Ok hold up. Before everyone gets their knives out after looking at the image above just wait……take a deep breath…..and calm down. We took this picture whilst in a shop in Abuja, Nigeria. The scene surprisingly isn’t that uncommon in Nigeria and I’m sure many other African countries. But this was the first time I had seen this in a major nationwide shopping chain. Usually I see it in small toy shops. However, seeing an aisle in a major shop in the capital of the largest black nation full of white dolls just made me stop for a second. 

Pitbull at the Nickleodeon Awards Ceremony

I suppose as one gets older it’s natural to say things like ‘What are children watching nowadays?’ or ‘The music kids listen to isn’t really for kids.’ I wouldn’t class myself as particularly old or conservative but I had one of those moments last week when I saw the image above. It is from the recently held Nickelodeon’s 26th Annual Kids' Choice Awards. There’s nothing wrong with it. Well apart from one thing. The man in the shades standing next to Christina Aguilera is an artist called Pitbull. I’m sure many of you know him. If you don’t, here’s is a taste of the type of music he does.