To vuvuzela or not to vuvuzela?

A serious soccer fan has voiced his disapproval of the vuvuzela on News24. Apparently, the otherwise dubbed "traditional" vuvuzela actually only made its way into soccer stadiums from about 2000. So it is in fact not 'traditional' or 'cultural' according to the reader, they're just noisy.

Its true that you couldn't really call it an instrument, its more of a mistake that makes a noise I think. The upside is that its such a distinct sound that whenever I hear one these days, I think of soccer. Now that is the power of the vuvuzela.

I'm sure that if you've ever been caught at a game next to a vuvuzela blower, you might have a stronger stance on the subject but I've never had the pleasure. The truth is that if you don't like it, you should either get used to it or get one yourself and take revenge on the spit splattering, ear drum shattering fellow fan sitting in your immediate vicinity.

We're fast approaching the end of 2009 and along with that 2010 - the big year, the year that we've all being debating, waiting for, optimistic about, pessimistic about, scared of, excited about. The outcome of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup can't be predicted but as the start draws ever closer, hope resounds around the country and it sounds an awful lot like a vuvuzela.

Perhaps not cultural or traditional, the vuvuzela is fast becoming an instrument of change, prosperity and joy - and that is a tradition all on its own!

Bring on 2010! Bring on the World Cup! Bring on the Vuvuzela.

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