pain on this woman’s
face. I just couldn’t get rid of the unsettling thought ‘why are you sharing
such a private moment with the whole world?’ Thousands of people have liked
this picture, which in the comments underneath state that they don’t know you.
But they do feel sorry for you.
Yes, you have been through something
horrible, something that no one should have to experience. But why are you so
desperate to be validated by strangers that you would put such an attention
seeking post up on the Internet?
These are not isolated incidents;
last week my cousin put a photo on Facebook of an envelope with her name on it
and a set of keys as she just got approved for a new rental property. People upload
pictures of each meal they eat on Instagram all the time. Perhaps this is brave
new world in which we broadcast all of our insecurities. Perhaps this will be an
attention-seeking compulsion I will never understand. Maybe the rest of the
world will come to their senses.
Refrences:
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fifi-box-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/story-e6frf96o-1226613487976
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity/fifi-box-has-baby-daughter-20130405-2hcss.html
http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8637811
http://www.popsugar.com.au/Fifi-Box-Welcomes-Baby-Girl-29069080
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/fifi-box-gives-birth-to-baby-girl/story-e6frf96o-1226613487976
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